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The New PlayStation Plus Tiers Are Launching In Australia Today And Here’s Everything You Need To Know

The week has finally arrived. Months after first hearing about the new PlayStation Plus tiers, it’s Australians turn to transfer to the new three tier system. We understand that this is still a little bit confusing, so here’s absolutely everything you need to know about the new PlayStation Plus.

WHEN DO THE NEW PLAYSTATION PLUS TIERS LAUNCH IN AUSTRALIA?

This will be a phased roll out across two days. PlayStation Australia has said that Australians will start getting migrated over to PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra and PlayStation Plus Deluxe on Wednesday, June 22nd with all accounts expected to be finished rolling over on Thursday, June 23rd.

WHAT ARE THE NEW PLAYSTATION PLUS TIERS?

The new PlayStation Plus tiers are explained below:

  • PlayStation Plus Essential: No change to the regular PlayStation Plus. You’ll get access to online play as well as two free PS4 games and one free PS5 games every month as well as exclusive discounts
  • PlayStation Plus Extra: PlayStation Plus Extra includes the previous Essential tier benefits as well as a catalogue of over 400 downloadable PS4/PS5 games including the likes of Returnal, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Marvel’s Guardian’s of the Galaxy, Spider-Man Miles Morales, Stray (when it launches), Demon Souls, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla and more.
  • PlayStation Plus Deluxe: PlayStation Plus Deluxe includes the previous Essential/Extra benefits as well as a catalogue of classic PlayStation PS1/PSP/PS2 games including the likes of Ape Escape, Syphon Filter, Resident Evil Director’s Cut and more. These classic games now include different display options, the ability to rewind and some even include trophies. It also includes game trials for titles such as Horizon Forbidden West (five hours) and WWE 2k22.

HOW MUCH DO THE NEW PLAYSTATION PLUS TIERS COST FOR AUSTRALIA?

  • PlayStation Plus Essential
    • 1 Month – $11.95 AUD
    • 3 Months – $33.95 AUD
    • 12 Months – $79.95 AUD
  • PlayStation Plus Extra
    • 1 Month – $18.95 AUD
    • 3 Months – $54.95 AUD
    • 12 Months – $134.95 AUD
  • PlayStation Plus Deluxe
    • 1 Month – $21.95 AUD
    • 3 Months – $63.95 AUD
    • 12 Months – $154.95 AUD

HOW DO I UPGRADE TO PLAYSTATION PLUS EXTRA OR PLAYSTATION PLUS DELUXE?

If you’re currently a regular PlayStation Plus member, you’ll be automatically transferred over to PlayStation Plus Essential (no change). You’ll then have the opportunity to upgrade to either PlayStation Plus Extra or PlayStation Plus Deluxe, where you’ll need to pay the difference between the Essential membership and Extra/Deluxe. It seems as though you’ll need to pay the difference for the entirety of your months remaining (so somewhere between $7-10 a month). If you’re not currently a PlayStation Plus member you’ll just choose one of the new plans and pay the above fees.

WHY ISN’T AUSTRALIA GETTING PLAYSTATION PLUS PREMIUM AND WHAT ARE WE MISSING OUT ON?

Unfortunately, PlayStation is missing out on PlayStation Plus Premium at the moment which means we don’t get access to the PS3 games included. This is due to the fact that the PS3 is notoriously hard to emulate, so these games need to be streamed over the internet. PlayStation obviously doesn’t think that Australia is a good fit for streaming currently, but they’ve said that will be working on rolling this out to other regions.

WHICH GAMES ARE INCLUDED IN THE NEW PLAYSTATION PLUS EXTRA AND PLAYSTATION PLUS DELUXE TIERS?

The Australian list is below:

PS5/PS4 GAMES (EXTRA/DELUXE)

