Sony makes its game flat rate package cheaper. As the Japanese company announced on Tuesday, the service already launched in Germany in 2017 Playstation Now costs significantly less than in the future. From now on Sony demands 10 instead of 15 Euro per month for the Games subscription, the annual subscription costs 60 instead of 100 Euro. For a quarterly membership 25 euros are due.
Sony speaks of prices "that are comparable to the prices of other entertainment entertainment streaming services". Existing customers would see the price change on their next bill, they say. New customers could test Playstation Now for another seven days for free.
Playstation Now addresses owners of computers and Playstation 4 consoles, but is just one of several games flatrate offerings. For example, competitor Microsoft his so-called Xbox Game Pass for a long time for 10 euros on offer, at times even with additional discounts.
The Playstation Now catalog includes hundreds of games, including slightly older, but still much-played titles such as "Rocket League" and "For Honor." In addition to various fillers are classics such as "Read Dead Redemption" from Playstation 3 or Playstation 2 times. The portfolio also includes some exclusive Sony titles such as "Bloodborne", "The Last of Us", "Beyond Two Souls" and "Uncharted 3", they have been the showcase of the service so far.
The games are streamed to the PC
On the PC all Now games are streamed, on the Playstation 4 the Playstation 4 titles can also be downloaded. For streaming, an Internet speed of at least five megabits per second is recommended.
In addition to the new pricing structure, Sony also announced on Wednesday that four popular Playstation 4 games are now part of the package, namely "God of War", "Grand Theft Auto V", "inFamous: Second Son" and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End ".
However, according to the announcement, these blockbusters will initially only be available for three months, from October 1 to January 2, 2020. For gamers, this means that anyone who wants to play through "Grand Theft Auto V" as part of their package should not be allowed too long take your time.
"Each month, the series of popular games will be expanded to include new games available for a limited time," Sony said on the new flagship games. "This familiar content will be regularly added to Playstation Now in addition to existing and popular games."