All-new PlayStation Plus launching in June with 700+ games and more value than ever – PlayStation.Blog

Since launching PlayStation Plus in 2010, SIE has been at the forefront of innovation with game subscription services. We’re excited to be the first console membership service to include a refreshed library of games through PlayStation Plus, and to launch the first console game streaming service with PlayStation Now.

Today, we’re excited to share with you official news about upcoming changes to our subscription services. This June, we’re bringing together PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now in an all-new PlayStation Plus subscription service, offering more choices to customers across three membership levels globally.

Our focus is on providing curated, high-quality content with a wide portfolio of games*. Here’s an overview of the three membership tiers:

PlayStation Plus Essential

• Benefits:
  • Offers the same benefits PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:
    • Two games downloadable monthly
    • Exclusive discount
    • Cloud storage for saved games
    • Online Multiplayer Access
  • There are no changes to existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.

• Price* for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus.
  • USA
    • $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 annually
  • Europe
    • €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 annually
  • UK
    • £6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 annually
  • Japan
    • 850 monthly / 2,150 quarterly / 5,143 annually

PlayStation Plus Extra

• Benefits:
  • Provides all the benefits from the Essential Level
  • Add a catalog of up to 400* of the most exciting PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra Tier are downloadable to play.

• Price*:
  • USA
    • $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 annually
  • Europe
    • €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 annually
  • UK
    • £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 annually
  • Japan
    • 1,300 monthly / 3,600 quarterly / 8,600 annually

PlayStation Plus Premium **

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

• Price*:
  • USA
    • $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 annually
  • Europe
    • €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 annually
  • UK
    • £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 annually
  • Japan
    • 1,550 – monthly / 4,300 – quarterly / 10,250 annually

• PlayStation Plus Deluxe (Some markets) For markets without cloud streaming, PlayStation Plus Deluxe will be offered at a lower price than Premium and includes a catalog of beloved classic games from PlayStation generations, Original PS2 and PSP to download and play, plus limited-time game trials. Benefits from the Essential and Extra tiers are also included. Local prices will vary by market.

The new Extra and Premium classes represent a major development for PlayStation Plus. With these levels, our main focus is on ensuring that the hundreds of games we offer include the best quality content that sets us apart. At launch, we plan to include titles like Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11 and Returnal. We’re working closely with our imaginative developers from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners to include some of the best gaming experiences available with a library that will be regularly refreshed. . Details of the games we will have on our new PlayStation Plus service.

When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will transition to the new PlayStation Plus service and will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now customers will switch to PlayStation Plus Premium without increasing their existing subscription fees at launch.

As this is a major launch effort, we are launching the new PlayStation Plus product in a phased regional approach. During the June timeframe, we’ll begin initial launch in select markets in Asia, followed by North America, Europe, and the rest of the world where PlayStation Plus is made available. We aim to have most PlayStation Network territories live with our new PlayStation Plus game subscription service by the end of the first half of 2022. We also have plans to expand the benefits of cloud streaming. cloud to other markets and will provide more details at a later date.

Building on over 25 years of gaming innovation expertise, this change to our subscription services highlights our ongoing efforts to grow our services business. network to match customer preferences. With the all-new PlayStation Plus, we’re focused on providing a compelling game subscription service with curated content from the exclusive PlayStation Studios team and our third-party partners. The newly enhanced PlayStation Plus will allow our fans to discover and interact with more content than ever before, and strengthen their connection to the PlayStation community through shared experiences.

We’re giving an early look at our new PlayStation Plus subscription service today, and we’ll plan to share more information with you as we roll it out. Keep stable.

*Local prices may vary by market. Titles in the PlayStation Plus catalog may also vary by market and level, and may change over time. PlayStation Plus is an ongoing subscription subject to a recurring subscription fee automatically charged until cancellation. Age restrictions apply. Terms of use: play.st/psplus-usageterms

** PlayStation Now available markets: US, Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Norway , Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

*** PC streaming was not available in Japan at launch and will be supported in a future update.