PlayStation’s ‘Spartacus’ Gets New Report Sharing Pricing For All Three Tiers

Although the turn of the past console generation has proven to be in definite favor of Sony Interactive Entertainment comparing PlayStation 4 to Xbox One, Microsoft did end on a high note in one respect: Xbox Game Pass. In its most recent update on the number of active users, the service is totaled at 25 million. However, the Sony equivalent PlayStation Now was previously recorded at only 3.2 million as of last year.

While there is no necessity for the PlayStation firm to answer to Xbox Game Pass, President & CEO Jim Ryan has confirmed a counter is in the works. From Bloomberg, it was told that the platform holder is looking to merge its PlayStation Plus & PlayStation Now services into one ultimate subscription codenamed ‘Spartacus’. More notably is the tiered approach which is to welcome legacy titles via backwards compatibility for older hardware.

In a recent story from GamesBeat, Jeff Grubb gives an indication for the pricing on the unannounced subscription service. Additionally, he also includes the perks for each tier which you can view in the graph below:

As illustrated there are three categories with respected price tags: PS+ Essential for $9.99, PS+ Extra for $12.99, and PS+ Premium for $15.99. The first tier stands to be standard PlayStation Plus, but the second is where PlayStation Plus & PlayStation Now merge offering the “game catalogue” in one bundle. The last is the new feature delivering perks like game streaming, “classic games” and trials for games.

The report elaborates on the “game trials” to stand parallely to how EA Play offers its games for a limited amount of time once initiated. It is suggested the service will instead be for first-party/second-party PlayStation exclusives. Unlike EA Play, this could open more opportunity being directly available through a platform holder.

Looking ahead, Sony Interactive Entertainment appears to be preparing itself for ‘Spartacus’ soon. In recent weeks, the PlayStation firm abruptly pulled PlayStation Now gift cards from retailers in the U.K. The response to the decision was said to redirect its consumers viewpoint towards general PlayStation gift cards instead.

While on the topic of PlayStation’s attempt at Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Gaming CEO Phil Spencer comments on the matter. He explained to IGN that the approach is the right decision to make and commends Sony Interactive Entertainment for heading in this direction. You can read the full report by heading here.

Are you in favor of the supposed pricing for ‘Spartacus’?

Source: GamesBeat