Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now, how are they different?

For many years, various industry personalities have been telling us that we are moving towards a highly digital future and that, in fact, that future already seems to have become a present. This gift, so far and at least in our country, seemed to be exclusively Microsoft, that with his subscription program Xbox Game Pbad fully convinced through a comprehensive catalog, a competitive price and especially the ability to try from the first day all exclusive versions of Xbox One, which allowed subscribers of this service to start by getting the glove . games like Decomposition state 2, Sea of ​​Thieves, Ashand especially Forza Horizon 4While skimming over the possibility and rumors that Xbox Game Pbad will merge with Xbox Live Gold in the not-too-distant future to form the most comprehensive service in the industry.

Meanwhile, from Spain, we have regarded with suspicion the opposition of Sony: PlayStation Now. First, because, at least initially, this service required streaming video games, which made a very serious Internet connection almost essential, and because we were not fooled, this service did not seem to have a day late. Spain. On the other hand, a catalog of more than 600 sets of three generations has made it an object of desire for many players who do not wish to take advantage of the latest versions, but have a very large library in which there is always something new to play. Surprisingly, this week has officially marked the arrival of PlayStation Now in our country, with a beta available from February in which all players can register, and of course, it's time to put both services face to face to discover them. their fundamental differences in the most important aspects.

How are games played?

Since 2015, Xbox One It has backward compatibility with a large number of non games Xbox 360, but also part of the original Xbox, which allowed him to offer the full catalog of the Xbox Game Pbad by direct download. It's extremely simple: you choose, download and play, with the only limit of the Xbox One's hard drive, but also with the time this game occupies in the service catalog, and these discs spin over time and Microsoft he removes some and incorporates others. However, if there is a possibility, if they convince us, to make a reduction of 20% on the price in effect on that date, plus 10% less on the downloadable content.

The case of PlayStation Now is more delicate because not being present in Spain, ignorance due to lack of interest has made that many players do not know exactly how it works. At the beginning of the service, PS Now was the closest thing to what is now almost mentioned as a slogan, "the Netflix of video games", since only one can play strictly in streaming, that is to say without downloading anything. . That made a lot of people raised their eyebrows when we thought about the need for a pre-existing connection to be able to reproduce the games of the dissolving form, but nothing else far from reality, at least according to the circumstances. Sonysince 5 MB seems to be enough.

However, this has changed only a few months ago, especially since September 2018. Since then, PS Now only allows you to download a few games from the service catalog. As we know, unlike the Xbox One, the PS4 has no type of backward compatibility, but with some PS2 video games available for sale. PS Store, with which are present in this one that can be downloaded. In other words, we can install PS2 and PS4 video games on our hard drive, but not if PS3, who will always play streaming.

Once our subscription is complete, both services work the same way, and they do like those of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold, to know: Downloaded games will be blocked until we renew the same. However, it should be noted that if we decide to offer downloadable content of these games, these DLC will remain our property. We can continue to enjoy it properly if we subscribe again or if we buy the corresponding game permanently.

The price of both services

Microsoft and Sony offer several possibilities when subscribing to both services. There is also a trial period of one month for one euro in the case of the Xbox Game Pbad, while we can try PlayStation Now during the first 30 days for 9 $ 99. There is even two free trial periods, 14 days for Microsoft service and 7 days for Sony. We must emphasize that we are going to talk about dollars, because the final price that will be in our currency is unknown, although everything seems to indicate that, as usual, it will be converted directly, that is to say it will be exactly the same. From this trial period, several plans are to be chosen according to their duration.

To subscribe to Xbox Game Pbad:

• 14 day free trial period
• First month of subscription: 1 euro
• Subscription of one month: 9 € 99

It should also be noted that Microsoft offers the possibility to give subscriptions for a longer period to Xbox Game Pbad, for 3 and 6 months, priced at 29 & 97 & 59 & 94 euros respectively. It has also been speculated that they finally allow to subscribe for more time, something that has not been confirmed. During these days, rumors were also raised about an increase in the price of the monthly subscription of 14 to 99 dollars or euros, which Mike Ybarra, the head of Microsoft, quickly denied.

To subscribe to PlayStation Now:

• 7 day free trial period
• First month of subscription: 9 $ 99
• One month subscription: $ 19.99
• One year subscription: 99.99 dollars

Which catalog do you propose?

In this respect, we note many differences in the policies of the two companies, since Sony is committed to quantity, while Microsoft does it primarily for immediacy and quality, thanks to offer, as we have already said, the opportunity to play exclusively from the first day of the market. So we know that if we subscribe to the Xbox Game Pbad, we can play, as long as they stay in the service, to: Crackdown 3 o Gears of War 5, two of the most important Xbox One games coming in 2019. Sony does not allow to play its new versions on PlayStation Now, but these are definitely, that is to say no they turn every month.

In terms of number, Xbox Game Pbad offers around 150 games almost every month news is added, while the figure reached more than 700 in the case of PlayStation Nowalthough they take a little longer to incorporate new games. In short, here are some of the most important games currently in both services:

The best of Xbox Game Pbad:

• Ash
• Below
• Bioshock Trilogy
• Doom
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Fallout 4
• Forza Horizon 4
• Gears of War 4
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Halo: The Master Chief Collection
• Halo Wars 2
• Hellblade: Senua's sacrifice
• Mortal Kombat X
• Ninja Gaiden Black
• PUBG
• Quantum break
• The rise of the slayer
• Sea of ​​Thieves
• Decomposition state 2
• The division

The best of PlayStation Now:

• Transmitted by blood
• Until dawn
• For the honor
• The last of us
• The Elder Scrolls Online
• Tearaway unfolded
• Batma Arkham City
• God of War 3: remastered
• Dark Cloud 2
• Dead or Alive 5
• Uncharted Trilogy
• Saint's Row IV: re-elected
• Shadow of the Colossus (original PS2)
• SOMA
• Red Dead Redemption
• Prey
• CARS Project 2
• Puppeteer
• Mafia 3
• Ni No Kuni: The Witch of the White Witch