Although Sony PlayStation 5 (referred to as PS5) has been on the market for more than a year, the game console is still in short supply due to the impact of the epidemic and the shortage of chips. However, no matter how popular the new PS5 is, Sony is still a weaker game subscription service, losing out to Xbox Game Pass, Microsoft’s game subscription service with more than 25 million subscribers.
This time, Sony has taken a big step and integrated PlayStation Now (PS Now) and PlayStation Plus (PS Plus) to launch a new “PlayStation Plus subscription service” to allow players to play the latest games and a variety of classic games.
According to the announcement on the Sony PlayStation Blog, the new PS Plus subscription service is divided into four different tiers:
PlayStation Plus Basic Membership (PS Plus ESSENTIAL):
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Download 2 games for free per month
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Exclusive discounts.
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Cloud storage for saving games.
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Access rights for multiplayer online play.
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Subscription fee:
US: $9.99 per month / $24.99 per quarter / $59.99 per year
Europe: EUR 8.99 per month / EUR 24.99 per quarter / EUR 59.99 per year
UK: £6.99 per month / £19.99 per quarter / £49.99 per year
Japan: 850 yen per month / 2,150 yen per season / 5,143 yen per year
South Korea: KRW 7,500 per month / KRW 18,800 per quarter / KRW 44,900 per year
Hong Kong: HK$ 48 per month / HK$ 128 per quarter / HK$ 308 per year
Taiwan: NT$ 198 per month / NT$ 488 per quarter / NT$ 1,188 per year
Singapore: SGD 8.90 per month / SGD 21.90 per quarter / SGD 53.90 per year
Malaysia: MYR 29 per month / MYR 69 per quarter / MYR 159 per year
PlayStation Plus Upgrade Membership (PS Plus EXTRA):
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Has all the basic PS Plus membership benefits.
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Add more than 400 PS4 and PS5 games to download and play, including best-selling titles from PlayStation Studios and third-party game developers.
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Subscription fee:
US: $14.99 per month / $39.99 per quarter / $99.99 per year
Europe: EUR 13.99 per month / EUR 39.99 per quarter / EUR 99.99 per year
UK: £10.99 per month / £31.99 per quarter / £83.99 per year
Japan: 1,300 yen per month / 3,600 yen per quarter / 8,600 yen per year
South Korea: KRW 11,300 per month / KRW 31,000 per quarter / KRW 75,300 per year
Hong Kong: HK$ 75 per month / HK$ 215 per quarter / HK$ 515 per year
Taiwan: NT$ 298 per month / NT$ 808 per quarter / NT$ 1,988 per year
Singapore: SGD 13.90 per month / SGD 35.90 per quarter / SGD 89.90 per year
Malaysia: MYR 44 per month / MYR 114 per quarter / MYR 269 per year
PlayStation Plus Premium Membership (PS Plus PREMIUM):
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Includes PS Plus Basic, Upgrade and all membership benefits.
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In addition to the 400 games added by upgraded members, 240 classic games have been opened, including game streaming and download services for PS, PS2, PSP, and PS3.
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Stream games with PS4 and PS5 consoles, PCs.
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Supports PS Now host cloud streaming service.
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Time-limited game trial service.
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Subscription fee:
US: $17.99 per month / $49.99 per quarter / $119.99 per year
Europe: EUR 16.99 per month / EUR 49.99 per quarter / EUR 119.99 per year
UK: £13.49 per month / £39.99 per quarter / £99.99 per year
Japan: 1,550 yen per month / 4,300 yen per season / 10,250 yen per year
PlayStation Plus Premium (PS Plus Deluxe):
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PS Plus Basic, Upgrade all membership benefits.
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Download and play original PS, PS2 and PSP classics.
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Time-limited game trial service.
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Subscription fee:
South Korea: KRW 12,900 per month / KRW 35,000 per quarter / KRW 86,500 per year
Hong Kong: HK$ 85 per month / HK$ 239 per quarter / HK$ 599 per year
Taiwan: NT$ 338 per month / NT$ 928 per quarter / NT$ 2,288 per year
Singapore: SGD 15.90 per month / SGD 40.90 per quarter / SGD 103.90 per year
Malaysia: MYR 50 per month / MYR 130 per quarter / MYR 309 per year
What games will be added to the new subscription system? Sony’s official blog announced that PS Plus members will be able to experience Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales: Miles Morath, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal Dead Return.
When will the update roll out? This PS Plus system update will be rolled out globally. Since the market is quite large, it will be carried out in different regions. It is expected to be launched in several Asian markets in June, followed by North America, Europe and other regions that support PS Plus.
Sony’s plans for the entire system change will see the launch of the new PlayStation Plus game subscription service in most PS Network-enabled markets by the end of the first half of 2022, and it hopes to expand to cloud streaming in other markets.
Original URL: Sanxi Action Wow
Image and source: PlayStation Blog
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