"I think this move should improve margins, as more gamers will be driven to higher-cost subscriptions," said Piers Harding-Rolls, head of games research at Ampere Analysis. Sony will seek to preserve new game sales alongside the subscription service. Given the high cost of developing new games, analysts had raised concerns that pressure to bundle more content with subscriptions may eat into profit at Sony's coveted games unit. will tick up over time, which is undoubtedly a core reason for this change," Ward said. "The number of PlayStation subscribers in the higher two tiers. Such streamlining is "overdue," said Lewis Ward, head of gaming research at IDC.
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PlayStation Plus Premium offers a further library of older titles, cloud streaming in major markets and time-limited game trials.
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PlayStation Plus Extra adds a catalog of PS4 and PS5 games. The lowest-price tier, PlayStation Plus Essential, looks like Sony's current offering. There are three tiers, priced at $9.99 to $17.99 monthly or $59.99 to $119.99 annually. The revamped Sony service combines the current PlayStation Plus, which has 48 million subscribers and offers online gaming and only a few free games each month, with PlayStation Now, which has 3.2 million users and a library of games to download and stream. Sony is widely seen as leading in the console war, selling 17 million PlayStation 5 (PS5) units even as chip shortages hit production, but has been under pressure to respond to the growth of Netflix-style game subscription services. "There will be more from PlayStation Studios, and all of the major publishers will be represented," Ryan said. The service will not include new releases, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan told Reuters, but users can still find big-budget titles such as "Returnal" and "God of War."
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Sony said its expanded PlayStation Plus service will offer hundreds of games, including recent hits such as "Spider-Man: Miles Morales," for a flat monthly fee when it launches in the United States, Europe and Japan in June. Sony Group Corp's of its PlayStation subscription service is a major step toward leveling the playing field with Microsoft's rival Game Pass, although holding back new releases may dampen enthusiasm, analysts say.