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How PlayStation Plus Compares to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online - IGN

Sony is revamping PlayStation Plus starting in June, but let's take a closer look at how it compares to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online.

www.ign.com

 

[NewYork214]

They should list the rough game count number. Good breakdown tho otherwise

 

[Damigos]

What actually excited for the new PS plus service is the fact i can pay yearly..

 

[Banjo64]

Overall I'm starting to think Nintendo's single plan, which you can regularly get for £12 in the UK, is the best value of the bunch by quite some distance.

 

[Dream-Knife]

The real big thing is: All three charge you to use the internet you already pay for.

Nintendo isn't giving you modern games either, and is actually more expensive when you factor in you can get PS+ or Xbox live for a discounted rate on ebay.

 

[meernakh]

Seems incomplete, why would you not mention the day 1 first party games. Its the main selling point for gamepass. Its the main reason i subscribed to it.

 

[Plantoid]

They left out the most important: Day1 releases

 

[octiny]

Wait, you still don't get cloud saves without PS+?

 

[lughnasadh123]

Overall I'm starting to think Nintendo's single plan, which you can regularly get for £12 in the UK, is the best value of the bunch by quite some distance.

Cheapest, sure, but I'd argue it has the least amount of value.

 

[sinnergy]

I have GP and Nintendo Online, Nintendo online is a piece of clunky shit in comparison.

 

[Little Chicken]

Where's the first party day 1 release row?

 

[sinnergy]

Where's the first party day 1 release row?

Jaded by Sony fans

 

[skit_data]

There's no annual price for Gamepass?

 

[Oddvintagechap]

What actually excited for the new PS plus service is the fact i can pay yearly..

Yup. I hate montly charges.

 

[kyliethicc]

Piss poor design graphics are IGN's speciality.

 

[graywolf323]

Overall I'm starting to think Nintendo's single plan, which you can regularly get for £12 in the UK, is the best value of the bunch by quite some distance.

I mean it's the cheapest, not sure I'd call it the best value given how lackluster Nintendo's online is

now if they had included N64 & Genesis with NES + SNES in the base tier I'd say there'd be a better argument for that

Wait, you still don't get cloud saves without PS+?

even worse you don't get any way to backup saves on Switch without NSO... (if I'm wrong and they added a way to backup saves to USB on Switch please correct me)

PS5 is nearly as bad admittedly, since the only way to backup saves without PS+ is to backup the entire console data IIRC

 

[MonarchJT]

i mean ....why they didn't list "day one releases of new first party games" is the main reason why gamepass is so well received.
Laughable comparation IGN
It makes it seem like the services are somehow comparable

 

[JLB]

Comparing game services and not showing things like metacritic avg, number of games, total value, discounts.. another instance of

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

What actually excited for the new PS plus service is the fact i can pay yearly..

You could've done that prior as well, though. Still it's a nice perk, nice to see them keep it.

 

[M1chl]

 

[mckmas8808]

Overall I'm starting to think Nintendo's single plan, which you can regularly get for £12 in the UK, is the best value of the bunch by quite some distance.

But.....

 

[ANIMAL1975]

Seems incomplete, why would you not mention the day 1 first party games. Its the main selling point for gamepass. Its the main reason i subscribed to it.

They left out the most important: Day1 releases

Where's the first party day 1 release row?

Lol, of course that's the only thing you guys noticed missing:
PsPlus additional perks _ monthly downloadable games
Game Pass _ access to Xbox live gold (ps plus doesn't have it, no longer gives access to ps plus), X cloud (PSNow MIA too), free games (no more free games from Sony by this chart) and EA Play. Guess everyone sees what they want to see.

 

[adamsapple]

They left out the most important: Day1 releases

Amen.

That's the biggest differentiator and what continues to make Game Pass the best deal in gaming today.

 

[SoloKingRobert]

IGN is missing Perks and extra Microsoft Rewards for Game Pass members

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Xbox GamePass Ultimate subscription for a full year (paid monthly) = $179.8

PS Plus Premium subscription for a full year = $119

Thought GamePass Ultimate would have a yearly fee. Sizeable saving with PS+ Premium yearly offer.

 

[kingfey]

Ign missing out the most important thing again.
I can play gamepass on PC without cloud. And only thing I will pay is $10, and I also get EA play too.
Great for PC users.

Ps+(Psnow) needs good streaming service now to compete with it.

Either way, both are good services. I can play them, while I wait for other games to be cheap.

 

[kingfey]

Xbox Ultimate subscription for a full year (paid monthly) = $179.8

PS Plus Premium subscription for a full year = $119

It includes PC gamepass, which is $120 yearly.

