Playstation Plus discussion thread - Part deux

Exclamation Marc · 30-08-2023 04:45PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121047743#Comment_121047743

Most notably in that update, the price of PS Plus Essential is rising from €59.99 to €71.99, Extra from €99.99 to €125.99 and Premium from €119.99 to €151.99.

Become Death · 30-08-2023 04:47PM

Yikes. That price increase is steep. Exceptionally bad marketing to announce this with a sub-par line-up for this month

jj880 · 30-08-2023 04:50PM

Jesus at least give us a few good games when telling us prices are going up. Clowns.

sniper_samurai · 30-08-2023 04:52PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121047779#Comment_121047779

Even more funny is them stating that it's increasing to keep delivering "high quality" games in a month with 3 terrible ones.

CastorTroy · 30-08-2023 04:52PM

New prices:

71.99 up from 59.99

125.99 up from 99.99

151.99 up from 119.99

So 20%, 26% and ~27% increases

I'm subbed until November 2024 so will see what I can get played by then then decide whether to keep it going.

Think you need to let it lapse if you want to move down a tier?

F1ngers · 30-08-2023 05:03PM

Nope, have premium until 2025, downgraded to essential, which will take effect then.

johnny_ultimate · 30-08-2023 05:08PM

This is the problem with subscription services as a model going forward - whether it's Netflix, PS+ or GamePass. The price is inevitably going to increase, and what once seemed like a pretty good deal* can fairly quickly become a not-so-great deal. Not that Premium in particular was ever a particularly attractive deal, of course. And 20%+ is a very big jump too.

*with the caveat that a subscription service for access to online multiplayer was a questionable policy not so long ago

CylonXIII · 30-08-2023 05:23PM

Microsoft - "Here's Starfield"

Sony - "Here's a 20+% price increase"

Very annoying

CastorTroy · 30-08-2023 05:30PM

And they're giving us Saints Row at the same time as announcing it.

And looking at the other 2 games, it seems they're more multiplayer focused, so definitely no interest.

So giving 2 games that require online while announcing the increase in the cost to do so.

Zero-Cool · 30-08-2023 05:46PM

I have Extra until August next year, no way I'm paying 126 on next renewal. Jesus Sony, they'd want to be matching day 1 1st party titles like xbox for that asking price.

jj880 · 30-08-2023 05:50PM

Stacking my Turkey extra sub for 3 years right now. Will let Irish sub lapse in January 2024. Can do without any Ireland ps plus games built up since ps5 launch. Sony are some craic.

Edit: Turkey ps plus extra is still 13.50 euro for 12 months.

CastorTroy · 30-08-2023 05:56PM

Remember it's all for the players.

sniper_samurai · 30-08-2023 06:24PM

Tbh this looks even worse coming next month seeing as MS are changing Gold to Game Pass Core, replacing the awful Games with Gold with 25 games from Game Pass, while remaining at €60 for a years subscription.

martyos121 · 30-08-2023 06:57PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121048133#Comment_121048133

They’ve updated that slogan recently:

CastorTroy · 30-08-2023 07:41PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121048383#Comment_121048383

Reminds me of the WWF rebranding to WWE with the slogan "Get the F out". With these prices Sony are encouraging players to "Get the L out"

Actually Microsoft could use that image with a green X to take a dig at them.

jj880 · 30-08-2023 08:01PM

Nice PS5 price drop just before this. Heavy trolling from Sony. Wonder what theyve got planned for Christmas 😅.

martyos121 · 30-08-2023 08:06PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121048643#Comment_121048643

Exclusive to PS Plus Extra.

Potential-Monke · 30-08-2023 08:51PM

So, it's now closer to full price Gamepass Ultimate? I'm only guessing, because I can only find code sites for 12 months of Ultimate, Xbox seem to only want you on the monthly sub at €14.99/month, so €180/year? Or €120/year for the console only version. MS have already massively cut the loophole for upgrading, it's only a matter of time before they close the current offer. Granted, they have key sites to get Ultimate down to €120ish from legit sites. One would wonder how long that'll last too.

Still, terrible jump from Sony. I have Premium and for the extra €20 I was gonna keep it. I'll go back to Extra for the same price, demos/classics catalogue is not worth an extra ~€30. So PS+ Extra and Gamepass Console are now roughly the same price.

And hey, it wouldn't have mattered what games they released this month, everything would be overshadowed by Starfield anyway, so why not get the bad news and crap games out of the way. A strong next month would be nice, especially if Starfield doesn't perform to expectations. I said it at the start of all this streaming, it can't be too profitable at current prices and MS's Day 1 approach is not sustainable imo. Personally, my gaming spending has dramatically dropped since PS+/Gamepass became popular. I'm only spending the subs and the odd new game here or there, whereas previously I was buying games at a tenner here, twenty there... I think the streaming approach works well for smaller studios/games, but having AAA Day 1 has to be losing money.

TitianGerm · 31-08-2023 07:05AM

I don't have an Xbox but you can get 2 years Game Pass Ultimate for €100 of so which allows you to play on PC as well and it includes first party games on day one.

I won't be renewing my PS Plus Extra when it expires at Christmas and I'll probably sell the PS5 then as well, there's feck all worth playing on it that you can't play elsewhere and I've not turned on my PS5 since April or May.

How Soon Is Now · 31-08-2023 08:31AM

My sub is up at the start of next year so could you just top up your sub now at a cheaper price and avoid the increase? What is the cut off date for price increases because I could of swore I seen on an article that it was early September!?

jj880 · 31-08-2023 08:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121049894#Comment_121049894

IGN have the date for price increase at September 6th if you want to stack.

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Become Death · 31-08-2023 09:02AM

I have far too many games tied to my account to sell my ps5 or to go over to a turkish sub.

Ugh.

jj880 · 31-08-2023 09:08AM

Im thinking it will be the monthly games from Essential and any games I have bought with a PS Plus discount that I will lose when I switch from Ireland psn to Turkey psn. Any games I bought separately will still be playable from any account on the console. Extra Catalogue is obviously the same. I can live with that unless there are more games I'll lose?

Exclamation Marc · 31-08-2023 09:12AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121050001#Comment_121050001

I think if you've bought a game, that will remain yours (regardless of it having a PS Plus discount). Its only the free games that you lose.

jj880 · 31-08-2023 09:13AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121050012#Comment_121050012

Even better thanks. Only have a few lads I play online with. Can get them moved over no bother.

CastorTroy · 31-08-2023 11:12AM

Can you back up your saves to an external drive? Just out of curiosity I checked the PS5 last night and couldn't see an option.

EoinMcLovin · 31-08-2023 11:25AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121050512#Comment_121050512

https://www.playstation.com/en-ie/support/hardware/back-up-ps5-data-USB/

Try this

lee_baby_simms · 31-08-2023 11:36AM

edit ... already posted.

PerrinV2 · 31-08-2023 12:43PM

My ps plus just expired, I assume there's no deal similar to xbox gamepass,just gotta pay the full whack

Kintarō Hattori · 31-08-2023 01:15PM

I haven't played multiplayer on a Playstation since the PS3 so I'm wondering now if it's worth my while keeping the sub. €59.99 was just doable but going to €71.99 is annoying. If you let the sub expire, do you lose the games that you had acquired when you were a subscriber?

Apart from the monthly games, which I don't even play really, what's the benefit of a subscription? I think back in the day it allowed you to back-up your saves to the cloud. I'd imagine thumb drives have killed that advantage?

Playstation Plus discussion thread - Part deux

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