Giuseppe Nelva
The first to receive the new services will be “select” markets in Asia, followed by Japan, the Americas, and finally Europe.
Here’s the list:
Asia markets (excluding Japan) – targeting May 23, 2022Japan – targeting June 1, 2022Americas – targeting June 13, 2022Europe – targeting June 22, 2022
Cloud streaming access will also be expanded to more countries, including Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia. This means that these countries will have access to the new Premium tier as soon as it launches. In case you missed it, here’s a full breakdown of the new tiers:
PlayStation Plus Essential
Benefits: Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:Two monthly downloadable gamesExclusive discountsCloud storage for saved gamesOnline multiplayer accessThere are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.Price* for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus.United States$9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearlyEurope€8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearlyUnited Kingdom£6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 yearly Japan¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 yearly
PlayStation Plus Extra
Benefits: Provides all the benefits from the Essential tierAdds a catalog of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play.Price*:United States$14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearlyEurope€13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearlyUnited Kingdom£10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 yearly Japan¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly
PlayStation Plus Premium
Benefits:Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra tiersAdds up to 340* additional games, including:PS3 games available via cloud streamingA catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, and PC.*** Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.Price*:United States$17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearlyEurope€16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearlyUnited Kingdom£13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly Japan¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly
