After months of rumors, the long awaited relaunch of PlayStation Plus is here. Sony has revealed that they will be merging both PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus into the new Playstation Plus, which will have three different tiers. "Essential" is the same PS+ experience as before, with free games monthly and online multi-player. Meanwhile, the "Extra" tier adds a catalog for downloadable PS4 and PS5 titles for 14.99 a month. The Premium tier has the biggest amount of content on offer, featuring cloud streaming on PS4, PS5, and PC, as well as access to a retro trove of classic PlayStation games from the PS1, PS2, and PSP, with download options available. Time limited game trials are also part of this plan. This one is $17.99 a month.

The new PlayStation Plus will launch this June. Those current subscribed to PlayStation Now will automatically be converted into the Premium tier. Certain markets will have a Deluxe tier, which is just slightly cheaper Premium but without the cloud streaming.

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.
  • United States
    • $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly
  • Europe
    • €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearly
  • United Kingdom
    • £6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 yearly
  • Japan
    • ¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 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*:
  • 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

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*:
  • United States
    • $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly
  • Europe
    • €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly
  • United Kingdom
    • £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly
  • Japan
    • ¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly
• PlayStation Plus Deluxe (Select Markets) For markets without cloud streaming, PlayStation Plus Deluxe will be offered at a lower price compared to Premium, and includes a catalog of beloved classic games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations to download and play, along with time-limited game trials. Benefits from Essential and Extra tiers are also included. Local pricing will vary by market.

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[Geoffboyrd]

Meh, these subscription services are all crap, i prefer owning my stuff myself, the hardware, the games, etc.

thank the NWO and Klauss. "You will own nothing, and you will be happy"

 

[djpannda]

doesnt vpn not work for subscriptions? you could make a jp psn account but you would still need a jpn card or someway to refill balance as usa cards will not work

so what, put vpn to japan, and then buy service?

...that is the VPN Trick, Purchase Gamepass from another Region ( with a VPN) and then just use it in your normal region and it works.. but we won't know until it drops

 

[Geoffboyrd]

$120 a year for the highest tier is only $10 a month. The same price as PC or console Game Pass, and less than Game Pass Ultimate. Seems like a fair enough deal to me. Plus as has been mentioned, there are cheaper ways to get subscriptions than directly through Sony.

to further my point, JAP ONLY PAYS 85$ for yearly max tier.

 

[FLRIZDARKK]

...that is the VPN Trick, Purchase Gamepass from another Region ( with a VPN) and then just use it in your normal region and it works

and how would you pay for it monthly? you need a region specific card

 

[Hayato213]

Sounded like people who want to subscribe should join PlayStation Now end of May.

Well unless you already have a playstation now membership it is now 9.99 a month seem like the yearly option is missing

 

[FLRIZDARKK]

To me sounds like a good deal only if they clarify what does "A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations" mean. Also a lot of countries do not have PS Now, so i wonder if this feature will be on the same regions as PS Now.

 

[ZeroT21]

I don't even get how this is even comparable to gamepass, maybe it's just me...

 

[djpannda]

and how would you pay for it monthly? you need a region specific card

you would purchase the region specific service gift cards.. . "gamepass" allows to stack up to 3 years .. so a person would by 3 years worth of cards and then forget about it for 3 years

 

[Stone_Wings]

and how would you pay for it monthly? you need a region specific card

You don't purchase the monthly time through MS. You buy monthly codes from different regions elsewhere, then use a VPN when entering the code.

 

[AngryCinnabon]

They really shafted PS3 hard here, this isn't going to sell well at all and it's all Sony's fault. Gamepass will continue to dominate this scene.

 

[Meler]

with sony nothing comes free to end user,unless the emulation will get exploited and then we have free public jailbreake and we then can enjoy homebrew i think the titles you allready own on discks schould be assine to account we could play and owe them forever without paying 10,000 times for the same thing !

 

[Stone_Wings]

I don't even get how this is even comparable to gamepass, maybe it's just me...

How is it not? Other than not being able to download some games, how is it not even comparable? They are both relatively the same price and you pay to get a library of games. Must be just you. lol

 

[godreborn]

$120 a year for the highest tier is only $10 a month. The same price as PC or console Game Pass, and less than Game Pass Ultimate. Seems like a fair enough deal to me. Plus as has been mentioned, there are cheaper ways to get subscriptions than directly through Sony.

that's pretty much what I was thinking. it's the same price as game pass. though, I wish it wasn't shitty streaming with ps3 games. that's something I can't do with limited internet. I might get the second tier though as it says they're downloadable games with that package.

 

[FLRIZDARKK]

you would purchase the region specific service gift cards.. . "gamepass" allows to stack up to 3 years .. so a person would by 3 years worth of cards and then forget about it for 3 years

You don't purchase the monthly time through MS. You buy monthly codes from different regions elsewhere, then use a VPN when entering the code.

We would have to see for the cloud versions of games. I would not like playing a JP server all the way from US. If that doesnt matter then buying a european subscription where PS Now is not available would be even cheaper

 

[Magsor]

They haven't change much of anything. It's less confusing now. If you get premium tier you get games that's it. Pricing is almost the same. If you don't like it you can buy your games...

 

[djpannda]

We would have to see for the cloud versions of games. I would not like playing a JP server all the way from US. If that doesnt matter then buying a european subscription where PS Now is not available would be even cheaper

we won't know until the service comes out and someone tries it . but for Gamepass. you would purchase lets say Gamepass in France..with VPN just to set it up and just dissconnect the VPN and it should open up Gamepass of your own region.

 

[KiiWii]

Meh…

 

[Stone_Wings]

We would have to see for the cloud versions of games. I would not like playing a JP server all the way from US. If that doesnt matter then buying a european subscription where PS Now is not available would be even cheaper

we won't know until the service comes out and someone tries it . but for Gamepass. you would purchase lets say Gamepass in France..with VPN just to set it up and just dissconnect the VPN and it should open up Gamepass of your own region.

I'm pretty sure it's as djpanda has stated. Like with Game Pass, it's only the gift card thats from a different region. Once the cards have been applied to your account via a VPN, disable the VPN and your actual service is in your correct location. But since no one has the service yet, we don't know for certain.

 

[ZeroT21]

How is it not? Other than not being able to download some games, how is it not even comparable? They are both relatively the same price and you pay to get a library of games. Must be just you. lol

I mainly see the same services rebranded like PsNow, as for me gamestreaming won't work for me

 

[Dimensional]

After rumors of a GamePass competitor from Sony, instead we're getting Sony's version of Nintendo Online + Expansion?