Sony announces new PlayStation Plus subscriptions, its answer to Xbox Game Pass
Sony is announcing new versions of its PlayStation Plus subscriptions today, its long-rumored answer to Xbox Game Pass. PlayStation Plus is now a combination of Sony’s two current subscription services, PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now. Two new PlayStation Plus subscription options will include access to multiplayer gaming alongside a catalog of select PlayStation games to install or stream.
These new tiers will start to becoming available in June in Asia, followed by North America, Europe, and the rest of the world. As part of the launch, PlayStation Now will no longer be available as a standalone service.
PlayStation Plus Essential is priced at $9.99 monthly and will include the same PlayStation Plus benefits that exist today with online multiplayer access, two monthly downloadable games, discounts, and cloud storage for saved games. This tier of PlayStation Plus will effectively remain the same, and at the same price.
PlayStation Plus Extra is a new tier that includes all the Essential benefits and adds up to 400 PS4 or PS5 games. Games in this Extra tier are also downloadable, and it will be priced at $14.99 per month. The third tier is PlayStation Plus Premium, priced at $17.99 per month.
The Premium option includes all the same benefits in Essential and Extra, alongside 340 additional games including select PS3 titles via cloud streaming. There will be a catalog of classic games available in both streaming and download options, including original PlayStation, PS2, and PSP games. Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this Premium tier, so PlayStation owners can try games before they buy them.
“The new Extra and Premium tiers represent a major evolution for PlayStation Plus,” says PlayStation CEO Jim
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