Xbox Game Pass vs new PlayStation Plus: are video game subscription services worth it?

<p>The new three-tiered PlayStation Plus — out next week in India — is finally set to properly compete with Xbox Game Pass. Which one should you pick?</p> <p>Industry insider <a href="https://twitter.com/rishialwani">Rishi Alwani</a> and video game enthusiast <a href="https://twitter.com/prawnay">Pranay Parab</a> — both Orbital veterans — join host <a href="https://www.gadgets360.com/authors/akhil-arora-19">Akhil Arora</a> to discuss that and more.</p> <p>We talk about how the new PS Plus works, split into its three tiers Essential, Extra, and Deluxe. The last of them has a different name in some markets — Premium — and you can learn why on the podcast.</p> <p>Read: <a href="https://gadgets360.com/games/news/ps-plus-india-price-new-playstation-deluxe-extra-essential-849-749-month-3-12-1-year-2920519">PlayStation Plus: India pricing revealed for PS Plus Deluxe, Extra, and Essential</a></p> <p>We delve into the differences between the new PS Plus and Xbox Game Pass (Ultimate), in terms of their India pricing, game models, and other associated benefits.</p> <p>Along the way, we touch upon the problems with Sony and Microsoft’s approaches, and how video game subscription services can be harmful to both gamers and the industry.</p> <p>Follow Gadgets 360 on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Gadgets360">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Gadgets360/">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gadgets.360/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/gadgets360">YouTube</a>.</p> <p>Write to us at <a href="mailto:podcast@gadgets360.com">podcast@gadgets360.com</a></p> <p>Chapters</p> <ul> <li>Intro (00:00)</li> <li>New PS Plus (00:45)</li> <li>Reasons to be unhappy (07:55)</li> <li>What Sony and Microsoft really want (13:35)</li> <li>Xbox Game Pass, and Xbox in India (18:47)</li> <li>More benefits! Good or bad? (23:51)</li> <li>The classics (27:44)</li> <li>Are game subscriptions good? (32:17)</li> <li>Outro (44:49)</li> </ul> <p>Cover: Sony. Photo credits: Sony/Akhil Arora/Gadgets 360, Inso