# PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $10.99/mo (Essential — Monthly). Among the 5 cloud gaming we track it is #4 cheapest of 5; median entry $9.99/mo.
**Domain:** playstation.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** PlayStation Store, Ubisoft+ Classics (Extra and Premium), Sony Pictures Catalog (Premium), PlayStation Portal remote player (cloud streaming target), PS5 console, PS4 console
**Best for:** PS5 owners wanting to play PS3-era classics (only streaming option); PlayStation ecosystem players wanting a curated Sony first-party library; PS5 owners using PlayStation Portal as a remote-play device; Annual subscribers: best $/month ratio at $13.33 effective
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Essential — Monthly | $10.99 | — | flat | No cloud streaming. Online multiplayer, 2–3 monthly free games, exclusive discounts, 100 GB cloud saves. Included as base tier context. | playstation.com |
| Extra — Monthly | $16.99 | — | flat | No cloud streaming. Adds Game Catalog (hundreds of PS4/PS5 titles download-to-play) and Ubisoft+ Classics on top of Essential benefits. | playstation.com |
| Premium — Monthly | $19.99 | — | flat | Cloud streaming enabled (stream PS3 titles and select PS4/PS5 games without download). Adds Classics Catalog (PS1/PS2/PSP/PS3 titles), game trials, cloud streaming, and Sony Pictures Catalog on top of Extra benefits. Cloud streaming only available on Premium tier. | playstation.com |
| Premium — Annual | $13.33 | −33% | flat | Billed as $159.99/yr ($13.33/mo effective). Month-to-month rate is $19.99/mo; ~33% discount vs monthly. All Premium cloud-streaming features included. | playstation.com |

**Key features:** Cloud streaming of PS3 titles (no other way to play PS3 games on PS5); Cloud streaming of select PS4/PS5 titles without downloading; Classics Catalog: PS1, PS2, PSP, and PS3 titles (Premium); Game trials: try full games before buying (Premium); Sony Pictures Catalog: stream Sony movies and shows (Premium); Ubisoft+ Classics included on Extra and Premium tiers; 100 GB cloud saves (all tiers); 2–3 free games monthly (all tiers); 33% annual discount vs monthly on Premium tier.

**Plan limits:** Cloud streaming available on Premium tier only — not included in Essential or Extra; Cloud streaming requires minimum 5 Mbps internet (15 Mbps for 1080p); Cloud streaming targets: PS5 console and PlayStation Portal only (not PC, mobile, or Smart TV); Cloud streaming excluded in some overseas territories; No free tier; no free trial confirmed as of 2026-06-15; PS3 classics only available via cloud streaming (no download option for PS3 titles).

## Cheaper cloud gaming alternatives

- [NVIDIA GeForce NOW](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cloud-gaming/nvidia-geforce-now/) — from $0/mo
- [Amazon Luna](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cloud-gaming/amazon-luna/) — from $0/mo
- [Xbox Cloud Gaming](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cloud-gaming/xbox-cloud-gaming/) — from $9.99/mo

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: Primary source: official PlayStation Plus page (playstation.com/en-us/ps-plus/) fetched 2026-06-14 — returned full USD pricing for all three tiers. Only the Premium tier includes cloud game streaming; Essential and Extra are included here for context as they are pre-requisite tiers. Corroboration: Wikipedia PlayStation Plus article confirmed tier structure (though did not list prices in the extracted content).
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cloud-gaming/playstation-plus-premium/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier)'s entry plan was $10.99/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/cloud-gaming/playstation-plus-premium/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl