One of the big perks of the new tiered PlayStation Plus subscription service is emulation-based support for older games like the PS1 and PSP. But you don't necessarily need to pay a subscription service to play some older games. According to new details released today, if you own those games digitally, you can play them on PS4 and PS5 without paying the Plus subscription fee.
"When these titles are released for PS4 and PS5, players can head to PlayStation Store and download a version for the consoles at no extra cost if they already own the digital version of the title," Sony said in the blog post announcing a partial line-up. "Some of the titles will also be available for individual purchase."
Sony didn't detail a full list of games, or which ones will be available for individual purchase. It did release a partial list of games that includes classics like Ape Escape and Hot Shots Golf, alongside remasters of games like JAK 2 and Jack 3, as well as Rogue Galaxy.
The revised PlayStation Plus comes in three subscription tiers. The Essential tier is basically the current Plus subscription for $10 per month. Extra gives you a selection of PS4 and PS5 games for $15 per month. And Premium adds a library of classic games for $20 per month. The classic game library hasn't been available on current hardware, so that's a nice perk for fans of legacy games. But it's also nice to know that if you already bought the games you can just claim them as you normally would. The new service launches on June 13 in North America.
Alongside the announcement, Sony also announced a partnership with Ubisoft to offer select games on the two higher tiers of PlayStation Plus. For more details, check out everything we know about the revamped PS Plus.Best PS1 Games Of All Time: 20 PlayStation Classics
As part of the refreshed PlayStation Plus launching next month in the US, Ubisoft+ Classics is being bundled into the PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers. Ubisoft+ Classics will launch with 27 curated games on June 13 in the US, and the lineup is expected to grow to around 50 games by the end of the year. The initial list includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla, For Honor, and a few Trials games in case you have a few controllers lying around that you don't mind breaking.
Ubisoft+, the more standard version of the service that offers day-one releases, classic games, and premium editions, will be added to PlayStation at a later date. The service will also be coming to Xbox in the future and more of its games will be made available through Game Pass as part of a new deal between the companies.
To get more details on what to expect, you can check out Game Spot's guide on PS Plus pricing and everything else that we know about it.
Ubisoft+ Classics games on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium
- Assassin's Creed Valhalla
- For Honor
- The Crew 2
- Child of Light
- Eagle Flight
- Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
- Far Cry 3 Remaster
- Far Cry 4
- Legendary Fishing
- Risk: Urban Assault
- South Park: The Fractured but Whole
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Space Junkies
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- STEEP
- The Crew
- The Division
- Trackmania Turbo
- Transference
- Trials Fusion
- Trials of the Blood Dragon Game
- Trials Rising
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- Watch Dogs
- Werewolves Within
- ZOMBI
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