PlayStation Plus Essential
Your console
How you buy
P3
on your own account
from $11.65
Choose a console — it sets the price and what the manager sends
About the subscription
The base PlayStation Plus tier: online play, a few free games every month and cloud saves. The simplest way to start playing with friends.
More about the subscription
What you get
• Online multiplayer — matches and co-op with friends.
• Monthly games — 2–3 titles every month, yours to play while the membership is active.
• Cloud saves — your progress lives on Sony's servers and survives a broken console.
• Members-only discounts in the PlayStation Store.
• Share Play — let a friend join and play your game remotely.
• Game Help — trophy hints right inside the game (PS5).
Who it is for
For people who play online and would rather not pay for what they do not use: there is no game catalogue here, but everything needed to play with friends is.
• Online multiplayer — matches and co-op with friends.
• Monthly games — 2–3 titles every month, yours to play while the membership is active.
• Cloud saves — your progress lives on Sony's servers and survives a broken console.
• Members-only discounts in the PlayStation Store.
• Share Play — let a friend join and play your game remotely.
• Game Help — trophy hints right inside the game (PS5).
Who it is for
For people who play online and would rather not pay for what they do not use: there is no game catalogue here, but everything needed to play with friends is.