With consoles moving away from physical products and embracing digital distribution, it makes sense for Sony and Microsoft to jump headfirst into it, each offering their own service for their respective console: Xbox Live Gold and PSN.
PS5
- Playstation Plus Collection: announced during the most recent PS5 conference, the PS+ Collections offers iconic titles from the PS4’s back catalogue as a download for PS5 owners with Playstation Plus. Some of the more notable titles include God of War, Final Fantasy XV, and the first instalment of The Last of Us.
- PS Now: Sony’s cloud gaming service, which has been active for several months now. Through it library of past titles, players can rediscover generations of Playstation games on Playstation or on PC.
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Every month Playstation Plus subscribers are given two free games. For this month of October 2019, Playstation Plus subscribers will have the opportunity to test the remastered version of The Last Of Us and the MLB simulator The Show 19.
Xbox Series X
- Game Pass Ultimate: Microsoft’s main calling card. Offering players an extremely varied catalogue for $9.99 per month, it also comes with a more expensive added variant, Ultimate, that give users additional features, such as the cloud and access to the library on PC.
- Smart Delivery: Any Xbox One games with the Xbox Delivery label can be played directly on the Xbox Series X for no added cost, and they even include dedicated optimisation patches.
- xCloud: Simply known as cloud-gaming after its official release, this service lets you play more than 100 titles on your favourite devices, including your Android smartphone.
- Xbox All Access: Microsoft is in the process of trying out a new business model for its consoles. For $25 or $35 per month, over a two-year plan, players receive a next-gen console alongside a subscription to Game Pass Ultimate. This is a rather audacious move, and one that customer should deeply consider before purchasing, as it’s a considerable amount of time to be paying for something on credit.
