Sony has just announced that it will be merging the PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscription services into one tier-based offering. This idea has excited many fans who wanted a service more comparable to Xbox Game Pass on PlayStation systems, and now it looks like the new PlayStation Plus tiers will fill this gap.
The new plans playstation plus they have been divided into three categories, which are PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium. The Essential tier will cost the same as PlayStation Plus from before and will have basically the same benefits, plus the tier will probably only get 2 games per month instead of 4. The Extra tier will cost $14.99 per month or $99.99 per year and is said to will include access to over 400 PS4 and PS5 games. The Premium tier will include all of these benefits, as well as an additional 340 games, consisting of PS1, PS2, and PS3 games. This tier will cost $17.99 per month or $119.99 per year.
Unfortunately, some fans will not like to know that, according to the general manager of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, Sony will not add Sony’s Day One games to the service. Ryan mentioned in an interview that the company is satisfied with the way its profitable business model currently works and that any changes to it could affect the amount it can invest in its games, which in turn could affect the quality.
This may upset some fans who were hoping the service would include Day One games, as Xbox Game Pass includes several Day One games for its subscribers. Thankfully, while the new PlayStation Plus tiers won’t be getting any games on their first day for the foreseeable future, Ryan has pointed out that this decision isn’t set in stone and could change at some point.