Jason Shreier had hit the nail on the head again: his December 2021 scoop published on Bloomberg has finally taken shape and been formalized by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Press release, publication of a message on the PlayStation blog, announcement on social networks, the Japanese manufacturer confirms the merger between PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, which was codenamed Spartacus internally. In fact, it is the PlayStation Plus which absorbs the cloud streaming service and suddenly offers three different formulas, just to adapt to its audience. Offers which will be deployed in June 2022 and which will give access to different advantages depending on the subscription chosen. In any case, Sony Interactive Entertainment speaks of a catalog of more than 700 games, including all generations of PlayStation, from the first to the latest, knowing that it is possible to play them in streaming from a PS4, a PS5 and even a PC.
Here are the details of the 3 subscription plans:
PLAYSTATION PLUS ESSENTIAL
Benefits :
Provides benefits PlayStation Plus subscribers already have:
– Two downloadable games each month
– Exclusive discounts
– Cloud storage for game saves
– Access to online multiplayer
>> This tier has no changes for players currently subscribed to PlayStation Plus.
Price for France (same as current PlayStation Plus):
€8.99 per month / €24.99 per quarter / €59.99 per year
PLAYSTATION PLUS EXTRA
Benefits :
– Provides all the benefits of the Essential tier
– Also features a catalog of around 400 of the best PS4 and PS5 games, including hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and our third-party partners. Extra tier games can be downloaded for offline access.
Price for France:
€13.99 per month / €39.99 per quarter / €99.99 per year
PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM
Benefits :
– Provides all benefits of Essential and Extra Tiers
– Limited-time trial versions of certain games will also be offered at this tier, allowing players to test them before purchasing them.
– Offers approximately 340 additional games, including:
° PS3 games available via cloud streaming
° A catalog of great classics, available for streaming or download among PlayStation, PS2 and PSP games
° Access via cloud streaming to Extra and Premium tier PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games. Players can stream to PS4 and PS5 consoles, as well as PC
Price for France:
€16.99 per month / €49.99 per quarter / €119.99 per year
- Examples of games included in the Extra and Premium services, upon release: death stranding, god of war, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11 and Returnal. Note that PlayStation Now subscribers will automatically transition to a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription, at no additional cost. Another important detail: the deployment of the new PlayStation Plus will be done in waves, first Asia, then North America, then Europe and finally the other countries where PlayStation Plus is available.