If you remove that, both service would have the same pricing, aside of day1 games.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How did ign miss day 1 releases on gamepass it's literally it's biggest selling point. Lol, classic ign.

 

[Calverz]

I honestly cannot believe that's ps+ premium is more expensive than gamepass ultimate and doest even offer a discount on first party titles. Tight bastards

 

[Darsxx82]

i mean ....why they didn't list "day one releases of new first party games"
Laughable comparation IGN
It makes it seem like the services are somehow comparable

Because it is precisely the intention of IGN?

IGN also forgets (in general everyone forgets) to mention The Points Rewards that are a revelation and every Xbox user (even those who are not) should know and try. A few minutes a day and you can win to buy various games, controls, gift cards for free ....

 

[Hawking Radiation]

How did ign miss day 1 releases on gamepass it's literally it's biggest selling point. Lol, classic ign.

Maybe that's why you pay $58 more for GamePass ultimate than PS+ Premium on a yearly subscription.

 

[AJUMP23]

Wait, you still don't get cloud saves without PS+?

Wait until they put regular game saved behind a pay wall.

 

[Roxkis_ii]

I see the evangelist are out early today.

 

[K' Dash]

Where's the first party day 1 release row?

This is what I was wondering.

It's IGN so I expected nothing from them anyway.

 

[jigglet]

Why is Nintendo even in the conversation lol

(I say this as a Nintendo fan with no Xbox or PlayStation)

 

[Justin9mm]

I honestly cannot believe that's ps+ premium is more expensive than gamepass ultimate and doest even offer a discount on first party titles. Tight bastards

Why is your avatar an upside down pic of a Robot fucking a crab? Weird.

 

[FlyyGOD]

My buddy has gamepass so I do too because we gameshare. $ 14.99 for two gamepasses.

 

[Loxus]

Seems incomplete, why would you not mention the day 1 first party games. Its the main selling point for gamepass. Its the main reason i subscribed to it.

Maybe IGN got an insight into a future change coming to Game Pass.

 

[Jigsaah]

Funny how they fail to mention day and date first AND some third party games. IGN is absolute trash.

 

[ReBurn]

Microsoft needs to put a discount in place if you buy a year of Ultimate.

 

[Captain Toad]

Which one has Bloodborne, God of War, Returnal and other games like that?

 

[Three]

Why did they write NA for a years subscription? Just because MS don't allow you to sub for a yr doesn't mean it doesn't have a cost for a year.

It's $120 and $180 for gamepass and gamepass ultimate respectively.

 

[adamsapple]

How did ign miss day 1 releases on gamepass it's literally it's biggest selling point. Lol, classic ign.

Funny how they fail to mention day and date first AND some third party games. IGN is absolute trash.

Gotta make it a somewhat fair comparison.

Including day 1 would be a one sided bloodbath.

Why did they write NA for a years subscription? Just because MS don't allow you to sub for a yr doesn't mean it doesn't have a cost for a year.

It's $120 and $180 for gamepass and gamepass ultimate respectively.

You cannot buy a single item of annual subscription of game pass, you can buy an annual subscription for the others.

That's probably their rationale.

 

[kingfey]

Why is Nintendo even in the conversation lol

(I say this as a Nintendo fan with no Xbox or PlayStation)

Because It has one of the best games in the world, on their service.

Entire Nintendo online has more metacritic than both psnow, Ps+, gamepass, Xbox live gold combined.

If you disagree with me

 

[Lognor]

Maybe that's why you pay $58 more for GamePass ultimate than PS+ Premium on a yearly subscription.

But if you pay month to month, the preferred way, you spend $36 more on the highest tier of PS+. And you don't get day 1 releases.

I'll take Game Pass any day with those types of savings! Right now I'm stocked up on Game Pass because I did the three year deal and saved a bunch of money. You can't do that with PS+. But once my deal expires I'll go back to month to month. The minimal savings you get with PS+ isn't worth it. If you're getting shit content I'd rather unsubscribe for periods of time. Month to month gives you that flexibility! We know Sony does not give refunds so it's way worse to pay upfront, even with minimal savings.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

$120/year - PS Premium: +700 games

$120/year - Xbox GamePass: +400 games

$50/year - Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack: 31 games + 2 expansion packs

 

[Hendrick's]

Why is your avatar an upside down pic of a Robot fucking a crab? Weird.

 

[Swift_Star]

What a disingenuous table.

 

[Hendrick's]

Wow. They left off the only thing that matters.

 

[Swift_Star]

Seems incomplete, why would you not mention the day 1 first party games. Its the main selling point for gamepass. Its the main reason i subscribed to it.

Because In the end nobody cares about that. They care about quality.