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PS Blog |OT| Your full guide to the all-new PlayStation Plus

Draugoth

Gold Member
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Where is the new PlayStation Plus rolling out, and when?

The new PlayStation Plus will launch in most countries where PlayStation Network is available. Here is the launch schedule (in local times):

  • Asia (excluding Japan), launches starting today
  • Japan, targeting June 2, 2022
  • North and South America, targeting June 13, 2022
  • Australia, New Zealand and Europe, targeting June 23, 2022

What are key benefits for each plan?

Check out the chart below for a quick look at the key benefits.

Key BenefitsEssential (Available globally)Extra (Available globally)Deluxe (Available in markets without cloud streaming)Premium (Available in markets with cloud streaming)
Same benefits PlayStation Plus members get today: PS4 and PS5 monthly games, online multiplayer access, exclusive discounts, cloud storage and moreXXXX
PS4 and PS5 Game CatalogXXX
Original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP Classic Games Catalog; PS3 RemastersXX
Time-limited game trials on blockbuster titlesXX
Original PS3 games via cloud streamingX
Cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 gamesX

Which markets will have the cloud streaming option via PlayStation Plus Premium?

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.

What is the price for each benefit plan?

Pricing will vary by markets. Please visit our website for more information on local pricing.

PlayStation Plus Essential:
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • 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

What is the lineup of games included with the all-new PlayStation Plus?

The new PlayStation Plus will launch with 700* titles across three membership plans. The curated content will include blockbuster hits such as Demon's Souls, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, NBA 2K 22, Red Dead Redemption 2, Returnal, and more. Titles may vary by local market, so be sure to check PlayStation.com for the game list when the new PlayStation Plus launches in your region.

I'm already a PlayStation Plus or PlayStation Now subscriber. What will happen with my membership?

Current PlayStation Plus members will transition to PlayStation Plus Essential, enjoying the same benefits that PlayStation Plus provides today, such as PS4 and PS5 monthly games, exclusive discounts, cloud storage for saved games, online multiplayer access, and more. There are no changes to the existing benefits you get from PlayStation Plus.

Existing PlayStation Now members will transition to PlayStation Plus Premium, with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch.

Will PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now still be available as standalone subscriptions?

When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will no longer be available as a standalone subscription service, and current PlayStation Now users will migrate to PlayStation Plus Premium.

For PlayStation Plus, benefits will remain the same in the first plan option, which is rebranded as PlayStation Plus Essential. Additional benefit plan options will be added, please see the above chart.

How often will new titles be introduced to the new PlayStation Plus service?

Games will continue to refresh monthly with the all-new PlayStation Plus service, so there is always something new to play. In keeping with our normal cadence for PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, the refreshes will occur twice monthly. Please check PlayStation.Blog for the latest monthly game announcements.

PlayStation Plus Essential
  • A monthly refresh will occur on the first Tuesday of the month for the PlayStation Plus Essential plan (and both higher tiers), with new PS4 and PS5 games every month – same as what PlayStation Plus members get today.
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe
  • Another monthly refresh will occur 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.

What devices can I use to play games with the new PlayStation Plus membership?

The new PlayStation Plus is currently supported on the following devices:
  • PlayStation 5 console – streaming and game downloads
  • PlayStation 4 console – streaming and game downloads
  • PC – streaming only
PlayStation Plus monthly games that were previously downloaded on PS3 and PS Vita devices will continue to remain accessible as long as the user remains a PlayStation Plus member.

What games will I be able to stream or download on the new PlayStation Plus?

The ability to download or stream games on PlayStation Plus will depend on the plan benefit you choose, and the market location. Please see the list of market locations above that will launch with the PlayStation Plus Premium plan.

Downloading (PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans)
  • Original PlayStation, PSP, PS4 and PS5 games are available for download to play.
  • Remastered or remake versions of PS2 and PS3 games will also be downloadable for play on PS4 and PS5 consoles.
Streaming (PlayStation Plus Premium plan)
  • Original PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4 and PSP games are available for streaming through the Premium plan, available in select markets. This includes streaming access to titles from the games catalog offered in Extra and Premium plans.
  • Please note streaming access for some titles, including classic games, will occur after launch for the PlayStation Premium plan. Streaming availability may also vary by title. Streaming is also not available for PS5 titles.
  • Games can be streamed on PS4 and PS5 consoles and PC.
Monthly games from the Essential plan remain the same as downloadable games only.

