All-new PlayStation Plus game lineup revealed

The recently revealed game lineup includes Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Demon’s Souls, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, NBA 2K22, and more. Combined with an additional monthly rotation of titles and a catalog of classic games from consoles’ past, the all-new PlayStation plus is shaping up to be a worthy rival to Microsoft’s Game Pass service.

What is the all-new PlayStation Plus, and how do I sign up?

Set to launch on June 13th, Sony is merging PlayStation Plus with PlayStation Now into a new service with over 700 games and three flexible tiers. Here’s a breakdown of what each tier includes, what they will cost, and what will happen to your current PlayStation subscriptions when the new PlayStation Plus launches.

PlayStation Plus Essential

The first tier will basically be PlayStation Plus in its current form, at the same price, and will provide the same benefits that members are getting today, such as:

• Two PS4 and one PS5 game to download every month
• Exclusive discounts on the PS Store
• Cloud storage for saved games
• Online multiplayer access for purchased games

The price for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus.

• 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
• Japan — ¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 yearly

PlayStation Plus Extra

The second tier provides all the benefits from the Essential tier and access to over 400 PS4 & PS5 downloadable games, including Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, Returnal, and more. For a complete list, see the next section.

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
• Japan — ¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly

PlayStation Plus Premium

The third tier provides all the benefits from the Essential and Extra tiers, plus a host of exclusive features, such as:

• 340 additional past-generation titles, including:
• Cloud streaming access (via PS4, PS5 & PC) to original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, and PS4 games. Available in select regions where PlayStation Now is currently available. For markets without cloud streaming, PlayStation Plus Deluxe will be offered at a lower price compared to Premium and includes titles from original PlayStation, PS2, and PSP generations to download and play.
• Time-limited game trials, so players 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
• Japan — ¥1,550 monthly / ¥4,300 quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly

When can I sign up?

Release dates for when you can register for either of the tiers are as follows:

• Asia markets (excluding Japan) — May 23, 2022
• Japan — June 1, 2022
• Americas — June 13, 2022
• Europe — June 22, 2022

Should you want to change your subscription tier at any time, you can upgrade to a plan with more features and benefits. You will be charged a pro-rated fee to level up the remaining time on your existing membership to the desired tier when you upgrade.

What happens to my current subscriptions?

If you are already subscribed to PlayStation Plus when the new service launches, your membership will roll into PlayStation Plus Essential. You will retain access to the same PlayStation Plus benefits you enjoy today. Your recurring membership fee and the payment date will remain the same.

If you are subscribed to both PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, Sony will migrate you into the PlayStation Plus Premium membership plan when the new service launches. You will have a new single payment date based on the longer of your two subscriptions. Sony will notify you of your new payment date and subscription fee via email.

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium Tier PS4 and PS5 Games Catalog:

Here’s a complete list of all the first and third-party PS5 and PS4 games included with the service at launch for PlayStation Plus Premium and Extra subscribers:

PlayStation Plus Premium or Deluxe members will have a selection of retro and classic games to play. Many titles have been remastered with improved frame rates and higher-quality resolution.

For select original PlayStation and PSP classic games, subscribers will get a new user interface with menus allowing them to save their game at any time or even rewind the game if they want a do-over.

Sony says they will continue to add some remastered classics from previous generations, but here’s an early look at the list of remasters so far:

Here is an early look at the selection of original, non-remastered versions of PS3 games available to PlayStation Plus Premium members where cloud streaming is available.

Available through the Premium tier, players can download and sample a game before buying it. While most games will be available for two hours, titles such as Horizon: Forbidden West are available for three, suggesting that PlayStation Studio Games could be available for longer than third-party titles.

Additionally, any trophies and game save data from the trial period will carry forward if you purchase the game. Here are some of the first titles that will be part of the time-limited game trials.

New games will be added regularly to the PlayStation Plus games catalog and continue to refresh and evolve, so there is always something new to play.

FAQs

What will happen to my PlayStation Plus membership when the service changes?

If your membership does not expire before the service changes, Sony will migrate you into the PlayStation Plus Essential plan that retains all of the features and benefits you have paid for with PlayStation Plus. Your recurring membership fee and the payment date will remain the same.

What happens if I am subscribed to both PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now?

Suppose you are subscribed to both services when the new PlayStation Plus launches. In that case, Sony will migrate you into the PlayStation Plus Premium membership plan, and you will have a new single payment date based on whichever of your two subscriptions is last to expire. Sony will notify you via email of your new payment date and subscription fee.

I have a lot of pre-paid (stacked) time left on my membership. Will I get to keep that after the new service launches?

Yes, you will get to keep all of your pre-paid time within the new service.