

Rather than have players buy individual games, both gaming giants have created Netflix-like subscription gaming services that allow individuals to pay a monthly premium for access to hundreds of games. Over the last few years, Microsoft and Sony have competed in a service that could determine the future of gaming. Xbox Game Pass is cheaper from a per high quality game perspective, but PlayStation Now has more high quality games.High quality Xbox Game Pass games are on average 10% longer (hours per game) than high quality PlayStation Now games.Xbox Game Pass has 15 “top” games whereas PlayStation Now has 27.A greater proportion of Xbox Game Pass games are higher quality, but PlayStation Now has a greater number of higher quality games.Xbox Game Pass games on average have a review score of 77.6, compared to PlayStation Now’s average score of 72.1.While waiting to learn more about Spartacus, be sure to check out the December PlayStation Plus lineup. One important thing to note is that Bloomberg says the documentation it reviewed revealed that details on the service have yet to be finalized so there’s a chance things could change between now and its supposed Spring release. Sony reportedly plans to keep Plus’ branding around after the new service is out, but Now will be phased out. The third tier would include the services of the first two tiers and access to “extended game demos, game streaming, and a library of classic PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games,” Bloomberg writes.īloomberg’s report points towards Spartacus releasing in Spring, which is also when PlayStation Plus and Now will be merged. The second tier will open players up to a larger library of PlayStation 4 games and eventually PlayStation 5 games. The subscription will be spread across three different tiers and Bloomberg’s report says the first (and cheapest) tier will basically be what players get with PlayStation Plus at the moment.
