PlayStation Plus: PC gamers will have to pay double to play streaming

for a certain time, Sony looks at PC gamers. The publisher, which has long been reluctant to make its PS4 and PS5 exclusive games available on other platforms, has finally released a PC version of Horizon: Zero Dawn and God of War. But yesterday, with the announcement of brand new PlayStation Plus formulas, the latter took a big step back.

Indeed, after months of rumors, Sony has finally formalized the Spartacus project, which is just a revision of the PlayStation Plus offering. There are three new subscriptions on the agenda: Basic, Extra and Premium. Nothing out of the ordinary so far… except for one detail: PlayStation Plus during the distribution of this new offer in June. It will merge with PlayStation Now.

PlayStation Now goes, game streaming costs twice as much

And this rub. Currently, PlayStation Now subscription costs €9.99/month. So, you’d think that, in order not to hurt anyone, Sony has integrated its streaming gaming service into its cheapest offer, PlayStation Plus Essential, at €8.99 per month. But nothing. To continue playing streaming, you must subscribe to the Premium subscription… 16.99 €/month.

This is very bad news for PC gamers. To date, PlayStation Now is the only way they’ll discover games exclusive to PS4 and PS5. If they want to continue using the service, they will therefore have to pay 16.99 € per month, ie. almost twice as expensive as current subscriptions. All to gain access to features they can’t use.

Sony still leaves some hope for PlayStation Now users. “As soon as the new service becomes available, it will be upgraded to PlayStation Plus Premium at no additional cost. » It is said that It seems unlikely that it will last more than a month.