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People are focused on two big PlayStation Plus updates: a June lineup change that includes the Microsoft-published Grounded, and a price hike that also affects PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers. There’s also attention on Premium receiving 40+ PS5 demo trials.

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Key Takeaway PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and Premium) while June’s benefits expand with new titles and Premium PS5 demo trials.
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PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and Premium) while June’s benefits expand with new titles and Premium PS5 demo trials.

People are focused on two big PlayStation Plus updates: a June lineup change that includes the Microsoft-published Grounded, and a price hike that also affects PS Plus Extra and Premium tiers. There’s also attention on Premium receiving 40+ PS5 demo trials.

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Live Wire

Top 3 signals · PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and
Eurogamer · 7d ago
It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too
Push Square · 10h ago
PS Plus Premium Users Get 40+ New PS5 Demo Trials from Today
Eurogamer · 2d ago
Here are our PS Plus monthly games for June, with an Xbox title headlining

Broader PlayStation Plus coverage

Other PlayStation Plus activity — not part of the “PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and” story
KitGuru · 14h ago
June’s PlayStation Plus line-up includes the Microsoft-published ‘Grounded’
GamesIndustry.biz · 9d ago
Sony announces PlayStation Plus price rises "due to ongoing market conditions"
Eurogamer · 9d ago
Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions"

Briefing Findings · PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and

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Price change scope Essential, Extra, and Premium tiers are now more expensive
June lineup highlight Grounded is included in June’s PS Plus lineup
Premium demo offer Premium users get 40+ new PS5 demo trials

What to Watch

  • Confirm June’s PS Plus monthly games list in Eurogamer’s monthly roundup as it’s updated. Eurogamer
  • Track the PS5 Demo Trials library for the rollout of the 40+ new trials promised for Premium. Push Square

What Changed

  • PS Plus Premium Users Get 40+ New PS5 Demo Trials from Today Push Square
  • Here are our PS Plus monthly games for June, with an Xbox title headlining Eurogamer
  • It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too Eurogamer
Source-backed brief 4 articles across 3 publications · brief is source backed Show all sources
Eurogamer · 2 articles
KitGuru · 1 article
Push Square · 1 article
Broader PlayStation Plus coverage · not part of the PS Plus is getting more expensive (including Extra and story
Eurogamer · 1 article
GamesIndustry.biz · 1 article

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kitguru.net

June’s PlayStation Plus line-up includes the Microsoft-published ‘Grounded’ - KitGuru

Each month, Sony offers 3 or so titles for ‘free’ as part of the console maker’s PlayStation Plus Es

14h ago Mustafa Mahmoud
pushsquare.com

PS Plus Is Doing Something I've Never Seen Before with June's Games

Time extension

1d ago Push Square
tweaktown.com

Sony rotates Destiny 2 into PlayStation Plus, including Final Shape expansion

The Destiny 2 Legacy Collection has been rotated into June's PlayStation Plus lineup ahead of the game's retirement next month as Marathon season 2 looms.

1d ago Derek Strickland

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Eurogamer 3 articles

Tracking: Here are our PS Plus monthly games for June, with an Xbox title headlining / It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too

Here are our PS Plus monthly games for June, with an Xbox title headlining It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too
+1 more Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions"
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Common questions on PlayStation Plus, surfaced from across the indexed web.

Why Is The Price Of PlayStation Plus Going Up?

According to the official Twitter account, the rising PlayStation Plus prices are simply down to “ongoing market conditions” in the world of video games. When the prices of hardware in its consoles, handhelds, and peripherals it was easy enough to connect the dots and realise that Sony was suffering from the rising prices of components, just like Xbox and Nintendo — two other platform holders who have increased their prices in recent months. Vital things like RAM, SSDs, and more are being bought up in bulk by corporations, leaving consumer-grade products to suffer. Instead of tanking these cos

Last Time I Checked PlayStation Plus Doesn't Require RAM, So Why Is The Price Being Raised?
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