PlayStation Now vs PSN Plus Differences and FAQ

What is PlayStation Plus?

PlayStation Plus is a program you’re likely to be the most familiar with if you’re already a PlayStation player. To summarise it briefly: it’s a premium plan which works pretty simply: you pay some sum of money on a regular basis (a month, 3 months, or a year), and for the duration, you get the following benefits:

• Online multiplayer – much like its competitor, Xbox, PlayStation doesn’t allow its players to go online for free. To partake in multiplayer gaming you need to pay a fee in the form of PlayStation Plus. Local multiplayer (couch co-op, etc.) isn’t restricted, however.
• Early access to demo and beta versions – if you’re into checking games out before the official launch, PS Plus gives you just such a chance.
• 2 PS4 games per month – each month for the duration of the subscription gives you the ability to download two games and play them as long as you have the plan running. You lose access to them when the subscription expires.
• Exclusive discounts – Members receive unique offers tailored to the participants of the program, unavailable to anyone else. There’s a good chance you’re getting your money back thanks to how much the program helps you save on new titles.
• 10 GB of cloud storage – subscription gives you access to cloud storage, which can be used for instance to keep your save games from disappearing

As you can see, Plus is a straightforward upgrade to your regular PS experience, and with complimentary games and cloud storage to boot. It’s definitely a perfect choice for everyone who enjoys online multiplayer, but people who look for new games, or a great deal are also going to be satisfied with PS Plus.

What is PlayStation Now?

PS Now is something very different from PS Plus. It can be summarised as Netflix for games. Once you subscribe to it, you get access to an expansive and still growing library of games which you can download to your PS4 or even stream to your PC.

That’s right: PS Now is a way for you to play PlayStation-exclusive games on your PC, as long as you have a good Internet connection and a compatible controller, neither of which is very hard to come by. Currently, PS Now boasts a library of over 500 games, which includes classics like the God of War franchise or Red Dead Redemption, and new titles are regularly added to it.

Needless to say, PS Now is a fantastic solution for every PC player who doesn’t feel like investing in a console but would want to play some of the titles that never came to PC. PlayStation users, on the other hand, get access to a fantastic variety of games, beating squarely the one presented by PS Plus with sheer numbers, although similarly, access is gone once you stop paying. The definitive downside is that, without Plus, you won’t be able to play online.