Will original PlayStation and PSP games from the PlayStation Plus classic game catalog offer trophies?

Some original PlayStation and PSP titles may offer trophies such as Ape Escape, Hot Shots Golf, IQ Intelligent Qube, and Syphon Filter. This feature is optional for developers.

Can I transfer game progress from the time-limited game trials included in the PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe plan if I decide to buy the game?

Yes. Any trophies and game save data from the trial period will carry-forward if you purchase the game.

If I earned trophies after trying out a time-limited game trial title through PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe, and decide not to buy the title, can I still keep my trophies?

Trophies earned during your time-limited game trial through the PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe plan will remain on your PSN profile, even after you complete the trial and decide not to purchase the title. If you decide to purchase the title at a later time, you can continue to earn trophies where you left off.

Will game progress from the PlayStation Plus games catalog be transferred between PS4 and PS5 consoles if I choose to finish the game on a different device?
If you are playing a downloaded game from the PlayStation Plus games catalog, the save data will be saved to your PS4 or PS5 console, depending on the console you are playing on. You can manually upload your game save to PlayStation Plus cloud storage and download it to either a PS4 or PS5 console.
If you are a PlayStation Plus Premium member and you are streaming a game from the PlayStation Plus games catalog, the saved data will be automatically stored within the PlayStation Plus Game Streaming Storage and you can pick up and stream on another device without taking any additional steps.

Will DLC and add-ons work with downloaded games from the PlayStation Plus catalog?

Yes. You can purchase DLC and add-on content for the games you download from the games catalog through PlayStation Plus. If your membership expires, or if the content leaves the service you'll also lose access to the DLC and add-on content associated with that game. Once you resubscribe to the service or decide to purchase the title, you'll be able to use your purchased DLC and add-on content again.

Please note, DLC and add-on content is not supported when streaming a title.

When I'm offline, can I play games I've downloaded from the games catalog offered in PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium/Deluxe?

Yes. However, when playing a downloaded game from the game catalog in PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans, you'll need to connect to PSN every seven days to validate your PlayStation Plus membership and maintain your access to the game.

Please note, this step is only required for game catalog titles in the PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium/Deluxe plans. It does not apply to the monthly downloadable games available through PlayStation Plus Essential.

With this service change, will I have to redownload any games that were previously acquired via PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now?

For PlayStation Plus games you have previously redeemed to your PSN account, those games will still remain as part of your game library as long as you are a PlayStation Plus member. There are no changes to your PlayStation Plus benefits.

For games you've previously downloaded from PlayStation Now's game catalog, if the titles are also available for PlayStation Plus, you can continue to play and your progress will continue to save. Similar to PlayStation Now, if the content is no longer offered on PlayStation Plus, you won't be able to access the titles when they leave the service. If the title is available on PlayStation Store and you decide to purchase it, you'll be able to access your save data again – just make sure you don't delete your saved data.

When this transition takes place, are there any titles previously available to stream or download via PlayStation Now that are not available with the all-new PlayStation Plus?

The game catalog offered through PlayStation Now will continually change up to the transition of the all-new PlayStation Plus game catalog offering. PlayStation.com will be updated with the game catalog lineup when the new PlayStation Plus launches in your region.

What's the difference between playing a downloaded game and a streamed version of the same game through the PlayStation Plus Premium plan?

Games downloaded from the all new PlayStation Plus games catalog can run locally on your PS4 or PS5 console at their native graphic quality and sound output modes, so the quality can increase up to 4K if the title, console, and your TV supports it. Downloaded games with PS VR support are also playable using your PS VR system.

Additionally, some online features, such as add-ons and online mode, will only be accessible through the downloaded version of the game.

