PlayStation has officially confirmed that it is rebranding PlayStation Plus to have three tiers, moving towards a Game Pass style system.
PlayStation Plus will now have three tiers titled Essential, Plus Extra, and Plus Premium. Essential is the same service currently offered by Sony and will keep the same cost of £6.99 a month (or £19.99 quarterly/ £49.99 yearly), with access to two downloadable games, exclusive discounts, cloud storage, and online multiplayer access.
PlayStation Plus Extra will have an increased cost of £10.99 a month, £31.99 quarterly, and £83.99 yearly. According to the official blog announcement, benefits include everything inessential, as well as a “catalogue of up to 400 of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games.” This includes titles from its PlayStation Studios catalogue as well as third-party games. It also specifies that games in the Extra tier will be downloadable for play.
PlayStation Plus Premium will have a further increased cost of £13.49 monthly, £39.99 quarterly, or £99.99 yearly. At this tier, subscribers will have everything included in the Essential and Plus tiers. It adds up to 340 titles of additional games, which includes PS3 games available to play via cloud streaming, and a number of PS1, PS2, and PSP games that will have streaming and download options. There will also be time-limited game trials for certain titles at this tier.
All-new PlayStation Plus launches in June with three flexible membership options.
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