Most games from the PS Now service have also been added to PS Plus Premium via cloud streaming. These titles are available via cloud streaming or downloading on a PS5, PS5, or PC. Premium provides the features of Extra, Essential, and over 340 additional games from PS3, PS2, PSP, and the original PlayStation. Finally, there’s PS Plus Premium at $18 per month or $120 per year. The next tier up is PS Plus Extra, which provides all the benefits of Essential and a catalog of over 400 of the best PS4 and PS5 games for $15 per month or $100 for a year. PS5 owners also get access to the PS Plus collection which adds 20 of the best PS4 games at no additional charge.

For $10 a month (or $60 for a year), PS Plus Essential allows users to play online multiplayer and gives users two free games per month.

On the Sony side, PlayStation just released its new PS Plus tiers: Essential, Extra, and Premium. If players want the full Microsoft gaming suite, Ultimate is the way to go. For $15 per month, Ultimate subscribers get access to all the benefits of both the console and PC versions of Game Pass, Xbox Live Gold, EA Play, Xbox Cloud Gaming, and exclusive deals in the Microsoft Store. Microsoft’s final, and best, tier is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The PC version also has access to EA Play games. These subscriptions provide over 100 games, with titles rotating in and out, and deliver Microsoft-owned titles on launch day. Also for $10 per month is Xbox Game Pass for console or PC. Players also get two free games each month via Games with Gold. Xbox Live Gold costs $10 per month, or $25 for three months, and allows subscribers to play games online with friends. However, there are a few different tiers that Xbox offers. Game Pass has a plethora of games across genres that give players a full gaming experience, from small indie games to AAA moneymakers.

Xbox Game Pass is the original gaming subscription that everyone is trying to keep up with.

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