US EditionPlayStation Plus Prices Will Keep Going Up As Players Keep Upgrading
- Sony increased PlayStation Plus subscription prices by up to 35% in September 2023 and again in Canada in April 2025, raising Premium tier costs significantly.
- The price increases came after a rise in the number of subscribers opting for the higher-tier Premium and Extra plans, together accounting for about 38% of the entire subscriber base, indicating growing interest in enhanced content offerings.
- Sony justifies the increases by citing enhanced value through improved content quality, service features like personalization, and adjustments for foreign exchange movements in selected markets.
- Hideaki Nishino, CEO of SIE, emphasized that PlayStation Plus remains important to users and helps maintain their engagement, while Eric Lempel noted that pricing needs to be responsive to changing market conditions.
- Sony plans to keep evolving PlayStation Plus’s pricing dynamically to maximize profitability, suggesting more price increases are expected despite ongoing growth in the service.
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Eurogamer.netSony will "continue to add more value to PS Plus", says company president, but it may come with price changes too
As part of Sony’s recent presentation of its business segments, the head of Playstation Hideki Nishino (which succeeded Jim Ryan) shared figures related to distribution within the Playstation Plus subscription service. According to data, 22% – or about one in five subscribers – has opted for the highest and most expensive level, Premium. This represents an increase from 17% of 2022. And this despite the fact that the service has experienced a pr…
What fears did they not try to scare us with on Friday the 13th… However, the news about paid subscriptions for console owners was especially frightening. The increase in prices for PlayStation Plus was openly announced through the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment Hideaki Nishino. This is due to the increased interest of players in the Extra and Premium (also known as Deluxe) levels. According to... The post PlayStation Plus a…
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