Game Pass Still Has A Major Advantage Over PlayStation Plus

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The revamped PlayStation Plus now stands as a serious contender to Game Pass, but Microsoft’s gaming subscription service still has the advantage when it comes to accessibility. When PlayStation Now merged with PS Plus, forming the Extra and Premium tiers, it added current generation PlayStation 5 games along with emulated PS1 and PlayStation Portable classics. Game Pass subscribers can play games seamlessly across more devices, however, where PS Plus users are more limited.

Some users initially wondered if the new PlayStation Plus would come to PC, and it did to the same degree that PS Now was available for PC users. A PC app allows subscribers to stream PS Plus games, but as with PS Now, no locally downloaded titles are available. Xbox Game Pass offers a PC subscription that does feature locally downloaded titles, which is particularly helpful given the many regions that lack the high speed internet required for game streaming. Game Pass Ultimate includes the PC and console subscriptions, along with streaming play, and it makes switching from one format to another seamless.

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Game Pass users can begin a game on an Xbox console and then play the same title on their PC, and their saved data will automatically update via the cloud in most cases. Both services can be played using mobile devices, but where Game Pass offers direct access through its exclusive app, PS Plus requires a roundabout approach. Playing on PS Plus was confusing, and PS Plus subscribers have a similarly opaque route to using PS Plus on Android or iOS. The PlayStation app allows for remote console play. Subscribers can run PS Plus games on their console and stream the console to their phone