Sony’s new PlayStation Plus makes retro games an expensive option

The highest-priced tier offers the most games.

, subscriptions are one way to make older games accessible. But Sony — and Nintendo — seem to be moving toward making retro gamesavailable via a subscription and sticking some behind the most expensive tier. And for the PlayStation 5 and the Switch, there isn’t a way to buy older games one at a time, like with Nintendo’s Virtual Console.

Despite the higher cost, I’m excited to check out some classic PlayStation games, thanks to the new Premium tier. But I wish there were ways to play them on my PS5 instead of coughing up extra cash on top of what I’ve already paid for PlayStation Plus — or that Sony offered some in the standard tier.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.

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