Latest PlayStation Plus News

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  Sony: PS4 Won’t Require PS Plus for Auto-Updates, Movie & TV Services

  Sony has revealed that, unlike with the PS3, automatic updates for the PS4 will not require a PlayStation Plus subscription. TV and movie services will also remain free as well.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jun 18, 201322 Comments

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  PS4 Free-To-Play Games Will Not Require PlayStation Plus

  Our trip to SOE’s E3 2013 booth revealed that PS4 free-to-play titles like ‘DC Universe Online’ and ‘PlanetSide 2′ will not require a PlayStation Plus account for online play.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jun 15, 201311 Comments

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  Sony Explains PS Plus Requirement for Online; PS4 & Xbox One Size Comparison

  Sony explains why on PS4 they need to charge for online play. Also, find out how much shorter the PS4 is than the Xbox One.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jun 13, 201334 Comments

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  Sony Reveals PS Plus Subscription Required for PS4 Online Multiplayer

  Some might have missed it amidst the E3 2013 elation, but Sony confirmed a PlayStation Plus subscription will be required for any online play on the PS4.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jun 11, 201351 Comments

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  PlayStation 4: $399 this Holiday, No Used Game Restrictions, No Authentication

  PlayStation 4 will retail for $399 this holiday season and will fully support the used game market as it currently exists. Plus, PS4′s ‘slanted’ design looks pretty cool! Check it out right here.

  by Jeff Schille | Jun 10, 201368 Comments

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  PS3 Crosses 70 Million Units Sold; Huge Black Friday Deals On PS3 and Vita

  The PS3 has been quite a success for Sony, shipping over 70 million units worldwide! Still haven’t picked one up? There’s a tempting Black Friday bundle potential owners may be interested in.

  by Anthony Mole | Nov 16, 201210 Comments

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  PS Plus Coming to Vita Nov 19th; Includes ‘Uncharted: Golden Abyss’

  Sony is once again upping its PlayStation Plus value, by offering Vita owners some enticing launch window games like ‘Uncharted: Golden Abyss’ and ‘Gravity Rush.’

  by Anthony Taormina | Nov 13, 20128 Comments

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  New PlayStation Store Delayed After ‘Soft’ Launch Creates Problems

  After an unsuccessful ‘soft’ launch, Sony has announced the new PlayStation Store will not be launching globally later this month.

  by Anthony Taormina | Oct 19, 20124 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Memberships Nearly Doubled After E3

  The PlayStation Network is doing quite well for Sony, as both digital sales and PlayStation Plus subscriptions have increased dramatically since this June’s E3.

  by Anthony Mole | Sep 29, 20125 Comments

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  Sony Announces PSN Day 1 Digital Program; Includes ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′

  Sony has announced a new ‘Day 1 Digital’ program that offers some of this October’s highly anticipated titles — including ‘Assassin’s Creed 3′ and ‘Medal of Honor: Warfighter’ — on the PSN at launch.

  by Anthony Taormina | Sep 25, 201214 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Comes To Vita in November; New Vita Colors for Japan

  At TGS 2012, Sony announced that PlayStation Plus – complete with its Instant Game Collection – will come to Vita in November. That same month, new Vita colors will debut in Japan.

  by Jeff Schille | Sep 19, 20123 Comments

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  ‘God of War: Ascension’ Global Multiplayer Beta Starting Soon

  ‘God of War: Ascension’ doesn’t release until next year, but a global beta of the game’s multiplayer mode is coming soon, and PlayStation Plus subscribers are guaranteed access.

  by Jeff Schille | Aug 14, 20121 Comment

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  PS Plus Members Get Early Acces to ‘All-Stars Battle Royale’ Beta

  ‘PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’ is currently in private beta, but when it enters the open beta phase PS Plus members will get first access.

  by Anthony Taormina | Aug 3, 20126 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Shares The Love With Twelve Free Titles

  Everyone enjoys free stuff, and PlayStation Plus members are getting a whole heaping load of it today, including ‘inFamous 2′ and ‘LittleBigPlanet 2.’

  by William Case | Jun 6, 201213 Comments

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  Sony’s New ‘Wonderbook: Book of Spells’ Will Bring Reading To Life

  An unsuspected addition to the Sony Press Conference has everyone waving their Move Wands and yelling “Accio Book!” With Sony unveiling “Wonderbook” and “Book of Spells,” there’s something magical in the air.

  by William Case | Jun 5, 20121 Comment

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  Weekly Video Game News Roundup: May 4th

  In the April 27th – May 4th roundup we discuss ‘Metal Gear Rising’ heading to Vita, the successful Kickstarter for ‘Shadowrun Returns,’ the ‘Portal 2′ level editor, what PlayStation Plus will offer to subscribers and much, much more.

  by Curt Hutson | May 4, 20122 Comments

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  PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards 2012 Nominees Announced

  Sony has revealed the list of nominees for this year’s PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards, and the winners will be discounted up to 50%. Which game(s) will you be voting for?

  by Anthony Mole | Feb 27, 2012No Comments

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  ‘Starhawk’s’ Public Beta Flies In On January 17

  The ‘Starhawk’ multiplayer beta releases to the general public (gradually) starting on January 17. Find out the full roll-out schedule and what SCEA is saying fans can expect.

  by Brian Sipple | Jan 13, 2012No Comments

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  New Exclusive Titles Available On PSN Very Soon

  Starting October 4th, Sony will be starting a new program on PSN that sees the releases of new exclusive downloadable titles. Read on for the games and release dates!

  by C.J. Smillie | Oct 3, 2011No Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ Beta Opens September 3rd

  PlayStation Plus and Uplay members will get a chance to see what Ezio has in store for the holiday season – when the ‘Assassin’s Creed Revelations’ beta opens this September.

  by William Case | Aug 10, 20113 Comments

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  Sony Announces ‘PSN PLAY’ Downloadable Promotional Deal

  In an effort to drum up enthusiasm for its downloadable offerings, Sony has announced an annual cross-promotional deal for digital-only content. Read on for the details on PlayStation Network PLAY.

  by Kyle Hembree | Aug 5, 20112 Comments

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  Sega Genesis Game ‘Comix Zone’ Coming To PlayStation Plus

  Old-school gamers will be happy to know that the classic Sega Genesis beat-em-up ‘Comix Zone’ will be coming to PlayStation Plus very soon. Read on for more.

  by C.J. Smillie | Aug 4, 20112 Comments

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  PSN Sale Next Week: 11 Games For 30% Off

  Starting next Tuesday, 11 games on the PlayStation Network will be on sale at 30% off. Read on to find out which games and for what prices.

  by C.J. Smillie | Jul 7, 20116 Comments

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  Uncharted: Multiplayer Beta Next Week, ‘Uncharted Collection’ in July

  The ‘Uncharted 3′ multiplayer beta begins next week, while July will see the retail release of the ‘Uncharted Collection.’ Read on for details.

  by William Case | Jun 23, 20113 Comments

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  Sony Details its ‘Welcome Back’ Appreciation Program for PSN

  Sony has just announced the details of its ‘Welcome Back’ program for the PlayStation Network in North America. Read on to see what freebies await you.

  by Jason Weissman | May 16, 201130 Comments

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  Sony Talks Trophies, Cloud Saves, and Compensation for PSN Outage

  Sony released additional information about how the PSN outage will affect trophies and PlayStation Plus Cloud Saves and whether PSN users will be compensated for the lost network time.

  by Jason Weissman | Apr 28, 201115 Comments

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  ‘Uncharted 3′ Multiplayer Trailer and Details, Beta Coming in June

  The first details on the multiplayer modes for ‘Uncharted 3′ have been released, as has news on the game’s upcoming multiplayer beta.

  by Jeff Schille | Apr 18, 20114 Comments

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  Game Ranter Banter: Homefront, PSN Cloud & BF3 vs. CoD

  In the first edition of the Game Ranter Banter, the team discusses the reaction to Homefront’s campaign, the first gameplay footage from Battlefield 3, the PlayStation Plus cloud storage and Activision’s bad press.

  by Jacob Siegal | Mar 12, 201118 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Cloud Save Impressions

  The future has arrived, PlayStation Plus members can now backup and access save data through the PSN cloud. Is the service a must-have console feature or just a cool gimmick?

  by Ben Kendrick | Mar 10, 20117 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Subscribers Get Cloud Saving Tomorrow

  PlayStation Plus subscribers are finally getting the ability to save their game data to the PSN cloud. Will this persuade you to sign up for the pay service?

  by Dwayne Holder | Mar 9, 20112 Comments

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  PlayStation Network Gamers’ Choice Awards 2011 Winners

  This year’s Spring Fever sales event kicks off with the winners of the first annual PSN Gamers’ Choice Awards being discounted significantly for the first week of the sale.

  by Jacob Siegal | Mar 8, 20112 Comments

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  ‘Stacking’ Review

  From the creative minds at Double Fine comes ‘Stacking,’ the tale of a small boy with an incredible talent. How does it stack up to Double Fine’s other productions?

  by Sebastian Gaweda | Feb 14, 20114 Comments

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  Double Fine’s ‘Stacking’ Free to PlayStation Plus Members

  Good news, PlayStation Plus subscribers! Double Fine’s latest game, ‘Stacking,’ will be free to download the day it releases.

  by Jeff Schille | Feb 3, 20111 Comment

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  PSN Introduces Online Saving With 3.60 Update

  PlayStation Network will be introducing Online Saving with the 3.60 firmware update, allowing users to save their games to Sony servers.

  by Trung Bui | Feb 1, 20113 Comments

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  ‘SOCOM 4′ Beta with ‘Killzone 3′ in US, UK Plus Members Get Instant Access

  While US gamers will need a copy of ‘Killzone 3′ in order to gain ‘SOCOM 4′ beta access, UK gamers need only a PlayStation Plus membership.

  by Anthony Taormina | Jan 22, 20112 Comments

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  ‘DC Universe Online’ Beta Access Coming for PlayStation Plus Members

  Metropolis, Gotham and all the other iconic locales of DC comics are about to get a bit more crowded as Sony announces plans to expand ‘DC Universe Online’ beta access to all PlayStation Plus subscribers.

  by Anthony Taormina | Dec 9, 20106 Comments

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  ‘LittleBigPlanet 2′ Demo & ‘Sackboy’s Prehistoric Moves’ Unveiled

  Today Sony announced a plethora of ‘LittleBigPlanet 2′ related goodies for PSN, and we’ve got all the juicy details!

  by Chris Abbott | Nov 18, 20104 Comments

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  Hulu Plus Available to All PlayStation 3 Users Starting Next Week

  Sony announced today that starting next week, all PlayStation Network members will have access to Hulu Plus. Are you going to sign up for the subscription service?

  by Zak Grim | Nov 4, 20107 Comments

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  ‘Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’ Beta Now Available To All Plus Subscribers

  Sony and Ubisoft have flipped the switch and turned on the ‘Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’ multiplayer beta for all PlayStation Plus Subscribers today.

  by Chris Abbott | Oct 12, 20105 Comments

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  ‘Killzone 3′ Multiplayer Beta Incoming Oct. 25th

  Assuming you meet certain requirements, like are a PlayStation Plus subscriber, you could be playing the ‘Killzone 3′ multiplayer beta come October 25th.

  by Christian Spicer | Oct 7, 20103 Comments

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  ‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’ Demo on PlayStation Plus

  European PlayStation Plus subscribers will get early access to the ‘Castlevania: Lords of Shadow’ demo starting today.

  by Trung Bui | Sep 22, 20102 Comments

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  ‘AC: Brotherhood’ Beta For Select PlayStation Plus Members

  Some subscribers to the PlayStation Plus service are about to get in on the ‘Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood’ beta. Some, but not all.

  by John Jacques | Sep 22, 20105 Comments

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  Network Scorecard: Week of September 6 – 12, 2010

  Network Scorecard: This is where we pit XBL and PSN head-to-head in a gritty network grudge match. Check inside to see who’s on top this week.

  by Jeff Silvey | Sep 8, 20102 Comments

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  ‘God of War: Ghost of Sparta’ Exclusive Demo for PlayStation Plus Members

  PlayStation Plus members will get their first taste of the chain-whipping PSP God of War adventure Ghost of Sparta with an exclusive demo on September 7th.

  by Anthony Taormina | Sep 2, 20106 Comments

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  Network Scorecard: Week of August 30 – September 5, 2010

  Network Scorecard: This is where we pit XBL and PSN head-to-head in a gritty network grudge match. Check inside to see who’s on top this week.

  by Jeff Silvey | Sep 1, 20101 Comment

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  Network Scorecard: Week of August 23 – 29, 2010

  Network Scorecard: This is where we pit XBL and PSN head-to-head in a gritty network grudge match. Check inside to see who’s on top this week.

  by Jeff Silvey | Aug 26, 20102 Comments

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  Sony Checks Up on PlayStation Plus Members with Survey

  Hopefully in an effort to learn and improve, Sony recently sent out surveys to any member of the newly launched PlayStation Plus.

  by Anthony Taormina | Aug 9, 20107 Comments

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  Sony May Allow PlayStation Plus Subscribers To Save In The Cloud

  A recent survey by Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan points towards the possibility of a cloud-based save system in the future for the PlayStation Network.

  by Dwayne Holder | Aug 3, 20106 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus is Not Required for Hulu Plus on PS3

  Amidst the confusion surrounding the subscription details of Hulu Plus, the video streaming company clarifies that you will not need PlayStation Plus to get access to Hulu Plus.

  by Jon Lavallee | Jul 10, 20103 Comments

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  PlayStation Plus Now Available

  PlayStation Plus is now available. Come inside to discover what goodies await subscribers, and to read Game Rant’s take on Sony’s premium online service.

  by Jeff Schille | Jun 30, 20105 Comments

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  E3 2010: The Scoop on PlayStation Plus Subscription Service

  Sony dropped some details on their new premium subscription service PlayStation Plus at the E3 2010 press conference. Is it worth the price?

  by John Jacques | Jun 16, 201010 Comments