It turns out all three tiers of PlayStation Plus have grown more expensive now, not just PS Plus Essential, but 12-month subscriptions remain untouched.
Earlier this week, Sony warned that it would be bumping up the price of the PlayStation Plus service in just a couple of days.
The announcement was also frustratingly vague as it only mentioned new prices for one month and three-month subscriptions for PS Plus Essential, the cheapest tier.
There was no mention of the other two tiers – PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium – but they’re confirmed to have been impacted too now that the new prices are live.
How much do PlayStation Plus subscriptions cost?
As a quick reminder, one month and three-month subscriptions for PS Plus Essential are now £7.99 (a £1 increase) and £21.99 (a £2 increase) respectively.
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PS Plus Extra subscriptions, meanwhile, now cost £11.99 for one month, which is an increase of £1, and £34.99 for three months, which is an increase of £3. This is the tier that grants access to the PlayStation game catalogue.
Lastly, PS Plus Premium subscriptions are £14.99 for one month, which is an increase of £1.50, and £43.99 for three months, which is an increase of £4. This tier includes everything from the previous tiers plus access to retro games.
However, none of the 12-month subscriptions for any of the tiers, which already saw a price hike back in 2023, have been affected. Those remain £59.99 for 12 months of Essential, £99.99 for 12 months of Extra, and £119.99 for 12 months of Premium.
The price changes don’t apply to current subscribers, but if you let your subscription lapse or cancel it, you’ll need to pay more than before should you choose to renew it.
Why has Sony increased the price of PlayStation Plus?
Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO Hideaki Nishino did say last year that the company would adjust the pricing of PlayStation Plus ‘in a dynamic way to maximise profitability’ and ‘add more value’ to the service.
However, there’s been no mention of Sony introducing new benefits or incentives for any of the tiers aside from further additions to the games catalogue.
Sony is far from the only one raising prices (Nintendo’s even making the Switch 2 more expensive), but these PlayStation Plus changes aren’t going to sit well with a lot of people.
The company could make some good will back with its next State of Play presentation, which is scheduled to air in two weeks and will run for 60 minutes or so.
That should mean a lot of announcements, though all Sony’s confirmed so far is new details for the Wolverine game that comes out in September.
Fans have high expectations for the State of Play, however, as Sony is partnering with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in the US to air the showcase in select movie theatres, which suggests the company has at least one major reveal planned.
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