The new subscription service playstation plus It will offer exclusive demos in its Premium plan, and according to new reports these would be for all games with a cost greater than $34 dollars. Apparently, these demos will be a requirement from Sony to developers who want to publish their games on PS4 or PlayStation 5.
According to GameDeveloper sources, Sony is contacting developers to inform them of its plans regarding PlayStation Plus Premium demos. Apparently, any game that costs more than $34 USD (€33 in Europe, ¥4000 in Japan) will have to offer a two hour demo on PS4 and PlayStation 5.
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This new Sony policy will not be retroactive, so games released before the arrival of PlayStation Plus Premium will not have to release said demos. It’s unknown if there will be exceptions for certain titles or developers, but if not, PS+ Premium subscribers will be able to try at least two hours of new PS4 and PS5 releases.
Developers must release the demo within three months of the game’s release, and the demo must be available for at least one year to PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers. The new PlayStation Plus arrives in June on PS4 and PlayStation 5.
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Although Sony was criticized for its decision not to release PlayStation Studios releases on PlayStation Plus, exclusive PS+ Premium demos could be a good alternative for subscribers to keep playing new releases, as releases are known to sell well on PlayStation Plus. PlayStation consoles.