Google Play Pass, the Google subscription service that gives you access to hundreds of Android games and apps without ads or in-app purchases, will launch in nine new countries this week, the company announced today. The service has only been available in the US since its launch in September, but will soon be available to Android users in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and the United Kingdom.
Google is also rolling out a new annual subscription option for Play Pass that offers you a nice discount if you choose to pay 12 months in advance. Play Pass generally costs $ 4.99 per month, but the new annual subscription will cost $ 29.99 in the United States. That price also undermines Apple Arcade, an Apple app subscription service that only offers games and costs $ 49.99 per year. (Although Apple Arcade is also available for $ 4.99 per month.) You should see the new annual subscription for Play Pass this week, and it will be available in all markets where Play Pass is available, according to Google. The edge.
The company also says it has added “more than 150 new titles” to the Play Pass in recent months, including Sonic the Hedgehog, and Google has more than 500 titles in the service The edge. A “series” of new titles will debut on the Play Pass later this year, which could help it better compete with Apple Arcade and its exclusives.
