PS Now gets even more Game Pass-like with its first day-one launch, Shadow Warrior 3

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Subscribers can play as soon as it debuts on March 1

Shadow Warrior 3
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PlayStation is taking a step closer to its own Xbox Game Pass equivalent with its very first PS Now launch title.

A new post on the PlayStation Blog reveals that Shadow Warrior 3 will be available free via the game streaming and download service on March 1, which is also when it will be made available for purchase through more traditional means. That said, pre-ordering the game on PlayStation Store will also unlock Shadow Warrior (2013) and Shadow Warrior 2, which you won't get just by playing through PlayStation Now.

Shadow Warrior 3 was previously planned to arrive sometime in 2021, but developer Flying Wild Hog pushed back its arrival in October to give it a bit more time to "sharpen its blades." They already looked pretty sharp given all the demon dismemberment, but we'll take their word for it.

It's an exciting time to be a PlayStation fan, as Sony also recently gave the first look at its new and improved PSVR2 headset, the design of which was inspired by the PS5 console itself.

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.