https://wccftech.com/sony-playstation-xbox-game-pass-challenger-combines-ps-plus-ps-now/

In recent years Microsoft has been pouring all its resources into making Xbox Game Pass a success, while Sony has largely been content to sit on the subscription service sidelines. Sure, they have both PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, but neither service has received all that much love. Well, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, that’s about to change.

Per Schreier, Sony is working on an expanded and improved subscription service that would directly challenge Xbox Game Pass, codenamed “Spartacus.” The new service will essentially combine PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, and will likely retain the PS Plus branding with PS Now being phased out. Apparently, the plan is to offer three tiers – the first will basically be what PS Plus is now, offering online play and monthly free games, the second would offer a catalog of PS4 and PS5 titles, and the third would offer extended demos and a large back catalogue of PS1, PS2, PS3, PSP, and Vita titles.