Looks like it’s a good year to be a PlayStation player. Sony Interactive Entertainment launched a new PlayStation Plus game subscription service in North America and South America. This new service allows for more flexibility and more value for gamers.
The service was first rolled out in Asia back in May. Later this month, it’s coming to Europe and Australia.
In a statement, Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan revealed that the global launch of the new PlayStation Plus represents a big evolution of the subscription service. Ryan added that fans around the world can now enjoy hundreds of games available in the catalog of the subscription service. He also said that this service has a high caliber of content which will continue to grow. He ended by saying that they are happy with the support of the community over the years.
Plan and Benefits
Here are the benefit options of the all-new PlayStation Plus:
- PlayStation Plus Essential
- Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, including:
- PS4 and PS5 monthly games
- Online multiplayer access
- Exclusive discounts
- Cloud storage
- There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this plan and pricing remains the same.
- Price:
- United States
- $9.99 monthly
- $24.99 quarterly
- $59.99 yearly
- Europe
- €8.99 monthly
- €24.99 quarterly
- €59.99 yearly
- United Kingdom
- £6.99 monthly
- £19.99 quarterly
- £49.99 yearly
- PlayStation Plus Extra
- Provides all the benefits from the Essential plan and adds a catalog of up to 400 of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games.
- It includes hits from the PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners.
- Games in the Extra plan 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
- PlayStation Plus Premium
- Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra plans and adds as many as 340 additional games, including:
- PS3 games available via cloud streaming.
- A catalog of beloved classic games from the original PS, PS2, and PSP generation.
- Adds cloud streaming access for original PS, PS2, PSP, and PS4 games.
- Time-limited game trials are also offered in this plan, 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
What do you think of this new service?
