PlayStation Plus vs Xbox Game Pass: How do the services compare in 2022?

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Putting rumors to rest, Sony has officially unveiled a revamped PlayStation Plus service that aims to compete with Team Green’s Game Pass. While both services offer a library of video games for a monthly fee, there are quite a few key differences between the two services.

PlayStation Plus is a subscription service required for players to play multiplayer titles on PS4 and PS5. While the lower Essential tier retains the same services as the original PS Plus, Extra and Premium tiers bring more exciting features to the service. Let’s take a look at how each service compares to one another.

With Sony unveiling a subscription service that offers a library of video games for a monthly fee, comparisons to Game Pass were inevitable. With that being said, let’s take a look at what each service offers.

The newly revamped PlayStation Plus consists of three distinctive successive tiers. The first tier is Essential, which is the same as the current PS Plus, including online multiplayer access and two brand new titles. The next title succeeding the Essential is Extra, which adds a library of both PS4 and PS5 games. The Extra is succeeded by Premium, which alongside the benefits of the previous tiers, brings in PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP titles. The pricing is as follows (for the U.S.)

Going over to the other side, Xbox Game Pass also interestingly has three tiers, but they are quite different than that of PS Plus. Console Game Pass and PC Game Pass bring a massive library of games to the Xbox consoles (One and Series X|S) and to the Windows PC respectively. Game Pass Ultimate combines both Console Game Pass and PC Game Pass along with Cloud Gaming. One of the biggest advantages of Game Pass over PS Plus is the addition of EA Play in PC Game