It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too
Sony has announced a price increase for all tiers of its PlayStation Plus subscription service, including Premium and Extra. The new pricing, which took effect on May 20, 2026, reflects ongoing market conditions. This follows a previous price hike for the PlayStation 5 hardware earlier this year.
- ▪The price for PS Plus Essential has increased to £7.99 for one month and £21.99 for three months.
- ▪PS Plus Extra now costs £11.99 for one month and £34.99 for three months.
- ▪PS Plus Premium subscriptions have risen to £14.99 for one month and £43.99 for three months.
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Home News It's not just PS Plus Essential getting a price hike: Premium and Extra tiers are now more expensive too Follows PS5 price bump earlier this year. Image credit: Eurogamer/Sony <img alt="Matt Wales avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="180" height="179" > News by Matt Wales News Reporter Published on May 21, 2026 Following Sony's carefully worded PlayStation Plus price increase announcement earlier this week, the company has confirmed what everybody already expected but what it hadn't yet said out loud: it's not just PS Plus Essential going up in price; Premium and Extra are now more expensive too.
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