By subscribing to PlayStation Plus, you will have full access to a library of PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 games. There are two main categories as you can add monthly games through PlayStation Plus as well as games through PlayStation Plus Extra, PlayStation Plus Deluxe and PlayStation Plus Premium services.
It can be a bit confusing as these categories have different rules when it comes to access and expiration.
To find out what the differences are between the two types of PlayStation Plus games, you can take a look at this comparison article from Seeking Tech.
PlayStation Plus monthly games vs. Extra/Deluxe/Premium games comparison chart
You can take a look at our comparison table for PlayStation Plus monthly games and the PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe and Premium games below.
| Monthly Games | Extra/Deluxe/Premium Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription Tiers | PlayStation Plus Essential PlayStation Plus Extra PlayStation Plus Deluxe PlayStation Plus Premium | PlayStation Plus Extra PlayStation Plus Deluxe PlayStation Plus Premium |
| When New Games are Added | First Tuesdays of the month | Middle of the month |
| When Can Games be Added to Game Library | Before the first Tuesdays of the next month | Before the game expires |
| When Can You No Longer Play | PlayStation Plus subscription expires | PlayStation Plus subscription expires Game reaches expiration date |
Subscription Tiers
The PlayStation Plus monthly games are available on all tiers of the subscription service.
You won’t be able to add Extra/Deluxe/Premium games to your library if you are only subscribed to the Essential Tier as you need to be a member of any of the three higher tiers. The Deluxe and Premium tiers also have exclusive titles, mainly emulated classic not available in the Extra tier.
When New Games are Added
New PlayStation Plus monthly games are refreshed monthly on the first Tuesday of the month.
New Extra/Deluxe/Premium games are also added monthly at the middle of the month, which should either be the second or third Tuesdays.
When Can Games be Added to Your Library
For monthly games, you have add them to your library before the first Tuesday of the next month. Otherwise, you will have to pay for it.
For the Extra/Deluxe/Premium games, you need to add these titles before the expiration date, which is different on a game-by-game basis.
To see how you can find the expiration dates for PlayStation Plus Extra, Deluxe and Premium games, you can take a look at this tutorial.
When Can You No Longer Play
You won’t be able to play the PlayStation Plus monthly games you added to your library if you are no longer subscribed to the service. As long as you remain a member to the Essential, Extra, Deluxe or Premium tier, then you can play these titles if you managed to add them to your game library previously.
For the Extra/Deluxe/Premium games, you must stay subscribed to the higher tiers. If you added a game from PlayStation Plus Extra, then you must maintain your membership of Extra, Deluxe or Premium. If you added a game from PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium, then you must maintain your subscriptions to Deluxe or Premium.
The Extra/Deluxe/Premium games also come with expiration date. Once that date has passed, you will no longer be able to play these titles even if you remain a subscriber to the Extra, Deluxe or Premium tiers.