Sony Interactive Entertainment have officially announced that Playstation Plus and Playstation Now are being overhauled and being combined into Playstation Plus under a three tier system.
The current system in place will simply be renamed to Playstation Plus Essential and contain all the current benefits of Playstation Plus with current pricing. The other two tiers will include the following:
PlayStation Plus Extra
- Benefits:
- Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier.
- Adds a catalog of up to 400 of the most enjoyable PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 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:
- PlayStation 3 games available via cloud streaming.
- A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PSP generations.
- Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, and PlayStation 4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 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, PlayStation 2, 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.
