Revealed back in March, Sony will be merging their PS Now subscription with PS Plus, to make a new 3 tier PlayStation Plus model. Each tier will give added benefits for subscribers. The all-new PS Plus has began its rollout across parts of Asia since May 24th. Here are the dates of each regions launch date:
- Asia (excluding Japan) – May 24th, 2022
- Japan – June 2nd, 2022
- North and South America – June 13th, 2022
- Australia, New Zealand and Europe – June 23rd, 2022
Quick Guide To Benefits
| KEY BENEFITS | ESSENTIAL Available Globally |
EXTRA Available Globally |
DELUXE Available In Markets Without Streaming |
PREMIUM Available In Markets With Streaming |
| Same Benefits PlayStation Plus Members Get Today: PS4 & PS5 Monthly Games, Online Multiplayer Access, Discounts, Cloud Storage Plus More | X | X | X | X |
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PS4 & PS5 Game Catalogue
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X | X | X | |
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PS1, PS2, PSP Classic Catalogue
and PS3 Remasters |
X | X | ||
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Time-limited Game Trials On Blockbuster Titles
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X | X | ||
| Original PS3 Games Via Cloud Streaming | X | |||
| Cloud Streaming For PS1, PS2, PSP & PS4 Games | X |
Essential
PlayStation Plus Essential is your standard entry tier. If you are already a PS Plus subscriber, you will continue as normal. If you are new to PS Plus, then you will get the benefits of:
- A mix of PS4 & PS5 monthly games, which release on the first Tuesday of the month
- Online multiplayer access
- Exclusive discounts
- Cloud storage for your game saves
Here is the pricing for each region:
- Europe – €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearly
- United States – $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly
- United Kingdom – £6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 yearly
- Japan – ¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 yearly
Extra
PlayStation Plus Extra will give you all the same benefits of Essential. In addition to this, subscribers will gain access to:
- A catlogue of 100’s of PS4 & PS5 titles (including 27 titles as part of Ubisoft+), which you can download and play on your console
Titles at launch, will include:
PlayStation Studios
- Alienation | Housemarque, PS4
- Bloodborne | FromSoftware, PS4
- Concrete Genie | Pixelopus, PS4
- Days Gone | Bend Studio, PS4
- Dead Nation Apocalypse Edition | Housemarque, PS4
- Death Stranding and Death Stranding Director’s Cut | Kojima Productions, PS4/PS5
- Demon’s Souls | Bluepoint Games, PS5
- Destruction AllStars | Lucid Games, PS5
- Everybody’s Golf | Japan Studio, PS4
- Ghost Of Tsushima Director’s Cut | Sucker Punch, PS4/ PS5
- God of War | Santa Monica Studio, PS4
- Gravity Rush 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- Gravity Rush Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Horizon Zero Dawn | Guerrilla, PS4
- Infamous First Light | Sucker Punch, PS4
- Infamous Second Son | Sucker Punch, PS4
- Knack | Japan Studio, PS4
- LittleBigPlanet 3 | Sumo Digital, PS4
- LocoRoco Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- LocoRoco 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Marvel’s Spider-Man | Insomniac Games, PS4
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales | Insomniac Games, PS4/PS5
- Matterfall |Housemarque, PS4
- MediEvil | Other Ocean, PS4
- Patapon Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Patapon 2 Remastered | Japan Studio, PS4
- Resogun | Housemarque, PS4
- Returnal | Housemarque, PS5
- Shadow of the Colossus | Japan Studio, PS4
- Tearaway Unfolded |Media Molecule, PS4
- The Last Guardian | Japan Studio, PS4
- The Last of Us Remastered | Naughty Dog, PS4
- The Last of Us: Left Behind | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Until Dawn | Supermassive Games, PS4
- Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection |Naughty Dog, PS4
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
- WipEout Omega Collection | Clever Beans & Creative Vault Studios, PS4
Third Party-Partners (Games with * indicate a Ubisoft+ title)
- Ashen | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla* | Ubisoft, PS4/PS5
- Batman: Arkham Knight | WB Games, PS4
- Celeste | Maddy Makes Games, PS4
- Cities: Skylines | Paradox Interactive, PS4
- Control: Ultimate Edition | 505 Games, PS4/PS5
- Dead Cells| Motion Twin, PS4
- Far Cry 3 Remaster* | Ubisoft, PS4
- Far Cry 4* | Ubisoft, PS4
- Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition | Square Enix Co. LTD, PS4
- For Honor* | Ubisoft, PS4
- Hollow Knight | Team Cherry, PS4
- Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy | Square Enix Co. LTD., PS4/PS5
- Mortal Kombat 11 | WB Games, PS4/PS5
- Narutoshippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
- NBA 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
- Outer Wilds | Annapurna Interactive, PS4
- Red Dead Redemption 2 | Rockstar Games, PS4
- Resident Evil | Capcom Co., Ltd, PS4
- Soulcalibur VI | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., PS4
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole* | Ubisoft, PS4
- The Artful Escape | Annapurna Interactive, PS4/PS5
- The Crew 2* | Ubisoft, PS4
- Tom Clancy’s The Division* | Ubisoft, PS4
These titles will get a monthly refresh in the middle of the month with new games across PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans. The number of games refreshed will vary per month.
