PS Plus Extra/Premium: Games are playable offline, but only for one week

No online connection is required to play the new games coming with the new PlayStation Plus. At least not one that is constantly active.

That means the games you download at the PlayStation Plus Extra or Premium tiers can also be played offline.

An exam is required

However, every seven days your console will run a check to make sure you have an active subscription.

“When playing a downloaded game from the Games Catalog as part of the PS Plus Extra and Premium plans, you will need to connect to PSN every seven days to confirm your PS Plus membership and maintain access to the game.” , announces Sony.

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The reason for this is self-explanatory. If you didn’t, you could get a short membership, download everything, and play comfortably in order.

PlayStation Now was (and still is) similar in this country, although the check was carried out there every two weeks.

“Please note that this step is only required for titles from the PS Plus Extra and Premium game catalog. It does not apply to the monthly downloadable games available through PS Plus Essential.”