Sony reinvents PlayStation Plus, offers PC streaming exclusively at Premium price tier

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We've all been patiently waiting for Sony to offer a competitor to Xbox Game Pass. Even if you're a diehard fan of Sony's products and games it's hard to deny the value for money that Game Pass offers, from games to other deals like a recent Marvel Unlimited subscription. So it was only a matter of time until PlayStation's Plus service had a rework to offer more games at new prices, and now that rework been announced.

Still under the name PlayStation Plus, this new version of the subscription will have three tiers to the system: Essential, Extra, and Premium. The blog post from PlayStation details what each level will offer players and what their purposes are.

Essential will be Plus as we know it now. That means discounts, free games to download every month, and online multiplayer access. Note there is no cheaper alternative if you're just interested in online multiplayer access, Essential is as low as it goes. This will cost $9.99/£6.99 monthly, $24.99/£19.99 quarterly or $59.99/£49.99 yearly.

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PlayStation Plus Extra will provide everything from Essential and an additional library of 400 games from the PlayStation 4 and 5 era. This is partly what PlayStation Now offered before it was folded into this subscription service too. This tier costs, $14.99/£10.99 monthly, $39.99/£31.99 quarterly, or $99.99/£83.99 yearly.

Finally PlayStation Plus Premium is where PC games will be able to get in on the fun. Essential and Extra benefits are included of course, and then another 340 games on top of that library which expands into the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2,