PlayStation Plus is Sony’s monthly subscription service that is required for online play on PlayStation 4 and PS5 consoles.
It is split into three tiers, with an Essential plan offering a handul of free games each month, as well as great discounts on games bought through the PlayStation Store.
Two additional tiers – Extra and Premium – are also available. They include additional access to 100s of PS4 and PS5 games (similar to Xbox Game Pass), plus classic games from throughout PlayStation’s history.
Here’s everything you need to know about PS Plus, including how much each tier costs and all the benefits.
What is PS Plus?
PlayStation Plus is a monthly subscription service that enables online, multiplayer play for PS4 and PS5 games.
It is required to play the vast majority of games online – only some free-to-play titles are exempt.
It started many years ago, with the service launching for PlayStation 3 initially. It was also available for PS Vita users, but both consoles have long since been discontinued and PS Plus is no longer active on either.
As well as online play, it includes cloud storage for save games, discounts, access to early trials of games, and a few other benefits.
There are three separate tiers – Essential, Extra and Premium – with each including increasingly impressive add-ons. You can read more about them below.
What is PS Plus Extra / Premium and are they available now?
Available in Japan and many other Asian countries, plus the Americas, the UK and Europe, PS Plus has recently split into three different tiers: PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, and PlayStation Plus Premium. PS Plus Essential offers the same standard benefits to the previous standard PS Plus service, while Extra and Premium each add 100s of free games delivered either over the cloud (replacing PS Now) or downloadable.
How much does PlayStation Plus cost?
PlayStation Plus starts at £6.99 / $9.99 / €8.99 per month, but as you get more benefits with each higher tier, so too does the price increase. Here are the prices for the three different options.
PS Plus Essential
The standard tier of PS Plus can be paid for monthly, quarterly or annually.
Monthly membership costs £6.99 / $9.99 / €8.99. It is £19.99 / $24.99 / €24.99 for 3-months, or you can pay for 12-months upfront for £49.99 / $59.99 / €59.99.
You can sign up for PS Plus Essential either through your console, the PlayStation Store online, or purchase a voucher from a number of retailers.
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PS Plus Extra
PS Plus Extra is now available in multiple locations (see region details above). It includes all the benefits of the standard plan plus access to a catalogue of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games to play at no extra cost.
It is priced at £10.99 / $14.99 / €13.99 per month, £31.99 / $39.99 / €39.99 for 3-months, or £83.99 / $99.99 / €99.99 if paid for yearly.
PS Plus Premium
The highest tier, PS Plus Premium, incorporates all of the benefits of Essential and Extra, then adds up to 340 additional games on top, from the back catalogue of PS3, PS2, PSP and even original PlayStation games – often via cloud streaming. There are also time-limited trials in this tier.
It costs £13.49 / $17.99 / €16.99 per month, £39.99 / $49.99 / €49.99 for 3-months, or £99.99 / $119.99 / €119.99 if paid for yearly.
PS Plus Deluxe
An additional tier will be available in markets that do not offer cloud gaming as an alternative to Premium. PS Plus Deluxe will be cheaper than Premium but pricing is yet to be revealed.
What does PS Plus membership include?
There are a number of benefits included with PS Plus membership. You can read about each blow.
Online play
A PlayStation Plus tier is a requirement for PS4 and PS5 gamers to play each other online. Only some free-to-play games are exempt – the vast majority will only give you access to online multiplayer if you have an active PS Plus subscription.
Free games
Until now, three PS4/PS5 games have been made available to download and play each month at no extra cost. They are yours to keep as long as you remain a PS Plus member. You can see the latest free games here.
As of the July lineup, this is being dropped to two free games a month on PS Plus Essential.
Exclusive discounts
PS Plus members get exclusive discounts on many digital download games on the PlayStation Store. Traditionally, there are also added discounts for members on sale games during major sales periods.
Cloud storage
All PS Plus members, no matter the tier, get 100GB of cloud storage for save games, so even if you lose your save data stored on a PS4 or PS5, you will be able to recover it later.
Also, if you own a second console and want to carry on playing the same game, you can transfer save games from machine to machine.
PlayStation Plus Collection
Unique to the PlayStation 5, the PS Plus Collection comprises 19 first and third-party PS4 games to download and play through backward compatibility. Some, including Days Gone, even feature enhancements, such as 60fps and native 4K resolution.
