After months of rumors, Sony has finally made it officialpostNew subscription membership services PlayStation Plus Extra, Premium, to counter the “new service” of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass. However, to put it simply, it is actually the result of incorporating the overseas PlayStation Now service into PlayStation Plus members, so everyone who is smart should have guessed that neither Hong Kong nor Taiwan will enjoy the most core game streaming functions.
Specifically, the content and price of the PlayStation Plus membership that everyone is using today will remain the same, but the name will be changed to PlayStation Plus Essential / PlayStation Plus Basic, including the ability to download two games per month, exclusive discounts, and cloud storage for games Storage space and access to multiplayer online play.
The new PlayStation Plus Extra / PlayStation Plus upgrade is adding up to 400 PS4 and PS5 games including PlayStation Studio and third-party studios that can be downloaded. The first games are expected to include “Death Stranding”, “God of War” , “Marvel’s Spider-Man,” “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales,” and “Returnal.” Hong Kong pricing is HK$75 per month / quarterly HK$215 / yearly HK$515; Taiwan pricing is monthly NT$298 / quarterly NT$808 / yearly NT$1,988.
Finally, the PlayStation Plus Premium / PlayStation Plus premium, which is really against the Xbox Game Pass, is on top of the PS Plus Extra, and then adds the extras that can stream the original PS, PS2, PS3, and PSP generations on PS4 / PS5 and computers in the cloud. Up to 240 games, and all games except the PS3 generation can be selected for download. There will also be a limited-time game preview service. Yes, this cloud streaming service is only available in regions where PS Now is available, and is priced at $17.99 per month / $49.99 per season / $119.99 per year.
As for areas without PS Now such as Hong Kong and Taiwan, this PlayStation Plus Premium will deduct the streaming function, that is, you can only download and play PS, PS2, and PSP generation games. PlayStation has also fairly adjusted prices accordingly. Hong Kong pricing is HK$85 per month / quarterly HK$239 / yearly HK$599; Taiwan pricing is NT$338 per month / NT$928 per quarter / NT$2,288 per year.
The three new tiers of PlayStation Plus will be officially launched in June. Original PS Plus members will become PS Plus Essential members, and overseas PS Now members will be transferred to PS Plus Premium.