Sony announces new PS Plus subscription service

Sony has confirmed the rumors of the last few weeks and has unveiled the new PS Plus subscription service, which will start operating in June in some countries and will gradually expand worldwide.

The new PS Plus is an amalgamation of the current PS Plus with the PS Now service, with the latter including titles from older versions of the PlayStation console. Basically, Sony is trying to offer something similar to Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass, but not in exactly the same format. The main difference between the two competitors is the fact that Sony will not offer new games to subscribers from the first day of their release.

In the new PS Plus there will be three different subscription packages, which offer different privileges to users for the corresponding price. These are the following:

PlayStation Plus Essential

Benefits

• Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:
  • Two monthly downloadable games
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Cloud storage for saved games
  • Online multiplayer access
• There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.
  

Price for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus.

• Europe
  • €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearly

PlayStation Plus Extra

Benefits

• Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier
• Adds a catalog of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play.

Price

• Europe
  • €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearly

PlayStation Plus Premium

Benefits

• Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra tiers
• Adds up to 340* additional games, including:
  • PS3 games available via cloud streaming
  • A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations
• Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, and PC.***
• Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.

Price

• Europe
  • €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly

At the launch of the new PS Plus those who choose the Extra and Premium packages will have access to top titles that have been released relatively recently, such as Death Stranding, God of War, Returnal, Mortal Kombat 11, Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Also note that PS Now subscribers will be automatically transferred to the PS Plus Premium package at no extra charge.