every increase dated and linked to its source · updated 2026-09-21
PlayStation Plus's Essential (12 months) plan costs $79.99 in the United States, up 33% from $59.99 in 2022, across 1 recorded increase. Every change below links to its source. Countries are shown where we have a sourced history; others are left out rather than guessed.
Essential (12 months), United States, over time $79.99 $59.99 2022 2023 2024 Each step is a dated, sourced change; the table below has the evidence.
Essential (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 $59.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 $59.99 to $79.99 (+33%) source
Essential (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 £49.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 £49.99 to £59.99 (+20%) source
Essential (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 €59.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 €59.99 to €71.99 (+20%) source
Extra (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 $99.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 $99.99 to $134.99 (+35%) source
Extra (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 £83.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 £83.99 to £99.99 (+19%) source
Extra (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 €99.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 €99.99 to €125.99 (+26%) source
Premium (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 $119.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 $119.99 to $159.99 (+33%) source
Premium (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 £99.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 £99.99 to £119.99 (+20%) source
Premium (12 months), date change evidence 2022-06 €119.99 (first recorded price) source 2023-09 €119.99 to €151.99 (+27%) source
Essential (1 month), date change evidence 2022-06 $9.99 (first recorded price) source 2026-05 $9.99 to $10.99 (+10%) source
Extra (1 month), date change evidence 2022-06 $13.99 (first recorded price) source 2026-05 $13.99 to $16.99 (+21%) source
Premium (1 month), date change evidence 2022-06 $16.99 (first recorded price) source 2026-05 $16.99 to $19.99 (+18%) source
Notes The May 2026 increase applied to 1-month and 3-month plans only; 12-month prices were left at their September 2023 level. source
Questions How many times has PlayStation Plus raised its price?
1 time on the Essential (12 months) plan in the US since 2022; 12 dated increases across all plans and countries we record.
How much does PlayStation Plus cost now?
$79.99 for Essential (12 months) in the US as of 2023-09. Other plans and countries are in the tables on this page.
Where do these PlayStation Plus prices come from?
Each dated change links to the report or announcement that documented it. We record only changes we can cite.
PlayStation Plus price history, by country
United States: 1 increase on record
United Kingdom: 1 increase on record
Germany (euro): 1 increase on record