The new PlayStation Plus finally dated, Europe will be served last

Formalized last month, the new PlayStation Plus is a little more precise, thanks to the latest information that Sony Interactive Entertainment released a few minutes ago. As indicated by the PlayStation Blog, it is on June 22, 2022 that the new formula of the online service of the PS5 and the PS4 will land in France. Looking at the schedule for the international deployment, we see that we will be the last to be able to take advantage of the merger between PlayStation and PlayStation Now. Moreover, once is not custom, it is Asia, except Japan, which will be the first territory which will be served, followed the week after by the country of the Rising Sun. The Americas, namely the United States and Canada, will have to wait until June 13 to enjoy the new services; and finally, Europe, it will be June 22, 2022.

Here is the deployment schedule for the new Playstation Plus worldwide :

• Asia (excluding Japan) – Release scheduled for May 23, 2022
• Japan – Release scheduled for 1^er June 2022
• America – Release scheduled for June 13, 2022
• Europe – Release scheduled for June 22, 2022

Sony Interactive Entertainment specifies however that certain countries will have the “Premium” level for PlayStation Plus as soon as the service is launched, namely Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. . We also recall 3 formulas are proposed to try to adapt to all budgets.

Here are the details of the 3 subscription plans:

PLAYSTATION PLUS ESSENTIAL

Advantages :
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

Advantages :
– 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

Advantages :
– 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.