# PlayStation Plus

PlayStation Plus, abbreviated as PS Plus, is a paid tiered subscription service that provides users with access to premium features. These features include access to online multiplayer, exclusive discounts on the PlayStation Store, the ability to upload up to 100 GB of saved game files to PlayStation servers, and three games available to download each month at no additional cost. These features are available to all subscribers. The "Extra" tier provides access to a wide catalogue of 400+ PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games. Moreover, the "Extra" tier also unlocks a catalogue of Ubisoft+ classics. The "Premium" (also known as "Deluxe") tier adds access to downloadable PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable games, access to limited trials of select games, and (in some regions) the ability to cloud stream certain PlayStation, PS2, PS3, PS4, PS5 and PSP games. For all tiers of subscription, users can choose between monthly, quarterly, or annual payment.
Furthermore, all PS Plus tiers have the Game Help feature; a PlayStation 5 exclusive that provides spoiler-free hints and tips while playing supported games. Game Help can range from a nudge in the right direction, to a full video walkthrough which can be pinned to the side of the screen to refer to while playing.

## Monthly games

Membership includes access to a rotating selection of games, with the selection varying based on PlayStation Store region. New titles are announced every month, to be downloaded immediately or added to a library for later access, before being replaced by a new selection of games. Members can keep all games in their library as long as they remain a member of PlayStation Plus. If their membership lapses, these games will become inaccessible. Once membership is renewed, the games will become unlocked again. In late June 2020, it was announced that PS Plus will expand its capacity of accessible games from two to three for its 10th anniversary.

## PlayStation Plus Collection

In September 2020, Sony announced during its next-generation showcase that PlayStation Plus members who purchase a PlayStation 5 would also get access to a collection of "games that defined the generation" games from the PlayStation 4. In May 2023, the collection was removed. The PlayStation Plus collection included:

## 2022 revamp

On December 3, 2021, Bloomberg reported that Sony was working on a new subscription service codenamed "Spartacus" that would be a merger of the company's current services, PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now, with the company reportedly set to keep the Plus branding. The service was reported as including three tiers, the first including all the benefits of PlayStation Plus, the second expanding upon the first by including a catalog of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 titles, and the third expanding upon the first two by including demos as well as a catalog of games from the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Portable. Bloomberg claimed the service would launch within early 2022 and compete with Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass service.
The revamped PlayStation Plus service with a three-tier subscription model was officially confirmed by Sony in March 2022 as launching in June 2022; the new service launched first in Asian territories excluding Japan on May 23, 2022, in Japan on June 1, 2022, in North America on June 13, 2022, and in Europe on June 22, 2022.
The existing service became PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra additionally gives the user access up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games as downloadable titles, and PlayStation Plus Premium further adds access to up to 340 games from the PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PSP, streaming of all games mentioned above, and download of all but the PS3 games. For markets without cloud streaming, Sony offers an alternate version of Premium called PlayStation Plus Deluxe that includes the benefits of Premium at a discounted rate without cloud streaming.

## Sony PlayStation Plus Membership Plans

| | Essential | Extra | Deluxe | Premium |
| Availability | All markets | All markets | All markets without cloud streaming | All markets with cloud streaming |
| Monthly games (PS4 & PS5 games) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online multiplayer | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exclusive discounts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exclusive content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud storage | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Share Play | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Game Help (PS5 exclusive) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Game Catalog (PS4 & PS5 games) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ubisoft+ Classics (PS4 & PS5 games) | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Classics Catalog (PlayStation, PS2, PS3, & PSP games) | No | No | Yes (except PS3 games) | Yes (PS3 games via cloud streaming only) |
| Game trials (PS4 & PS5 games) | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Cloud streaming | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sony Pictures Catalog | No | No | Yes | Yes |