PlayStation Plus (Sony)

Sony’s online all-you-can-eat service is a virtual buffet of gaming for entertainment-starved students going stir-crazy after weeks of lectures and assignments. PlayStation Plus Premium, the top tier, lets you trial A-list games such as Horizon Forbidden West, Cyberpunk, Uncharted Legacy of Thieves and, erm, Farming Simulator 2.

The Classics Catalogue includes such gems as The Last Of Us Remastered, God Of War II and Bioshock. Premium lets you save space and stream games in the cloud. Around 700 games from the birth of PlayStation in the 1990s until now are up for grabs on Premium, which is priced at €16.99 a month, €49.99 quarterly, or €119.99 yearly.

PlayStation Plus Essential, the cheapest tier at an annual €59.99, offers two monthly downloadable games, discounts, cloud storage for games and online multiplayer access.

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