PS3 games have started appearing on the PS5 store
a patent, filed by PS5 system architect Bloomberg report from December, which claimed that an Xbox Game Pass competitor service is being prepared by PlayStation.
According to documents seen by the publication, the new service is codenamed ‘Spartacus’ and will combine the current PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now services, phasing out the branding of the latter. It’s expected to launch for
The first tier will reportedly include existing PlayStation Plus benefits, such as online play and free monthly titles. The second would offer a large catalogue of games, similar to GI.biz last September, SIE boss Jim Ryan claimed a subscription-type model would be unsustainable for PlayStation Studios because it often sees its first-party game budgets grow to “well over $100 million”.
While it’s been claimed that no plans to increase the price of the service.
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