Sony has confirmed that Spotify is coming to phones and consoles from Spring 2015.

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The new music service - dubbed PlayStation Music - will partner with Spotify to bring the service to 41 territories, including North and South America, Europe, Asia and more.PlayStation Music - purported to be "deeply integrated" and offer "exclusive benefits" to users - will bring more than 30 million songs and 1.5 billion playlists to your PlayStation 3 and 4 consoles, as well as Xperia smartphones and tablets.PlayStation 4 players will also be able to simultaneously use Spotify and play games, enabling you to "soundtrack [your] gaming sessions"."Music is a core component of the entertainment offering that consumers expect from Sony," said Sony's Andrew House, "and our goal with PlayStation Music is to provide the most compelling music experiences to the millions of PlayStation Network users around the world.""This partnership represents the best in music and the best in gaming coming together, which will benefit the vibrant and passionate communities of both Spotify and PlayStation Network. We're thrilled to make Spotify the foundation of our strategy with PlayStation Music."As you'll be able to link directly to your Spotify account from your device, you'll also be able to subscribe to Spotify Premium via your PSN wallet.As a consequence, Sony's present Music Unlimited service will cease operations across all 19 countries on March 29 2015, but "nearly all" of the countries served by Music Unlimited will be replaced by the new PlayStation Music. Those of you with an active Music Unlimited subscription on February 28 will receive up to 30 days of free access to Music Unlimited until it closes on March 29, after which you may be offered an introductory Spotify Premium trial.As it's currently unclear if you'll need to be a Plus subscriber to access the service, we've reached out to Sony and will confirm just as soon as we know more.Earlier today, Sony also unveiled plans to halt support for Maps, YouTube and elements of Near in the coming PS Vita updates . Be sure to keep an eye on IGN's PS4 PS Vita , and PS3 channels for all the very latest PlayStation news.

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