PlayStation Plus Service

Context:
- It can have a PS+ Subscriber Base (of PS+ subscribers).
- It can have a PS+ Pricing Schedule (e.g. $10/1 month, $25/3 months, $60/12 months).
- It can facilitate access to PlayStation Online Multiplayer Play.
- It can facilitate PS5 Game Help.
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Example(s):
- PS+ v2018-02-06.
- PS+ v2010-06-29.
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Counter-Example(s):
- XBox Live Gold [1] and XBox Game Pass;
- EA Access;
- Twitch Prime;
- Switch Online;
- a Subscription-based Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Service.
See: PlayStation Now, Sony Interactive Entertainment, PlayStation Store.

References

https://www.playstation.com/en-us/support/subscriptions/playstation-plus-support/
- QUOTE: PlayStation Plus online multiplayer.
  In order to play most PS4 and PS5 games in online multiplayer, you need to have a PlayStation Plus subscription. Some games don’t require a subscription, check PlayStation™Store to see if PlayStation Plus is required for online play.
  Network functions such as online multiplayer may have some age restrictions based on the age of the child and/or parental control settings.

(Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Network#PlayStation_Plus Retrieved:2019-11-4.
- PlayStation Plus, abbreviated to PS Plus, is a paid-for PlayStation Network subscription service that provides users with access to premium features. These extras include early access to upcoming games, beta trials, regular store discounts, and the ability to have system software updates and game patches download automatically to the console. As part of the subscription, members are given two PlayStation 4 games every month and 100 GB of internet storage space for saved game files. PlayStation 4 online multiplayer requires a subscription to PlayStation Plus, free-to-play games excluded.^[1] Users may choose a monthly, quarterly or annual subscription.^[2]