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PlayStation Now ends as a separate subscription, merged into Premium
PlayStation Now stopped being sold on its own; its game streaming moved into PS Plus Premium ($17.99/mo)
What changed
- PlayStation Now
- Was Before: Sold on its own: $9.99/mo, $24.99/3 mo or $59.99/yr
- After: “no longer available as a standalone membership”; streaming is part of Premium ($17.99/mo, $49.99/3 mo or $119.99/yr)
- Existing PS Now members
- Was Before: PS Now benefits only
- After: Moved to Premium “with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch”
When it applies to you
- New users
- Existing users
- Moved to Premium on
- With no increase to their current subscription fees at launch (PlayStation.Blog, Mar 29 2022).
What this means for you
New customers who want PlayStation's game streaming now buy PS Plus Premium, which costs more than PS Now did but also includes online multiplayer, monthly games and the Extra catalog. PS Now members were moved to Premium without a price increase at launch.
What you can do
How we know
PlayStation.Blog announced on Mar 29, 2022 that PlayStation Now would move into the new PlayStation Plus.
An archived copy of the PS Now page from Mar 20, 2022 still sells it from $9.99 a month.
By Jul 2, 2022, an archived copy says PS Now is no longer available as a standalone membership.
The blog post says PS Now members moved to Premium with no fee increase at launch.
Related records
Sources
- PlayStation.Blog: All-new PlayStation Plus launches in June with 700+ games and more value than ever (Mar 29, 2022) · archived copy
- PlayStation Now page: 1-, 3- and 12-month prices (before, Mar 20 2022) · archived copy
- PlayStation Now page: merged with PlayStation Plus (after, Jul 2 2022) · archived copy
Full research notes
The US PlayStation Now page listed 1-month, 3-month and 12-month subscriptions at $9.99, $24.99 and $59.99 on March 20, 2022, to stream 'hundreds of PS4, PS3 and PS2 titles' to PS5, PS4 or Windows PC. PlayStation.Blog (March 29, 2022): 'PlayStation Now will transition into the new PlayStation Plus offering and will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now customers will migrate over to PlayStation Plus Premium with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch.' The new PlayStation Plus launched in the US on June 13, 2022. By July 2, 2022 the PS Now page said it 'has been merged with PlayStation Plus, and is no longer available as a standalone membership'.
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