PlayStation brings old PS4, PS3 games under new PlayStation Plus subscription

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Sony has finally revealed its new PlayStation subscriptions service. As expected the Japanese company will be merging the PS Now and PS Plus subscriptions. Instead, gamers will get an option to choose from three tiers. The new subscription service may still not be as good value as Xbox Game Pass, but the inclusion of up to 700 games is a substantial bump for existing plans. The merging of PS Now also brings a game streaming facility to PS Plus. Also Read — Dyson Zone isn’t the only weird headphone in town: Here are others

Sony made the announcement via an official blog. Jim Ryan, President & CEO, of Sony Interactive Entertainment, said, “We are pleased to share with you official news about changes coming to our subscription services. This June, we’re bringing together PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now in an all-new PlayStation Plus subscription service that provides more choice to customers across three membership tiers globally.” Also Read — Xiaomi to partner with Leica: Check other smartphone-camera partnerships

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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. In United States, the new PlayStation Plus will cost $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly

Benefits: Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier Adds a catalog of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and