They are available at no extra cost to PS5 owners with PS Plus.
PlayStation Plus Collection game list
Here are the games available in the PlayStation Plus Collection (as of 22 June 2022):
Batman: Arkham KnightBattlefield 1BloodborneCall of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles EditionCrash Banidcoot N. Sane TrilogyDays GoneDetroit: Become HumanFallout 4Final Fantasy XV Royal EditionGod of WarInfamous Second SonMonster Hunter WorldMortal Kombat XRatchet & ClankResident Evil 7: BiohazardThe Last GuardianThe Last of Us RemasteredUncharted 4: A Thief’s EndUntil Dawn
Up to 400 downloadable games (PS Plus Extra and Premium only)
Subscribers to the new PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers gain access to a library of up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games from Sony and third-parties. These are available to download and play as long as you subscribe to the relevant tiers. You can see the current list of titles available below.
Classic games (PS Plus Premium only)
Premium tier members gain access to an additional library of classic PS3, PS2, PlayStation and PSP games that are available to download or stream. You can also see this current list of titles available below.
Cloud gaming (PS Plus Premium only)
All games offered in the Extra benefit are also available via cloud streaming to Premium members. That means you won’t have to download them to play. It uses Sony’s PS Now technology, with that service now merged into PS Plus.
Time-limited game trials (PS Plus Premium only)
Premium subscribers gain access to time-limited trials of games so you can try them before you buy.
PS Plus Extra and Premium games list (as of 13 July 2022)
With PS Plus Extra and Premium having launched in Asia and the Americas at the start of June, we have a list of all the games currently available to Extra and Premium subscribers.
The following games are the titles currently available PS Plus Extra / Premium members in the UK (other regions may differ slightly).
All the main catalogue PlayStation 4 and PS5 games available as part of PS Plus Extra and Premium (all games are PS4 versions unless indicated – some require PSVR):
2Dark8-Bit Armies9 Monkeys of ShaolinAbsolver DownfallAbzuAge of SeafoodAdriftAgatha Christie – The ABC MurdersAgents of MayhemAge of Wonders: PlanetfallAlienationAO Tennis 2AragamiAshenAsh of Gods: RedemptionAssassin’s Creed: The Ezio Collection – coming 19 July 2022Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag – coming 19 July 2022Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry – coming 19 July 2022Assassin’s Creed Rogue Remastered – coming 19 July 2022Assassin’s Creed Unity – coming 19 July 2022Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4 / PS5)Assetto Corsa Competizione (PS4 / PS5)AstebreedA Velocibox Ultimate BundleAVICII InvectorBad NorthBalan Wonderworld (PS4 / PS5)Batman: Arkham KnightBattle Chasers: NightwarBee SimulatorBlack MirrorBlasphemous
BloodborneBloodstained: Ritual of the NightBomber CrewBoundBound by FlameBrawloutBrothers: A Tale of Two SonsBubsy: The Woolies Strike BackCaladrius BlazeCall of CthulhuCarmageddon: Max DamageCar Mechanic SimulatorCartoon Network: Battle CrashersCelesteChess UltraChicken Police – Paint it Red!Child of LightChildren of MortaChronos: Before the AshesCities: SkylinesClouds & Sheep 2Concrete GenieConnecTankControl: Ultimate Edition (PS4 / PS5)Cris TalesCroxieur SigmaDamascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD EditionDandara: Trials of Fear EditionDangerous GolfDanger ZoneDarksiders GenesisDarksiders IIIDays GoneDCL- The GameDead CellsDead of Alive 5 Last RoundDeath and re:QuestDeath and re:Quest 2Death SquaredDeath Stranding
