PlayStation Plus Price Increase
PlayStation quietly announced that they will be increasing the costs of their subscription services starting September 6th.
Toward the latter end of 2022, PlayStation finally released their new tiered subscription service in an attempt to rival Xbox’s highly successful Game Pass.
Rather than offering one set price, the company divided the service into 3 tiers – Essential, Extra, and Premium.
With the Essential tier, gamers could enjoy the same benefits that they had always received with the service – 3 monthly games and access to online play.
The Extra tier was the next step up, incorporating the games catalogue previously known as PlayStation Now to give players access to a vast library of titles.
Finally, the Premium tier included all of the features mentioned above, with a few added benefits such as Game Trials and Classic Games.
Unfortunately, it has been confirmed by PlayStation in the last couple of days that they will be increasing the prices of all subscription tiers starting September 6th, 2023. The increase will see the annual fees rise by around 20%.
They did note that for current 12-month subscribers, this will only come into effect for renewal dates after November 6th 2023.
Sony claims that “this price adjustment will enable us to continue bringing high-quality games and value-added benefits to your PlayStation Plus subscription service”.
The new prices set out by the company can be seen below:
- PlayStation Plus Essential 12-Month Subscription
79.99 USD | 71,99 Euro | 59.99 GBP | 6,800 Yen
- PlayStation Plus Extra 12-Month Subscription
134.99 USD | 125,99 Euro | 99.99 GBP | 11,700 Yen
- PlayStation Plus Premium 12-Month Subscription
159.99 USD | 151,99 Euro | 119.99 GBP | 13,900 Yen
What do you think of the price increase? Do you still think you’re getting your money's worth? Or will you consider re-subscribing in the future?
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