How to Subscribe to PlayStation Plus

This wikiHow teaches you how to purchase a PlayStation Plus subscription, which will allow you to play PS3, PS Vita, and PS4 games online.

Method 1
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On PS4

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    Turn on your console. To do so, you can either press the "On" button in the front of the console, or press the PS button on a connected controller.
    • You'll need to turn on the controller either way.
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    Select your profile and press ✕. This will log you into your PlayStation 4.
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    Select PlayStation Store and tap ✕. The PlayStation Store is one tab left of the Home Screen.
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    Enter your email address and password. These should be the credentials you use to log into your PSN account.
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    Select Sign In and press ✕. Doing so will log you into the PlayStation Network and take you to the Store's main page.
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    Select PS Plus and press ✕. It's a tab on the left side of the screen.
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    Select the "TRY PS PLUS FOR FREE" box and press ✕. If you aren't new to PlayStation Plus, you'll instead scroll right to the column of membership lengths. You should see three subscription options listed in a column:
    • 12 months - $59.99
    • 3 months - $29.99
    • 1 months - $9.99
    • You'll also see a 14 days free option if you haven't yet used PlayStation Plus on your profile.
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    Select your preferred length and press ✕. This will take you to a confirmation page.
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    Select Subscribe and press ✕. It's on the left side of the page, just beneath the number representing the length of time that your PlayStation Plus subscription will span.
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    Select Accept & Continue and press ✕. This will acknowledge that you've read and accepted the terms and conditions of use on this page.
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    Select Proceed to Checkout and press ✕. Doing so will take you to a payment page, though you'll be redirected to the checkout page if you already have a payment method attached to your account.
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    Add a payment method. You can add a credit or debit card, a PayPal account, or a prepaid PSN card by selecting the pertinent option from this menu and pressing X.
    • If you already have a payment method selected, skip to the checkout step.
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    Enter your payment information. For a card, this will mean entering the card's details and your billing address, while a PayPal account will require you to enter your PayPal email address and password.
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    Select Confirm Purchase and press ✕. This will purchase your PlayStation Plus subscription. You can now play games online and download discounted or free games from the PlayStation Store.
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Method 2
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On PS3

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    Turn on your PlayStation 3. You can do this by pressing the console's "On" switch or by pressing a connected controller's PS button.
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    Select a profile and press ✕. This will sign you into your PlayStation 3's home page.
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    Scroll right to select PlayStation Network, then press ✕. Depending on your PS3's software version, this option may instead say PSN.
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    Select Sign In and press ✕. This is the top option on the far-right side of the home page options, just left of the "Friends" tab.
    • If the top option here says Account Management, select it, press X, and skip the next three steps.
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    Enter your email address and password. These should be the credentials you use to sign into the PlayStation website.
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    Select Sign In and press ✕. Doing so will log you into the PlayStation Network.
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    Make sure Account Management is selected and press ✕. This option is where the Sign In option was.
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    Select PlayStation Plus and press ✕. It's a few options below Account Management.
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    Select a subscription type and press ✕. You'll see up to four subscription lengths listed here:
    • 12 months - $59.99
    • 3 months - $29.99
    • 1 months - $9.99
    • You'll also see a 14 days free option if you haven't yet used PlayStation Plus on your profile.
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    Select your preferred length and press ✕. This will take you to a confirmation page.
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    Select Subscribe and press ✕. It's on the left side of the page, just beneath the number representing the length of time that your PlayStation Plus subscription will span.
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    Select Accept & Continue and press ✕. This will acknowledge that you've read and accepted the terms and conditions of use on this page.
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    Select Proceed to Checkout and press ✕. Doing so will take you to a payment page, though you'll be redirected to the checkout page if you already have a payment method attached to your account.
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    Add a payment method. You can add a credit or debit card, a PayPal account, or a prepaid PSN card by selecting the pertinent option from this menu and pressing X.
    • If you already have a payment method selected, skip to the checkout step.
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    Enter your payment information. For a card, this will mean entering the card's details and your billing address, while a PayPal account will require you to enter your PayPal email address and password.
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    Select Confirm Purchase and press ✕. This will purchase your PlayStation Plus subscription. You can now play games online and download discounted or free games from the PlayStation Store.
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Method 3
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On Desktop

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    Go to the PlayStation Store website. It's located at https://store.playstation.com/. Similarly to the Xbox LIVE website, you can purchase an online subscription from here.
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    Click PlayStationPlus. You'll see this tab on the left side of the page under the "Featured" heading.
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    Click Join Now!. It's on the left side of the page in the same area as was the PlayStation Plus tab.
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    Click a subscription. You'll see a maximum of four subscription types listed on this page:
    • 12 months - $59.99
    • 3 months - $29.99
    • 1 months - $9.99
    • You'll also see a 14 days free option if you haven't yet used PlayStation Plus on your profile.
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    Click Subscribe. It's underneath the number of months you purchased on the left side of the page.
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    Enter your PSN email address and password. You'll do so in the fields below "Sign-In ID" and "Password", respectively.
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    Click Sign In. Doing so will take you to the payment page.
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    Select a payment method. There are two ways to pay for your subscription online: a credit/debit card, or a PayPal account.
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    Enter your payment information. This will typically consist of your card's name, number, and expiration date.
    • For PayPal, you'll need to enter your account details (e.g., your email address and password).
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    Click Save. It's at the bottom of the page.
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    Click Confirm Purchase. This button is on the right side of the page. Doing so will purchase your selected PlayStation Plus subscription and apply it to your account.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    If you buy a PlayStation Plus Membership on the PSN store, how do you receive the membership?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    PlayStation will send you an email with a code, or if you do it through PlayStation Store on your PlayStation. Your subscription will begin as soon as your payment goes through.
  • Question
    How many accounts can use PlayStation Plus?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    As many as you want. You have to get different subscription for separate accounts though.
  • Question
    Can I pay monthly for a year subscription?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You can in that you can pay for twelve one-month subscriptions ($9.99/month), but you can't pay for a 12-month membership ($59.99) on a month-to-month basis.
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Warnings

  • Keep an eye on your PlayStation Plus subscription's renewal date so you aren't unpleasantly surprised when the subscription amount leaves your bank account.
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