November 23, 2023, 5:03 pm | Read time: 3 minutes
In early summer 2022, Sony revamped its subscription model for its in-house console. Since then, players can access certain content and features with PlayStation Plus in three models.
Sony offers three subscription models under the name PlayStation Plus for its console users. The tiers Essential, Extra, and Premium cost between 8.99 euros and 16.99 euros monthly and can also be subscribed to quarterly or annually for a small savings.
All PS Plus Packages at a Glance
PlayStation Plus, or PS Plus for short, combines several services to offer a comprehensive package for gamers. Depending on the version, a wealth of services is included.
PlayStation Plus Essential
PS Plus Essential offers the same benefits that PS Plus members received before the change. The name says it all, as this entry-level package combines the essential features of the gaming subscription.
- Three monthly downloadable games–TECHBOOK checks the corresponding offer every month here.
- There are also exclusive discounts.
- Subscribers also have access to cloud storage for saved games, ensuring no game progress is lost.
- Additionally, you get online multiplayer access for certain games.
- Subscribers also get access to the so-called Share Play feature, allowing you to share your screen with another person for up to 60 minutes.
- There are also various discounts and content like special skins or weapons exclusively for PlayStation Plus members.
For previous PlayStation Plus members with this plan, there were actually no changes. The price for the Essential package also remained the same.
Price: 8.99 euros monthly / 24.99 euros quarterly / 71.99 euros annually
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PlayStation Plus Extra
PS Plus Extra offers all the benefits of the Essential plan and adds a catalog of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games, including blockbuster hits from the PlayStation Studios catalog. Games that are part of the Extra plan can be downloaded. In addition to the monthly changing PS Plus games, this catalog includes several hundred other titles. Here are all the features of the Extra plan at a glance:
- monthly games
- online multiplayer function
- exclusive discounts and content
- cloud storage
- Share Play
- game catalog
- Ubisoft+ Classics
Price: 13.99 euros monthly / 39.99 euros quarterly / 125.99 euros annually
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PlayStation Plus Premium
PS Plus Premium offers all the benefits of the Essential and Extra plans and adds up to 340 additional games, including:
- PS3 games available via cloud streaming.
- A catalog of popular game classics from the first PlayStation, PS2, and PSP generations, available either via streaming or download.
Additionally, this plan offers extra access to cloud streaming for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium plans. Players can stream games via PS4 and PS5 consoles as well as PC.
This plan offers time-limited game trials, allowing selected games to be tried before purchase.
Price: 16.99 euros monthly / 49.99 euros quarterly / 151.99 euros annually
At launch, titles like Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal were offered. Due to PlayStation’s close collaboration with PlayStation Studios developers and third-party partners, a regularly updated library is created, containing some of the best gaming experiences on the market. More details on the games offered in the new PlayStation Plus service will follow at a later date.