PlayStation Plus PlayStation Plus Essential vs PlayStation Plus Extra
PlayStation Plus Extra costs $6 more a month ($72 a year) than PlayStation Plus Essential. Here is exactly what that extra money buys.
PlayStation Plus Essential
$10.99 a month
Best for: People who buy their own games but need to play online with friends.
PlayStation Plus Extra
$16.99 a month
Best for: Someone who wants plenty to play without buying games one at a time.
What you get by choosing PlayStation Plus Extra
- A library of games you can play whenever you like: Hundreds of games (instead of No library, just the monthly games)
- Ubisoft+ Classics included: Included (instead of Not included)
Same on both
playing with other people online (included), free games added to your account every month (included), games from the older playstation machines (not included), streaming games over the internet instead of downloading them (not included), trying games before you buy them (not included).
Which one should you pick?
It depends on what you actually use. If you don't need a library of games you can play whenever you like or ubisoft+ classics included, PlayStation Plus Essential does the same job for less. Answer a few questions and we'll tell you which plan fits.
Prices and features verified September 21, 2026 from PlayStation Plus's official pages (source ↗). Prices are before tax and can change. See all PlayStation Plus plans.