In a post on the PlayStation Blog, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan, has announced that PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now will be merged into one subscription service.
This new service will still be called PlayStation Plus but will now have three tiers of subscription plans available to players.
Note the South African prices for this new service have not yet been released.
PlayStation Plus Essential
- Offers the same features as the current PlayStation Plus.
Price: $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly
PlayStation Plus Extra
- Provides all the benefits of the Essential tier.
- Adds a catalogue of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games that can be downloaded for play.
Price: $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearly
PlayStation Plus Premium
- Provides all benefits of the Essential and Extra tiers.
- Adds 340 games to the catalogue from the original PlayStation, PS2, PS3 and PSP generations – these classic games can be streamed and downloaded.
- Additionally offers cloud streaming for Original PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4 games offered in Essential and Extra tiers in markets where PlayStation Now is currently available. Members can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, as well as on PCs.
- Time-limited game trials will also be offered to allow members to play a game before purchase.
Price: $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly
PlayStation Plus Deluxe
- Markets that do not currently have cloud streaming will offer PlayStation Plus Deluxe at a lower price than Premium.
- Benefits from Essential and Extra Tiers are included.
- Includes a catalogue of classic games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations that will be downloadable.
- Time-limited game trails will also be offered.
Prices will vary based on the market.
When this new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will no longer be offered as a standalone option. Existing PlayStation Now members will be migrated to PlayStation Plus Premium at no additional cost.
The launch of the new PlayStation Plus will begin in June and follow a regional-based sequence of launches starting with several markets in Asia, followed by North America, Europe and the rest of the world where PlayStation Plus is offered.
Sony said it aims to have the service live in most regions within the first half of 2022.
Additionally, Ryan indicated that there are plans to expand their cloud streaming to more markets and that further details will be provided at a later date.
More information about the new PlayStation Plus will be released as the launch date approaches.
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