The PlayStation Plus Premium plan offers streaming in select markets, with resolution options up to 1080p. The quality will vary depending on your internet speeds and bandwidth, requiring a minimum of 5 mbps or 15 mbps for 1080p.

What are the minimum requirements to stream games through the PlayStation Plus Premium plan on PC?

  • Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
  • Core i3 2.0 GHz
  • 300 MB of available storage
  • 2 GB of RAM
  • Sound card; USB port
However for optimal performance, the following specs are recommended:

  • Windows 7 (SP 1), 8.1 or 10
  • 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.8 GHz AMD A10 or faster
  • 300 MB or more of available storage
  • 2 GB or more of RAM
  • Sound card; USB port

What controllers can I use to play games streamed on PC through the PlayStation Plus Premium plan?

DualShock 4 will be compatible with games streamed through the PlayStation Plus games catalog on PC.
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What games will be available at the New PlayStation Plus?

(Available with PlayStation Plus Deluxe / Extra) These are the games that will be available to play as part of the PlayStation Plus Asia initial launch. More titles will be added soon, along with the lists of catalog games available in each country / region as PlayStation Plus rolls out.

PlayStation 5:
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  • Assetto Corsa Competizione
  • Balan Wonderworld
  • Control: Ultimate Edition
  • Death Stranding Director’s Cut
  • Demon’s Souls
  • Destruction AllStars
  • Foreclosed
  • Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
  • Ghostrunner
  • GreedFall: Gold Edition
  • Human Fall Flat
  • I am Dead
  • Kona
  • Last Stop
  • Lawn Mowing Simulator
  • Maneater
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Monster Truck Championship
  • Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
  • MXGP 2021
  • NBA 2K22
  • Observer: System Redux
  • RIDE 4
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered
  • Tennis World Tour 2
  • The Artful Escape
  • Tour de France 2021
  • Warhammer: Chaosbane – Slayer Edition
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood
  • WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship
  • Wreckfest
PlayStation 4:
  • ABZU
  • Adr1ft
  • Age of Wonders: Planetfall
  • Alienation
  • AO Tennis 2
  • Ashen
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
  • Assetto Corsa Competizione
  • AVICII Invector
  • Balan Wonderworld
  • Batman: Arkham Knight
  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar
  • Bee Simulator
  • Blasphemous
  • Bloodborne
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
  • Bomber Crew
  • Bound
  • Bound by Flame
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  • Caladrius Blaze
  • Call of Cthulhu
  • Child of Light
  • Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!
  • Chronos: Before the Ashes
  • Cities: Skylines
  • Concrete Genie: Digital Deluxe Edition
  • Control: Ultimate Edition
  • Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition
  • Darksiders Genesis
  • Darksiders III
  • Days Gone
  • Death end re;Quest2
  • Death Stranding
  • Deliver Us the Moon
  • Desperados III
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Dreamfall Chapters
  • Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires
  • Eagle Flight
  • Elex
  • Embr
  • Entwined
  • Everybody’s Golf
  • Fade to Silence
  • Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 3: Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 4
  • Fighting EX Layer – Standard Version
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
  • Final Fantasy X | X-2 HD Remaster
  • Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
  • FlatOut 4: Total Insanity
  • For Honor
  • For the King
  • Foreclosed
  • Friday the 13th: The Game
  • Gabbuchi
  • Get Even
  • Ghost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut
  • Ghostrunner
  • God of War (2018)
  • Golf with Your Friends
  • Graveyard Keeper
  • Gravity Rush 2
