Sony is set to launch a new free-to-play subscription on its consoles. Bloomberg reports.
The company's plans were announced by sources at Sony, who wished to remain anonymous. The subscription, codenamed Spartacus, will bring together a library of new and classic PlayStation games. Users will get access to it through a regular payment, the amount of which is not specified. Spartacus is expected to launch in spring 2022.
The emergence of the new proposal is associated with Sony's phasing out of the PlayStation Now subscription. Spartacus is expected to have three tiers. At the first and most accessible, gamers will have access to the benefits of PlayStation Plus – they will be able to launch certain games of the month, use the online mode. The second level will open access to the library of free games for PlayStation 4 and 5. The third level includes the benefits of the first and second levels, and users who subscribe will be able to broadcast their gameplay to the network and launch retro games from PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP …
It is also reported that Sony intends to launch its subscription to compete with Xbox Game Pass. With more than 18 million gamers on offer from competitors, Game Pass includes dozens of classic and new games, as well as Microsoft exclusives.
In October, reporters saw in the words of PlayStation CEO Jim Rayan a hint of the planned launch of a new subscription with games. He noted that he would like the PS to become a console for consuming a variety of content.
