On the same day that Sony introduced its new PS Plus subscription service, the Xbox team posted a tweet reminding you what makes Game Pass so special.
On Tuesday, March 29, Sony unveiled the new PS Plus model. Weeks before, many leaks and rumors about the subscription had already circulated. The new model features 3 tiers with different costs and contents. It partly resembles Xbox’s Game Pass. But only partly.
At 2:00 PM, Sony officially announced how the new subscription service looks and what content it includes. About 7 hours later, Xbox tweeted what makes Game Pass so good.
With Xbox, there’s gaming on Day 1 in Game Pass
This is the tweet: The Xbox Game Pass account writes on Twitter:
“We love options!
- Play brand new games on DAY ONE
- Blockbusters and indies
- Xbox Game Studios, EA Play, ID@Xbox & more”
While the tweet does not directly address the new PlayStation Plus, it seems to carry a passive-aggressive tone aimed at showing players what makes Game Pass so good in comparison.
What is meant? A major difference is that the PS Plus subscription will not have games available on the first day. In Game Pass, you can play Microsoft games like Flight Simulator, Halo or the acclaimed Total War: Warhammer 3 directly on release day via Game Pass without having to purchase the game separately.
Sony deliberately forgoes such a feature. PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan emphasizes that it would have negative impacts on the quality of games. However, Sony intends to continue monitoring the market, and Ryan wants to “not set anything in stone.”
But there’s no conflict brewing among the consoles. In January, when rumors about a “Game Pass” for PlayStation were already circulating, Xbox head Phil Spencer also commented, stating that PS4 and PS5 need a Game Pass – that would be the right answer.
