Xbox head says a Sony Game Pass competitor is "inevitable" and "the right answer"

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Sony is currently rumoured to be working on its own PlayStation Gaming subscription service. The upcoming service is currently codenamed Spartacus and will replace PS Now and PS Plus. In a response to this Xbox head, Phil Spencer has stated that a PlayStation competitor for the Game Pass is inevitable. Also Read — Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard, King for $68.7 billion: Its largest acquisition to date

During an interview with IGN, Spencer provided his thoughts on a PlayStation Game Pass competitor calling it “the right answer” in terms of how to get games to players. Also Read — Best PlayStation 5 accessories you can get to enhance your gaming experience

“I think the right answer is allowing your customers to play the games they wanna play, where they wanna play them and giving them choice about how they build their library.” He also added, “so when I hear others doing things like Game Pass or coming to PC, it makes sense to me because I think that’s the right answer,” Spencer told IGN. Also Read — God of War becomes Sony's biggest game on PC, surpasses Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone

It is rumoured that PlayStation Spartacus will be launching in the Spring. The service launch could happen soon, considering Sony recently started showing older PS3 games on the PlayStation 5 store, thus showing backwards compatibility. It has also been revealed that the company has started pulling PS Now cards from retailers, which is being expected as a service revamp.

If reports are to be believed, Sony’s upcoming Game Pass competitor will offer three tiers of membership. Under the first tier, the company will provide users with all of the benefits of the PS Plus subscription, under the second tier, the company will offer access to