PlayStation Plus Merges With PlayStation Now; Gets New Subscription Tiers, Features in June

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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Tuesday that it will launch new features for its PlayStation Plus service this June to access modern titles through the subscription service, as well as catalog titles from past PlayStation platforms. PlayStation Plus will also merge with SIE's PlayStation Now subscription service (PlayStation Now will no longer be available as a standalone service after the features launch).

The new features and subscription plans for PlayStation Plus include:

• PlayStation Plus Essential: this service remains the same as the current PlayStation Plus service and is priced the same. 
  
• PlayStation Plus Extra: this service has the features from the Essential tier, as well as access to "up to 400" PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 titles that are downloadable to play. 
  
• PlayStation Plus Premium: this service has the features from the previous two tiers, as well as access to "up to 340" more games such as PlayStation 3 games for cloud streaming; PlayStation, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation Portable games for download and/or streaming; the ability to stream games through PS4, PS5, and PC; and time-limited game trials on some games.