PS Plus Essential vs Extra vs Premium
PlayStation Plus comes in three tiers. Each one includes everything of the tier below. Here is what you get – with the current number of games in United States.
| Essential | Extra | Premium | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online multiplayer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Monthly games | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud saves and member discounts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Game Catalog (PS4/PS5) incl. Ubisoft+ Classics | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Classics Catalog (PS1, PS2, PSP, PS3) | – | – | ✓ |
| Game trials | – | – | ✓ |
| Cloud streaming (PS5 and PS Portal) | – | – | ✓ |
| Games each tier adds in United States | 3 | +452 | +170 |
Essential: online play and monthly games
Essential is what you need to play online. Every month you can claim a few games – currently 3 – and play them as long as you’re a member. This month’s games.
Extra: the Game Catalog
Extra adds a catalog of PS4 and PS5 games to download, including Ubisoft+ Classics – 452 games in United States. Games join and leave the catalog every month. Browse the Extra catalog or see what’s new and leaving.
Premium: classics and cloud streaming
Premium adds the Classics Catalog with PS1, PS2, PSP and PS3 games (170 in United States), game trials and cloud streaming. Cloud streaming also works on PlayStation Portal: 354 PS Plus games can be streamed there without a PS5. The Premium classics · Cloud streaming on PS Portal.
Which tier is right for you?
- Essential if you mainly play online and buy your games.
- Extra if you want to try lots of games without buying them – for most players the best value.
- Premium if you own a PlayStation Portal without a PS5, or love the classics.
Prices differ by country and change with offers – see playstation.com.
Sources: playstation.com. The game numbers are updated every day. Auf Deutsch lesen Lire en français Leggi in italiano Leer en español