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Sony renews gaming subscription by offering three levels: PS Plus Essentials, PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium Extra includes 400 PS4 and PS5 games, but no simultaneous releases for new premium releases The Premium level has a retro library, streaming and limited game testing PS Plus Deluxe level created for streaming purchases, prices for all levels range from $ 59.99 to $ 119.99 per year
PlayStation brings together PS Now and PS Plus to create a new three-tier subscription service. The new service, called PS Plus, will be released in June and will include a number of new features. PS Plus Essentials is the same as today’s PS Plus service, which includes two monthly downloadable games, multi-player internet access, game discounts and cloud storage. It also costs the same: $ 9.99 / € 8.99 / 6 6.99 per month, $ 24.99 / € 24.99 / € 19.99 for three months or $ 59.99 / € 59.99 / 49.99 χρόνο per year. PS Plus Extra includes all of the above, but adds a collection of 400 PS4 and PS5 games that you can download. These games will include games such as Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, God of War, Returnal, Mortal Kombat 11 and Death Stranding. More titles, including those from third-party developers, will be announced soon. Additional titles will be added on a regular basis. PS Plus Extra will cost: $ 14.99 / € 13.99 / € 10.99 per month, $ 39.99 / € 39.99 / € 31.99 for three months or $ 99.99 / 99.99 € / 83.99 £ per year. PS Plus Premium includes all of the above, but also adds classic games from PS1, PS2 and PSP (which you can download or stream), time-limited game tests, and PS3 and PS4 game streaming. This service will cost: $ 17.99 / € 16.99 /, 13.49 £ per month, $ 49.99 / € 49.99 /, 39.99 τρεις for three months or $ 119.99 / € 119.99 / 99.99 £ per year. For countries where there is currently no PlayStation stream (such as Latin America, South Korea and Singapore), the third level is called PS Plus Deluxe and includes all of the above but without the game feed. Sony says it plans to extend the benefits of cloud streaming to additional markets, and more news will follow. PlayStation has decided not to launch first-party games on the day they are released, unlike the Xbox Game Pass. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan says that would result in less investment in his studios and could lead to lower quality games. Sony’s combined PS Plus and PS Now base is around 50 million, with 48 million of them registered with PS Plus. Sony hopes to turn more of the PS Plus audience into the top tier, while lowering the overall price for those currently subscribing to both services. “We have combined subscription numbers of over 50 million now and we are happy with that. That’s a good number,” Ryan told GamesIndustry.biz. “But we really believe that we can do better by offering these services to our players and subscribers. For example, 75% of those who have signed up for PlayStation Now also sign up for PlayStation Plus. We think we need to do better. “And these are just one example.” For our full interview with Jim Ryan, click here. To hear the analysts’ opinion on the new PS Plus, click here.
