PlayStation’s Spartacus service – which is basically a new and improved version of PlayStation Plus via tiered plans – is now rumored to have a starting cost of $10 a month. According to GamesBeat’s Jeff Grubb, this will be one of three tiered plans that Sony will offer. Those tiers are tentatively called PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium. It’s unclear if these will be the official names for the service tiers once things go live. But it seems this is what Sony currently plans to call them. As noted in last year’s report, each tier will give subscribers more benefits. All three tiers will offer monthly games to claim like the current iteration of PlayStation Plus. But only the third tier for example, will offer things like streaming and classic games.
PlayStation Plus Premium will cost $16 a month
So what if you don’t want anything more than what PS Plus offers you now? Well then it sounds like you’ll pay $10 a month for the subscription. Those who already have PlayStation Plus at its $10 a month going rate shouldn’t expect things to change as long as Sony sticks to this pricing. Those who want a little more though will be looking at spending $13 a month for the PlayStation Plus Extra plan. Or, $16 a month if they want the all-in PlayStation Plus Premium plan. From a value standpoint, the Premium plan is probably the way to go for many. In addition to the free monthly games, discounts, and game catalog, you would also get the aforementioned streaming. The Premium plan also offers game trials for new PlayStation games, and a library of classic games.
Testing to start in a few weeks
It was already reported that Sony was planning to launch this new service in 2022. And it seems the company may be on track to do just that. Testing is reportedly going to be starting in just a few weeks from now. And if that ends up being the case, some lucky PlayStation owners are going to get their chance to try out the new plans early. Sony has not yet officially announced this service though. And that leaves things open to possible adjustments. Which could amount to anything from different pricing to pushing back any testing phases.
