In 2019, PlayStation similarly told GameStop and other retailers to stop selling digital codes for PS4 titles. “PlayStation has previously withdrawn other types of in-store cards from retailers, so this move is not necessarily indicative of an imminent announcement regarding a competitor to Xbox Game Pass,” he tells Inverse. Ethan Miller/Getty Images News/Getty Images The PlayStation Now reveal at CES in 2014. Sony told the outlet the move was designed to “focus on our current cash denomination PlayStation gift cards, which can be redeemed for PlayStation Now.' But those with knowledge of the rumored subscription service, reportedly codenamed Spartacus, have suggested this unexpected maneuver is proof of the prior reporting.īut Omdia Principal Analyst George Jijiashvili says he’s skeptical the removal of PlayStation Now cards is a sign of anything. video game retailer GAME was asked by Sony representatives to remove all PlayStation Now cards from its stores, with the same message spread to U.S. “Sony still wants people to buy their first-party games the old-fashioned way.”ĭiscussion of an updated service renewed in January when VentureBeat reported that U.K. That last tier is similar to Sony’s existing service called PlayStation Now, which offers a catalog of downloadable PS4 and PS2 titles as well as access to PS3 titles via game streaming technology.

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