We review the history of PlayStation’s premium online service for its 10th anniversary, as well as all its current offers and benefits.
PlayStation Plus, PlayStation’s online service, celebrates its tenth anniversary and that is why we review the history of the service since its inception on June 29, 2010, the date of its worldwide launch, and its main features, but not without delving into everything it has for offering to current PS4 users. And it is that the advantages of PS Plus are very numerous, from the free games of each month to access to the PS4 online game, in addition to discounts, saved in the cloud and much more, all from 8.99 euros per month along with the quarterly or annual subscription for 24.99 euros and 59.99 euros, respectively. Let’s see what PlayStation Plus has meant for the PlayStation community over the past decade and what it currently offers to its subscribers on PlayStation 4.
Play to another level with PlayStation Plus
PS Plus allows you to take full advantage of the full potential of PlayStation 4 thanks to access to online multiplayer modes of those titles that offer them among their game offerings; But Sony’s premium online service is not only limited to making online gaming easier for its subscribers, it also offers many other benefits to the player, from the Games of the Month to download on PS4 to numerous exclusive discounts on the PS Store, as well as Reservations and exclusive benefits in the PlayStation 4 digital store, an area only for PS Plus subscribers with all the information of the service updated every day or up to 100 GB of cloud storage with the possibility of saving games more securely or follow the game on another PS4, in addition to the Share Play function, with which you can share your games or ask your PS Plus friends for help by controlling the game remotely.
A decade in numbers
PlayStation Plus started its online service on June 29, 2010 worldwide, focusing its features on PlayStation 3, offering its subscribers different advantages such as a free game (Wipeout HD inaugurated the gifts section), the so-called minis (indie-cut games ), a PS One game (such as Destruction Derby), demos, discounts, DLC and dynamic themes, all exclusive to the service.
It was not until June 2012 that the benefit of the Games of the Month was added to PS Plus, an advantage that has been maintained since then and that offers PS Plus subscribers the possibility of downloading games for free on their console, already either on PS3 and PS Vita, simultaneously on PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 or on PS4 (currently), depending on the era in which the games were offered for each platform.
So much so, that during the first year of the Games of the Month benefit on PS Plus, up to 64 video games were offered, with more than 1,000 games offered worldwide to this day. On the other hand, PS Plus already has 41.5 million users; such is the magnitude of the service in numbers that if PS Plus were a country, it would rank 36th among the most populated in the world. In addition, PlayStation has carried out initiatives such as PlayStation Rewards, an exclusive program for members of PS Plus Spain and Portugal that provides advantages such as discounts and promotions both on PSN and on other brands related to the company.
To this day, the 5 most downloaded video games on PS Plus worldwide are Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Sonic Forces, Shadow of the Colossus, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Destiny 2. On the other hand, the top 5 of the most played online multiplayer games by PS Plus members worldwide is made up of Grand Theft Auto V, Rainbow Six Siege, Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, Destiny and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
PS Plus Games of the Month
Beyond the access to the multiplayer modes of the PlayStation 4 titles, PS Plus currently offers its subscribers the possibility of downloading video games every month for free; the only condition to play and maintain access to these games is to continue with the active subscription of the service.
Thus, the PS Plus Games of the Month offer subscribers the opportunity to enjoy the best sagas, as shown by some of the recently added titles such as The Last of Us Remastered, Batman: Arkham City or Detroit: Become Human, among many others, in addition to discovering titles that perhaps they would not play otherwise and that can become authentic world phenomena, as happened with the successful Rocket League.
The Games of the month of August 2020
This August, PlayStation Plus subscribers can download for free both Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Campaign Remastered, the remastering of the celebrated FPS installment, and Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, the latest multiplayer phenomenon of the so-called party games that have just been released and can be obtained for free with PS Plus.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 – Remastered Campaign offers fans of the famous Activision saga the opportunity to relive the legendary Modern Warfare 2 campaign from the last generation with a fully updated audiovisual section, with improved textures and animations and a completely modernized. In addition, the charisma of its protagonists remains intact thanks to the presence of Soap, Price, Ghost and the rest of Task Force 141, with which you will have to revisit such charismatic missions as Maximum Risk, The Gulag and Whiskey Hotel. The title can be played through PS Plus from July 28, 2020.
