Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been banned in Saudi Arabia and possibly Kuwait due to its inclusion of a gay character.

As reported by THR, Middle East sources have said the decision was due to Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez, who is gay in the film and in the comics she first appeared in. Homosexuality is illegal across the Gulf and movies that have LGBTQ issues or references have a hard time making it to theaters.

Advanced tickets can no longer be purchased in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, but they appear to still be available for purchase in the United Arab Emirates.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness won't be the first film to experience a ban of this nature, as Marvel's Eternals was also banned in Saudi Arabia as it featured a same-gender couple and the MCU's first gay superhero in Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos.

Steven Spielberg's West Side Story also was banned in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait due to the character Anybodys, who was written as transgender in the film and was played by nonbinary actress Iris Menas.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released on May 6, 2022. For more, check out our exclusive featurette with footage from the MCU sequel and interviews with Kevin Feige.

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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness has been banned in Saudi Arabia and possibly Kuwait due to its inclusion of a gay character.

As reported by THR, Middle East sources have said the decision was due to Xochitl Gomez's America Chavez, who is gay in the film and in the comics she first appeared in. Homosexuality is illegal across the Gulf and movies that have LGBTQ issues or references have a hard time making it to theaters.

Advanced tickets can no longer be purchased in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar, but they appear to still be available for purchase in the United Arab Emirates.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness won't be the first film to experience a ban of this nature, as Marvel's Eternals was also banned in Saudi Arabia as it featured a same-gender couple and the MCU's first gay superhero in Brian Tyree Henry's Phastos.

Steven Spielberg's West Side Story also was banned in Saudi Arabia, the U.A.E., Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Kuwait due to the character Anybodys, who was written as transgender in the film and was played by nonbinary actress Iris Menas.

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is set to be released on May 6, 2022. For more, check out our exclusive featurette with footage from the MCU sequel and interviews with Kevin Feige.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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Techland has announced that Dying Light 2 officially sold over 5 million units in its first month. Furthermore, it was also revealed that the original Dying Light has crossed 20 million units since it was released in 2016.

The news was shared in a press release and Techland also confirmed that the sales of Dying Light 2 are "significantly growing each month," although it gave no other details as to how much. It did tease, however, that it will be debuting new content for Dying Light 2 alongside some "highly requested features" next week.

"The success of the Dying Light franchise is a great example of the unforgettable experiences we create for our players," Techland's CEO Paweł Marchewka said.

In our Dying Light 2 review, we said that it is "is an ambitious zombie action-adventure that's packed with top-notch parkour, an awesome open world, and every painful bug in the book."

If you are one of the 5 million who have already picked up Dying Light 2 or plan on doing so in the near future, be sure to check out our Dying Light 2 Wiki to help you survive this particular zombie apocalypse.

For more, check out lead game designer Tymon Smektała discussing how the first story expansion for Dying Light 2 won't take place after the game's ending and will instead take place "sideways to the main events."

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Techland has announced that Dying Light 2 officially sold over 5 million units in its first month. Furthermore, it was also revealed that the original Dying Light has crossed 20 million units since it was released in 2016.

The news was shared in a press release and Techland also confirmed that the sales of Dying Light 2 are "significantly growing each month," although it gave no other details as to how much. It did tease, however, that it will be debuting new content for Dying Light 2 alongside some "highly requested features" next week.

"The success of the Dying Light franchise is a great example of the unforgettable experiences we create for our players," Techland's CEO Paweł Marchewka said.

In our Dying Light 2 review, we said that it is "is an ambitious zombie action-adventure that's packed with top-notch parkour, an awesome open world, and every painful bug in the book."

If you are one of the 5 million who have already picked up Dying Light 2 or plan on doing so in the near future, be sure to check out our Dying Light 2 Wiki to help you survive this particular zombie apocalypse.

For more, check out lead game designer Tymon Smektała discussing how the first story expansion for Dying Light 2 won't take place after the game's ending and will instead take place "sideways to the main events."

