Each plan tier will have its own set of features and pricing. With both monthly and annual subscription fees just like PlayStation Plus does now. Sony plans to begin the rollout of the new PlayStation Plus plans this June in several markets in Asia, followed by North America, Europe, and the rest of the world where PlayStation Plus is already available. This will also be a phased regional rollout. Which means Sony isn’t going to launch the new service everywhere at once.
New PlayStation Plus plans will start at $9.99 a month
When it comes to pricing, Sony is keeping things the same for the first tier. PlayStation Plus Essential will cost $9.99 a month and $59.99 annually. Which is the same price that PS Plus costs right now. PlayStation Plus Extra will cost $14.99 a month or $99.99 annually. Lastly, PlayStation Plus Premium will cost $17.99 a month or $119.99 annually. As for the benefits, nothing is really changing at the Essential tier. You still get two free monthly games, cloud storage for game saves, game discounts, and online multiplayer access. Where things get interesting is in the Extra tier. With PS Plus Extra, you get everything from the Essential tier plus you get a downloadable catalog of up to 400 games. Sony says these include “blockbuster hits from the PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners.” If you go with PS Plus Premium, then you get the added benefits of 340 additional games in the catalog. Including titles from PS3 via cloud streaming, and classic titles from PS1, PS2, and PSP eras via cloud and download. On top of this, you also get the cloud streaming offered by PS Now and time-limited trials to try games before you buy.
Extra and Premium tiers will include hit titles at launch
Going for one of the new tiers will open up access to a downloadable catalog of hit titles, says Sony. But, which titles, exactly? Sony doesn’t list them all, but it does mention big AAA releases like Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Death Stranding, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal. This is just the beginning, too. Though Sony doesn’t mention anything about day one releases, subscribers of both the higher tiers can at least expect a collection of newer blockbuster titles.
