SONY ANNOUNCES NEW “PLAYSTATION PLUS” SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE TO RIVAL XBOX GAMMER PASS
Written by Randy C on March 29, 2022
Sony has finally announced its competitor for Xbox’s Game Pass. It is introducing the all-new “Playstation Plus.”
Starting in June, Sony will offer three tiers of PlayStation Plus: Essential, Extra, and Premium. The Essential version will effectively be the PlayStation Plus that subscribers know today, offering two monthly downloadable games, cloud storage, and access to online multiplayer. PlayStation Plus Essential will cost $59.99 per year, the service’s existing price. The current Playstation Network system will shut down, and all existing memberships will migrate towards the Playstation Plus Essential tier.
PlayStation Plus Extra ($99.99 annually) and Premium ($119.99 annually) will offer subscribers “a library that will be regularly refreshed,” according to Jim Ryan, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. At launch, that library will include Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal.
For years, Playstation fans have begged for a service like this, similar to what Xbox fans have already had. No word to when in June the new service will officially go live.
