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12-month price increase on all tiers
PS Plus 12-month plans rose: Essential $79.99, Extra $134.99 and Premium $159.99 a year; monthly prices unchanged
What changed
- Essential
- Was Before: $59.99/yr
- After: $79.99/yr
- +$20 · +33%
- Extra
- Was Before: $99.99/yr
- After: $134.99/yr
- +$35 · +35%
- Premium
- Was Before: $119.99/yr
- After: $159.99/yr
- +$40 · +33%
When it hits your bill
- New subscribers
- Existing subscribers
- Renewal on or after
- 12-month subscribers; upgrades, downgrades or added time from Sep 6 use the new prices (PlayStation.Blog, Aug 30 2023).
What this means for you
Paying yearly cost $20 more for Essential (+33%), $35 more for Extra (+35%) and $40 more for Premium (+33%).
What you can do
Context
2022$79.99
this change$79.99
now
How we know
PlayStation.Blog announced on Aug 30, 2023 that 12-month prices would rise from Sep 6.
An archived copy of the plans page from Sep 5, 2023 still shows $59.99, $99.99 and $119.99.
By Oct 2, 2023, an archived copy shows $79.99, $134.99 and $159.99.
The blog post says current 12-month subscribers pay the new price at renewals from Nov 6.
Sources
- PlayStation.Blog: PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September, with 12-month price update (Aug 30, 2023) · archived copy
- PlayStation Plus plans page (before, Sep 5 2023) · archived copy
- PlayStation Plus plans page (after, Oct 2 2023) · archived copy
Full research notes
PlayStation.Blog (August 30, 2023): 'starting September 6 we will be increasing the price for PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions globally across all benefit plans': Essential 79.99 USD, Extra 134.99 USD, Premium 159.99 USD. Current 12-month subscribers pay it from 'your next renewal date that occurs on or after November 6', but 'any membership changes you make on or after September 6, such as upgrades, downgrades or buying additional time' use the new prices. The US plans page showed $59.99, $99.99 and $119.99 on September 5, 2023 and $79.99, $134.99 and $159.99 on October 2, 2023; 1-month and 3-month prices were unchanged.
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