Twitter’s Unannounced Premium Subscription Confirmed In Apple App Store

Rumours of Twitter planning to introduce a new paid subscription to its platform have been circulating around the web for quite some time. Now it appears that the social media company itself has confirmed this by unintentionally listing the price of its unannounced premium plan on Apple’s App Store.

The listing of the subscription – known as Twitter Blue – was spotted by leakster Jane Manchun Wong, who also first discovered the premium subscription’s existence by reverse engineering the platform’s code. It is revealed that the plan is priced at US$3 (~RM16.50) monthly and would offer paid users with a variety of “premium” features that are not found on free accounts.

According to Wong, Twitter Blue provides users the ability to add bookmarks to tweets, a Collections feature for save and organise posts, and a new “undo tweet” feature. Well, it looks like we’re finally getting the edit feature that we’ve been asking for throughout the years. Unfortunately for us, it’s locked behind a paywall – so back to complaining we go.

There’s also a chance that the US$3 monthly charge is part of a multi-tier subscription model that Twitter is offering to its users. Wong says that those who subscribe to higher-priced tiers could enjoy even more premium services such as clutter-free news reading experience, among other things.

Keep in mind that this info is still unconfirmed at this time, as the platform has yet to officially announce Twitter Blue. That being said, now that the premium subscription’s name and pricing is now listed on App Store, it is very likely that we’ll hear from Twitter regarding this sometime soon. 

On a related note, Facebook had previously hinted at introducing a premium-based subscription plan of its own in order to “cope” with Apple’s anti-tracking policy. Now that Twitter is seemingly spearheading paid plans to social media, it wouldn’t be surprising for Mark Zuckerberg’s social media platform to also follow suit soon after.

Rachet & Clank Now Free On PS4 And PS5; PlayStation Plus Subscription Not Required

PlayStation (PS) owners will have plenty of games to keep them occupied in the month of March, completely free of charge – including titles such as the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and Farpoint, among others. Well, prepare to add one more to that list as Sony recently made the 2016 remake of Ratchet & Clank available for free on the PS4 and PS5.

The best part? You don’t need a PS Plus subscription in order to get the title. Simply hop on the PlayStation Store via web or on your PS4/PS5 console and claim it.

The game’s free distribution is part of Sony’s Play at Home Initiative, which encourages PlayStation gamers to, well, stay at home during the ongoing pandemic. If this sounds all too familiar, that’s because the company had also kicked off the same initiative last year in April – where it offered two PS-exclusive titles, Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection and Journey, at no charge and no PS Plus subscription required.

If you’re craving for more free games, worry not as Sony has got you covered. The company is planning to offer more titles as part of its Play at Home Initiative through June. However, like any good surprise, it will only announce them when the time comes. Chances are, they’re likely going to be other PS-exclusive titles such as Infamous or Killzone.

Sony previously included the Ratchet & Clank remake as part of its PlayStation Plus Collection to celebrate the launch of the PS5 back in November. With no subscription needed to claim the game for free this time around, this is the best opportunity for fans and newcomers alike to experience a reworked version of Insomniac’s PS1 classic – especially a couple of months before its sequel, Rift Apart, is released for the PS5 on 11 June 2021.