Games Services

With Google’s announcement of the Stadia coming later this year and how it could (potentially) revolutionise the way we consume games, the Codec Moments team got together to talk about the various services that are already on offer, and what the benefits and drawbacks are of each of the games services. Is there one that comes out on top? Are they all just part of a gamers repertoire? How much does it cost each month to subscribe to all of them. Matt, Ali and Andy discuss and debate what there is out there.

In this episode you’ll hear:

How many titles there are on each of the games services
Whether there’s one that’s surprised us the most
Ali getting ultimately emphasised
A subtle Metal Gear Solid reference because we simply don’t put enough of those out there
If any of the team have pre-ordered a Stadia
Why we need to revisit PS Now
Andy confuse Tuesday’s and Thursday’s
and more!

Here’s the summary of the games services as they stand at the point of recording:

Service	Platform	Number of Titles	Monthly Cost	Start Date	Info
UPlay+	PC/Stadia	100+	£14.99	3rd Sept 2019	Includes Gold editions of games
EA/Origin Access	PC/Xbox	50+	£3.99	Now	10% off purchases, 10 hours early access for new games
Xbox Game Pass	PC/Xbox	200+	£7.99	Now	Can now bundle in Xbox Live Gold with Gamepass Ultimate for £11.99
PS Now	PC/PS4	750+	£12.99	Now	Mainly streaming service, but can download PS4 and PS2 games, limited country availability
Stadia	PC/Stadia	1	£8.99	Nov 2019	Limited to 14 territories, 31 games announced, not clear if these will be part of the subscription

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