More than a month after revealing the revamped version of PlayStation Plus, Sony has shared the initial lineup of games heading to its new service, covering everything from original PlayStation classics and PlayStation Portable titles to modern hits. The new PlayStation Plus has three tiers, each at a discrete price point and offering varying levels of goodies, and it's all set to go live on June 13th in the Americas. Now that we know which games will be included in each tier -- PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium -- it's easier to directly compare Sony's service with that of its biggest competitor, Xbox Game Pass from Microsoft. Sony's subscription service is segmented into three parts, with different games and features available depending on how much you pay. PS Plus Essential costs $10 a month or $60 a year, and it's basically the Plus we know now, offering two games to download each month, access to online multiplayer features, cloud storage and discounts.

Sony's news dropped in a post on PlayStation's blog site, where president and CEO Jim Ryan announced the upcoming launch of a revamped PlayStation Plus subscription service. The new model features three tiers, with the most expensive ($119.99 That option, dubbed PlayStation Plus Premium, includes PS3 games that will be playable via cloud streaming, as well as "a catalog of beloved classic games available both in streaming and downloadable options from the original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 generations." That access will be limited to markets "where PlayStation Now is currently available."

A prototype of the unreleased'Nintendo PlayStation' console has sold for $360,000 (£273,096) at auction – nearly $1 million less than an earlier rejected offer. The super-rare console, which was sold with a Sony-branded SNES controller and cartridge that enables CD-Rom functionality, was sold by Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auctions on Friday. The collectors' item is a rare artefact from a brief collaboration between Japanese gaming giants Sony and Nintendo before they took separate paths in the video game market. The winner bidder was entrepreneur and video game collector Greg McLemore, who beat out other bidders including Palmer Luckey, founder of Facebook's Oculus VR platform. The previous owner of the prototype had reportedly turned down $1.2 million to put it up for auction – meaning he's missed out on nearly $850,000.

Bidding for the only known'Nintendo-PlayStation' prototype console - the result of a failed partnership between Nintendo and Sony in 1991 - is already up to $350,000 (£268,000). The super-rare console, which is being sold with a Sony-branded SNES controller and cartridge that enables CD-Rom functionality, only went up for bids on Thursday. Potential buyers have 21 days left to bid on the console, which is being auctioned off by Dallas-based Heritage Auctions on March 6. The collectors' item is a rare artefact from a brief collaboration between the Japanese gaming giants before they took separate paths in the video game market. The rare'SNES-PlayStation' was one of 200 prototypes made - and the rest are thought to be destroyed.