Sony recently announced that the PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscription services would merge into one service.
The new tiered PS Plus service is set to launch on 22 June.
The revamped subscription plan will include three membership tiers (of which the top-end tier differs depending on the region) for players to choose from:
PlayStation Plus Essential
PlayStation Plus Essential will be the same plan as the current PlayStation Plus subscription:
- Two monthly downloadable games
- Exclusive discounts
- Cloud storage for saved games
- Online multiplayer access
Price — R119 per month / R319 for 3 months / R749 for 12 months
PlayStation Plus Extra
- Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier
- Adds a library of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games, including God of War, Death Stranding, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal.
- Games in this tier will be available for download.
Price — R179 per month / R519 for 3 months / R1,239 for 12 months
PlayStation Plus Deluxe
PS Plus Deluxe will be the top-end membership plan for regions that do not currently have cloud streaming, like South Africa.
- Benefits from the Essential and Extra Tiers are included in this plan.
- Includes access to the Classic Catalogue — original PlayStation, PS2, and PSP games that users can download.
- Lets subscribers access time-limited game trials.
Price — R209 per month / R609 for 3 months / R1,429 for 12 months
PlayStation Plus Premium
This tier will only be available in markets where cloud streaming is already accessible to PlayStation Now subscribers.
- This plan comes at a higher cost than the Deluxe plan but adds 340 games, including original PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4, and PSP games available to stream via PS4, PS5, and PC.
- Lets subscribers access time-limited game trials.
Even though PS Now is unavailable in South Africa, this doesn’t mean that we should give up hope of it ever launching locally.
Sony has stated in a blog post that the company plans to expand its cloud streaming services to additional markets and that it will provide more details at a later date.
Additionally, Sony has promised that upgrading to the new PS Plus service will be seamless, as confirmed in emails sent out to Asian subscribers.
According to the emails, subscribers who wish to upgrade to a better plan will need to pay the difference between their current subscription and the new one, which will be affected by the time left on the existing subscription.
Important to note is that there will be no increase to subscription fees or payment dates once the refreshed PS Plus launches unless the subscriber alters these preferences themself.
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