Sony Unveils New PlayStation Plus Options That Combine Plus And Now Together

gameinformer.com:

PlayStation has finally pulled back the curtains on its heavily-rumored relaunch of PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, and as expected, it combines Plus and Now benefits. 

Spread across three tiers – PlayStation Plus Essential (cheapest), PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium (most expensive) – one of these is basically what Plus has been for years, while the other two add-in Now’s backward compatibility features. All three tiers launch this June, although PlayStation did not reveal an official release date. 

Here are the three tiers that will be available this June: 

“The new Extra and Premium tiers represent a major evolution for PlayStation Plus,” PlayStation’s announcement blog reads. “With these tiers, our key focus is to ensure that hundreds of games we offer will include the best quality content that sets us apart. At launch, we plan to include titles such as 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. 

“When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will transition into the new PlayStation Plus offering and will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now customers will migrate over to PlayStation Plus Premium with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch.” 

PlayStation says this launch effort will begin with a regional approach. In June, the launch will happen in “several markets in Asia, followed by North America, Europe, and the rest of the world where