Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus
Sony is increasing the prices of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in select regions. The price hikes, effective May 20th, are attributed to ongoing market conditions. Current subscribers will maintain their prices unless they change tiers or let their subscriptions lapse, with some exceptions in Turkey and India.
- ▪One-month subscriptions will start at $10.99 USD, while three-month subscriptions will start at $27.99 USD.
- ▪The price increase includes a $1 rise for the one-month Essential tier and a $3 rise for the three-month Essential tier in the US.
- ▪Sony's recent price hikes for PlayStation Plus follow previous increases for PS5 consoles due to global economic pressures.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Sony raises PS Plus prices for one- and three-month subscriptions — Engadget
- ▪ Sony is hiking the starting price of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in "select regions", blaming "ongoing market conditions" (Jay Peters/The Verge) — Techmeme
- ▪ Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions" — Eurogamer
- ▪ PlayStation: Starting May 20, PlayStation Plus prices for new customers will increase in select regions. Due to ongoing market conditions, prices will start at $10.99 USD / €9.99 EUR / £7.99 GBP for 1-month subscriptions and $27.99 USD / €27.99 EUR / £21.99 GBP for 3-month subscriptions. — r/PS5
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