Expect more crossover between Xbox Game Pass and PS Plus
Same same, but different
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The next game hittingPS Plushas been revealed, and suggestsSony’s subscription service may soon look closer toXbox Game Pass.
Ghost Recon Wildlandswill be coming toPS PlusExtra and Premium later this month, as part of the service’s newly revamped on-demand game library. That’s according to Dealabs userbillbil-kun, who has successfully leaked each new round of PS Plus titles for several months (thanks,Push Square).
The open-world tactical shooter sends you to Bolivia to take down a powerful drug cartel, and includes all the staple features you’d expect from a Ubisoft sandbox. While we don’t reckon it’s one of thebest co-op gamesyou could play, it does let you shoot your way through an expansive environment with up to three buddies.
Playing catch-up
Wildlands will be added to PS Plus as part of its Ubisoft+ Classics library – a selection of older Ubisoft titles available for all Extra and Premium members. But its addition is particularly noteworthy becausethe game was just addedtoXbox Game Pass.
Earlier this year,Microsoftannounced a new partnership with Ubisoft, promising to bring more of the publisher’s titles to its subscription service. So far, that’s includedAssassin’s Creed Origins,Watch Dogs 2, and most recently, Ghost Recon Wildlands. While those releases were thought to be the product of the companies' recent deal, Wildlands’ upcoming addition to PS Plus suggests the Xbox add-ons may not be as exclusive as previously thought. As more titles hit Ubisoft+, the two services could begin to look more similar than ever.
It’s not just Ubisoft titles that are homogenizing the services, either. Yakuza: Like a Dragon iscoming to PS Pluslater this month, with much of the rest of the seriesdropping later in the year. But most of the Yakuza games have already been added to Game Pass, leaving Sony playing catch-up. As Xbox and PlayStation look to shore up their services by adding more titles, they may end up cementing their own similarities. In the meantime, you might want to prep by checking outhow to play the Yakuza games in order.
Microsoft will likely be banking on its day-one launches to keep an edge over PS Plus. Sony, meanwhile, can point to its extensive catalog of retro PS1, PS2, andPS3games as an advantage over Game Pass. Regardless of how the services try to individualize themselves, more games and more features can only be good for subscribers.
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