Cancel PS Plus subscription & turn off renewal: Here’s how

If you want to know how to cancel, renew or turn off the auto-renewal of your PS Plus subscription, you've come to the right place.



If you want to know how to cancel, renew or turn off the auto-renewal of your PS Plus subscription, you’ve come to the right place.

PS Plus is required to receive benefits such as access to online multiplayer on PS4 and PS5. If you no longer want to use the service and are wondering how to cancel or terminate the subscription or end the automatic renewal, you will find what you are looking for here. We will also clarify how the subscription works, whether your PS Plus games will then be gone and whether it all works on the PC.

Last update on June 28th: We’ve updated the article to match the big PS Plus transition to Essential, Extra, and Premium.

PS Plus: What is it, what do I need it for and how much does a subscription cost?

What is PS Plus?

PS Plus is a paid service that comes in three subscription levels: Essential, Extra, and Premium. Depending on your subscription, you will have more or less access to a range of benefits:

PS Plus Essential

  • 3 monthly “free” games: 2x PS4, 1x PS5
  • Online multiplayer
  • Exclusive discounts
  • Cloud storage

PS Plus Extra

  • All Essential benefits
  • Catalog of 400 PS4 and PS5 games

PS Plus Premium

  • All Essential benefits
  • Catalog of PS4 and PS5 games
  • Catalog of PS1, PS2 and PSP games
  • Catalog of PS3 games via cloud streaming
  • PlayStation Library via cloud streaming
  • Trial versions of AAA games
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We regularly inform you about the three monthly bonus games on GamePro.de. We have also summarized the games that await you in the catalogs in this large list for you:

All games of the new subscription model


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PS Plus Premium Games List

All games of the new subscription model

How much does PS Plus cost?

Depending on the period for which you subscribe to Essential, Extra or Premium, PS Plus costs different amounts. You can currently choose between three price categories for all three levels:

1 month 3 months 12 months
PS Plus Essential 8.99 euros 24.99 euros 59.99 euros
PS Plus Extra 13.99 euros 39.99 euros 99.99 euros
PS Plus Premium 16.99 euros 49.99 euros 119.99 euros

How do I cancel a PS Plus subscription and stop auto-renewal?

Normally, if you have a credit card or PayPal account on file with PSN, your subscription will automatically renew for the period you subscribed to. The auto-renewal option is enabled from the start. If you want to end your PS Plus subscription, you can do so by turning off the auto-renewal feature. Once you’ve done that, your PS Plus subscription will no longer auto-renew and will be automatically terminated at the earliest opportunity.

How it works: Switching off the automatic PS Plus renewal works very easily. To end your subscription (or to reactivate it afterwards) you have to go to “Subscription Management” in the account management. There you will find the option “Auto-renewal” and you can turn it off. Again at a glance:

PlayStation 4

  1. On the PS4, go to PlayStation Plus via the bar in the main menu
  2. Select “Manage Membership” and “Subscription” in the top right
  3. Here you can switch off the automatic renewal below
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PlayStation 5

  1. On the PS5, go to PlayStation Plus via the bar in the main menu
  2. Navigate to the three dots in the top right corner and open the menu.
  3. Go to “Manage Subscription”. Now you come to an overview with information about your current subscription.
  4. To turn off auto-renewal, go to “Cancel Subscription” and then confirm the step again.

But beware: If you ever sign up for a new subscription, auto-renewal will also automatically turn back on.

You don’t want to cancel PS Plus, you just want to change the subscription level? Then check out the article below to learn how to do this on PS4 and PS5:

This is how you switch your subscription from Essential to Extra or Premium


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This is how you switch your subscription from Essential to Extra or Premium

How to cancel your PS Plus subscription

You can also cancel an automatically renewed or newly purchased PS Plus subscription, but only within 14 days.

That’s how it’s done: The deadline refers to the time it takes you to submit the form Sony support needed. If this works in time, you will get the money back in the form of PSN credit.

You need the following information for the refund:

  • your PSN Online ID
  • your login ID (email address)
  • your date of birth
  • the name of the purchase you want refunded

The refund also works if you have already used the subscription, for example played online or downloaded a PS Plus title. In this case, however, Sony will reduce the reimbursement accordingly.

In a trailer, Sony presented the new PS Plus again:

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PS Plus Premium – Sony presents the renewal of the service with a trailer

How do I cancel my PS Plus subscription on PC?

Can this also be done on a PC or mobile phone? Of course, you can also manage your PS Plus subscriptions via the Internet browser on your PC or smartphone. To do this, you must carry out the following steps.

  1. Sign up on the PlayStation website with your PSN account that uses the subscription.
  2. Go to your account icon (your avatar) in the top right corner and then to “Subscription Management”
  3. Now you can see an overview of your current PS Plus subscription. At the bottom you will find “Cancel Subscription”. Click on “Cancel” below and confirm the cancellation.

If you change your mind, you can of course also reactivate the cancellation in this way and thus switch the automatic extension back on.

Speaking of PCs: You can read here how to stream the PS Plus premium games on the PC:

Stream PS Plus Premium on the PC and connect the PS4 controller, that's how it works


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Are the PS Plus games gone after cancellation?

No longer playable: Those who terminate their PS Plus subscription will no longer be able to play the games available for that subscription, including titles that have already been downloaded. If you take out a new subscription, you can access the titles again.

Not quite gone: With PS Plus (Essential, Extra and Plus) you only have a limited amount of time to secure the monthly bonus games for your library. You should always do this if you are interested in the titles so that you can access them after the month.

But the same applies here: If your subscription expires, you can no longer play it. Unlike the games from the Extra and Premium catalogues, which can vary over time, the monthly bonus games remain linked to your account even without a subscription and are available again when you take out a new subscription or renew it.

You can find more information about the subscription service in our large PS Plus overview.

How about you, do you use PS Plus and if so, which of the three subscriptions?

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