Not too long after it raised prices for the PS5 and PS5 Pro, Sony has announced a hike for PlayStation Plus Essential. Starting on May 20th, it will cost $10.99/ €9.99 / £7.99 monthly, up from $9.99 / £6.99 / €8.99. Subscribing for three months at a time will cost $27.99 USD / €27.99 / £21.99, up from $24.99 / £19.99 / €24.99.
The hike applies to new subscribers only, barring those in India and Turkey. However, if you change your subscription or it lapses, then be prepared to pay the increased rate. As far as strategies to current subscribers locked in, this would certainly be one of the more unorthodox.
PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium remain unchanged, though you would have to think that Sony is contemplating the game. It is interesting how XBOX (recently rebranded from Xbox) hiked Game Pass prices across the board last year before recently announcing a decrease to the Ultimate and PC tiers. Granted, that’s with the caveat that future Call of Duty titles will skip the service, but still.
Perhaps PlayStation Plus Essential’s price increase is due to being the most popular tier, and Sony wants to capitalise on that growth without appearing to go overboard. Either way, stay tuned for any potential changes to other tiers in the coming months.
