{"id":549918,"date":"2026-03-10T20:04:37","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2196733"},"modified":"2026-03-10T20:04:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T20:04:37","slug":"eurogamer-newscast-is-playstation-plus-premium-a-game-pass-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/eurogamer-newscast-is-playstation-plus-premium-a-game-pass-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurogamer Newscast: Is PlayStation Plus Premium a Game Pass killer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/eurogamer-newscast-is-playstation-plus-premium-a-game-pass-killer.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This week on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/archive\/newscast\">Eurogamer Newscast<\/a>, we discuss PlayStation&#8217;s big new subscription revamp. With a keen eye on Xbox Game Pass and a need to reform its own Plus and Now offerings, Sony laid out its plans &#8211; to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-29-sonys-response-to-game-pass-is-both-confident-and-conservative\">mixed response<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sony&#8217;s approach clearly differs from Microsoft &#8211; it sees no need to bundle in its \u00a370 games on day one. But does this then create confusion for PlayStation fans down the line? When will new games join the Premium service?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-31-eurogamer-newscast-playstation-plus-premium-game-pass-zelda\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2022-03-31-eurogamer-newscast-playstation-plus-premium-game-pass-zelda\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week on the Eurogamer Newscast, we discuss PlayStation&#8217;s big new subscription revamp. With a keen eye on Xbox Game Pass and a need to reform its own Plus and Now offerings, Sony laid out its plans &#8211; to a mixed response. Sony&#8217;s approach clearly differs from Microsoft &#8211; it sees no need to bundle in its \u00a370 games on day one. But does this then create confusion for PlayStation fans down the line? When will new games join the Premium service? 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