PlayStation Plus: Available Today

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July 30th Update: The content per month isn’t determined as day one content and is content that will be made available through the month.

You heard the announcement at E3 and read even more details last week. Today, we’re excited to officially announce the availability of PlayStation Plus.

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You can purchase a three-month package or a one-year package on the PlayStation Store now. The three-month package is available for $17.99 and the one-year package is available for $49.99. We will also be offering three additional bonus months for free if you purchase the one-year package — that’s 15 months total for $49.99.

We hope you enjoy the exclusive set of features and content of PlayStation Plus. And remember to check back in each month as we continue to add new content and features for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

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  • Seems kinda lame. Imma have to skip out on this one, at least til’ you can choose your own ps1 games. BTW what about being able to change your screen name like on the 360?… Like I said, kinda lame if you ask me.

  • I got it Day 1. I did the numbers for how much I got absolutely free and it adds up to $17.96. That’s almost 40% of my subscription refunded within the first months of content.

    For those who want to know what I got for free, here it is:
    -Rally Cross (PS1 Classic) $5.99
    -Age of Zombies (minis) $4.99
    -Warhawk Fallen Star Pack $1.99
    -Cuboid Booster Bundle $4.99

    I already had WipEout HD so that isn’t included, but that is another $19.99 savings for those who didn’t have it already.

    When does Qore come out? Please add a list for next months content.

  • I got it and I thought if you bought the one year you were going to get little big planet for free I have the game on disk but I would still like to down load it…I googled it and it said it was going to be free to…any one know if we are going to get it or not????????????? love the plus!!!!got free games already..

  • I love those whole idea, and I love how Qore is also included into the whole PSPlus Bundle, and the reason I even subscribe to Qore above all is the beta’s and that’s included as well, hell…..I love you sony…

  • I want that update thing for free!!!, I will buy PlayStation Plus just to use that, imagne setting up your PS3 to download all the update data when you are sleeping and then wake up to find all your games ready to be used, rather than waking up in the morning and waiting for every update and changing the discs, man I want this [DELETED].

  • Maybe they will make us pay to use Cross Game Chat, then Sony will become the new M$, that’s when I leave gaming.

  • Here comes a valuable feedback:

    I’m a hardcore gamer, meaning I own tons of content already, so obviously Playstation Plus is a great incentive for me.
    However, I have checked the first two months of content that is coming and seeing how I own majority of that content already, it leaves little incentive at this moment to jump aboard.
    Depending on the September content lineup, it may very well take a long time before I can jump aboard.
    I’m aware that the 1 year subscription offers 3 additional months of free membership, again, I do not know the content beyond August, so practically it does not validate a membership for me.
    I think you made a small mistake in offering titles that are not new and at the same time designing PS+ for hardcore gamers.

  • Part two:

    I also want to take this opportunity to once again ask of you to clarify for the PS3 consumers and supporters you have on this blog, why it is that their number 1 demanded feature is continuously being ignored by PS officials?
    The Xross Game Chat is a feature gamers have been asking for ever since the console came out and while we understand that if you could offer it, you would, it still does not explain why you don’t offer some information to explain why it hasn’t arrived yet.

    Thank you for reading this.

  • I need to see more before I fork over 50 bucks, SONY! Im already subscribed to QORE, and pretty much own all the games you offering for FREE and don’t want any of the games you’ve discounted. Can a brotha get a FREE MOVIE download, or at least half off? HUH?

  • I went to Best Buy to get a $50 PSN card to buy this. I bought Lego Harry potter instead. I want to see what month 2 will bring before I buy it. EU told their fanbase what they will get so why not the US?????

  • i Got mines and let me say well done…..now umm maybe can you get me in the medal of honor beta? lol. please.

  • Over the full term of the year this will definitely be worth the $50 or more. Superb value, thank you Sony.

    My only problem is the ugly yellow plus that now plagues the top right of my screen and beside my name on the friends list. Please make it an option to turn this off or at least change the color to black so it’s not such an eye sore.

  • What happened to Fieldrunners? I know that game was mentioned as being a free Mini on day one, not just age of zombies.

