You heard the announcement at E3 and read even more details last week. Today, we’re excited to officially announce the availability of PlayStation Plus.

You heard the announcement at E3 and read even more details last week. Today, we’re excited to officially announce the availability of PlayStation Plus.



You can purchase a three-month package or a one-year package on the PlayStation Store now. The three-month package is available for $17.99 and the one-year package is available for $49.99. We will also be offering three additional bonus months for free if you purchase the one-year package — that’s 15 months total for $49.99.
We hope you enjoy the exclusive set of features and content of PlayStation Plus. And remember to check back in each month as we continue to add new content and features for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

Here’s what is available in PlayStation Plus now:

• inFamous game trial (60-minute trial)
  
• WipEout HD (Full Game) FREE [normally $19.99]
  
• Rally Cross (PSOne Classic) FREE [normally $5.99]
  
• Age of Zombies (minis) FREE [normally $4.99]
  
• Warhark Fallen Star (Add-On) FREE [normally $1.99]
  
• Collision Theme FREE
  
• Fat Princess: Fat Roles DLC $3.99 [normally $4.99]
  
• Fat Princess Pink and Blue Princess Avatars FREE
  
• Gauntlet II $2.50 [normally $4.99]
  
• Mortal Kombat II $2.50 [normally $4.99]
  
• Rampage $2.50 [normally $4.99]
  
• Rampart $2.50 [normally $4.99]
  
• Cuboid $7.99 [normally $9.99]
  
• Cuboid Booster Pack FREE [normally $2.99]
  
• Cuboid Bundle Pack FREE [normally $4.99]
  
• Cuboid Level Editor FREE [normally $3.99]
  
• Hamsterball $7.99 [normally $9.99]
  
• Interpol $7.99 [normally $9.99]
  
• Magic Orbz $7.99 [normally $9.99]
  
• Magic Orbz Witches Pack FREE [normally $2.99]
  
• Magic Orbz Jungle Pack FREE [normally $2.99]
  
• Magic Orbz Winter Pack FREE [normally $2.99]
  
• Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom $7.99 [normally $9.99]
  
• Mahjong Tales Ancient Wisdom Booster Pack FREE [normally $4.99]
  
• Smash Cars $11.99 [normally $14.99]
  
• Smash Cards Virus Run FREE [normally $2.99]
  
• Wakeboarding HD $11.99 [normally $14.99]
  

Of course that’s not all, there’s also a new Automatic Downloading feature added to the XMB which allows you to update your firmware, or install game patches even if you aren’t in front of your PS3.
Being a PlayStation Plus subscriber also gets you a nice little “Plus” golden d-pad icon next to your PSN profile and on your friends list.
We’re still going over all the new features now and will update the article if we find any additional features…