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PlayStation Plus pricing (2026)
PlayStation Plus starts at $9.33/mo (Essential — 3 Months) as checked on 2026-09-02, read from PlayStation Plus's own pricing page; 9 plans. Best for PS5/PS4 console owners needing online multiplayer. Every figure below links to its source and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: $9.33/mo (Essential — 3 Months)
- Free tier: No
- Compliance: HIPAA — · SOC 2 — · GDPR —
- Best for: PS5/PS4 console owners needing online multiplayer; Value hunters wanting monthly free games; Players wanting a large on-demand PS4/PS5 game catalog (Extra); Retro PlayStation fans (PS1/PS2/PSP classics) at Premium tier; Households wanting to try AAA games before buying (Premium game trials)
As of · every figure below links to its source STALE · 2026-09-02
PlayStation Plus plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
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| Essential — 1 Month STALE · 2026-09-02 | $10.99 | — | Flat monthly | Includes online multiplayer, 2–3 monthly free games, exclusive discounts, 100 GB cloud storage. | playstation.com |
| Essential — 3 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $9.33 | — | Flat monthly | Billed as $27.99 per 3 months ($9.33/mo effective). Same features as Essential 1-month. | playstation.com |
| Essential — 12 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $10.99 | −39% | Flat monthly | Billed as $79.99/yr ($6.67/mo effective). Month-to-month rate is $10.99/mo. Discount ~39% vs monthly. | playstation.com |
| Extra — 1 Month STALE · 2026-09-02 | $16.99 | — | Flat monthly | Adds Game Catalog (hundreds of PS4/PS5 titles) and Ubisoft+ Classics on top of Essential benefits. | playstation.com |
| Extra — 3 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $14.67 | — | Flat monthly | Billed as $43.99 per 3 months ($14.67/mo effective). | playstation.com |
| Extra — 12 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $16.99 | −34% | Flat monthly | Billed as $134.99/yr ($11.25/mo effective). Month-to-month rate is $16.99/mo. Discount ~34% vs monthly. | playstation.com |
| Premium — 1 Month STALE · 2026-09-02 | $19.99 | — | Flat monthly | Adds Classics Catalog (PS1/PS2/PSP titles), game trials, cloud streaming, and Sony Pictures Catalog on top of Extra. | playstation.com |
| Premium — 3 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $18.33 | — | Flat monthly | Billed as $54.99 per 3 months ($18.33/mo effective). | playstation.com |
| Premium — 12 Months STALE · 2026-09-02 | $19.99 | −33% | Flat monthly | Billed as $159.99/yr ($13.33/mo effective). Month-to-month rate is $19.99/mo. Discount ~33% vs monthly. | playstation.com |
Last verified 2026-09-02. STALE marks a plan we have not re-checked at its source in over 30 days. Every plan above is marked — we flag rather than silently retain. Primary: official page https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps-plus/ fetched 2026-06-14 — returned full USD pricing. Corroboration: PlayStation Plus Wikipedia article confirmed tier structure. Cross-checked against en.wikipedia.org. This note predates 3 corrections to the plans above, the earliest from 2026-09-09; the table holds the corrected figures.See the corrections.
Price changes
Price on record
$9.33/moRe-based on record 2026-10-16
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
From 2026-10-16 our record reflects a correction we published, not a vendor price move, so earlier figures are not compared with it.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
Corrections to this record
Changes we made to our own record of PlayStation Plus, newest first: a figure read again on the vendor's page, a plan it no longer lists, a note. None of them is a price change by PlayStation Plus. Every correction on the site is in the corrections log.
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Essential — 12 Months. The recorded monthly price was $6.67, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $10.99. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 39%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Extra — 12 Months. The recorded monthly price was $11.25, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $16.99. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 34%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
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Premium — 12 Months. The recorded monthly price was $13.33, the annual-billed rate, in a field this dataset defines as the month-to-month price. The row's own notes name both figures and say which is which, so the correct value was already inside the record: the month-to-month price is $19.99. Re-based to it, with the annual discount set to this plan's own saving of 33%. Found by a corpus-wide scan on 2026-09-09 for the same error four call-tracking vendors carried, and confirmed against this row's own notes rather than a fresh read; the source date is therefore unchanged.
Capabilities
Integrations: PlayStation Store, PS5, PS4, PS VR2, PlayStation Portal, Ubisoft+ Classics (Extra/Premium), PC via cloud streaming (Premium).
Key features: Online multiplayer for PS4 and PS5 games; 2–3 monthly free games to claim and keep (Essential+); 100 GB cloud save storage (all tiers); 400+ PS4/PS5 game catalog (Extra+); 340+ PS1/PS2/PS3/PSP classics catalog (Premium); Game Trials — limited-time demos of full games (Premium); Cloud streaming of PS5 titles — requires 5 Mbps min, 15 Mbps for 1080p (Premium); Sony Pictures Catalog — up to 100 movies (Premium); Share Play — let friends play your games remotely; PS VR2 and PlayStation Portal compatibility; Ubisoft+ Classics included (Extra+); Game Help hints system — PS5 exclusive (Premium).
Plan limits: No free tier — paid subscription required; Cloud streaming requires minimum 5 Mbps internet (15 Mbps for 1080p); PS4 game additions to catalog reduced to intermittent from January 2026; Games in catalog have rotating availability with end dates; Monthly free games lost if subscription lapses before claiming; Cloud streaming only available in supported regions (not all countries).
Frequently asked questions
How much does PlayStation Plus cost?
PlayStation Plus starts at $9.33/mo (Essential — 3 Months); it has 9 published plans. Verified 2026-09-02.
Is PlayStation Plus cheaper billed annually?
Yes. PlayStation Plus publishes a 39% discount for paying annually (on the Essential — 12 Months plan). Verified 2026-09-02.
What are cheaper alternatives to PlayStation Plus?
Cheaper gaming subscriptions than PlayStation Plus (entry $9.33/mo) include Nintendo Switch Online at $1.67/mo, EA Play at $3.33/mo, Apple Arcade at $4.17/mo. Verified 2026-09-02.
Does PlayStation Plus support HIPAA?
PlayStation Plus's public pages do not say whether it supports HIPAA.
Does PlayStation Plus have a free plan?
No — PlayStation Plus publishes no free tier.
PlayStation Plus vs alternatives
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