Death Stranding: Director’s Cut (PS5)Defense Grid 2Demon’s Souls (PS5)DescendersDesperados IIIDestruction Allstars (PS5)Detroit: Become HumanDisaster Report 4: Summer MemoriesDisgaea 5: Alliance of VengenceDoom (2016)Dragon Star VarnirDungeons 2Dynasty Warriors 8 EmpiresEagle Flight (PSVR)Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New DespairElectronic Super JoyElexEl Hijo – A Wild West TaleEmbrEmpire of SinEnigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple CreekEnter the GungeonEntwinedEverybody’s GolfFade to SilenceFallout 4Fallout 76Far Cry 3: Blood DragonFary Cry 3 Classic EditionFar Cry 4FIA European Truck Racing ChampionshipFinal Fantasy IXFinal Fantasy VIIFinal Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade (PS5) – coming 19 July 2022Final Fantasy VIII RemasteredFinal Fantasy XII The Zodiac AgeFinal Fantasy XV Royal EditionFinal Fantasy X/X-2 HD RemasterFluster CluckForeclosed (PS4 / PS5)For HonorFor the KingFriday the 13th: The GameFrost PunkFury UnleashedGabbuchiGal*Gunvolt BurstGet EvenGhost of a TaleGhost of Tsushima: Director’s Cut (PS4 / PS5)Ghostrunner (PS4 / PS5)Gianna Sisters: Twisted Dreams
God of WarGods Will FallGolf with Your FriendsGoosebumps The GameGrand Ages: MedievalGraveyard KeeperGravity Rush 2GreedFall (PS4 / PS5)GripGunvolt Chronicles Luminous Avenger IXHello NeighborHollow Knight: Voidheart EditionHomefront: The RevolutionHorizon Zero Dawn Complete EditionHotline Miami 2: Wrong NumberHotshot RacingHow to Survive 2How to Survive: Storm Warning EditionHueHuman Fall Flat (PS4 / PS5)I am BreadI am Dead (PS4 / PS5)IndivisibleInFamous First LightInFamous Second SonInfinite MinigolfInjustice 2Joe Dever’s Lone WolfJohn WIck HexJotun: Valhalla EditionJourney to the Savage PlanetKeyWeKillzone Shadow FallKingdom Come: DeliveranceKingdom New LandsKingdom Two CrownsKnackKona (PS4 / PS5)Last Day of JuneLast Stop (PS4 / PS5)Lawn Mowing Simulator (PS4 / PS5)Legends of EternalLego Batman 3: Beyond GothamLeo’s FortuneLittleBigPlanet 3Little Big WorkshopLittle NightmaresLost Words: Beyond the Page
Mafia 3 Definitive EditionMagicka 2MahjongMalicious FallenManeater (PS4 / PS5)Marvel Puzzle Quest: Dark ReignMarvel’s Avengers (PS4 / PS5) – coming 19 July 2022Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4 / PS5)Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year EditionMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (PS4 / PS5)Masters of AnimaMatterfallMediEvilMegadimension Neptunia VIIMighty No. 9MINITMitsurugi Kamui HikaeMomodora: Reverie Under the MoonlightMonster Jam Steel Titans 2Monster Truck Championship (PS4 / PS5)MoonlighterMortal Kombat 11Moving OutMudRunnerMXGP 2021 – The Official Motorcross VideogameMX vs ATV All OutMy Friend PedroMy Time at PortiaNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4Nascar Heat 5NBA 2K22 (PS5)NBA 2K Playgrounds 2Necromunda: Underhive WarsNidhoggNights of AzureNights of Azure 2: Bride of the New MoonNiohObservationObserver: System Redux (PS4 / PS5)Oddworld: New and TastyOmega QuintetOuter WildsOvercooked 2OverpassParty HardPathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive EditionPayday 2: Crimewave EditionPGA Tour 2K21Pile Up! Box by BoxPillars of Eternity: Complete EditionPixel PiracyPortal KnightsPower Rangers: Battle For The GridPreyPrison ArchitectProject Cars 2Project Cars 3Pure Hold’Em Poker ChampionshipPure PoolRad RodgersRaiden V: Director’s CutRapala Fishing: Pro SeriesRebel Galaxy
