It's rumored that Sony's recent acquisition of anime streaming service Crunchyroll could pave the way towards a more expensive PlayStation Plus subscription offering that could include the service.
This is according to Eurogamer, who claims that Sony has potential plans to include Crunchyroll as part of a PlayStation Plus subscription. It's unknown as to whether this could replace the existing subscription, or if it is to be offered to PlayStation users as a separate subscription. It's also worth noting that Eurogamer is using anonymous sources, although Sony's recent experiments regarding improving PlayStation Plus definitely back up the claim.
Sony recently trialed a PlayStation Plus Video Pass service in Poland back in April, which included 20 TV shows and movies such as Venom, Zombieland: Double Tap, and Bloodshot. It's still unknown as to whether Sony is planning to go ahead with the Video Pass idea, but it's clear the company is looking for ways to improve its subscription services, and including Crunchyroll could be one such way.
As for the future of Crunchyroll, Sony has confirmed in a press statement that it plans to merge both Funimation and Crunchyroll into one service. Tony Vinciquerra, Chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc, has explained that Sony's goal is to "create a unified anime subscription service" which would likely be what's included with this new PlayStation Plus subscription if the rumors are true. We'll likely learn more soon.
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