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The first initiatives of a prepaid video game service by Sony were announced in 2010.
Today, Jim Rian announced the official arrival of PlayStation Plus and its benefits.
So far, the new video game prepaid service will remain regionalized.
Today’s morning has come with news that reached the global gamer community, as it was announced from the official Play Station blog, the official arrival of “PlayStation Plus”, the prepaid service for video games, with which Sony seeks to compete directly with Microsoft’s proposal (Xbox GamePass); however, although the service is expected to be global, the official statement has made it visible that the service, at least in its launch stage, is centralized.
The Sony video game and console firm confirmed this morning what had been speculating, since it was the merger of the PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services, which served as a game transmission service, which now give way to playstation pluswhich was anticipated to be available from June and which will also have three different subscription levels.
PlayStation Plus, Sony’s new bet
From the official statementgiven by Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, which is available from the official Sony website, it was announced that the new prepaid service by subscription will have more than 700 gamesthis during its launch stage.
“Our goal is to provide high-quality curated content with a diverse portfolio of games.” It can be read in the statement.
The three subscription levels
PlayStation Plus, as had already been anticipated, have three different subscription levels, which offer different benefitsfor different prices, which will be regionalized for the moment, since it can be read in the statement that the three levels, They will only be available for countries like the United States. Europe, UK and Japan. The three levels are the following, which indicate different benefits and prices, which can be consulted with the information provided in the official statement.
PlayStation Plus Essential
Profits:
- It provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members get today.
- Two monthly downloadable games.
- exclusive discounts.
- Cloud storage for game saves.
- Online multiplayer access.
- There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members at this level.
Price:
- United States – $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 annually
- Europe – €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 annually
- UK – £6.99 per month / £19.99 per quarter / £49.99 per year
- Japan- 850 yen monthly / 2,150 yen quarterly / 5,143 yen annually
More from PlayStation Plus
Profits:
- Provides all the benefits of the Essential level.
- Add a catalog of up to 400* of the most fun PS4 and PS5 games, including blockbusters from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners.
- The games in the Extra level can be downloaded to play.
Price:
- United States
$14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 annually - Europe
€13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 annually - United Kingdom
£10.99 per month / £31.99 per quarter / £83.99 per year - Japan
1,300 yen per month / 3,600 yen quarterly / 8,600 yen per year
PlayStation Plus Premium
- Profits:
- Provides all the benefits of the Essential and Extra levels.
- Add up to 340* additional games, included.
- PS3 games available via cloud streaming.
- A catalog of beloved classic games available in streaming and download options from the original generations of PlayStation, PS2 and PSP.
- Provides access to cloud streaming for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games offered at Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles and PCs.
- Limited-time play trials will also be offered at this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.
Price:
- United States
$17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 annually - Europe
€16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 annually - United Kingdom
£13.49 per month / £39.99 per quarter / £99.99 per year - Japan
¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 annually
Xbox GamePass
The Play Station bet is thought to compete directly with the function of Xbox and its Game Pass, which has had a significant increase in players and subscribers, this is due in part to the fact that Microsoft’s console, offers a wide range of titles and various prepaid options, since it has special versions for the different consoles. There are three subscription models, with which the Game Pass has, which offer different benefits and prices, these being the following:
Xbox GamePass:
- Price of 9.99 euros per month.
- Includes over 100 games for your Xbox console.
- Plus, all Xbox Game Studios games will be available on launch day, and you’ll have member discounts and offers.
GamePass PC:
- Price of 9.99 euros per month.
- Includes more than 100 games for your PC,
- In addition to EA Play games for PC.
- You also have all the games from Xbox Game Studios, which will be available on the day of the
- launches, and discounts and offers for members.
Game Pass Ultimate:
- Price of 12.99 euros per month,
- Includes PC and console subscriptions, including EA Play games.
- It also offers discounts and exclusive offers, free benefits for online games, the Xbox Live Gold service, and cloud gaming.
- Plus every Xbox Game Studios game available on launch day
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