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

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The dreaded Joy-Con drift issue has plagued Nintendo Switch since its release back in 2017. However, it looks like the situation's effects go beyond the gamer. The repair center that handled Joy-Con fixes was reportedly constantly overwhelmed and was prone to making mistakes.

According to Kotaku, Joy-Con repairs were reportedly not handled by Nintendo themselves, but rather by another company called United Radio. A former supervisor says that the volume of Joy-Cons coming into the shop reached up to thousands every week and was a very stressful experience, which ultimately lead to high turnover and lots of repair mistakes.

"We ended up having to set up an entire new workspace just for Joy-Con repair," the former supervisor told Kotaku.

While Nintendo sent brand new Joy-Cons as new replacements for customers at first from 2017 to 2018, eventually the employees at United Radio had to repair every set of Joy-Cons. Reportedly, the shop's metrics required it to repair 90% of incoming Joy-Cons within four days, whether or not new workers were coming.

As a result of the high turnover rate, there was a lack of senior expertise at United Radio which caused frequent mistakes in Nintendo Switch repairs. In one instance, a Nintendo customer received a repaired Switch, but it had a completely different person's account and save data.

The customer posted about their experience on Reddit. In response, United Radio implemented a new policy where a customer's Switch would have to be factory wiped if the serial number couldn't be verified during the repair process. The problem with this, however, was that some Switch consoles would have their data wiped without warning.

Nintendo has faced legal troubles surrounding Joy-Con drift. This Joy-Con situation also isn't the only controversy Nintendo is going through right now either. Recently, a former employee has accused the company of firing them for unionization activities.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

The dreaded Joy-Con drift issue has plagued Nintendo Switch since its release back in 2017. However, it looks like the situation's effects go beyond the gamer. The repair center that handled Joy-Con fixes was reportedly constantly overwhelmed and was prone to making mistakes.

According to Kotaku, Joy-Con repairs were reportedly not handled by Nintendo themselves, but rather by another company called United Radio. A former supervisor says that the volume of Joy-Cons coming into the shop reached up to thousands every week and was a very stressful experience, which ultimately lead to high turnover and lots of repair mistakes.

"We ended up having to set up an entire new workspace just for Joy-Con repair," the former supervisor told Kotaku.

While Nintendo sent brand new Joy-Cons as new replacements for customers at first from 2017 to 2018, eventually the employees at United Radio had to repair every set of Joy-Cons. Reportedly, the shop's metrics required it to repair 90% of incoming Joy-Cons within four days, whether or not new workers were coming.

As a result of the high turnover rate, there was a lack of senior expertise at United Radio which caused frequent mistakes in Nintendo Switch repairs. In one instance, a Nintendo customer received a repaired Switch, but it had a completely different person's account and save data.

The customer posted about their experience on Reddit. In response, United Radio implemented a new policy where a customer's Switch would have to be factory wiped if the serial number couldn't be verified during the repair process. The problem with this, however, was that some Switch consoles would have their data wiped without warning.

Nintendo has faced legal troubles surrounding Joy-Con drift. This Joy-Con situation also isn't the only controversy Nintendo is going through right now either. Recently, a former employee has accused the company of firing them for unionization activities.

George Yang is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @yinyangfooey

The Agent of the Nine himself, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at Winding Cove in the EDZ on April 22 through April 26. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Winding Cove. When you arrive, make for the rock cliffs at the far end of the cove and look for a cave winding up to a platform next to some Fallen. There you'll find the freakish salesman we all adore.

What Is Xûr Selling Today?

Let's dive right in!

Exotic Engram

Prometheus Lens - Exotic Trace Rifle

The Bombardiers - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

• 10 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 58

Armamentarium - Exotic Titan Gauntlets

• 8 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 15 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 65

Getaway Artist - Exotic Warlock Gauntlets

• 7 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 7 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 64

The highlight here is the Armamentarium roll, which has the highest has some great stats for Recovery and Discipline, and more importantly, low stats for the stuff Titans usually don't care too much about. The Getaway Artist roll for Warlocks is also hard to complain about.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Chambered Compensator
• Alloy Magazine
• Quickdraw
• Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Fluted Barrel
• Flared Magwell
• Fourth Time's The Charm
• Fitted Stock

Hawkmoon and Dead Man's Tale are both great weapons, but his rolls this week are pretty meh.

