Sony is reportedly working on a new PlayStation subscription service to rival Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass, which will bundle together the existing PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus as part of a multi-tier membership approach.
The news comes via Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, who reports the project – code-named Spartacus and expected to launch in spring 2022 – will provide subscribers with access to a range of both modern and classic for a monthly fee.
Citing sources familiar with the project, as well as documents it has reviewed directly, Bloomberg says the launch of the service will see Sony’s two existing PlayStation subscription offerings – PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus – merged into a single package, with Sony retaining the PlayStation Plus branding while phasing out PlayStation Now.
Currently, Plus is required to play the majority of online games on PlayStation, and provides subscribers with a small collection of games each month, while Now enables members to stream and download both recent and older titles in the PlayStation catalogue.