PS Plus Premium: Sony Requires 2-Hour Game Trials for New Games

For the first time, PS Plus Premium subscribers will be able to try out games for a short period of time. It’s comparable to EA Play, which lets us play the games before we buy them.

This policy may have been designed particularly for in-house development, PlayStation Studios titles, and even third-party developers that wished to give a free trial to PlayStation Plus Premium customers.

If you want to release games on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, you’ll need to have at least two hours of gameplay.

• However, it appears that only games that cost more than 33 euros would be affected by this mandate, as stated by the firm. No projects already in development or PS VR games will be affected by this.
• Demos can be released 3 months after the game’s release to support flexibility. Furthermore, PlayStation Plus Premium users must have access to them for at least a year.
• Although the corporation favors free trials for a limited period of time, the door is open to the release of customized demonstrations.

Sony has yet to offer a remark on this matter, according to Game Developer (Previously known as Gamasutra).

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PlayStation Plus Essential

PRICE:

• United States
  • $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly
• Europe
  • €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearly
• United Kingdom
  • £6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 yearly
• Japan
  • ¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 yearly

BENEFITS:

• Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:
  • Two monthly downloadable games
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Cloud storage for saved games
  • Online multiplayer access
• There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.

PlayStation Plus Extra

PRICE:

• United States
  • $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearly
• Europe
  • €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearly
• United Kingdom
  • £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 yearly
• Japan
  • ¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly

BENEFITS:

• Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier
• Adds a catalog of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play.

PlayStation Plus Premium

PRICE:

• United States
  • $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly
• Europe
  • €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly
• United Kingdom
  • £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly
• Japan
  • ¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly

BENEFITS:

• Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra tiers
• Adds up to 340* additional games, including:
  • PS3 games available via cloud streaming
  • A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2, and PSP generations
• Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP, and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, and PC.***
• Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.

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SOURCE: Game Developer