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[KiteGr]

Transitioning to PC...
I'll miss playing with friends online, but as someone who doens't care about the rest of the fluf, I can't be paying 80€ a year Just so I can play online and still not considering my self an idiot.
My cus has pre-bought subscriptions during a discount unti 2034 so the price increases don't effect him, but it sucks being on different platforms.

 

[manzo]

Let essential to lapse for the first time since 2012. I started with the launch of PS4, let it lapse for the first time in January.

I don't really play online anymore, the only good was cloud saving.

 

[BadBurger]

The increase made me evaluate just how much I was actually utilizing my subscription, and I concluded that I was barely playing the available games for Premium, and not even Extra. So I reduced my sub down to Essential. I have not had the urge to upgrade since. The free games, multiplayer, and occasional discount on a game is enough for me.

 

[Lunarorbit]

Got essential and feel like it's been the same since the service started. But I end up saving lots from the ps plus sales so I'll keep it around for the foreseeable future

 

[Mobilemofo]

Downgraded from premium to extra last year. Probably gonna drop again. A few films and some crunchyroll shit ain't value. Am I right? I'm not wrong.

 

[ByWatterson]

Hot take?

It's not that big a deal for what you get in Essential.

I did reup for two years at old price, though.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

My Take: If Sony would have just released more into stores instead of doing online only(for the most part) I more-than-likely would have got one.
However, I can see myself skipping PS6 because I couldn't get a PS5 and don't see why I should, when they are making that slow transition to PC and all the PS5 games they released for PC, I bought on Steam. So... I don't feel any incentive to get PS6. I would probably even skip it, if a Bloodborne 2 came out for it. Yeah... I think I would? My Will has leveled up in the last few years, immensely.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Funny with the timing of this thread since my PS+ Extra sub expires today; waiting for a discount to resubscribe else I probably won't bother.

Looks like the discount came sooner than I expected, so I decided to resub to PS+ Extra for one year.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

So I got curious and wondered how much you need to pay to play online e.g. Fallout 76. If I understand this right you need the lowest tier which is...72€ per year after discount (paying upfront).

Playstation 5 is going to most likely be my last console, and even now it is not getting played a lot (kids are glued to Switch, myself to Steam Deck).

 

[Xion_Stellar]

Still subscribed until like 2027? I made sure I had stacked years well enough in advance to at least last the whole generation and I even the the PS Now trick to convert it all to PS Plus Premium so no I haven't renewed my subscription.

But I don't think I will resubscribe anyways? I have partially transitioned over to PC and you got the Steam Deck to thank for that transition.

 

[Toots]

It's been.... 6 month that sony screwed us

 

[angelgs90]

I canceled my subscription at that time.

After that I realized the anxiety that having an active subscription gave me, always wondering if I was playing enough to justify the expense, and realizing that many times I played without the desire to do so.

Now I only play when I really feel like it, and I spend a lot more time on other hobbies.

 

[N1tr0sOx1d3]

I cancelled my membership. Waited 2 months and received an email with 55% discount to reinstate. I suggest you do the same.

I don’t identify as a wallet.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Scrapped mine last year and will never sub again. Waste of money when I can play games online on PC for no additional cost.

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

Ending my subscription. I think I’m done with Factions finally and that’s all I used it for.

 

[RayHell]

Following the price increase news from $119.99 -> $159.99 I decided to downgrade to essential at 79.99$ because I wasn't using my premium features at all.
That 40$ extra they wanted to squeeze out of me became 40$ they lose every year. Without that increase I would have never considered switching.
Well played Sony.

 

[Kupfer]

Wow, I wonder if such figures are reasonably representative - if so, that would be devastating for Sony.
But we're probably in a bubble here and the average user hasn't even noticed the increase.