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PlayStation Plus is increasing its pricing globally starting September 6th
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Cyberpunkd
Member
Oui. Given how little time I have I cancelled my PS+ sub last month, can’t see going back.
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graywolf323
Member
yeah and most of those were at $25-30 a year, I tried to stock up during the PS+ Black Friday deals in the past & thankfully Sony didn’t cap you to 3 years max unlike Xbox Live Gold
I got one year of PS Now at regular price when you still could before the conversion to make sure I got converted at Premium instead of Essential
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Punished Miku
Gold Member
I think it's on sale now actually. FYI.
Killjoy-NL
Member
No wonder my salary went up.
I think my boss doesn't want me to drop Plus. <3
Seriously though, €11 is quite an increase.
I think my boss doesn't want me to drop Plus. <3
Seriously though, €11 is quite an increase.
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SidViscous
Member
Is there an easy way to backup saves without a full system backup and restore? That’s my main reason for having a sub still really, fear of losing progress.
Spyxos
Member
Can't there be a week when something doesn't get more expensive again? It feels like I get a letter every week that this and that has become more expensive, then I go online and the same thing happens there too. And I get even less money than I used to. I'm slowly getting tired of all this.
ElCasual
Member
Amen to that, brother.
VideoGameEnjoyer
Member
Way too much, I usually don't even think about it, but this is enough to make me go make sure to turn off auto renewal, and let it lapse until needed.
Way too bold Jimbo, this is like three price hikes in one.
Way too bold Jimbo, this is like three price hikes in one.
Kerotan
Member
October 2028 here. Good investment it seems.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
lmao. Im out. See you all on steam.
This will be an 8 year gen. $60 for the first three years. $80 for the next 5. Thats $580 dollars just to play online. $1,080 to own a next gen console for 8 years.
This will be an 8 year gen. $60 for the first three years. $80 for the next 5. Thats $580 dollars just to play online. $1,080 to own a next gen console for 8 years.
Unknown?
Member
This is the nature of subscription services everywhere.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
End of last year I bought a year of Premium for $80. Here it is almost September and I've hardly used any of it. Couldn't imagine paying double that for what I'm getting. Not going to renew any of it.
lughnasadh123
Member
Looks like there's a sale going on that ends tomorrow in case anyone wants to at least squeeze another year out at a cheaper price. Wouldn't blame anyone for bouncing off this though. I'm going to wait to see what sales (if any) they'll have on it before leaving myself.
I...just don't get what the fuck they were thinking dropping this off like it's nothing especially with little to nothing to sooth the sting over. No new game announcements for something new. No big drops on the service itself. Just a "Hi! Hope you enjoy paying more. Have a great one."
I...just don't get what the fuck they were thinking dropping this off like it's nothing especially with little to nothing to sooth the sting over. No new game announcements for something new. No big drops on the service itself. Just a "Hi! Hope you enjoy paying more. Have a great one."
tmlDan
Member
This is what people wanted, they made GP their personality and subs went up by 6 million for netflix when they cut down on sub sharing.
People are fucking stupid
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Deffo won't be re subbing but luckily I have like 3 years of plus extra
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I renewed recently for a discounted 12 month. That was sub $60, but not by much. I don’t want to pay them more money. I use online features, but not enough to warrant a price hike. I buy games at full price. That should be enough.
I bought a lot of their premium content over the years and half my purchases on PSN are on legacy formats they’ve kept alive by customer complaints. I don’t know if I’ll renew next year. They’ve got awesome content, but it’s cherry picked with a screw you type of attitude. I don’t need Resident Evil 1 on PS1 with trophies. I paid them $5.99-$9.99 for a lot of games on PS1. They can’t make those playable anywhere else. They just charge you for it under a paywall.
I bought a lot of their premium content over the years and half my purchases on PSN are on legacy formats they’ve kept alive by customer complaints. I don’t know if I’ll renew next year. They’ve got awesome content, but it’s cherry picked with a screw you type of attitude. I don’t need Resident Evil 1 on PS1 with trophies. I paid them $5.99-$9.99 for a lot of games on PS1. They can’t make those playable anywhere else. They just charge you for it under a paywall.
Stardust_Dragon
Banned
There's only one thing I can think of that would justify this move, and that's if Sony has already worked out a deal with Ubisoft to bring those ABK games (cloud version) to the PS Plus tiers. Otherwise, yeah not a good move, and quite frankly I'm surprised they went this steep of a price increase, the Sony executives must not have seen much further future growth for PS Plus and they probably don't want their 1st party games to be devalued too much from being put on their Extra + Premium tiers, so I can see the logic behind the price increase in that case, though for me all this does is further reinforce my viewpoint that 'Buy to Play' >>> 'Subscribe to Rent' for accessing games, on PlayStation and everywhere else.
Puscifer
Member
Same, all I play online is COD and fighting games and that's not worth 80 dollars. Maybe chill out on the 300 million dollar movie games because I'm not supporting this trashMe to Sony and Xbox
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Portugeezer
Member
That's a big price hike.
I would swiftly let my subscription end if not for peer pressure.
I would swiftly let my subscription end if not for peer pressure.
Comandr
Member
That's gonna be a no from me, dawg. I have been a PS+ subscriber for as long as you have been able to BE a subscriber. Today I cancelled my renewal. The offerings lately haven't exactly wowed me, and I never play online multiplayer games on PlayStation. I've played exactly 1 game this year, and I purchased it myself. FF16. So for me, the subscription has almost entirely been wasted this year so far. Unless major comes to it in the next few months I can't see my purchase really being justified. And I certainly cant justify a 35% price hike for Extra. That's outrageous. This just feels like an easy way to turn the screws on their subscribers and squeeze a little more out of em. Ain't gonna work on me.
TaylorSwiftFan
Member
By how much did it actually go up?
Shake Your Rump
Member
Agreed. They should just offer online play for free and not bother with the “essential” tier. Hell, it’s pretty insulting that we are being asked to pay so much for something they claim is “essential”.
It’s ridiculous to pay directly for cloud storage and online play, period. But now we are being asked to pay more only a couple years after the last $10 price increase?
Majima Everywhere System
Member
Great strategy to grow profits 30%. Oh darn, you inadvertently made people who were asleep realize they were paying play online.
As much as I hate the fuss, this is my last console Generation. PC just pays for itself over time. Getting it to feel comfy on a TV is a good project to take on.
As much as I hate the fuss, this is my last console Generation. PC just pays for itself over time. Getting it to feel comfy on a TV is a good project to take on.
a multicultural team of v
Member
On one hand I hope they come with the goods to justify this increase, on the other hand I kind of hope they don't.
We need a harsh subscription reset that completely removes their distortions and impact on the market. Unfortunately it won't happen.
We need a harsh subscription reset that completely removes their distortions and impact on the market. Unfortunately it won't happen.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Damn you Phil! Oops sorry. It's a reflex.
StereoVsn
Member
I will downgrade to Essential once my current sub expires which should be in a couple more years. Got it on the cheap when the PS Now discount conversion was available but not going to pay $140 a year for it. I just don't get enough use.
Hmm...wonder what the conversion rate is if I add a year of PS Plus Essentials at $60 before September 6th.
Hmm...wonder what the conversion rate is if I add a year of PS Plus Essentials at $60 before September 6th.
aclar00
Member
And the GAAS
Sleepwalker
Member
Neff
Member
I think expecting free online on consoles at this point is futile. I pay for Switch Online and I think it's a reasonable price to pay annually to play online, and the free games are damn good, if ancient.
Plus is a massive rip-off in comparison. But I wanna play SF6 and Tekken, what am I gonna do besides buying a new PC?
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