Legendary Weapons

Seventh Seraph SI-2 - Sidearm

• Corkscrew Rifling/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Accurized Rounds/Flared Magwell
• Full Auto Trigger System
• Zen Moment
• Range Masterwork

Temptation's Hook - Sword

• Hungry Edge/Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
• Balanced Guard/Heavy Guard
• Relentless Strikes
• Vorpal Weapon
• Impact Masterwork

Ikelos_SMG_V1.0.2 - Submachine Gun

• Chambered Compensator/Polygonal Rifling
• Tactical Mag/Alloy Magazine
• Dynamic Sway Reduction
• Tap The Trigger
• Handling Masterwork

Deafening Whisper - Grenade Launcher

• Confined Launch/Quick Launch
• High-Velocity Rounds/Implosion Rounds
• Underdog
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Blast Radius Masterwork

Frozen Orbit - Sniper Rifle

• Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
• Accurized Rounds/Tactical Mag
• Genesis
• Vorpal Weapon
• Range Masterwork

Iota Draconis - Fusion Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Ionized Battery/Projection Fuse
• Under Pressure
• High-Impact Reserves
• Charge Time Masterwork

Wolftone Draw - Combat Bow

• Tactical String/Natural String
• Carbon Arrow Shaft/Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
• Threat Detector
• Harmony
• Charge Time/Draw Time Masterwork

Honestly...Xur doesn't have any rolls I'm in love with this week! The Wolftone Draw is a great bow and Iota Draconis is a pretty uncommon item for him to offer, but mostly the rolls this week don't have anything amazing. Unless you need one of these for your collection, I'd say skip weapons this week. My buddy Ebontis says the SMG could be good, but I don't believe him.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 2 Mobility
• 14 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 20 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 55

Lightkin Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 19 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 21 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 57

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 17 Strength
• Total: 62

Lightkin Bond

Boo, Xur. Booooo! Warlocks didn't get much this week. The boots are the only sem-desirable item and even then they're nothing to write home about.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 13 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 20 Strength
• Total: 56

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 19 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 55

Lightkin Helmet

• 12 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 15 Strength
• Total: 62

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 17 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 63

Lightkin Mark

Similar to Warlocks, there isn't a lot to love with Titans this week. The boots are definitely the most viable. The helmet is high stat (though I'd say in the wrong areas, unfortunately). Grab the boots if you need them and leave the rest to the wolves.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 11 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 61

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 11 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 22 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 14 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 56

Lightkin Cloak

Aaaaand, Hunters got totally skunked this week (womp womp). Stay far away from this low-stat armor, folks!

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Witch Queen's throne world. How about that absolutely enormous TWAB yesterday? Any thoughts? Let me know in the comments.

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

The Agent of the Nine himself, Xûr, is now live in Destiny 2 for the weekend until next week's reset. If you're looking to get your some shiny new Exotic armor or weapons for your Guardian, look no further.

Each week, Xûr has a random assortment of Exotic armor, one for each Guardian class, as well as a random Exotic Weapon and an Exotic Engram available for purchase. In addition to his Exotic wares, he's got a random collection of Legendary weapons and armor to deck out your Guardians.

We've rounded up all the info on Xûr for the week including where to find Xûr, which Exotic weapons and armor are available, as well as which Legendary weapons you should pick up, either for PvE or PvP.

Where Is Xûr Today?

Xûr's location can be found at Winding Cove in the EDZ on April 22 through April 26. To reach him, travel to the landing point at Winding Cove. When you arrive, make for the rock cliffs at the far end of the cove and look for a cave winding up to a platform next to some Fallen. There you'll find the freakish salesman we all adore.

What Is Xûr Selling Today?

Let's dive right in!

