Plex Is Raising Its Lifetime Subscription Price Again, to a Whopping $750
Plex is increasing the price of its Lifetime Plex Pass to $750, marking a significant hike from the previous price of $250. The new pricing will take effect on July 1, but current users can still upgrade at the lower price until then. This decision has sparked discussions among subscribers about the sustainability of the Lifetime option given the rising costs.
- ▪Plex's Lifetime Plex Pass price is increasing from $250 to $750.
- ▪Current users can upgrade to the lower price until July 1.
- ▪The company has considered eliminating the Lifetime option due to the costs of serving those subscribers.
8 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 30 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Plex triples the cost of its lifetime pass — Mashable
- ▪ Plex lifetime pass is jumping from $250 to $750 in July — Boing Boing
- ▪ Plex is tripling the price of a lifetime pass to $750 after doubling it last year — The Verge
- ▪ Plex Tripling Lifetime Plex Pass Price to $750 in July — MacRumors
- ▪ Plex's lifetime subscription cost is tripling to $750 — Engadget
- ▪ Plex is tripling its lifetime pass from $250 to $750 on July 1, so grab one before the price jumps — XDA Developers
- ▪ Plex increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 — 9to5Mac
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The media library management and TV streaming app Plex is tripling the price of its Lifetime Plex Pass to $750, a second major price hike after it raised the cost of the option from $120 to $250 just last year.The $250 price is still available until the new pricing goes into effect on July 1. Those with existing non-lifetime Plex accounts have the option to upgrade at the lower price until then as well. Plex is a service that helps you organize digital videos, music and photos and stream them across apps on TVs, mobile devices and home-networked computers.
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