  • @306 Ali-009 | June 30th, 2010 at 5:51 am

    Maybe they will make us pay to use Cross Game Chat, then Sony will become the new M$, that’s when I leave gaming.
    —————————————————–

    Sony doesn’t owe any of us Cross Game Chat, or ANY improvements to what they already offer over the competition, that is FREE ONLINE GAMING. Why should Sony continue to develop and spend money to improve what you have now, if you’re not willing to spend money to see new things added to the PS3. Personally I hope every new feature added to the PS3 requires PS+, it’s to entice you to join, and when you join they make more money, and when they make more money, the can hire new people to add more new features. Stop acting like entitled 5 year olds. They sold you a console with free online gaming, it’s still free, and if you’ve been with the PS3 since launch, you’ve seen MANY improvements to your PS3 features already.

  • Just curious why Wipeout HD is missing from my PS store. I have signed up for PS+, but it is not listed as the other PS+ offers are. I am very excited by this service, but am now becoming worried I am going to be missing out on some of the important offers. Is there going to be different games offered to Canadian subscribers?

    I would like to know if I am going to be missing out in advance instead of getting excited about a deal, going to PS store to download and then not having it.

  • yes, i also have the same problem. wipeout HD is missing and i rly want to download it. i paid $50 for this and the best thing they offered is gone. :(

  • @ 315 and 316 – BigBangBear and fadaching.

    For the problem you’re having with Wipeout HD.

    On the PSN + post on Sony’s Blog, dated June 24/2010…it states:

    “Once downloaded, the games are yours to keep and play as long as you are a member of PlayStation Plus. If your subscription lapses and then you re-subscribe, the games you have already downloaded will reactivate, so you still have access to them. Additionally, if you delete one of the titles from your PS3, but decide you want to get it back, then you can re-download from the PlayStation Plus section of the PSN Store if the game is still there, or, if the game has expired from the PlayStation Plus section of the PSN Store, you can simply search for it on PS Store and download it again at no extra cost.”

    So if you can’t find it in the PSN + section any longer, it’s saying that you can search for it on the PS Store and download it again at no extra cost.

  • its not in the store any more either. i cant find it any where. thank you for the help though

  • I need to ask how is PS+ is it ok or is it not that great becuase if it’s good i might try out the 3 month subsription and what PS1 games do you get for free?

  • @ 318 – fadaching.

    I had Wipeout HD since it came out and had a similar problem when I first purchased it….it wouldn’t show up.

    Today, I went to the XMB after seeing your reply here.

    Under Account Management look for Transaction management…click on that one and you should see one that says Download list.

    I found mine there and hopefully you will see Wipeout HD there too.

    Mine is called Wipeout HD Full Game Unlock…..(I’ve also go one
    that says Wipeout HD Demo)…..

    Hopefully it will be in your download list.

  • just bought PS+, gotta be honest here i am not seeing any immediate benefits outside of automatic updates. (I already own Infamous & Wipeout HD). The discounts are being applied to games i’m not interested in buying or playing. I was hoping on getting discounts on all games in the store (Fat Princess, monkey island and sam & max in particular). So, i basically just have age of zombies, a game i’m not really enjoying that i paid $50 for.

  • movie rentals need to be at least half off as a PSN+ member. At least. For a grand opening i am not satisfied… Am i able to download the latest qore free of charge as a PSN + member? Or do i have to wait until the next episode?

  • It’s great I love it so far

  • July 1 2011 // 6:00 AM

    Sony has just announced “Playstation Plus Extreme” a new premium subscription service that will supplement the Playstation Network and will offer a even more “enchanced experience”.

    By subscribing to Playstation Plus Extreme, Playstation Network users can gain access to demos earlier than other playstation plus suscribers, receive more discounts on purchases made on the Playstation Network, and watch the Playstation lifestyle series Qore for free.

    Playstation Plus Extreme will cost $59.99 for the year, or $19.99 for three months of service. Content from Playstation Plus Extreme will only be accessible as long as your subscription is active. The service launches later this month, and all Playstation 3 owners will get a free three-month long trial of Playstation Plus Extreme. All other features of the Playstation Network will continue to be free.

    Playstatuon Plus Extreme, you only buy everything thrice.

  • I was going to Purchase , but i am afraid that i cannot. untill SCEA becaomes as serious about protecting and enhancing my online expierience as well as they protect their videos . my decion came last night in MNR as i saw a bunch of people glitched hotlap again … and the fact these people face 1- 3 day suspensions on that single account .. paltry and meaningless . I asked myself “why would i want to pay a premium on a network where people can act like jerks relatively consequence free ?” I submitted an idea on blogshare asking SCEA to develope a system requiring individuals who face suspension to pay a deposit if they want to play again . it should cost money to be a jerk on psn aswell as cost money for premium content …. in this way it is the rulebreakers who pay for the cost and maintence of the disciplinary system.

  • Ok … Was excited to see that Playstation plus was out, and that since I had 100+ credit left in my wallet that I could get 2.5 years for 100 bucks (much better then xbox) Unfortunately I did not research and find out the only two options I wanted are non-existent. Seriously playstation, I would pay the fee just for cross game voice chat, That is what makes xboxlive so popular. Also having to run netflix from a disc is a pain. These are the two reasons I am tempted to turn my xbox on instead of letting it collect dust.
    Just wanted to say had I read that you removed crossgame chat from the features before buying a subscription then I would still have 100 in the wallet :( Please add this feature, you could get rid of the free games for all I care, just provide the service 90% of PS3 users I know want, Cross Game Chat.

  • i doubt 90 % want xgc . i know i dnt want that krap. u want to cross chat with ur friend ,use ur cell phone with blue tooth, x game chat problem solved, next. sony i luv and hate you. i want my other os back?

  • Why is Sony Keeping its customers in the dark about the feature set, the expected release date of certain features. Clearly executives have confirmed cross game chat yet the blog says it is only being looked into as a viable option. Either there is no communication within sony corporate and/or complete disorganization. I’m astounded at the introductory feature setof psn plus in Europe including little big planet free with no strings attached (free to keep regardless if you resubscribe or not) where is the comparable gift to American subscribers?

    If you’ve got great features in the pipeline, don’t keep people in the dark about it, you’re just going to anger your customers because it only appears that you are ignoring the requests and ideas suggested by your customers.

  • am i blocked from leaving comments?

  • I don’t understand why European Playstation Plus members got Little Big Planet for free and can keep it even after their subscription expires, yet North Americans didn’t.

  • So I’ve seen a few comments about PSN+ having issues already. I’d like to add my name to that list also! The first day I signed up I saw WipeOut but didn’t download it. When I went on again lastnight WipeOut wasn’t there anymore and it also was in the “Games” list! Which has already been mentioned here. I’m also not finding Qore to download. I saw somewhere that once you subscribe it will be automatically downloaded. Do I have to wait till next months issue??

    Has anybody gotten any feedback from PSN?

  • If Qore is incorporated… I’ll sign up today.

  • here is the long and the short of it : THIS SERCIVE IS VERY LIGHT ON REAL CONTENT. Most of us don’t give a crap about “free” (as long as you keep renewing) games and avatars and crap. Give us REAL content. The ONLY reason i WAS going to sign up for this service is the automatic downloads – give me stuff that makes my life easier and makes gaming easier. cross game voice chat is another service that should be added. Give us cool applications and new ways to utilize my system – not a bunch of “free” crappy games. How about the ability to use my ps3 as a DVR to record gameplay ? that would work great with the new video upload/editing service. once again, this service is VERY LIGHT ON SUBSTANCE

  • For me, now not interrest, when I check EU got Little Big Planet for free. I don’t understand why we don’t get the same package. So I will wait before I consider to buy this package.

  • @314 powie, what, do you work for sony or something, your a dip$hit, Sony has taken away otherOS and replaced it with what? automatic download? i think sony has enough control of MY ps3 as it is, what if it downloads a patch that removes something else?

  • I got the whole 15 month subsciption cause 50 bucks seems cheap to me, although most of the initial content offered is useless (infamous is more than a year old, other content leans towards kidies) how about offering the next Modern Warfare Resergence map pack at a discount for plus users? If sony ever reads these comments, who knows i doubt it. but including the video store in plus would be nice, and offering content that isnt super old or lame would be a plus (pardon the pun)Heres an idea, put Kevin Butler in charge of plus!

  • as i read threw the blogs i cant believe all the people who have got suckered in to plus if you note on the agreement it states that games youTHINK YOU ARE GETTING FREE ARE ONLY GOOD WELL YOU ARE SUBSCRIBE TO IT ONCE YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTIONS YOU WILL LOSE EVERYTHING THAT YOUVE GOTTEN FROM PLUS ALL FREE GAMES ADD-ONS EVERYTHING people to need to real read the sagreement before they purchase the subscription all your doing on free games is renting till you uninscribe this is real unfair an should be changed if i get a free game i would want to KEEP IT even if say moneys low you have to uninscribe PEOPLE OUT THERE READ THE AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU BUY YOU WILL SEE

  • I was actually considering doing a 3 month run of PSN+ until I found out that if you cancel the service, you don’t get to keep any of the “free” games you received. What kind of bull is that? So you’re not really GIVING us anything, you’re just LEASING us a few games. That’s just shady. Forget it, I’m not wasting a dime of my money when, if I cancel the service later, I’ll have nothing to show for it.

  • I’m excited to see what else is in store for Plus Subscribers! I’ve already subscribed for a full year of the service.

  • Playstation plus is a brilliant idea; I signed up the first day it was available, just to try though I only got the 3 month package for 17.99, so I already got my money back within the first month, i downloaded wipeout HD (which I never played once in my life before this, and I play a lot of disc-based games, I own 36 PS3 disc-games) sure I don’t get to ‘own’ wipeout hd, but I still get the trophies, I still get use of it while am suscribed, plus new content is addd each month, so I would never think of unsubscribing, so in essense I do own the games I download for free, I lvoe this idea! and to those who say the ‘shiny’ part of ps3 was the fact is was free, the features everyone had for free, are still free! NOTHING has been taken away so stop ur COMPLAINING ABOUT NOTHING, and get a little bit of money together and drop it on something you liek to do, GAME! i’m a amer, and for any gamer, this is an awesome deal, first month, got my money back and I still have 2 months left of content with my 3 month package, hell i’m going to drop nthe 50 bucks on it next pay so I can get the 3 months free

  • and to kydo32 the free games like wipeout hd you only get to keep while you subscribe so in essense you renting games, but think about it on month 12 of the whole ps plus, there would be 12 games to download free to ‘rent’ for the same low price, who would ever want to unsubscribe so you get to rent it forever in essense for what.. under 5 bucks a month, and the games you BUY for a discounted price because you are a member, you DO get to keep if you unsubscribe
    so its a wicked deal

  • playstation plus might be letting u “rent” games, but u can rent them for up to a year. this isn’t a scam and they are not trying to screw you over, it’s a good deal be thankful for it.

  • What’s up wit Qore and PS+? At E3 they said it was included yet now i can find no mention of it anywhere.

  • sure the PS+ may not have much to offer this month but give them some time, as for Quore they said you get that the 2nd month. sure some people might cry foul because there is no cross game chat but playing COD with a crapload of people using there headsets is annoying unless you are plaing with friends adding more peoples voices to that would drive me crazy. im not saying it wouldn’t be cool to have the option but its somethinmg I might not use and they already offer voicechat anyway. as for the free games they could have done better with the PS1 calssic game other than that no complaints from me. I will enjoy the oppertuity to get things early or on the cheep its worth it in my book

  • I just signed up for the 1yr+3mo package. I’m a little disappointed in that it looks like the EU region got a better deal upfront with LBP and a preview of the 1st two months’ offerings, but I’m willing to give Sony the benefit of the doubt. 15 months is a long time for them to give me my money’s worth for $50.

  • umm how is it a rip off? in the 1st month 3/4th of the annual cost was payed back in content. quit calling sony greedy your the ones being greedy there pretty much given away content here

  • qore july aint published yet b patient kiddos

  • i like playstation plus don’t get me wrong, but i was under the impression the full game trials would be playable for a couple of days maybe even a week but 60mins that is complete and utter CRAP who wants to download almost 7 Gig to play infamous for 60mins that barely enough time to do the tutorial. 60MINS. SONY FIX THIS. (please):-)

  • This looks great, even better that we get to have free service if we dont like it. One question which i cant find anywhere, i understand trial game trophies being reactivated when bought but with the free full games do we keep trophies even after we stop subscribing or do we lose them with the game. Do we like keep the trophies only when were subscribed?

  • I’m pleasantly surprised that Sony rolled out the PS+ for Canada around the same time as for US customers. Usually we have to wait a while for these new features. I’m wondering about Qore since it was stated by an older blog entry (June 16, Susan Panico):

    “When you subscribe to PlayStation Plus, you’ll get free games and DLC (pretty sweet), frequent discounts on PlayStation Store, early invitations to select betas of popular games, and free monthly episodes of Qore – our high-definition, interactive gaming lifestyle show.”

    Are we going to be able to get Qore free since it doesn’t seem to be free yet in the store?

    So far I’m quite happy with PS+…the only other issue I have with it is whether we would get a rebate on games we have already purchased, that are now offered free by PS+ ? I suppose if we don’t, at least we don’t have to worry about them becoming unplayable if our PS+ account lapses.

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