Exotic Engram

Prometheus Lens - Exotic Trace Rifle

The Bombardiers - Exotic Hunter Leg Armor

• 10 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 16 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 19 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 58

Armamentarium - Exotic Titan Gauntlets

• 8 Mobility
• 8 Resilience
• 17 Recovery
• 15 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 65

Getaway Artist - Exotic Warlock Gauntlets

• 7 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 7 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 10 Intellect
• 9 Strength
• Total: 64

The highlight here is the Armamentarium roll, which has the highest has some great stats for Recovery and Discipline, and more importantly, low stats for the stuff Titans usually don't care too much about. The Getaway Artist roll for Warlocks is also hard to complain about.

Exotic Weapons

Hawkmoon - Exotic Hand Cannon

• Paracausal Shot
• Chambered Compensator
• Alloy Magazine
• Quickdraw
• Textured Grip

Dead Man's Tale - Exotic Scout Rifle

• Cranial Spike
• Fluted Barrel
• Flared Magwell
• Fourth Time's The Charm
• Fitted Stock

Hawkmoon and Dead Man's Tale are both great weapons, but his rolls this week are pretty meh.

Legendary Weapons

Seventh Seraph SI-2 - Sidearm

• Corkscrew Rifling/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Accurized Rounds/Flared Magwell
• Full Auto Trigger System
• Zen Moment
• Range Masterwork

Temptation's Hook - Sword

• Hungry Edge/Jagged Edge/Tempered Edge
• Balanced Guard/Heavy Guard
• Relentless Strikes
• Vorpal Weapon
• Impact Masterwork

Ikelos_SMG_V1.0.2 - Submachine Gun

• Chambered Compensator/Polygonal Rifling
• Tactical Mag/Alloy Magazine
• Dynamic Sway Reduction
• Tap The Trigger
• Handling Masterwork

Deafening Whisper - Grenade Launcher

• Confined Launch/Quick Launch
• High-Velocity Rounds/Implosion Rounds
• Underdog
• Auto-Loading Holster
• Blast Radius Masterwork

Frozen Orbit - Sniper Rifle

• Extended Barrel/Fluted Barrel
• Accurized Rounds/Tactical Mag
• Genesis
• Vorpal Weapon
• Range Masterwork

Iota Draconis - Fusion Rifle

• Arrowhead Brake/Hammer-Forged Rifling
• Ionized Battery/Projection Fuse
• Under Pressure
• High-Impact Reserves
• Charge Time Masterwork

Wolftone Draw - Combat Bow

• Tactical String/Natural String
• Carbon Arrow Shaft/Fiberglass Arrow Shaft
• Threat Detector
• Harmony
• Charge Time/Draw Time Masterwork

Honestly...Xur doesn't have any rolls I'm in love with this week! The Wolftone Draw is a great bow and Iota Draconis is a pretty uncommon item for him to offer, but mostly the rolls this week don't have anything amazing. Unless you need one of these for your collection, I'd say skip weapons this week. My buddy Ebontis says the SMG could be good, but I don't believe him.

Warlock Legendary Armor

For Warlocks, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 2 Mobility
• 14 Resilience
• 14 Recovery
• 14 Discipline
• 8 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 20 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 55

Lightkin Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 19 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 21 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 57

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 20 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 17 Strength
• Total: 62

Lightkin Bond

Boo, Xur. Booooo! Warlocks didn't get much this week. The boots are the only sem-desirable item and even then they're nothing to write home about.

Titan Legendary Armor

For Titans, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 13 Mobility
• 12 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 20 Strength
• Total: 56

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 19 Mobility
• 6 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 14 Intellect
• 12 Strength
• Total: 55

Lightkin Helmet

• 12 Mobility
• 16 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 11 Discipline
• 2 Intellect
• 15 Strength
• Total: 62

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 6 Mobility
• 24 Resilience
• 2 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 17 Intellect
• 2 Strength
• Total: 63

Lightkin Mark

Similar to Warlocks, there isn't a lot to love with Titans this week. The boots are definitely the most viable. The helmet is high stat (though I'd say in the wrong areas, unfortunately). Grab the boots if you need them and leave the rest to the wolves.

