PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium games for June 2023 announced

Sony Interactive Entertainment has celebrated the one-year anniversary of PlayStation Plus by launching a series of 10-day activities. More importantly, it’s begun testing cloud streaming of PlayStation 5 games, a big step for PlayStation Plus premium members.

Writing on PlayStation Blog, Nick Maguire, the company’s head of subscription services, said the test will only stream the games to PlayStation 5 consoles, but that it will still deliver access to top-of-the-line games without waiting on a chunky download. At the moment, PS3 and PS4 are only streamable. You can stream them to your PC, PS4, PS5 and PS5.

“Our goal is to add this as an additional benefit to PlayStation Plus Premium as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the value of PlayStation Plus,” Maguire said. “As more games continue to launch on the PS5 console, we look forward to adding cloud streaming capability for PS5 titles, in addition to the PS3, PS4, and classic titles that are already available for Premium members to stream.”

Maguire stated that the testing is still in its initial stages and SIE would have more information to share shortly. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, published Wednesday, Maguire expanded on PlayStation Plus’ performance since the relaunch, and said that users are spending seven times as much time on the new PS Plus as they did with its subscription-library predecessor, PlayStation Now.

He also noted that PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers — the top tier of service — “ended up being a bigger share of the base than Extra. […] That’s a pleasant surprise.”

SIE however will continue to stick with its original plan and not include first-party releases in its subscription service. Xbox Game Pass is the only other option. “Putting games in a bit later in the life cycle has meant that we can reach more customers 12, 18, 24 months after they have released,” Maguire told GI.biz. “We’re seeing customers still get excited about those games and jumping in. For us, that’s working.”

From June 20, PlayStation Plus subscribers will have access to a wide range of games.

• Far Cry 6 (PS4, PS5)
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (PS4, PS5)
• Rogue Legacy 2 (PS4, PS5)
• The Inscryption (PS4, PS5)
• Soulstice (PS5)
• Tacoma (PS4)
• Deus Ex Mankind Divided (PS4)
• Killing Floor 2 (PS4)
• WWE 2K23 (game trial, PS4)

Avatars and wallpaper images for desktops and mobile devices will be available to all PlayStation Plus users. The freebies are available from 20-30 June.

There will also be a free online multiplayer weekend — meaning, no PlayStation Plus subscription will be required to play online — from June 24 at 12:01 a.m. to June 25 at 11:59 p.m. in players’ local time zones. SIE is also giving away three “digital collectible rings” to users who play certain games from June 20 to June 30, and it’s staging giveaways for a PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR 2, and 3-month PlayStation Plus Premium or Extra memberships. See Wednesday’s blog post for more details.

This new version of PlayStation Plus was introduced last year in order to attract existing PlayStation Plus users to upgrade their service to the Extra or Premium tiers. These tiers absorbed much of the previous PlayStation Now library of subscription services for streaming and downloading. PlayStation Plus Extra costs $14.99 per month; Premium costs $17.99 a month.

PlayStation Plus Extra members get 400 PS4 or PS5 titles. PS Plus Premium includes 300 additional games including titles from PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and PlayStation 3.

PlayStation Plus Essential users still get to play free games. But they have to claim these games within the month that it is offered. In June, these games are free. NBA 2K23: Jurassic World Evolution 2 The following are some examples of how to get started: Yomi Trekking. The books are on sale until 4 July.