Red Dead Redemption 2Redeemer: Enhanced EditionReel Fishing: Road Trip AdventureRelictaResogunReturnal (PS5)Rez InfiniteRide 4 (PS4 / PS5)Risk Urban AssaultRock of Ages 3: Make & BreakRogue StormersRomance of the Three Kingdoms 13R-Type Final 2Saints Row: The Third Remastered (PS4 / PS5)Seasons After FallSecret NeighborShadow of the BeastShadow of the ColossusShadow Warrior 2Shadow Warrior 3Shenmue 3Shiness: The Lightning KindomSine Mora EXSky Drift InfinitySlime RancherSniper Elite 4SomaSoul Caliber VISouth Park: The Fractured but WholeSouth Park: The Stick of TruthSpace Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced EditionSpace Hulk: TacticsSpace Junkies (PSVR)Sparkle UnleashedSplitlingsStar Ocean First Departure RStar Trek: Bridge Crew (PSVR)SteepStellaris: Console EditionStranded DeepStray (PS4 / PS5) – coming 19 July 2022Sundered: Eldritch EditionSurgeon SimulatorSurviving MarsTearaway UnfoldedTelling LiesTennis World Tour 2 (PS4 / PS5)TerrariaTetris Effect: ConnectedThe Artful Escape (PS4 / PS5)The Book of Unwritten Tales 2The Caligula Effect: OverdoseThe CrewThe Crew 2The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little HopeThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of MedanThe Fisherman – Fishing Planet
The Last GuardianThe Lego Movie VideogameThe Long DarkThe MessengerThe Missing J.J. Macfield and the Island of MemoriesThe SurgeThe Surge 2The TechnomancerThe Turing TestThe Vanishing of Ethan CarterThe Witch and the Hundred Knight: revival EditionThe Wonderful 101: RemasteredThis is the PoliceThis is the Police 2This War of Mine: The Little OnesThomas Was AloneThrough the Darkest of TimesTom Clancy’s The DivisionTorquelTotally Reliable Delivery ServiceToukiden 2Tour de France 2021 (PS4 / PS5)TowerFall AscensionTownsmen – A Kingdom RebuiltTrackmania TurboTransference (PSVR)Trials FusionTrials of the Blood DragonTrials RisingTricky TowersTrine 4: The Nightmare PrinceTron Run/rTropico 5TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s EndUncharted: The Lost LegacyUntil DawnUnturnedValiant Hearts: The Great WarVampyrVictor Vran Overkill EditionVikings: Wolves of MidgardVirginia: The GameWarhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – MartyrWarhammer: ChaosbaneWarhammer: Vermintide 2Warriors All-StarsWatch DogsWerewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PS4 / PS5)Whipsering WillowsWild Guns ReloadedWindboundWolfenstein: The New OrderWorld of Final FantasyWRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship (PS4 / PS5)Wreckfest (PS4 / PS5)Wychwood (PS4 / PS5)XCOM 2Yet Another Zombie DefenseYs IX: Monstrum NoxYs VIII: Lacrimosa of DanaZombie Army 4: Dead War
All the classic games (PS1, PSP, PS2, PS3, PS4) available as part of PS Plus Premium only (many cloud streaming):
Air Conflicts – Pacific CarriersAlien RageAlien SpidyAnna – Extended EditionAnomaly Warzone EarthApe EscapeApe Escape 2Arc The Lad: Twilight of the SpiritsArmageddon RidersAr nosurge: Ode to an Unborn StarAtari Flashback Classics Vol. 1Atari Flashback Classics Vol. 2Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of DuskAtelier Escha & Logy – Alchemists of the Dusk SkyAtelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of ArlandAtelier Shallie – Alchemists of the Dusk SeaBaja: Edge of Contnol HD
Batman: Arkham OriginsBatman: Return to Arkham – Arkham AsylumBatman: Return to Arkham – Arkham CityBattle Princess of ArcadiaBeyond: Two SoulsBig Sky InfinityBioshock RemasteredBioshock 2 RemasteredBioshock Infinite: The Complete EditionBit.Trip Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm AlienBlack Knight SwordBladestrom: NightmareBladestorm: The Hundred Years’ WarBlood KnightsBoltBorderlands: The Handsome CollectionBulletstorm: Full Clip EditionCars Mater NationalCars Race O RamaCastlevania: Harmony of DespairCastlevania: Lord of Shadow – Mirror of Fate HDCastlevania: Lords of Shadow 2Cel Damage HDChampion Jockey: G1 Jockey & Gallop RacerChime Super DeluxeCrysis RemasteredDark ChronicleDark CloudDarksiders Warmastered EditionDarksiders II Deathfinitive EditionDarkstalkers