Hunter Legendary Armor

For Hunters, Xûr is selling the Lightkin set which includes:

Lightkin Gauntlets

• 11 Mobility
• 9 Resilience
• 10 Recovery
• 12 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 6 Strength
• Total: 61

Lightkin Chest Armor

• 11 Mobility
• 2 Resilience
• 18 Recovery
• 6 Discipline
• 7 Intellect
• 14 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Helmet

• 2 Mobility
• 22 Resilience
• 6 Recovery
• 2 Discipline
• 13 Intellect
• 13 Strength
• Total: 58

Lightkin Leg Armor

• 14 Mobility
• 7 Resilience
• 9 Recovery
• 7 Discipline
• 12 Intellect
• 7 Strength
• Total: 56

Lightkin Cloak

Aaaaand, Hunters got totally skunked this week (womp womp). Stay far away from this low-stat armor, folks!

That's a wrap on Xûr for this week, Guardians! Hope you're all enjoying your adventures in the Witch Queen's throne world. How about that absolutely enormous TWAB yesterday? Any thoughts? Let me know in the comments.

For more on Destiny, check out some of the new weapons and gear you can find in The Witch Queen and read about how Sony's purchase of Bungie fits into its larger plans.

Travis Northup is a writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @TieGuyTravis and read his games coverage here.

Sony has revealed the targeted release dates for its all-new version of PlayStation Plus, and those in the Americas are set to be able to start using the new service on June 13, 2022.

As detailed on PlayStation.Blog, Asia markets (excluding Japan) will be the first to get the new service as it is currently targeting May 23, 2022. Japan will be next on June 1, followed by the Americas on June 13, and then finally Europe on June 22.

Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO also revealed that PlayStation would be expanding its cloud streaming access to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. These markets will also offer the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus at launch.

This all-new version of PlayStation Plus will bring together both PS Plus and PS Now into a three-tier subscription service and it will include up to 700 games and access to retro games at its highest Premium tier.

The first tier is PlayStation Plus Essential and it provides all the same benefits that the current iteration of PlayStation Plus offers at the same price of $9.99/month. PlayStation Plus Extra is the next step up at $14.99/month and that adds a catalog of up to 400 of "the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games."

The PlayStation Plus Premium tier is the highest option and will cost $17.99/month. In addition to all the previous benefits, it will also add up to 340 games from PS1, PS2, PS3 (via cloud streaming), and PSP. This tier will also offer time-limited game trials.

Unlike Xbox Game Pass, however, PlayStation Plus will not initially offer first-party titles on the new service the day they launch.

For more, check out our look at why Sony (probably) won't emulate the PS3 and how this new service compares to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.

Sony has revealed the targeted release dates for its all-new version of PlayStation Plus, and those in the Americas are set to be able to start using the new service on June 13, 2022.

As detailed on PlayStation.Blog, Asia markets (excluding Japan) will be the first to get the new service as it is currently targeting May 23, 2022. Japan will be next on June 1, followed by the Americas on June 13, and then finally Europe on June 22.

Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO also revealed that PlayStation would be expanding its cloud streaming access to Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. These markets will also offer the Premium tier of PlayStation Plus at launch.

This all-new version of PlayStation Plus will bring together both PS Plus and PS Now into a three-tier subscription service and it will include up to 700 games and access to retro games at its highest Premium tier.

The first tier is PlayStation Plus Essential and it provides all the same benefits that the current iteration of PlayStation Plus offers at the same price of $9.99/month. PlayStation Plus Extra is the next step up at $14.99/month and that adds a catalog of up to 400 of "the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games."

The PlayStation Plus Premium tier is the highest option and will cost $17.99/month. In addition to all the previous benefits, it will also add up to 340 games from PS1, PS2, PS3 (via cloud streaming), and PSP. This tier will also offer time-limited game trials.

Unlike Xbox Game Pass, however, PlayStation Plus will not initially offer first-party titles on the new service the day they launch.

For more, check out our look at why Sony (probably) won't emulate the PS3 and how this new service compares to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online.

Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.