  • GreedFall
  • GRIP: Combat Racing
  • Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX
  • Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition
  • Hello Neighbor
  • Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
  • Homefront: The Revolution
  • Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
  • Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
  • Hotshot Racing
  • How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition
  • How to Survive 2
  • Hue
  • Human Fall Flat
  • I am Dead
  • inFAMOUS: First Light
  • inFAMOUS: Second Son
  • Injustice 2: Gods Among Us
  • Journey to the Savage Planet
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall Intercept
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • Kingdom: Two Crowns
  • KNACK
  • Kona
  • Last Day of June
  • Last Stop
  • Lawn Mowing Simulator
  • Left Alive
  • Legendary Fishing
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
  • LittleBigPlanet 3
  • Mafia III: Definitive Edition
  • Magicka 2
  • Maneater
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
  • Matterfall
  • MediEvil
  • Megadimension Neptunia VII
  • Mighty No. 9
  • Monster Jam Steel Titans 2
  • Monster Truck Championship
  • Mortal Kombat 11
  • Moving Out
  • Mudrunner
  • MXGP 2021
  • My Friend Pedro
  • My Time at Portia
  • NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
  • NBA 2K22
  • Necromunda: Underhive Wars
  • Observation
  • Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
  • Outer Wilds
  • Overcooked! 2
  • Overpass
  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive Edition
  • Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
  • PGA Tour 2K21
  • Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition
  • Pixel Piracy
  • Portal Knights
  • Prison Architect
  • Project CARS 2
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Relicta
  • Resogun
  • Returnal
  • RIDE 4
  • Risk Urban Assault
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered
  • Secret Neighbor
  • Shadow of the Beast
  • Shadow of the Colossus
  • Shadow Warrior 3
  • Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
  • Sniper Elite 4
  • SOMA
  • South Park: The Fractured but Whole
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth
  • Space Crew: Legendary Edition
  • Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition
  • Space Hulk: Tactics
  • Space Junkies
  • Star Ocean First Departure R
  • Star Trek: Bridge Crew
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas
  • Steep
  • Steins;Gate Elite
  • Stellaris: Console Edition
  • Surviving Mars
  • Tearaway Unfolded
  • Tennis World Tour 2
  • Terraria
  • The Artful Escape
  • The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
  • The Council – The Complete Season
  • The Crew
  • The Crew 2
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
  • The Fisherman – Fishing Planet
  • The Last Guardian
  • The LEGO Movie Videogame
  • The Messenger
  • The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
  • The Surge
  • The Surge 2
  • The Technomancer
  • This is the Police
  • This is the Police 2
  • This War of Mine: The Little Ones
  • Tom Clancy’s The Division
  • Totally Reliable Delivery Service
  • Tour de France 2021
  • TowerFall Ascension
  • Trackmania Turbo
  • Transference
  • Trials Fusion
  • Trials of the Blood Dragon
  • Trials Rising
  • TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • Until Dawn
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • Vampyr
  • Virginia
  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
  • Warhammer: Chaosbane
  • Watch Dogs
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood
  • Werewolves Within
  • Windbound
  • World of Final Fantasy
  • WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship
  • Wreckfest
  • XCOM 2
  • Y School Heroes: Bustlin’ School life
  • Yo-kai Watch 4++
  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
  • ZOMBI
  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War
  • 11-11 Memories Retold
  • 2Dark

