While Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft have been the three main console manufacturers for the past few generations, the companies do more than just produce game systems. In addition to hardware production, each company also makes games for their respective consoles, but the last several years have seen an increase in desire for the companies to also be involved with the creation of industry services like Xbox Game Pass andPlayStation Plus. As time has gone on, the services have offered more and more, but it seems likePlayStation Pluscould use an upgrade in the form of a higher-priced membership that includes more content.
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PlayStation Plus PS Now Bundles
One drawback for including PS Now as a bundle with PS Plus is that it sometimes feels like it’s been forgotten about by Sony. While there are plenty ofnew games being added to PS Now each month, the service isn’t as widely advertised as PS Plus. This may be because many games available on PS Now require a steady internet connection as they’re being streamed to the console instead of being downloaded onto it. This means that people with weaker or more unreliable internet connections are out of luck when it comes to playing many of the games on the service. Some games are able to be downloaded, but it’s just not as reliable of a service to be all that’s included in a PS Plus price increase.
Partnerships with Discord, Netflix, and Crunchyroll
The past year has seen Sony make a handful of partnerships with and purchases of other media companies. This past May, Sony announced a partnership with the popular instant message and community-building service Discord, with plans to bring the service into the PlayStation ecosystem. Earlier this week,Sony bought the popular anime streaming service Crunchyrollin a move that could potentially bring the site’s anime communities together with Sony’s gaming communities. Additionally, there have been rumors and reports about a potential Sony-Netflix partnership that would bring games to the streaming service. Sony has a lot of plates currently spinning across a handful of different media companies, so it would make sense if a higher-tier PS Plus subscription service included something from one of the many partnerships and acquisitions.
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It seems that the easiest deal to make happen would be one with Crunchyroll, as Sony acquired them and has a lot more leeway with the company as a result. This means that a free subscription to the anime streaming service might come packaged in with each PS Plus subscription. Similarbundles might also be available for Netflixif the rumored deal is actually in the works.
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