PS Plus: price, games, and everything else you need to know about Sony's gaming subscription

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The rumors were true! Sony has unveiled the long-awaited Project Spartacus and Xbox Game Pass rival. 

The new PlayStation game subscription service combines PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now into the all-new PlayStation Plus subscription service; that's severely lacking in the snappy name department. Sony says the focus of the revamp is to bring players diverse, top-notch titles.  

The refresh isn't rolling out for a few months yet. As it stands, PS Plus currently offers a handful of free monthly games and the ability to play multiplayer online. PS Now allows members to stream and download PS2, PS3, and PS4 games from a catalog of hundreds, with new ones added every month.  

The overhaul has been a long time coming. Microsoft ditched its old Xbox Live Gold model for its tiered Game Pass subscription service years ago. While PlayStation exclusives have continued to be the focal point for Sony, it can't ignore Game Pass forever. 

With early access, game trials, and brand new titles hitting Game Pass at launch, the whole ecosystem makes gaming more affordable. Paired with the cheaper Xbox Series S, development of Cloud Gaming, and Xbox All Access that lets you pay for the Xbox Series X|S in installments, Microsoft has removed a lot of the financial barriers associated with buying a new console and playing the latest games.

So let's see what Sony is offering to combat Xbox Game Pass. 

The all-new PlayStation Plus subscription service will start rolling out this June. It'll offer three tiers globally, but Sony has snuck in a fourth tier for select markets which we'll get into below. 

There's no specific date, other than a «June timeframe» which will kick things off with a staggered, regional launch. First up will be a number of