GAME TRIALS​

Available with PlayStation Plus Deluxe. Time-limited to trials to a selection of great games.

PlayStation 5:
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (5 Hours)
  • ELEX 2 (1 Hour)
  • Farming Simulator 22 (1 Hour)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (5 Hours)
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed (1 Hour)
  • MotoGP 22 (1 Hour)
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (1 Hour)
  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection (1 Hour)
  • WWE 2K22 (1 Hour)
PlayStation 4:
  • Biomutant (1 Hour)
  • Cyberpunk 2077 (5 Hours)
  • ELEX 2 (1 Hour)
  • Farming Simulator 22 (1 Hour)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (5 Hours)
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed (1 Hour)
  • LEGO CITY Undercover (1 Hour)
  • MotoGP 22 (1 Hour)
  • The Cruel King and the Great Hero (1 Hour)
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands (1 Hour)
  • WWE 2K22 (1 Hour)

CLASSICS CATALOG​

Available with PlayStation Plus Deluxe. More classic titles will join the catalog soon.

PlayStation 1 Emulated (native PS5 and PS4):
  • Ape Escape
  • Disney PIXAR Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue
  • Hot Shots Golf
  • I.Q: Intelligent Qube
  • Jumping Flash!
  • Mr. Driller
  • Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee
  • Syphon Filter
  • Tekken 2
  • Wild Arms
  • Worms Armageddon
  • Worms World Party
PlayStation 2 Emulated (native PS4):
  • Jak & Daxter: The Precursor Legacy
  • Jak II
  • Jak 3
  • Jak X: Combat Racing
PSP Emulated (native PS5 and PS4)
  • echochrome
PlayStation 4:
  • Batman: Return to Arkham – Arkham Asylum
  • Batman: Return to Arkham – Arkham City
  • BEYOND: Two Souls
  • BioShock Remastered
  • BioShock 2 Remastered
  • Bioshock Infinite: The Complete Edition
  • Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
  • Crysis Remastered
  • Darksiders Warmastered Edition
  • Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
  • Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition
  • Deadlight: Director’s Cut
  • God of War III Remastered
  • Gravity Rush Remastered
  • Heavy Rain
  • Hotline Miami
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
  • LEGO Harry Potter Collection
  • LocoRoco Remastered
  • LocoRoco 2 Remastered
  • Mafia: Definitive Edition
  • Mafia II: Definitive Edition
  • Metro: Last Light Redux
  • Metro 2033 Redux
  • Outcast: Second Contact
  • Patapon Remastered
  • Patapon 2 Remastered
  • Rainbow Moon
  • Resident Evil
  • The Last of Us Remastered
  • The Last of Us: Left Behind
  • Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
  • WipEout: Omega Collection

What PS Classic Games will support Trophies?

A Number of PS1 and PSP Games will have support for trophies, the game list can be found below (note that addition of games with trophies are up to developers and not enforced by Sony)
• I.Q.: Intelligent
• Jumping Flash!
• Mr. Driller
• Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
• Syphon Philter
• Tekken 2:
• Wild Arms
• Worms Armageddon
• Worms World Party

What about PS3/PS4 DLCs for games like Resistance, InFamous etc?

PS3 games, or any streaming titles, still won’t support DLC when they’re rolled into the upcoming PlayStation Plus revamp.


Will i be charged extra if i purchase extra stacks of PS+ before the conversion rate increases with the new service?

If you decide to stack PS+ Memberships before the service is released in your region, you will not be charged.

For More Information, check the PlayStation Blog
 
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ZehDon

Member
Looks good! RIP PS Now.

Though, not a fan of that premium tier price, though. Touching AUD$26.00 per month so I can play classic games on my PS4? Are they all available to buy and download individually? I'd pay a few bucks for Jumping Flash and Tekken 2 on my PS4, no question. I have zero interest in streaming.
 

kingfey

Banned
Looks good! RIP PS Now.

Though, not a fan of that premium tier price, though. Touching AUD$26.00 per month so I can play classic games on my PS4? Are they all available to buy and download individually? I'd pay a few bucks for Jumping Flash and Tekken 2 on my PS4, no question. I have zero interest in streaming.
Change the price to other big games, and the price wont be an issue.

For me, demons souls and maybe returnal is enough for certain months to see whether the service is good or not.

By that logic, everything else would appetizer. Just like how gamepass day1 games, makes the rest of the list bearable for the service.

Demon souls and returnal alone are worth like $140. That is almost 7 month of PS+ highest tier. Not to mention the PS+ online being free.
 
Looks good! RIP PS Now.

Though, not a fan of that premium tier price, though. Touching AUD$26.00 per month so I can play classic games on my PS4? Are they all available to buy and download individually? I'd pay a few bucks for Jumping Flash and Tekken 2 on my PS4, no question. I have zero interest in streaming.
I don't see anyone paying month to month. Here, it's $120 a year for Premium. If you pay monthly it would be $216.
 

dwish

Member
Anyone else think they are phasing out streaming? Locked to the highest tier, still not available on mobile/tv (yes, I know it was before), lots of games leaving and pretty much no updates to it. Also, it seems many of the classic games are downloadable on the middle tier.
 

kingfey

Banned
I get the feeling you're a teenager?
Why do I feel like you are out of touch? Do you think normal people are happy to drop $120 on a gaming subscription service?
Unless you have the money to make that normal, no normal human would spend that much money.

