When this decision was announced in March, Sony executives blamed a 'shift in customer behavior,' primarily with streaming services, but it also mentioned 'evolving our offerings.' That would imply replacing à la carte rentals and sales with something, especially since the PlayStation 5's console menus devote a massive tab to 'media,' and PS Plus Video Pass would fit that bill.

PS Plus Video Pass thus might revolve around films from Sony-owned companies like Columbia Pictures and TriStar Pictures-but whether additional studios might participate, and exactly how films would be doled out to paying customers, remains unclear.Īs VGC's report reminds readers, this development follows Sony's decision to stop selling individual films and TV series through the PlayStation Store beginning on August 31.

While the description of the service was vague, merely mentioning PS Plus Video Pass and a date range, an attached image clarified what PlayStation console owners should expect: three recent films released by Sony Pictures Entertainment ( Venom, Bloodshot, and Zombieland: Double Tap).

The page in question suggested a two-day test run for this new service, available exclusively to subscribers of Sony's paid PlayStation Plus service, on April 21-22. As the battle of subscription gaming services heats up, Sony appears poised to offer a new perk to PlayStation console owners: Sony movies with your Sony games.Ī logo for a new service, dubbed PlayStation Plus Video Pass, is live on Sony's servers as of this writing, and it was part of a Polish-language PlayStation promotion spotted by Video Games Chronicle before being taken down.

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