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From the days of Sega Genesis and SNES, where 16-bit cartridges were used to load games, to the days of cloud and subscription gaming, gaming as a hobby has come a long way. People used to keep their Playstation 2 disks as dust-free as possible to prevent scratching them. The Playstation 3 era saw the emergence of Blueray where games amounted to tens of Gigabytes in size. However, none have changed gaming as much as subscription services.
You can now play games by getting a gaming subscription such as Playstation Plus, XBOX Game Pass and more. These services let you play hundreds of games from a vast catalogue without needing to buy each individual game separately. Choosing a gaming subscription service can be a hassle as they offer similar features at similar prices. So, check out the best gaming subscription services you can get to satisfy the gamer in you.
Microsoft owned Xbox offers amazing gaming subscription services for gamers. It offers various subscription tiers for catering to all kinds of gamers. Xbox's most popular subscription is Xbox Gamepass Ultimate which offers a catalogue of more than 400 Xbox One, Xbox 360 and original Xbox games as well as access to day one releases. First-party games such as Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5 and Microsoft Flight Simulator are all available to the players from day one of launch. Xbox offers Gamepass in 3 tiers: Gamepass Ultimate, Gamepass PC and Gamepass console, depending on the machine you have. Gamepass Ultimate allows you to play games both on PC and console making it one of the best gaming subscription deals in the market.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – Rs. 499 per month
Xbox Game Pass PC – Rs. 349 per month
Xbox Game Pass console – Rs. 349 per month
Playstation also offers gaming subscription services for the gamers in the form of Playstation Plus. Recently, the company has overhauled its subscription service and introduced tiers, much like the Xbox Game Pass. The basic tier, Playstation Plus Essential only offers you 2 free games per month, cloud storage and access to online multiplayer. The Playstation Plus Extra offers you the same benefits as Playstation Essential with access to hundreds of Playstation 4 games in its catalogue. The highest tier, the Playstation Plus Deluxe offers you all the above benefits with access to a catalogue of select PS3, PS2, PSP and PS1 games also. Playstation 5 players also get access to Playstation Plus Collection which is a collection of genre-defining games for the Playstation 4. Another benefit of the top tier of Playstation Plus lets you access game trials of newly launched games so that you can try them before deciding to buy.
Playstation Plus Deluxe – Rs. 849 per month
Playstation Plus Extra – Rs. 749 per month
Playstation Plus Essential – Rs. 499 per month
Apple also offers mobile gaming services for its users. Apple users can subscribe to Apple Arcade to get access to more than 200 console quality mobile games without in-app purchases or ads. You can use this subscription across all your Apple devices.
Apple Arcade – Rs. 99 per month
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