I am sorry, but I live in real world, where most Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
 

NickFire

Member
I’m kind of interested in the extra plan seeing that it’s only 40 more a year. Thats really not very much extra.

Probably still gonna wait and see if they ever do sales. But only 40 will be looking good once another year of big games I didn’t buy gets added.
 
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ZehDon

Member
I don't see anyone paying month to month. Here, it's $120 a year for Premium. If you pay monthly it would be $216.
Sure - but if AUD$26.00 a month is too expensive when all I care about are the classics, why would I pay AUD$240.00 for a year? "Pay more, it'll cost you less" doesn't seem like sound logic.

Change the price to other big games, and the price wont be an issue.

For me, demons souls and maybe returnal is enough for certain months to see whether the service is good or not.

By that logic, everything else would appetizer. Just like how gamepass day1 games, makes the rest of the list bearable for the service.

Demon souls and returnal alone are worth like $140. That is almost 7 month of PS+ highest tier. Not to mention the PS+ online being free.
These games are eighteen months old at this point. Attributing them a full price is disingenuous given they've both been on sale for a lot less. This isn't Game Pass, this is PS+, where I can play Sony's older catalogue and classic titles. Which is what I want: I want to play PlayStation's classics on my PS4. But I'm not paying AUD$26.00 a month to do something my Vita does for free.

There's certainly value to be had, but I'm obviously not in the group that's getting the best bang for their buck here. I hope you enjoy the offerings :)
 

SlimySnake

Flashless at the Golden Globes
I would pay $10 for it the month they add GT7. It will be interesting to see how long it takes them to add new releases. Figured 3 months would be enough but i bet they are terrified of people waiting out the first three months for access to $70 AAA games for $10.
 

JimmyRustler

Gold Member
That PSone and PS2 catalogue is seriously lacking. Hope they expand it fast as I don‘t care for any of the newer games.
 

THE DUCK

voted poster of the decade by bots
I would pay $10 for it the month they add GT7. It will be interesting to see how long it takes them to add new releases. Figured 3 months would be enough but i bet they are terrified of people waiting out the first three months for access to $70 AAA games for $10.

This exactly. That said, the lineup is looking pretty good, even more so if you were new to playstation as you would own none of these where as many of us already own a lot of the good ones.
 

ReBurn

Gold Member
$120 at once is a little bit hard to swallow for regular people.
I dont know how much you make, but no sane person would spend that much on a subscription service for entertainment, aside of utility.
A sane person wouldn't pay nearly $100 more than they need to. I know I'll pay $120 instead of $216 any day.
 
The PS4 and PS5 Game Catalog is exclusive to PlayStation Plus Extra and upward tiers?

I still think PlayStation Plus Premium is still over priced, expecially compared to Xbox Game Pass that will be getting all Activision Blizzard games day one.
 
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yurinka

Member
read the fine print
Yes, but they said more than 700 games at launch. But by launch they meant once they launched it worldwide, so I assume they'll keep adding games when releasing in other regions. I assume when releasing in Japan they'll add many games from Japanese publishers, then in NA more games from NA and when in Europe more European games.
 

Nydius

Member
Apparently people in the Asian market where it has launched have discovered that the upgrade cost also effectively "takes back" any discounts you paid previously. So like if you bought 2 years of PS Plus at 30% off in the past and you want to upgrade all your time to a higher tier, you have to pay the +30% discount back and then the difference between the price.

It's late and I'm tired so I'm not really explaining it well so here's a reddit thread from the PlayStation sub that explains it better, with multiple other people confirming that they, too, have the same issue as the OP:

 

kingfey

Banned
Apparently people in the Asian market where it has launched have discovered that the upgrade cost also effectively "takes back" any discounts you paid previously. So like if you bought 2 years of PS Plus at 30% off in the past and you want to upgrade all your time to a higher tier, you have to pay the +30% discount back and then the difference between the price.

It's late and I'm tired so I'm not really explaining it well so here's a reddit thread from the PlayStation sub that explains it better, with multiple other people confirming that they, too, have the same issue as the OP:


Why does Sony likes to make things difficult?
I dont see this thing helps people at all.
 
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