PlayStation Game Pass rival reportedly due to launch next spring

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The service might also grant access to certain classic PS1, PS2, and PS3 titles

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A PlayStation Game Pass rival, reportedly dubbed Spartacus, could launch next Spring.

That's according to a new Bloomberg report, which cites sources within the company as well as documents they've seen, which says that the service is likely to merge together PS Plus and PS Now.

For context, PS Plus allows players to play games online as well as redeem a selection of games every month, while PlayStation Now is already similar to Xbox Game Pass in the sense that players get access to a selection of games they can play immediately, although PS Now doesn't follow Xbox Game Pass's example of publishing first-party titles on the same day they go on sale.

The report also claims that the new service will offer a three-tier service, with the first tier offering current PS Plus benefits, another offering PS4 and eventually PS5 games, and the final one providing access to "extended demos, game streaming and a library of classic PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP games." 

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