"So that you don't get a headache": the comprehensive explanation of the new PlayStation Plus service
Here is all the information you need about the new PlayStation Plus service chips
What are the new PlayStation Plus subscription categories and what do they offer?
- PlayStation Plus Essential
- PlayStation Plus Extra
- PlayStation Plus Premium
- The PlayStation Plus service includes a new SIM for the service under the title Deluxe
1- PlayStation Plus Essential
The subscription price for this tranche is $10 per month / $60 per year.
2- PlayStation Plus Extra
The subscription price for this segment is $15 per month / $100 per year.
3- PlayStation Plus Premium
That chip in a nutshell is a comprehensive amalgamation of PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now in one chip, and its subscription price is $18 per month / $120 per year.
4- The PlayStation Plus service includes a new SIM for the service under the title Deluxe:
This segment of the service is primarily intended for regions that do not officially support PlayStation Now (eg the Middle East). This chip offers the same features as PlayStation Plus Premium but at a cheaper price (not yet determined), and previous generations' games will be available for download and experience on your PlayStation 5 platform instead of cloud streaming.
Disclaimer: PlayStation Now will not continue as a separate service!
After we've talked about all the new PlayStation Plus service chips, I have to clarify one important thing. Sony has already confirmed that PlayStation Now will not be available separately after launch for the new chips, which means that you will not be able to subscribe to PS Now alone in the future.
After June, you will need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus Premium or PlayStation Plus Deluxe in order to get the PlayStation Now service. In general, the company forces you to subscribe to PS Plus and PS Now together if you want to get the advantages of the Now!
Sony punishes all who try to "accumulate" their subscription!
There is a very popular word around gaming subscriptions on both PlayStation and Xbox platforms that is “stacking”. When players find big discounts on subscription prices on any of the two platforms, they buy a large group of cards that can be up to ten years old, for example, and then activate those cards to make this player subscribe to the service for ten years or more in the future.
You can do this idea right now on Xbox with Xbox Game Pass and you won't have any problems at all. Even if you encounter problems, you can contact Microsoft customer service and they will solve the problem for you so that your subscription will be active for the period you need, even if it exceeds 20 years.
A huge number of Sony PlayStation players have decided to buy many cards from PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions at a cheap price, especially since Sony has confirmed that all PS Plus and PS Now subscribers together, will be automatically migrated to the PlayStation Plus Premium subscription upon the official launch of the service in the month June.
Some players initially bought the cards and have already managed to “build” their PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions for many years to come, so that these players will get the most benefit when they are migrated to the Premium subscription.
Unfortunately, it seems that Sony did not see this as a normal thing and decided to stop this idea completely in order to ensure more money when the official launch of the service during the month of June. Many players were surprised that the cards they bought became inactivated, and they lost tens of dollars because Sony stopped this possibility completely!
For now, we advise you to completely stay away from buying PlayStation Plus and PS Now cards if you want to conserve your money. Just wait for the launch of the new service and subscribe to the segment you want for any length of time, even if it is relatively more expensive than the price at which these services are currently available.
What is the best PlayStation Plus chip we recommend to you?
If you're a PlayStation gamer who doesn't care about previous-generation games, buy any new exclusives for $60 or $70 at launch, and don't want to pay more than $60 a year for a service subscription, the Standard SIM (PS Plus Essential) will be right for you.
This chip offers you a PlayStation Plus subscription that enables you to try online games, in addition to some free games per month with the ability to save your game progress on the cloud. As a player, you will not need any other add-ons if you meet the above specifications!
The second SIM (PS Plus Extra) will offer you the same benefits as the first, but you will also get a bunch of first-party games for PlayStation some time after their official launch. That chip would matter if you haven't tried Returnal, Spider-Man, and Death Stranding yet, and you don't want to pay $60 or $70 for each of them.
If you want to get the same features as the regular SIM in addition to a set of first and third-party games (the second SIM), with a huge library of games from previous generations, then the PS Plus Premium or PS Plus Deluxe subscription will be the right one for you (specifically the Deluxe subscription if you live in the Middle East region).
If you want our opinion, we absolutely do not recommend subscribing to the PlayStation Plus Extra as it is available at a price very close to the Deluxe subscription, and offers fewer benefits. Just pay an extra $20 a year and get the Previous Generations Library (PlayStation Now subscription) on that chip!
In the end, the new update for the PlayStation Plus service is a good update that will ensure that PlayStation gets more money from the community of players, and at the same time you as a player will get more advantages that bring you relatively close to the benefits that are offered within the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription!
In general, share your opinions with us in the comments about the new PlayStation Plus chips, and tell us which one you want to subscribe to?
