PlayStation Plus in 2025: A Deep Dive into Games, Tiers, and Pricing
PlayStation Plus subscribers are in for a year of continuous updates and expanding game libraries, with Sony Interactive consistently adding new titles and benefits across all subscription tiers – Essential, Extra, and Premium. The service, now in its 15th year, continues to evolve, offering a compelling value proposition for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 owners.
Understanding the PlayStation Plus Tiers and Costs
The PlayStation Plus model is structured around three distinct tiers, each offering a different level of access and benefits. All tiers include online multiplayer access and a rotating selection of monthly games. The Essential tier, priced at €8.99 per month, €24.99 for three months, or €71.99 annually, provides the core PlayStation Plus experience.
Stepping up to Extra (€13.99/month, €39.99/3-month, €125.99/year) unlocks a vast game catalog, offering hundreds of downloadable titles. The top-tier Premium subscription (€16.99/month, €49.99/3-month, €151.99/year) builds upon Extra by adding access to game trials, cloud streaming, and a library of classic PlayStation titles.
July 2025: A Month of High-Profile Additions
July 2025 is shaping up to be a particularly strong month for PlayStation Plus subscribers. The critically acclaimed action role-playing game, Cyberpunk 2077, became available for download on Wednesday, July 9th, for both Extra and Premium members. Further additions throughout the month include:
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden (PS5) – Available July 15th
- Tropic 6 (PS4) – Available July 15th
- Abiotic Factor (PS5) – Available July 22nd
- Planet Zoo (PS5) – Available July 22nd
- Bluey: The video game (PS4 / PS5) – Available July 29th
- Risk of Rain 2 (PS4 / PS5) – Available July 29th
- New World: forever (PS5) – Available July 29th
Recent Additions and Ongoing Benefits (June – January 2025)
Sony Interactive has maintained a consistent cadence of game additions throughout the spring and early summer of 2025. PlayStation Plus celebrated its 15th anniversary in June with the addition of Diablo 4, The King of Fighters XV, and Jusant on July 1st. Subscribers also gained access to test versions of WWE 2K25 and Monster Hunter Wilds (Premium only), alongside discounts in the PlayStation Store from June 27th to 29th.
Here’s a breakdown of recent game additions by month:
- June 17: FBC: Firebreak (PS5), Battlefield 2042 (PS4/PS5), Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 (PS5), TheHunter: Call of the Wild (PS4), Endless Dungeon (PS4/PS5), We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie (PS4/PS5), Train Sim World 5 (PS4/PS5), Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (PS4/PS5)
- June 3: NBA 2K25 (PS4/PS5), Alone in the Dark (PS5), Bomb Rush Cyberpunk (PS4/PS5), Destiny 2: The Final Shape (PS4/PS5), Another Crab’s Treasure (PS4/PS5 – available May 29th), Skull and Bones (PS5 – available June 2nd), Destiny 2: Legacy Collection (PS4/PS5 – available June 4th), Grand Theft Auto 3: The Definitive Edition (PS4/PS5 – available June 10th)
- May 7: ARK: Survival Ascended (PS5), Balatro (PS4/PS5), Warhammer 40.000: Boltgun (PS4/PS5)
- April 15: Hogwarts Legacy (PS4/PS5), Blue Prince (PS5 – available April 10th), Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Episode (PS5), EA Sports PGA Tour (PS5 – available April 10th), Battlefield 1 (PS4), Plateup! (PS4/PS5)
- April 1: RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (PS4/PS5), Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth: Hacker’s Memory (PS4)
- March 18: UFC 5 (PS5), Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (PS4/PS5), Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions (PS4), Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation Code Fairy (PS4/PS5), Arcade Paradise (PS4/PS5), Arcade Paradise VR (PlayStation VR2), Bang-On Balls: Chronicles (PS4/PS5), You Suck At Parking (PS4/PS5), Syberia: The World Before (PS4/PS5)
- March 4: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (PS5), Sonic Colors: Ultimate (PS4), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PS4/PS5)
- February 18: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS4/PS5), TopSpin 2K25 (PS4/PS5), Lost Records: Bloom & Rage – Episode 1 (PS5), SaGa Frontier Remastered (PS4), Somerville (PS4/PS5), Tin Hearts (PS4/PS5), Mordhau (PS4/PS5)
- February 4: Payday 3 (PS5), High On Life (PS4/PS5), Pac-Man World Re-Pac (PS4/PS5)
- January 21: God of War Ragnarök (PS4/PS5), Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS4/PS5), Atlas Fallen: Reign of Sand (PS5), SD Gundam Battle Alliance (PS4/PS5), Sayonara Wild Hearts (PS4), Year: Change (PS4/PS5), Orcs Must Die 3 (PS4/PS5), Citizen Sleeper (PS4/PS5), Poker Club (PS4)
- January 7: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League (PS5), Need for Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered (PS4), The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (PS4/PS5)
- Mid-December: Sonic Frontiers (PS4/PS5), The Forced (PS5), Rabbids: Party of Legends (PS4), WRC Generations (PS4/PS5), F.I.S.T.: Forged in Shadow Torch (PS4/PS5), Jurassic World Evolution 2 (PS4/PS5), Coffee Talk (PS4/PS5), Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly (PS4/PS5), A Space for the Unbound (PS4/PS5), Phogs (PS4), Biped (PS4/PS5), Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy’s Edge (PSVR2 + PS Plus Premium)
The consistent stream of new titles demonstrates Sony’s commitment to providing ongoing value to PlayStation Plus subscribers, solidifying its position as a leading gaming subscription service.
