We are less than a month away from the launch of the new playstation plus. This reimagined service will continue to offer the benefits we’re used to, like online play and a number of titles at no additional cost each month. However, it will also provide some classic games, an extensive PS4 and PS5 library, as well as various demos. Thus, here we tell you everything you need to know about the new PS Plus.
When will the new PlayStation Plus arrive?
The launch of the new PS Plus will not be global or even. Although it had been mentioned that the service will be available in June, several Asian countries will have access to this platform starting on May 23. Nevertheless, in North and South America we will have to wait until June 13 to finally access the benefits that Plus will include.
What will the new PS Plus cost?
This improved version of the service will have various subscriptions, each offering different benefits at various prices. These are:
–PlayStation Plus Essential: The service we know today will be preserved, and you will continue to have access to online games, as well as three to four titles at no additional cost each month. Pricing will stay the same, so you’ll continue to pay $9.99 per month, $24.99 every three months, and $59.99 per year.
–PlayStation Plus Extra: This category adds up to a total of 500 PS4 and PS5 games, which you can download at any time to your console. The price for Latin America is $10.49 per month, $27.99 per quarter, and $66.99 per year.
–PlayStation Premium (Deluxe for Latin America): This includes all the benefits of Extra and Essential, as well as adding 340 additional games to the catalog, including PS1, PS2, and PSP titles, which you can download or play via streaming. There will also be PS3 titles, but these can only be played via streaming. Additionally, members of this category will also receive limited-time trials of certain games. The price for Latin America is $11.99 per month, $31.99 per quarter, and $76.99 per year.
How to switch to the new PS Plus plan?
If you already have a subscription to PS Plus or PS Now, you will automatically have access to the new version of this service, with PS Now users switching to the Premium category. You can learn more about this point here.
What will be the classic games that will come to the service?
Although there is talk of a total of 340 PS1, PS2, PS3 and PSP titles, so far only a small list has been revealed which includes games like Ape Escape, Tekken 2, Jumping Flash and more. You can check the full list here.
How extensive will the PS4 and PS5 library be?
Sony has mentioned that 400 games of the current and past generation will come to this service, with titles like Horizon Zero Dawn, The Last of Us Remastered, Marvel’s Spider-Man and more presents day one. You can check the full list here.
Will PS3 games come to Latin America?
No. Because PS3 games will only be available through the cloud, a service that is not available in Latin America, in our region we will not be able to enjoy these titles, at least not for the moment.
Will we see day one releases, like on Xbox Game Pass?
Sony has mentioned that they do not intend to release new games day one. So god of war ragnarok It will take a long time to appear in the new PS Plus.
We remind you that the new PS Plus will arrive in our region on June 13so there is less and less to discover how well this new service works.
Via: PlayStation