Phil Spencer reacts to rumors of PlayStation’s Game Pass rival, calling it “inevitable”

Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, talked about rumors PlayStation creating a streaming service similar to Game Pass, saying that its arrival, whenever it happens, is inevitable.

In an interview with IGN, Spencer addresses rumors about the service, codenamed Spartacus, set to overhaul PS Plus and remove PS Now. He said he doesn’t see PlayStation’s attempt to emulate Xbox’s model of mixing games from older console generations with new and upcoming games and making them part of the streaming service. online as an endorsement – rather, he expects it because the gaming industry is constantly figuring out how to make some older games backward compatible while still providing players with the means to play new games. newer games for a modest price.

“I don’t really take that as confirmation. Actually, when I talk to our teams, I talk about it as a matter of course. So for us, we should keep innovating, keep competing, because the things we’re doing may be the advantage we have in today’s market, but they’re just based on that. we went ahead, not us, made Spencer, adding something no one else can, and adding that he hopes Sony will “deliver great games” to everyone. platforms, even the cloud, and make them part of a subscription on Day 1.

Xbox has made some of the original Xbox and Xbox 360 games backwards compatible for the Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S and programmed them to play at 60fps with double to quadruple the resolution. , including Dragon Age: Origins, Alan Wake, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Sonic Unleashed, and Sonic Generations. And recently, Sony submitted an application license of invention backward compatibility proposal could be implemented for PS5 and PS4, which would allow them to run PS3, PS2 and PS1 games without a hitch for both consoles. More for Spencer to consider Spartacus inevitable is PS Now cards are being picked up from retailers, as Sony plans to merge PS Now and PS Plus into one subscription.