Here is the pricing for each region:
- Europe – €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearly
- United States – $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearly
- United Kingdom – £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 yearly
- Japan – ¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly
Premium (Deluxe in certain regions)
PlayStation Plus Premium will give you all the same benefits of Extra. In addition to this, subscribers will gain access to:
- A classic catlogue of PSOne, PS2 & PSP titles
- Time-Limited Game Trials
- PlayStation 3 games via streaming (Premium only)
- Streaming for PSOne, PS2, PSP, PS4, PS4 games (Premium only)
Classic Games Catalogue – Original PlayStation and PSP
PlayStation Studios
- Ape Escape | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Hot Shots Golf | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Kurushi (aka I.Q. Intelligent Qube) | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Jumping Flash! | Japan Studio, Original PlayStation
- Syphon Filter | Bend Studio, Original PlayStation
- Super Stardust Portable | Housemarque, PSP
Third Party Partners
- Mr. Driller | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
- Tekken 2 | Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc., Original PlayStation
- Worms World Party | Team 17, Original PlayStation
- Worms Armageddon | Team17, Original PlayStation
The classic titles will have a range of filters, aspect ratios, rewind ability and save states available during play. One point to note, is that some classic titles will also include trophy support. The likes of Ape Escape and Syphon Filter have them upon launch. Trophy support will be up to the publisher to include, but will please trophy hunters.
Incoming From Bend Studio:
— Bend Studio is Hiring! (@BendStudio) May 19, 2022
Agency intel reports that Syphon Filter will include Trophies when it arrives on the all-new PlayStation Plus. pic.twitter.com/YVdMixZxBR
Classic Games Catalogue – Remasters
PlayStation Studios
- Ape Escape 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- Arc The Lad: Twilight of the Spirits | Japan Studio, PS4
- Dark Cloud | Japan Studio, PS4
- Dark Cloud 2 | Japan Studio, PS4
- FantaVision | SIE, PS4
- Hot Shots Tennis | Japan Studio, PS4
- Jak II | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak 3| Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak X: Combat Racing | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy | Naughty Dog, PS4
- Rogue Galaxy | Japan Studio, PS4
- Siren | Japan Studio, PS4
- Wild Arms 3 | SIE, PS4
Third Party Partners
- Bioshock Remastered | 2K Games, PS4
- Borderlands The Handsome Collection | 2K Games, PS4
- Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition | Gearbox Publishing, PS4
- Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning | THQ Nordic, PS4
- LEGO Harry Potter Collection | WB Games, PS4
Original PlayStation 3 Games (via streaming)
PlayStation Studios
- Crash Commando | Creative Vault Studios, PS3
- Demon’s Souls | From Software, PS3
- echochrome | Japan Studio, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds | Japan Studio, PS3
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ico | Japan Studio, PS3
- Infamous | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous 2 | Sucker Punch, PS3
- Infamous: Festival of Blood | Sucker Punch, PS3
- LocoRoco Cocoreccho! | Japan Studio, PS3
- MotorStorm Apocalypse | Evolution Studios, PS3
- MotorStorm RC | Evolution Studios, PS3
- Puppeteer | Japan Studio, PS3
- rain | Japan Studio, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time |Insomniac Games, PS3
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Resistance 3 | Insomniac Games, PS3
- Super Stardust HD | Housemarque, PS3
- Tokyo Jungle | Japan Studio, PS3
- When Vikings Attack | Clever Beans, PS3
Third Party Partners
- Asura’s Wrath | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 | Konami, PS3
- Devil May Cry HD Collection | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West | Bandai Namco Entertainment America Inc., PS3
- F.E.A.R. | WB Games, PS3
- Lost Planet 2 | Capcom Co., Ltd., PS3
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 | Koei Tecmo, PS3
- Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare |Rockstar Games, PS3
Time-Limited Game Trials
PlayStation Studios
- Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection | Naughty Dog, PS5
- Horizon Forbidden West | Guerrilla, PS4/PS5
Third Party Partners
- Cyberpunk 2077 | CD Projekt, PS5
- Farming Simulator 22 | Giants Software GmBH, PS4/PS5
- Tiny Tina’s Wonderland | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
- WWE 2K22 | 2K Games, PS4/PS5
Here is the pricing for each region:
- Europe – €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly
- United States – $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly
- United Kingdom – £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly
- Japan – ¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly
The following markets will launch with PlayStation Plus Premium:
- Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States
Other markets that don’t qualify for PS Plus Premium, their highest tier will be known PlayStation Plus Deluxe. It will have all the above benefits, except for cloud streaming.
Ubisoft+
Ubisoft+ is an independent subscription service for PC and cloud based gaming. It has over 100 Ubisoft titles currently available to play. As mentioned above, Ubisoft+ is coming to PlayStation consoles (also coming to Xbox consoles soon) as part of the new PlayStation Plus rollout. According to a Ubisoft blog post, PS Plus subs will have access to 27 titles upon launch, with the promise of 50 games by the end of 2022.
For More Information
Still have questions on the upcoming launch of the new PlayStation Plus? Head over to this handy PS Blog guide.
Are you looking forward to the new tiers for PS Plus or are you new to the service and would like to sign-up on June 23rd (European launch)? Let us know in the comments.