ResurrectionDeadlight: Director’s CutDead Nation: Apocalypse EditionDeception IV: Blood TiesDeception IV: The Nightmare PrincessDevil May Cry HD CollecitonDisgaea D2: A Brighter DarknessDisney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of TwoDisney Pixar BraveDisney Pixar Cars 2Disney Pixar Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!Disney Pixar Toy Story Mania!Disney Universe Ultimate EditionDuke Nukem ForeverDynasty Warriors 6Dynasty Warriors 6: EmpiresDynasty Warriors 7Dynasty Warriors 7: Xtreme LegendsDynasty Warriors 8Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme LegendsDynasty Warriors StrikeforceEchocrhome (PS4 / PS5)Ethan: Meteor HunterEverybody’s Golf (PS3 / PS4 / PS4)Everybody’s TennisFaery: Legends of AvalonFantavisionF.E.A.R.: First Encounter Assault ReconForbidden SirenFrogger ReturnsGarou: Mark of the WolvesG-ForceGod of War AscensionGod of War 2
God of War III: RemasteredGravity Rush RemasteredGreg Hasting’s Paintball 2Guilty Gear Xrd: RevelatorHakuoki: Stories of the ShinsengumiHamilton’s Great AdventureHeavy RainHotline MiamiHustle KingsIce Age: Scrat’s Nutty Adventure – coming 19 July 2022Injustice Gods Among Us: Ultimate EditionInvizimals: The Lost KingdomJak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyJak 2: RenagadeJak X Combat RacingJetpack Joyride DeluxeJumanji: The Video Game – coming 19 July 2022Jumping FlashKineticaKingdoms of Armalur: Re-ReckoningKnytt UndergroundKung Fu RabbitKurushiLegasistaLego Batman: The VideogameLego Batman 2: DC Super HeroesLego Harry Potter Collection
Lego Indiana Jones: The Original AdventuresLego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure ContinuesLego Pirates of the CaribbeanLock’s QuestLocoRoco 2LocoRoco Midnight Carnival – coming 19 July 2022LocoRoco RemasteredLost Planet 3Lumines RemasteredMafia: Definitive EditionMafia II: Definitive EditionMagusMetro 2033 ReduxMetro: Last Light ReduxMotorstorm ApocalypseMotorstorm RC CompleteMount & Blade: WarbandMr DrillerMX vs ATV: AliveNinja Gaiden 3: Razor’s EdgeNinja Gaiden Sigma 2No Heroes Allowed! – coming 19 July 2022Nobunaga’s Ambition: Sphere of InfluenceNumblastOddworld: Abe’s Oddysee (PS4 / PS5)Okage: Shadow KingOrder Up!!Outcast – Second ContactPapa & YoPatapon RemasteredPatapon 2 RemasteredPaw Patrol on a Roll – coming 19 July 2022Phineas and Ferb Across the 2nd DimensionPirates of the Caribbean: At World’s EndPixelJunk Racers 2nd LapPool NationPort Royale 3PrimalProteusPuppeteerQuantum TheoryRag Doll Kung Fu: Fists of PlasticRagnarok Odyssey AceRaiden IV OverkillRainRainbow MoonRatatouilleRatchet & Clank: A Crack in timeRatchet & Clank:NexusRatchet & Clank: QForceReadySet Heroes – coming 19 July 2022
Red Dead RedemptionRed Dead Redemption: Undead NightmareRed FactionRed Faction Guerilla Re-Mars teredRed Faction 2Red Johnson’s Chronicle : One Against AllResident EvilResident Evil Director’s Cut (PS4 / PS5)Resident Evil Code: Veronica XResident Evil Operation Raccoon CityResident Evil RevelationsResident Evil: The Darkside ChroniclesResident Evil: The Umbrella ChroniclesRetro City Rampage DXRetro/GradeRise of the KasaiRogue GalaxyR Type DimensionsSacred CitadelSaints Row 2Saints Row IV: Re-elected – coming 19 July 2022Saints Row Gat out of Hell – coming 19 July 2022Samurai Warriors 4Serious Sam CollectionShatterSkull Girls EncoreSkydive: Proximity FlightSnakeballSniper Elite V2Spirit of the North: Enhanced Edition (PS5) – coming 19 July 2022Split/Second: VelocityStar Wars Bounty HunterStar Wars Jedi StarfighterStar Wars Racer RevengeStriderSuper Star WarsSyberiaSyphon FilterTekken 2The Awakened Fate UltimatumThe Guided Fate ParadoxThe King of Fighters XIIIThe Last of Us: Left Behind
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