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PlayStation Plus will consist of three subscriptions with various prices.
The most expensive tier will feature playtests for a limited time.
The game catalog will also be offered in the three different plans.
The video game industry is one of the sectors that is updated daily to provide better and new experiences to its users around the world. Recently Sony Interactive Media announced that the new PlayStation Plus subscription is now available in North and South America.
PlayStation is undoubtedly one of the iconic brands in the world of video games for what it records, at the end of the last financial year, ended on March 31, 2021, Sony’s online platform had a total of 109 million subscribers worldwide, according to data from Statista.
Sony’s brand has evolved over time and technology, to position itself with its PlayStation Network, which is the platform developed by the company with two objectives: the sale of digital content and the support of online gaming.
New subscription for PlayStation Plus
According to Sony announcements the new subscription for PlayStation Plus, there are three different types where they are: Essential, Extra and Premium.
According to experts the subscription Essential It is equivalent to what PS Plus was before this update, while the first plan is equivalent to PS Plus and will offer its fans who subscribe: two free games per month, exclusive discounts, cloud storage and online multiplayer and will cost $11.99 per month, or $69.99 per year.
On the level PS Plus Extra users who contract it will be able to enjoy all the benefits of the Essential level membership, in addition to a catalog of 400 PS4 and PS5 games and is priced at $17.99 per month, or $114.99 per year.
For its part, the digital video game platform details that the last level, which is the PS Plus Premium, will offer users all the benefits from the Essential level and the PS Plus Extra, in addition to 340 games that include titles for the PS3 and classic PS1, PS2 and PSP games.
This last tier will feature limited-time play trials so players can try it out before deciding to buy it, and it costs $21.99 per month or $139.99 per year.
“The global launch of the new PlayStation Plus represents a massive evolution of our gaming subscription service offering, and we’re pleased that fans around the world can now enjoy hundreds of great games available from the PlayStation Plus catalogue.” said Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
Other news of the new subscription
The Japanese company highlighted that among the novelties of this new subscription is that the catalog of games that will be offered in the three plans will be will be constantly updating to provide different options to players.
Also, another novelty is that if you try a game and then decide to buy it, the progress and the trophies will be transferred automatically so as not to lose the progress.
While for the PlayStation Plus Essential plan there will be new games to enjoy every month and exclusive PS Store discounts. As it will also allow users to save up to 100 GB of PS4 game data and 100 GB of PS5 game data in the cloud.
The player will be able to stand out with special skins, cosmetics, weapons and more for free games, as mentioned by the official Playstation page.
“If you’re a PlayStation Now subscriber, you’ll be migrated to the new PlayStation Plus Deluxe plan, retaining access to all the benefits and features you paid for with your PlayStation Now subscription. If you were subscribed to PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, you will now have a one-time membership with a recurring payment date and the price of your PlayStation Plus Deluxe membership.” points out the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment.
PlayStation is not the only brand in the sector that has been working on improving the experience it offers its users in the digital world with plans and platforms where they can play, but there is also Xbox that in past months it announced that its Game Pass service will get a family plan.
A report in Windows Central revealed that Microsoft is thinking of expanding the Xbox Game Pass offering by launching a family plan for itself sometime this year. Likewise, the media highlighted on that occasion that this Xbox Game Pass family plan will allow five players to be included and will have a cheaper price than creating separate accounts.
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