PS Plus Confirms Big Price Increase

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As it does every month, PlayStation confirmed, via the PlayStation.Blog, the games that will be available to download at no additional cost for PlayStation Plus Essential (or higher) subscribers during the month of September, and at the bottom of this blog post, PlayStation threw in a pretty important announcement, which is that the annual plans for its three PlayStation Plus tiers would be suffering sharp price increases (starting in November), and this garnered a significantly negative reaction from fans.

First, a breakdown. PlayStation is currently divided into three tiers, Essential, Extra, and Premium. PlayStation offers monthly, quarterly, and yearly subscription plans, but for the sake of relevance, only the 1 and 12-month plans will be shown.

PlayStation Plus Essential: New annual price - $79.99 (Current annual price - $59.99, current monthly price $9.99)

PlayStation Plus Extra: New annual price - $134.99 (Current annual price - $99.99, current monthly price $14.99)

PlayStation Plus Premium: New annual price - $159.99 (Current annual price - $119.99, current monthly price $17.99)


As you can see, the price increases range from $20.00 to $40.00. Clearly, it's still much better to pay yearly than monthly, but regardless, many players had been accustomed to these yearly prices, particularly in the Essential tier (which was formerly the only PlayStation Plus offering in existence).



Both in the comments of this very blog post, as well as on Twitter, fans have gone out in droves to lambaste this decision by PlayStation, with some claiming that this is the last straw for them and that they do not plan to renew the service following their current plan's conclusion. Their various points include that the increase is too steep to occur without any added value to the service.

Players will be forced to pay upwards of 30% more than what they currently are without getting anything in return. When it comes to Essential, players are additionally upset because all the service offers is online play, which many already consider overpriced, and monthly Plus games, the quality and budget of which vary significantly per month.

Others pointed out that this was a particularly odd month to announce this price hike, as September's PS Plus games, like Saints Row (2022), and Generation Zero, were widely considered to be quite underwhelming. Furthermore, a lot of criticism was aimed at the Premium tier price increase, as many PlayStation fans believe it had already been lacking in its classic game collection (one of the tier's main selling points) prior to this price hike.



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ReidsoPosted:

geez, I'll be spending an extra $20 for the Essential. I hope the monthly games are good fr ffs

QTPosted:

Mine_Turtle
2018 Sheeeesh. Those prices are steep. I don't know if that's a good idea might lose some members because of that


I was thinking of returning to PlayStation, but seeing that they increased it by $20+ for an annual membership, I think I'll just stick to playing PC. I'd probably just buy their ps5 controller, because it's comfortable in my hands.


Exactly. I have an Xbox but I'm sure eventually those prices will go up. Been trying to get my console buddies on the PC wave. It's honestly the best move. Spend the big money up front and game without a stupid expensive monthly membership for mid games

BilletPosted:

Becoming to the point where people might aswell get a pc

GibsnPosted:

Not played my PlayStation for awhile now not been interested in any games they've been making.

Mine_TurtlePosted:

2018 Sheeeesh. Those prices are steep. I don't know if that's a good idea might lose some members because of that


I was thinking of returning to PlayStation, but seeing that they increased it by $20+ for an annual membership, I think I'll just stick to playing PC. I'd probably just buy their ps5 controller, because it's comfortable in my hands.

Mine_TurtlePosted:

Frog That's shockingly expensive... I guess it matches inflation, but they forget that wages aren't increasing at all.


30% Increase is just not fair or even worth it. They are a multi BILLION dollar company, I'm so glad I switched to playing on PC. Because I realised that charging to just play , the most basic feature that should be free, and they're charging from $10-$18 for that?! There's no justifiable reason they should be charging that much. You already pay $70+ for a game, and if you only play this one game (if it's online) may as well be $80. This is just so upsetting and makes me angry. On a side note, I didn't even realise that they introduced "tiers" of membership. I honestly feel bad for the people who play on PlayStation now..

XiripitiPosted:

Crazy expensive.
It's a bummer that the price is going up.

FrogPosted:

That's shockingly expensive... I guess it matches inflation, but they forget that wages aren't increasing at all.

RuntsPosted:

get so tired of this bs. xbox and psn memberships are so over priced now days

QTPosted:

Sheeeesh. Those prices are steep. I don't know if that's a good idea might lose some members because of that


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