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, for its part, has already become a phenomenon of online video games thanks to its lively and colorful proposal through a huge and chaotic obstacle course in which up to 60 players compete to reach first position. Outsmart your opponents by jumping, hitting, and doubling as you overcome hilarious physics-based obstacles through crazy free-for-all and cooperative modes, in which only the winning team or player passes the round. Immediate fun available from August 4, 2020 for everyone and only for free for PS Plus subscribers.
Likewise, this month PS Plus subscribers can also get Nubla 2, an educational adventure that arose from the PlayStation Talents proposal in Spain and that can be played as long as the user maintains their subscription to the PlayStation online service. Return memory to a world that has lost it through the search for The City at the Center of the World.
Participate now in the Summer Plus contest
This summer, PlayStation Plus invites players from its community to participate in the Summer Plus contest, an event in which to win great prizes through the trophies obtained in the Plus Games of June and July 2020. More trophies obtained , more XP points and more chances to climb the rankings and get great prizes, such as:
- First place: Large keychain + PSN 100 euros + 12 months PS Plus + Trophy glass cup
- Second place: Small keychain + PSN 50 euros + 3 months PS Plus
- Third place: Small keychain + PSN 20 euros + 3 months PS Plus
- Fourth place: T-shirt + badges + PSN 10 euros
- Fifth place: T-shirt + badges + PSN 5 euros
- From place 6 to 10: T-shirt + cards
- From place 11 to 20: T-shirt
- From position 21 to 25: Notebook + large keychain + badges
- From position 26 to 44: Cup
- From position 45 to 50: Badges
Value of trophies in XP points
- Bronze Trophy: 15 points
- Silver Trophy: 30 points
- Gold Trophy: 90 points
- Platinum Trophy: 180 points
To qualify for all these prizes, you just have to synchronize all the trophies with your PSN account through the Participate section of the Summer Plus section; You have until September 7, 2020 to prove your skill and climb the Summer Plus trophy rankings.
Great multiplayer franchises on PS Plus
PlayStation Plus not only offers free games every month to its subscribers, but it also allows its users to access the online modes of their favorite games, very often belonging to sagas with a great tradition in online experiences. And is that if you are a fan of franchises such as Call of Duty, Battlefield, FIFA, PES, NBA 2K or titles such as Destiny 2, Street Fighter V, GTA Online, Red Dead Online, Rainbow Six Siege and many others with online modes as the main axis of its game offer, you will not want to miss everything that PS Plus has to offer, both to play online and to enjoy the rest of its advantages.
A look at the PS Plus tournaments for PS4
PlayStation Plus offers its subscribers its own online tournament platform with the most played games, a place to face off against friends and rivals from the comfort of the PlayStation 4 console. These are official tournaments with all kinds of skill levels and a unique opportunity to win prizes. And it is that to access the PS Plus tournaments you just need to have an active subscription to PlayStation Plus and sign up for the Challenger series available at all times, such as FIFA 20, Mortal Kombat 11 or Injustice 2, among others.
And precisely, during this month of August the FIFA 20 PS4: Pro for a Day tournament takes place, the best opportunity to represent the favorite teams of PS Plus subscribers such as Team Heretics, Movistar Raiders, Vodafone Giants and DUX Gaming and win cash prizes through the EA Sports FIFA 20 video game, only for players from Brazil, France, Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Thus, the classifications will take place from August 3 to 24 in a Swiss tournament format; The top 32 finalists from each open classification will earn a spot in the team final, which will be played on August 25 and 26 in a knockout format. Thus, the winner of each final will go on to the national finals, which will be held on August 28 in group stage format, where the winners of each final will face the three winners of other finals in their country.
The winner of the FIFA 20 PS4: Pro for a Day tournament will receive a cash prize of 1,500 euros, while the second place will be endowed with 500 euros and the third, with 250 euros. On the other hand, the 32 best players in each final will get a three-month subscription to PlayStation Plus as a prize.
All the benefits for PS Plus subscribers
- Access to online multiplayer on PS4
- Possibility of expanding your library with the Games of the month
- Exclusive offers and discounts on the PS Store
- Exclusive reservations and benefits on PS Store
- Share your games or ask your PS Plus friends for help with Share Play
- 100GB of PS Plus cloud storage
- PlayStation Plus area
