Xbox Game Pass vs PlayStation Plus: Games It also includes an EA Play membership, which gives players access to EA’s online game subscription service as part of Game Pass for Xbox and PC. This provides access to Xbox online services, and offers two complimentary games per month. Xbox Live Gold is also included with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. It costs $14.99 or £10.99 a month, and gives you access to both Xbox and PC games, as well as cloud streaming and save syncing among all three platforms.

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, as its name suggests, is the premium tier. This gives you access to more than 400 PC games. Windows PCs have their own version of Xbox Game Pass, which also costs $9.99 or £7.99 a month. You’ll get access to the entire library of Game Pass Games. The cheapest costs $9.99 or £7.99 a month, and is available for Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Xbox Game Pass offers a slew of first and third-party games. Check out our full PS Plus tier comparison for more info. PlayStation Plus Essential members will have more or less the same services that PS Plus provides right now, which means a few complimentary games per month, rather than the full library. PlayStation Plus Deluxe and Premium members will get access to these games as well. All told, the service will relaunch with 105 titles, comprising both first- and third-party fare. Sony revealed its PlayStation Plus Premium game lineup, which offers heavy hitters such as Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Demon's Souls, Marvel's Spider-Man and more. You’ll also get time-limited game trials (game demos) with this tier.

Non-PS3 legacy games will be available in both streaming and download formats. PS3 games will be available for cloud streaming, along with a selection of games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations. This has everything from the previous tiers, as well as an additional 340 games.

As we said in our initial coverage of this story, this tier is effectively a PlayStation-centric take on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. PlayStation Plus Premium is the highest-priced tier, and has the most to offer.

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