Sony’s new PlayStation Plus makes retro games an expensive option
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The new PlayStation Plus Premium subscription will have PS1 games, but it's the most expensive tier. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Sony has just announced its new PlayStation Plus subscription tiers, which will be available later this year, and with the new Extra" and Premium" levels, you'll get access to back catalogs of many PlayStation games. However, if you want to play classic PS3, PS2, PS1, and PSP games, you'll have to pay for Premium," the most expensive option, meaning that Sony is joining Nintendo in putting some of its older games behind its highest-cost subscription.
Using a subscription to access classic games isn't new for Sony. For years, the company has offered access to PS4, PS3, and PS2 games as part of PlayStation Now, which is an entirely separate subscription service from PlayStation Plus. But instead of using the Plus shakeup to bring more...