PlayStation Plus Monthly Subscriptions Explained

PlayStation Plus is a premium subscription service offered by Sony for PlayStation owners that provides various benefits, including free monthly games, online multiplayer, and exclusive discounts. There are three different PlayStation Plus memberships available: 1-month, 3-month, and 12-month memberships.

In terms of pricing, the 1-month membership is the most expensive option, followed by the 3-month membership, and then the 12-month membership, which provides the best value for money. However, the price difference between the 3-month and 12-month memberships is not significant, so if you plan on using PlayStation Plus for more than a few months, it’s worth considering the 12-month membership.

Playstation Essential

This is the bottom tier membership. Starting at $9.99 a month, and offers members a few features including:

  • Online Multiplayer Access
  • Free Monthly Games ( Check out this month’s over at )
  • Playstation Store Discounts
  • Exclusive content
  • Share play (Play local Multiplayer games from 1 console remotely).
  • Cloud Storage for game saves.
  • Game Help

Playstation Extra

PS Extra is the middle tier option for Sony’s memberships. Starting at $14.99, it includes everything Essentials gives you plus:

  • Game Catalog ( Up to 400 PS Games to download and play )
  • Ubisoft+ Classic ( Library of free classic Ubisoft + games to play )

Playstation Premium

Last tier of Playstation Plus is Premium, this includes everything listed above plus two additional features. For 3 dollars more ( $17.99 ) you also get:

  • Game Trials
  • Cloud Streaming ( One of my favorite additions, allowing you to stream to PC many hit Playstation Games )

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *