Starting on September 22, 2016,
Prices for PlayStation Plus memberships will change to $59.99 USD/ $69.99 CAD for twelve months
and $24.99 USD/$29.99 CAD for three months. The monthly plan will change to $11.99 CAD in Canada, and remain $9.99 USD in the U.S.
If you are a current member, the new prices will take effect if your membership renews on or after this date.
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The new pricing reflects the current market conditions while enabling us to continue providing exceptional value to our members. As a member, you will continue to enjoy the benefits and features that enable shared experiences, such as online multiplayer, free games, and exclusive discounts. You will also continue to get exclusive benefits such as online game save storage and discounts across the PlayStation digital services.
If you do not wish to continue your subscription, please be sure to cancel it by turning off auto-renewal in your account settings before September 22, 2016.
Prior to the games provided by ps plus, I've had a strong appreciation of the free online multiplayer services on the ps3.
I became an early subscriber of playstation plus, fairly content paying for the excellent games on subscription.
It was a really great deal that provided a bunch of good games throughout the end of the ps3 lifecycle.
Though, I didn't support the newer restriction of multiplayer services into PS+ only.
I found the first year of ps plus on the PS4 to be an excellent deal for similar reasons.
I'm a bit at an impasse with the new price increase from $49.99 to $59.99, especially if they are not going to provide additional services.
Are you folk going to resub for another year?
I don't feel like I received, saved or played $50 bucks of value from the last year, so I'm hesitant to go forward.
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But then I play all the free games that interest me when I'm bored of games I bought, and I play online a heck of a lot.
I don't like that online multi is for plus subs only but meh, I don't like that my phone and internet and gas costs money either but I need those things so I pay for them.
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
Would something like Dark Souls essentially be played offline?
I haven't really had a stretch of time without ps+ since the multiplayer services were floated in.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Japanese culture (I'm an expert), but honor and shame are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an ***hole. If you screw someone over in Japan, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the japanese public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase a Playstation Plus subscription, nor will they purchase any of Sony's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Sony has alienated an entire market with this move.
Sony, publicly apologize and lower the price of Playstation Plus or you can kiss your business goodbye.
Sometimes, I wonder if you pull bad comments from other sites,
or if you, as I hope,
invent them whole cloth- tailored to mirror the goofballs of our time.
i'm a fraud
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=11960243
Looking at this month's games
Rebel Galaxy, PS4
Yakuza 5, PS3
these are both really good. But like most of the past year, they are games I've already purchased.
It would probably be a better deal for me, if I was less of a playstation consumer.
Might be a good deal for folk planning to get a VR headset eventually, but holding off from buying those games?
Fuck
I need to get the ps3 out of the box and get yakuza 5
Our dollar isn't great, but it isn't nearly so low that 10 bucks US is 20 over here.
My Let's Play Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC2go70QLfwGq-hW4nvUqmog
Just log onto the web store and purchase the free game.
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59.99 US converted to 69.99 CAD is about right, though
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
But if you compare the price increase, it sucks.
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The PS Plus discounts and the multiplayer justify it for me
A sudden 20 dollar price hike is really dramatic and a big blow to the wallet.
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It's $ canadian 20 a year though.
how much more do you think canadians are paid than americans to compensate for the dollar
did anyone explain to him how inflation works
I've given away my PS3, barely play my Vita and the next games I plan on getting for the PS4 are Final Fantasy XV and Persona 5. I think it's probably still decent value though.
But no complaints at this point.
like they could jack the price up to $100 and it seems like a lot of PS users would pay it rather than switch all their multiplayer gaming to steam or xbox
I think part of the issue that currently, the price point was the only thing that made PS+ competitive with Xbox Live Gold. XBLG has offered better free games as of late, as well as making it so that said games don't require keeping a subscription to play. With this increase and no compensating factor, it's no contest.
Steam: pazython
But then again I AM a cheapskate
Yeah, I think they've sold enough units that they don't feel the need to be as competitive.
Especially with PS+ being relatively young, and this not being the first price increase.
Like okay, that's fine if you put some of that money into making sure your servers are not continuously a dumpster fire?
Sadly that didn't really happen
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