Sony has announced a price increase for its PlayStation Plus service. New prices will be activated on September 6, 2023 and will affect all 12-month subscriptions and in all regions where they are active. The announcement came as a surprise and coincides with Sony holding a major PlayStation 5 price cut event.

Bad times for poetry… The economic situation is complicated, inflation is rampant, and the technology market is driving up the prices of virtually any product and service you buy. This phenomenon mainly concerns subscription and/or streaming services, and the American media is already talking about it current inflation. A few weeks ago, we told you how Amazon Music Unlimited had risen in price, joining a wave that seems to have no end. Spotify raised prices last month, as did YouTube. Video companies also increase and/or decrease their cheapest plans.

PlayStation Plus is getting more expensive

Part of the PlayStation Network, this paid subscription service includes access to a set number of games per month, support for online multiplayer on Sony consoles, and extras such as game trials, cloud storage or regular in-store discounts.

The Japanese company offers a free access trial and then payment plans of 1, 3 or 12 months, which is the one that increases in price in its three editions. From September 6, in each of the regions there will be:

• Basic: $79.99 | €71.99 | £59.99 | 6,800 yen
• Bonus: $134.99 | €125.99 | £99.99 | 11,700 yen
• Premium: $159.99 | €151.99 | £119.99 | 13,900 yen

Sony says that despite the increase, the annual plan is still the most interesting of PlayStation Plus, but it has to be recognized that the increase is very high, exceeding 30%. For example, the basic plan will increase by $20, from $60 to $80.

The consumer will have to decide… You already know our opinion. With rampant inflation in primary products such as food, mortgages or transport, consumers are at the limit of what they can afford if prices continue to rise. entertainment services will suffer. We can already see it in the declines in sales of personal computers or mobile phones.