Xbox and PlayStation gamers can pay monthly to access a variety of games. However, a senior Sony official is now making it clear that Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Plus will continue to differ in one important respect.

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Here’s how PlayStation Plus differs from Xbox Game Pass

Microsoft wants to convert players with the Xbox Game Pass. The great strength of the subscription service: First-party games are nice included at launch. This also applies to big gaming hits, such as the new Bethesda RPG Starfield. Things are very different on the PlayStation 5. Nick Maguire, Sony vice president and head of subscriptions, now makes it clear that you will still have to pay full price for new games in the future:

“We leave these Games appear off-service on the platform first, that works and that’s going to be our strategy going forward.”

According to Maguire, Sony is very happy with this PlayStation strategy, since games this way are a year or two after release reach new customers again can. Furthermore, even after the long wait, fans would still look forward to the games and jump at them. However, the PS5 manufacturer is also keeping open the possibility of offering certain games directly at launch, as was the case with the meowing cyberpunk game Stray (source: GamesIndustry.biz).

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PlayStation Plus gets cloud streaming

PlayStation games that are subscribed to on day one seem to be an absolute exception in the future. But Sony is planning for that other benefits for paying customers. The console manufacturer wants to make cloud streaming available for PS Plus Premium. Supported PlayStation games will then be streamed directly to the console and do not need to be downloaded.