Sony will launch a three-level membership system for PS Plus from June, and the annual fee for Hong Kong premium is 599 yuan, which does not support streaming | Social Affairs

Under the epidemic, citizens stay at home for a long time, and many people will use the machine to kill time. And game console manufacturer Sony Interactive Entertainment (Sony Interactive Entertainment) announced that from June this year, it will innovate the PlayStation Plus regular service, combining PS Plus and PS Now, to provide three membership levels “ESSENTIAL Basic”, “EXTRA Upgrade”, “PREMIUM” Noble”.

According to Sony, “basic” customers under the new system enjoy the same perks as current PS Plus members, such as the ability to download two games a month, exclusive discounts, cloud storage to save games, and access to multiplayer online play , there are no changes to existing benefits. Basic members only need to pay the same fees as currently, namely HKD 48 per month; HKD 128 per quarter; HKD 308 per year.

“Upgraded” customers get all the benefits of the base tier, plus 400 new PS4 and PS5 games, including titles from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners. Download and play games with upgraded tiers. Hong Kong members are HK$75 per month; HK$215 per quarter; HK$515 per year.

In addition to all the benefits of “Basic” and “Upgrade”, “Premium” customers also get 240 additional games, including PS3 games through cloud streaming, classic game streaming and classic game streaming in the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations. Download option; provides cloud streaming access to original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games included in the “Upgrade” and “Premium” tiers in markets where PS Now is currently available. Customers can use PS4 and PS5 consoles and computers to stream games. A limited-time game trial service will also be available, allowing customers to try some games before purchasing them.

However, since Hong Kong does not support the cloud streaming market, Sony has specially launched “Deluxe”, the price is slightly lower than “Premium”, which allows players to download and play classic games in the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations, and provides Time-limited game trial service. Members will also enjoy basic and upgraded tier benefits. Hong Kong members are HK$85 per month; HK$239 per quarter; HK$599 per year.

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Sony said it expects to include “Death Stranding”, “God of War”, “Marvel’s Spider-Man”, “Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales” and “Returnal”. Sony is working with PlayStation Studios and third-party partners to expect regular updates to the content repository.

Sony also pointed out that due to the large scale of the new service launch, it will be launched in stages. It will launch first in several markets in Asia in June, followed by a release in North America, Europe and other PS Plus-enabled regions around the world. Sony expects to roll out the new PS Plus game subscription service in most PlayStation Network-enabled regions by the end of the first half of 2022. Sony also plans to expand cloud streaming rights in other markets, with more details to come in the future.

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