KEY POINTS

  • PS Plus will have two more subscription tiers later this year
  • Higher tiers grant access to hundreds of free games
  • The PlayStation Now will merge with PlayStation Plus once the change goes live

Sony’s subscription service for the PlayStation will be getting a massive overhaul later this year following an official announcement from Sony Interactive Entertainment’s top brass.

PlayStation Plus will be merging with PlayStation Now to give players a combined subscription service that provides both online functionality and free game offers. Over 700 games will be available in the new PS Plus library, SIE president and CEO Jim Ryan confirmed on the PS Blog.

Starting June, PS Plus subscribers will be able to choose between three membership tiers that offer varied perks and benefits. These tiers are as follows:

PS Plus Essential

This subscription tier is basically the same as the current PS Plus plan. Users will have access to the usual selection of two free games per month as well as exclusive discounts on the PS Store, access to multiplayer game modes and cloud storage for save files.

The price for PS Plus Essential is the same as the current pricing model for the standard PS Plus subscription.

PS Plus Extra

This tier provides all of the benefits of PS Plus Essential. However, Extra subscribers will have access to approximately 400 free games for both the PS4 and PS5.

  • Price
    • United States: $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearly
    • Europe: €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearly
    • United Kingdom: £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 yearly
    • Japan: ¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly

PS Plus Premium

Premium subscribers will get all of the previous tiers’ benefits on top of an additional 340 streamable games, including a selection of titles from the PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS3 eras. Users will be able to cloud stream games on the PS4, PS5 and PC. Premium subscribers also get access to limited-time game trials for upcoming games.

For areas where cloud streaming is unavailable, PS Plus Premium will be replaced with PS Plus Deluxe, which allows users to download classic games instead.

  • Price
    • U.S.: $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly
    • Europe: €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly
    • U.K.: £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly
    • Japan: ¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly
A gamer plays on the new Sony Playstation PS5 at his home in Seoul in November 2020 shortly after the coveted console was launched
A gamer plays on the new Sony Playstation PS5 at his home in Seoul in November 2020 shortly after the coveted console was launched AFP / Yelim LEE
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