Yeahhhhh it's more than the price of a single game now!-edit- Ah beaten by @XtremelyBaneful.
Those are some hefty price hikes. 80USD to play online? I'm glad I play on PC haha.
I don’t get any of these services. How much is the rise?
when psplus was first announced to be mandatory for playing online with the Ps4, it was $50. at some point last gen, they raised the price $10 to $60. and now they're raising it by another $20 for $80, what they now call the psplus essential.
Current prices (USD) are 59.99, 99.99 and 119.99 respectively.
I think it was recently announced that these gaming subscription services have plateaued, and I think that might be why Sony thinks they can get away with raising the prices again
Maybe people will cancel with the higher prices - although I guess they expect the lost money from cancellations to be made up from the higher prices for those who stay.
I'm already seeing a lot of people saying they won't reup when their current subscription expires.
I’m just kind of shocked by the size of the price rise. The lowest tier for just online play is pretty expensive now too.
Yeah, I’ve seen the same on a bunch of gaming forums. Seems like a miscalculation by Sony, at least the size of the price rise. It’s too much in one go, and I can’t imagine the reaction if there is another big rise like this in a couple of years or so.
The crux of the problem to me is that the service itself isn't getting any better; they're just raising the price just because they can. Their justification was that the hike will "enable them to continue with the psplus quality..." or some bullshxt like that, so like, were they having budget issues with the current set prices?! The statement makes it seem like they're implying they wouldn't be able to continue sustaining it but clearly no one is buying it and (hopefully) it will backfire on them.
I think most would prefer no fee for Essential and no free games, can just buy some games you personally choose with the money saved instead. Can’t expect them to voluntarily chop an automated income that is making them a ton, but at least don’t harshly raise it.
I think gamepass ultimate is still a little more expensive than ps plus premium but what you get with the former is so much greater than the latter
Where did you see that a Ps5 pro is confirmed for 2024? That article says nothing about it
It is reported by sites and links about it have been posted in this thread. It is not confirmed by Sony obviously as they haven't officially announced a ps5 slim and ps5 pro. But still.
okay. it just felt kind of random mentioned in your post with the article talking only about the Psportal
