PlayStation reportedly requiring devs to create PS Plus game trials The Loadout The Loadout PlayStation reportedly requiring devs to create PS Plus game trials PS Plus Premium subscribers will get trials to upcoming games, and Sony is reportedly forcing any game worth more than $34 to have a two-hour trial Jamie Hore Updated: Apr 27, 2022 12:33 ET PS Plus April 27, 2022 New reports suggest that Sony will create the game trials for developers. The article has been updated with information reflecting this. Sony's revamp of PlayStation Plus is approaching, and one of the benefits for those that want to subscribe to the top tier of the new service, PS Plus Premium, is access to trial versions of upcoming or newly-released games. A new report today now claims Sony has got the ball rolling on this, and will be requiring developers of big upcoming games to create two-hour trials of their new releases. According to Game Developer's sources, all developers of upcoming games that are targeting a price point of $34 will see their games get a two-hour trial, which PS Plus Premium subscribers will be able to play. This has reportedly been communicated by Sony through its developer portal. Game Developer does claim that there are some caveats to this fairly concrete rule that Sony has put in place. This is not going to be enforced for any game that is already on PlayStation platforms, meaning games such as Gran Turismo 7, for example, won't now have to create a two-hour trial for the PS Plus relaunch. Trials are not required for those making virtual reality games or experiences on PSVR. However, Kotaku has been told by sources that Sony will create these demos, rather than adding extra work to the development teams. As well as all of this, developers can still choose to run promotional campaigns and demos, such as free weekends, for all PlayStation players, not just those with PS Plus Premium. Sony is reportedly also looking at greenlighting bespoke game demos for some games, but this will apparently be approved on a case-by-case basis. This would be as an alternative to simply letting PS Plus Premium subscribers access your full game for two hours. A PS Plus Premium subscription is set to cost $17.99 (£13.49) a month, or $119.99 (£99.99) a year, as part of the service's relaunch this summer and will be the most expensive PS Plus subscription tier. While trials for upcoming games were seen as one of the least interesting benefits of this top tier, the news that all major future releases could be getting these trials, rather than just select games, suddenly makes it seem a much larger benefit than we previously imagined. More from The Loadout PS Plus Extra and Premium October 2022 games for PS4, PS5 Sony is reportedly banning PS5 users for exploiting PS Plus Collection loophole Seven must-play PS Plus Extra games to try on PS5 and PS4 PS Plus Extra and Premium adds a Ubisoft+ Classics subscription on top Here’s why Sony’s new PS Plus service won’t have day-one releases PS Plus Premium games include God of War, Ape Escape, and more Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. He's also rather excited for the Starfield release date. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games