  • 2Dark
  • 8-Bit Armies
  • 9 Monkeys of Shaolin
  • Absolver
  • ABZU
  • Ace of Seafood
  • Adr1ft
  • Agatha Christie – The ABC Murders
  • Age of Wonders: Planetfall
  • Agents of Mayhem
  • ALIENATION
  • AO Tennis 2
  • Aragami
  • Ash of Gods Redemption
  • Ashen
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS4)
  • Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (PS5)
  • Assetto Corsa Competizione (PS4)
  • Assetto Corsa Competizione (PS5)
  • Astebreed
  • AVICII Invector
  • Bad North
  • Balan Wonderworld (PS4)
  • Balan Wonderworld (PS5)
  • Batman: Arkham Knight
  • Battle Chasers: Nightwar
  • Bee Simulator
  • Black Mirror
  • Blasphemous
  • Bloodborne
  • Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
  • Bomber Crew
  • Bound
  • Bound by Flame
  • Brawlout
  • Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
  • Bubsy: The Woolies Strike Back
  • Call of Cthulhu
  • Carmageddon: Max Damage
  • Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers
  • Car Mechanic Simulator
  • Celeste
  • Chess Ultra
  • Chicken Police
  • Child of Light
  • Children of Morta
  • Chocobo’s Mystery Dungeon EVERY BUDDY!
  • Chronos: Before the Ashes
  • Cities: Skylines
  • Clouds & Sheep 2
  • Concrete Genie
  • Concrete Genie: Digital Deluxe Edition
  • ConnecTank
  • Control: Ultimate Edition (PS4)
  • Control: Ultimate Edition (PS5)
  • Cris Tales (PS4)
  • Cris Tales (PS5)
  • Croixleur Sigma
  • Damascus Gear: Operation Tokyo HD Edition
  • Danger Zone
  • Dangerous Golf
  • Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
  • Dark Rose Valkyrie
  • Darksiders Genesis
  • Darksiders III
  • Days Gone
  • DCL – The Game
  • Dead Cells
  • DEAD OR ALIVE 5 Last Round (PS4)
  • Death end re;Quest
  • Death end re;Quest2
  • Death Squared
  • DEATH STRANDING
  • DEATH STRANDING: DIRECTOR’S CUT
  • Defense Grid 2
  • DEMON’S SOULS
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • Descenders (PS4)
  • Desperados III
  • Destruction Allstars
  • Disaster Report 4 Plus: Summer Memories
  • DISGAEA 5: ALLIANCE OF VENGEANCE
  • DOOM
  • Dragon Star Varnir
  • Dreamfall Chapters
  • Dungeons 2
  • Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires
  • Eagle Flight
  • Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair
  • Electronic Super Joy
  • El Hijo – A Wild West Tale
  • Elex
  • Embr (PS4)
  • Empire of Sin
  • Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek
  • Enter the Gungeon
  • Entwined
  • Everybody’s Golf
  • Fade to Silence
  • Fallout 4
  • Fallout 76
  • Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon: Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 3: Classic Edition
  • Far Cry 4
  • FIA European Truck Racing Championship
  • FIGHTING EX LAYER – Standard Version
  • Final Fantasy IX
  • Final Fantasy VII
  • Final Fantasy VIII Remastered
  • Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
  • Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age
  • Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
  • Fire Pro Wrestling World
  • Flatout 4: Total Insanity
  • FLUSTER CLUCK
  • For Honor
  • For the King
  • Foreclosed (PS4)
  • Foreclosed (PS5)
  • Friday the 13th: The Game
  • Frostpunk: Console Edition
  • Fury Unleashed
  • Gabbuchi
  • GAL GUNVOLT BURST
  • Get Even
  • Ghost of a Tale
  • GHOST OF TSUSHIMA: DIRECTOR’S CUT (PS4)
  • GHOST OF TSUSHIMA: DIRECTOR’S CUT (PS5)
  • Ghostrunner (PS4)
  • Ghostrunner (PS5)
  • Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams – Director’s Cut
  • Gods will Fall
  • Golf with Your Friends
  • GOD OF WAR
  • Goosebumps: The Game
  • Gravity Rush 2
  • Grand Ages: Medieval
  • Graveyard Keeper
  • Greedfall (PS4)
  • Greedfall (PS5)
  • GRIP: Combat Racing
  • GUNVOLT CHRONICLES LUMINOUS AVENGER IX
  • Hello Neighbor
  • Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition
  • Homefront: The Revolution
  • Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
  • Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number
  • Hotshot Racing
  • How to Survive 2
  • How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition
  • Hue
  • Human Fall Flat (PS4)
  • Human Fall Flat (PS5)
  • I am Bread
  • I am Dead (PS4)
  • I am Dead (PS5)
  • Indivisible
  • inFAMOUS First Light
  • inFAMOUS Second Son
  • Infinite Minigolf
  • Injustice 2
  • Joe Dever’s Lone Wolf: Console Edition
  • John Wick Hex
  • Jotun: Valhalla Edition
  • Journey to the Savage Planet
  • KeyWe (PS4)
  • KeyWe (PS5)
  • Killzone: Shadow Fall Intercept
  • KILLZONE SHADOW FALL
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance
  • Kingdom Two Crowns
  • Kingdom: New Lands
  • KNACK
  • Kona (PS4)
  • Kona (PS5)
  • Last Day of June
  • Last Stop (PS4)
  • Last Stop (PS5)
  • Lawn Mowing Simulator (PS4)
  • Lawn Mowing Simulator (PS5)
  • Left Alive: Day One Edition
  • Legends of Ethernal
  • LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
  • Leo’s Fortune
  • LittleBigPlanet 3
  • Little Big Workshop
  • Little Nightmares
  • Lost Words: Beyond the Page
  • Mafia III: Definitive Edition
  • Magicka 2
  • Mahjong
  • Malicious Fallen
  • Maneater (PS4)
  • Maneater (PS5)
  • Marvel Puzzle Quest
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4)
  • Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5)
  • MARVELS SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES (PS4)
  • MARVELS SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES (PS5)
  • Marvel’s Spider-Man: Game of the Year Edition
  • Masters of Anima
  • MATTERFALL
  • MediEvil
  • Megadimension Neptunia VII
  • Mighty No. 9
  • Minit
  • Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae
  • Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight
  • Monster Jam Steel Titans 2
  • Monster Truck Championship (PS4)
  • Monster Truck Championship (PS5)
  • Moonlighter
  • Moving Out
  • Mudrunner
  • MX vs ATV All Out
  • MXGP 2021 (PS4)
  • MXGP 2021 (PS5)
  • My Friend Pedro
  • My Time at Portia
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
  • NASCAR Heat 5
  • NBA 2K Playgrounds 2
  • NBA 2K22 (PS4)
  • NBA 2K22 (PS5)
  • Necromunda: Underhive Wars
  • Nidhogg
  • Nights of Azure
  • Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
  • Nioh
  • Observation
  • Observer: System Redux (PS4)
  • Observer: System Redux (PS5)
  • Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty
  • Omega Quintet
  • Outer Wilds
  • Overcooked! 2
  • Overpass
  • Party Hard
  • Pathfinder: Kingmaker – Definitive Edition
  • Payday 2: Crimewave Edition
  • PGA Tour 2K21
  • Pile Up! Box by Box
  • Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition
  • Pixel Piracy
  • Portal Knights
  • Prison Architect
  • Power Rangers: Battle For The Grid
  • Prey
  • Project Cars 2
  • Project Cars 3
  • Pure Hold’em World Poker Championship
  • Pure Pool
  • Rad Rodgers
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Redeemer – Enhanced Edition
  • Reel Fishing: Road Trip Adventure
  • Raiden V: Director’s Cut
  • Rapala Fishing: Pro Series
  • Rebel Galaxy
  • RESOGUN
  • Relicta
  • RETURNAL
  • Rez Infinite
  • RIDE 4 (PS4)
  • RIDE 4 (PS5)
  • Risk Urban Assault
  • Rock of Ages 3: Make & Break
  • Rogue Stormers
  • Romance of The Three Kingdoms XIII
  • R-TYPE FINAL 2
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered (PS4)
  • Saints Row: The Third Remastered (PS5)
  • Seasons After Fall
  • Secret Neighbor
  • Shadow of the Beast
  • Shadow of the Colossus
  • Shadow Warrior 2
  • Shadow Warrior 3
  • Shenmue III
  • Shiness: The Lightning Kingdom
  • Sine Mora X
  • SkyDrift Infinity
  • Slime Rancher
  • Sniper Elite 4
  • SOMA
  • Soulcalibur VI
  • South Park: The Fractured but Whole
  • South Park: The Stick of Truth
  • Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition
  • Space Hulk: Tactics
  • Space Junkies
  • Spitlings
  • Star Ocean First Departure R
  • Star Trek: Bridge Crew
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas
  • Steep
  • Stellaris: Console Edition
  • Stranded Deep
  • Sundered: Eldritch Edition
  • Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition
  • Surviving Mars
  • Telling Lies
  • Tennis World Tour 2 (PS4)
  • Tennis World Tour 2 (PS5)
  • Terraria
  • Tetris Effect: Connected
  • Tearaway Unfolded
  • The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
  • The Artful Escape (PS4)
  • The Artful Escape (PS5)
  • The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
  • The Caligula Effect: Overdose
  • The Crew
  • The Crew 2
  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
  • The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
  • The Fisherman – Fishing Planet
  • THE LAST GUARDIAN
  • The LEGO Movie Videogame
  • The Long Dark
  • The Messenger
  • The Surge
  • The Surge 2
  • The Technomancer
  • The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition
  • The Wonderful 101: Remastered
  • This is the Police
  • This is the Police 2
  • This War of Mine: The Little Ones
  • Thomas was Alone
  • Through the Darkest of Times
  • Tom Clancy’s The Division
  • TorqueL
  • Totally Reliable Delivery Service
  • Toukiden 2
  • Tour de France 2021 (PS4)
  • Tour de France 2021 (PS5)
  • TowerFall Ascension
  • Townsmen – A Kingdom Rebuilt
  • Tricky Towers
  • Tropico 5
  • Trackmania Turbo
  • Transference
  • Trials Fusion
  • Trials of the Blood Dragon
  • Trials Rising
  • Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
  • TRON RUN/r
  • TT Isle of Man: Ride on the Edge 2
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
  • Until Dawn
  • Unturned
  • Valiant Hearts: The Great War
  • Vampyr
  • Velocibox
  • Victor Vran Overkill Edition
  • Vikings – Wolves of Midgard
  • Virginia
  • Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
  • Warhammer: Chaosbane – Slayer Edition (PS5)
  • Warhammer: Chaosbane (PS4)
  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2
  • WARRIORS ALL-STARS
  • Watch Dogs
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PS4)
  • Werewolf: The Apocalypse – Earthblood (PS5)
  • Werewolves Within
  • Wild Guns Reloaded
  • Windbound
  • World of Final Fantasy
  • Whispering Willows
  • Wolfenstein: The New Order
  • WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship (PS4)
  • WRC 10 FIA World Rally Championship (PS5)
  • Wreckfest (PS4)
  • Wreckfest (PS5)
  • Wytchwood (PS4)
  • Wytchwood (PS5)
  • XCOM 2
  • Yet Another Zombie Defense
  • Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
  • ZOMBI
  • Zombie Army 4: Dead War

PLAYSTATION CLASSICS (DELUXE)

  • Ape Escape
  • Ape Escape 2
  • ARC
  • ATARI Flashback Classics Vol1
  • ATARI Flashback Classics Vol2
  • Baja HD
  • Batman Return to Arkham Asylum
  • Batman Return to Arkham City
  • Beyond Two Souls
  • Bioshock 2 Remastered
  • Bioshock Remastered
  • Borderlands The Handsome Collection
  • Bulletstorm Full Clip Edition
  • Crysis Remastered
  • Dark Chronicle
  • Dark Cloud
  • Darksiders II
  • Darksiders Warmastered Edition
  • Deadlight Director’s Cut
  • Deadnation: Apocalypse Edition
  • Toy Story 2
  • Echochrome
  • Everybody’s Golf
  • Everybody’s Tennis
  • Fantavision
  • Forbidden Siren
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves
  • God of War 3 Remastered
  • Gravity Rush Remastered
  • Guilty Gear X
  • Heavy Rain
  • Hotline Miami
  • Jak and Daxter
  • Jak II
  • Jak X Combat Racing
  • Jumping Flash
  • Kinetica
  • Kingdoms of Amalur: Rereckoning
  • LEGO Harry Potter Collection
  • Lock’s Quest
  • Loco Roco
  • Loco Roco 2
  • Lumines Remastered
  • Mafia Definitive Edition
  • Mafia II Definitive Edition
  • Metro 2033 Redux
  • Metro Last Light Redux
  • Mount & Blade Warband
  • Mr Driller
  • Oddworld
  • Okage: Shadow King
  • Outcast Second Contact
  • Patapon
  • Patapon 2
  • Primal
  • Rainbow Moon
  • Red Faction
  • Red Faction Guerrilla Remastered
  • Red Faction II
  • Resident Evil
  • Resident Evil Director’s Cut
  • Rise of the Kansai
  • Rogue Galaxy
  • Serious Sam Collectuon
  • Star Wars Bounty Hunter
  • Star Wars Jedi Starfighter
  • Star Wars Racer Revenge
  • Strider
  • Super Star Wars
  • Syphon Filter
  • Tekken 2
  • The Last Of Us Remastered
  • The Last Of Us Left Behind
  • The Mark of Kri
  • The Raven Remastered
  • Toukiden: Kiwami
  • Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection
  • War of the Monsters
  • Wild Arms
  • Wild Arms 3
  • Wipeout Omega Collection
  • Worms World Party

PLAYSTATION GAME TRIALS (DELUXE)

  • Biomutant
  • Crusader Kings III
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • Elex II
  • Farming Simulator 22
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Hot Wheels Unleashed
  • LEGO City Undercover
  • MotoGP22
  • Olli Olli World
  • SpellForce III Reforced
  • The Cruel King and the Great Hero
  • Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands
  • Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
  • WWE2K22
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