Plex is tripling its lifetime pass from $250 to $750 on July 1, so grab one before the price jumps
Plex is increasing the price of its Lifetime Pass from $250 to $750 effective July 1. Current Lifetime members will not be affected by this change, and monthly or annual subscriptions remain unchanged. The company states that the price hike will help fund ongoing development and improvements to its services.
- ▪Plex Lifetime Pass prices will rise from $250 to $750 on July 1.
- ▪Current Lifetime subscribers will not face any additional charges.
- ▪Monthly and annual subscription prices will remain the same.
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 Is Raising Its Lifetime Subscription Price Again, to a Whopping $750 — CNET
- ▪ 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 increasing Lifetime Plex Pass cost to whopping $750 — 9to5Mac
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