Sony focuses on selling high-quality, story-driven triple-A games for a premium while Nintendo continues to have a tight grasp on its relatively niche fanbase (many of them retro gamers, too) who generally care more about the experience and convenience rather than graphical fidelity. Microsoft” that I published last year, I explored the idea that today’s console gaming scene is fractured by roles. In another column titled “ Strategy showdown in gaming: Nintendo vs. Now, an arguably traditionally run Japanese company has again belatedly given an answer to its American rival on the “Game Pass” side of things, with a little bit of sauce on top. Newly released titles are often released simultaneously on the service and first party games are always available from day one.īoth services have titles available on a rolling basis, as well as permanent fixtures.So, PlayStation Plus was born as Sony’s belated answer to Microsoft. Game Pass has roughly 200 games available month by month. More recently released games do take some time to appear on the service.

PS Now has over 800 games on the service, spanning the last three generations. Having no experience with either service, I cannot comment on the streaming experience itself, but this would surely rely on the internet service one has at home. You can then also stream games on relevant mobile devices. Game Pass allows you to download and play said games on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S and PC.

Remote play allows you to also play on relevant mobile devices, assuming you have a console to initiate the remote play feature.

PlayStation 4 titles are also downloadable on PS4 Pro and PlayStation 5. PS Now allows you to stream said games on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which provides access to a catalogue of, from what I can tell on the Microsoft website, Xbox 360 to Xbox One games, costs £10.99 a month for a total of £132 a year.

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