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UK PlayStation Plus price increasing to £49.99 / year from 31st August 2017
- Thread starter PaulLFC
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Script of the Bridge
Banned
Lol "cheap". PS3 online was cheap
Equanimity
Member
I usually get my stuff from Amazon and they're selling it for £40.
Rudimental
Member
I saw the email title here in South Africa, and I thought, "Finally, they're lowering the inflated price to match the exchange rate."
Nope. Instead it was, "Please be happy that we're increasing the cost to more than the UK and Aus, almost the same as Europe. No, we don't give a shit about you third world peasants. Fuck you, give us money."
Nope. Instead it was, "Please be happy that we're increasing the cost to more than the UK and Aus, almost the same as Europe. No, we don't give a shit about you third world peasants. Fuck you, give us money."
Magicgamer101
Member
What the fuck. Fifa is the only reason I pay this crap. I stopped checking for the monthly games awhile ago
Yes, subs stack.
It is direct but I think I see lower prices more often here in the UK for codes / cards.
Audioboxer
Member
Ah, yeah, I forgot the low hanging fruit joke in my first post, so, "arrogant Sony is back".
There we go, crisis averted.
But yeah, first time I'll let Plus lapse for a while. I mostly play SP games anyway and I see no reason for a £10 hike.
Sub ends in November for me.
There we go, crisis averted.
But yeah, first time I'll let Plus lapse for a while. I mostly play SP games anyway and I see no reason for a £10 hike.
Sub ends in November for me.
peanutbutterlatte
Member
I bought a month recently to play through Until Dawn and Just Cause 3, but man fuck this haha
Name change? Hahahahahaha.
Only game I play online is Rocket League and I've not really had a PS+ game I've actually wanted to play for quite some time now.
I'll probably just try and buy a cheap 12 months code online soon and that'll be me set through to 2019. Can't see me not paying for PS+ anytime soon but this does sting a little. Considering the hundreds of hours I must have played Rocket League it probably is good "value", meh. They really should start giving access to some PS Now titles or something for that price though, you don't really get much besides the free games and the odd discount here or there but that's minimal. How else do you benefit?
Nintendo's pricing seems reasonable (what was it £20 a year?). Sony should offer something like that just for playing online and unbundle the PS+ games. Equally so (if Vue ever comes to the UK) they should do premium PS+ that includes Vue as well as games, maybe one including unlimited PS Now streaming too..
Only game I play online is Rocket League and I've not really had a PS+ game I've actually wanted to play for quite some time now.
I'll probably just try and buy a cheap 12 months code online soon and that'll be me set through to 2019. Can't see me not paying for PS+ anytime soon but this does sting a little. Considering the hundreds of hours I must have played Rocket League it probably is good "value", meh. They really should start giving access to some PS Now titles or something for that price though, you don't really get much besides the free games and the odd discount here or there but that's minimal. How else do you benefit?
Nintendo's pricing seems reasonable (what was it £20 a year?). Sony should offer something like that just for playing online and unbundle the PS+ games. Equally so (if Vue ever comes to the UK) they should do premium PS+ that includes Vue as well as games, maybe one including unlimited PS Now streaming too..
Dick Justice
Banned
Fucking lol. Even more glad now that I stopped playing on consoles after the PS3's lifespan.
Toadthemushroom
Member
Well this isn't ideal. Was planning to subscribe to play New Everybody's Golf, which is basically an online-only game by the looks of it. Though it helps that the game itself can be found for a reasonable price I guess.
That's the problem though, unless you're deeply invested in a single platform or online game it's hard to justify subscriptions like this -- I used to subscribe just to get cloud saves for my Vita, which is crazy when you think about it.
That's the problem though, unless you're deeply invested in a single platform or online game it's hard to justify subscriptions like this -- I used to subscribe just to get cloud saves for my Vita, which is crazy when you think about it.
Willy Wanka
my god this avatar owns
Laughable. Thanks to the recent Amazon deal I'm signed up for a while but we'll see if they can justify that price hike going forward because as of right now, they can't.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
I hate when companies tell you what they're doing but why. Though given the reason is likely pure greed, that would explain the lack of reasoning.
Good job Amazon had that sale recently. My PS Plus is sorted well into 2019.
Good job Amazon had that sale recently. My PS Plus is sorted well into 2019.
Acquiescence
Member
Oh my god, you absolute dickheads.
rochellepaws
Member
I bought a years sub recently so I'll have a chance to see where the service is going before deciding but an extra tenner may definitely be the final straw if I were deciding right now. I don't play online very much so my main incentive for plus is the instant game collection which unfortunately has been a very mixed bag in recent times.
LichtenbergFigures
Member
So where's the best/cheapest place to buy UK PSN codes now?
Dark-Cloudz
Member
Typical arrogant Sony in the lead and making dumb decisions.
itsbenoclock
Member
The same month they put Just Cause 3 on the service, too. Lmao, no thanks.
The "why" is because they think they'll make more money at this price. "Greed" is a very naïve way to look at a business's decisions.
Whether or not they are correct remains to be seen. 25% price hike in return for the loss of subscriptions and goodwill. Many people value online play highly though, so I suspect they'll be fine.
So 'more money' and 'greed' are different motives?
RoadHazard
Gold Member
At least in UK the 3-month subscription is still slightly advantageous. In other EU countries they've made it more expensive than just subscribing month-by-month, rendering it absolutely pointless. Lol.
Frankfurter
Member
Anybody else notice that it's actually cheaper to be three 1 month subcription than one for 3 months (in Euros, that is)? Lol..
Lol "cheap". PS3 online was cheap
I really didnt take enough advantage of free online 😭
Audioboxer
Member
lol, the email doesn't even attempt any PR fluff like "our fantastic PS plus service" or "we'll be adding great value content to your PS devices each month" or "just wait to see what is to come for the PS families in 2017 and beyond".
Just, here's your price increase, if you don't want it, do this....
Even PR is arrogant Sony.
Just, here's your price increase, if you don't want it, do this....
Even PR is arrogant Sony.
They did say this as part of their statement to Eurogamer:
:lol what "exceptional value" would that be?
axisofweevils
Holy crap! Today's real megaton is that more than two people can have the same first name.
#4thepayers
Timing of this is ironic considering that hooked on PSN thread.
Timing of this is ironic considering that hooked on PSN thread.
Audioboxer
Member
Okay, but, Sony, your PR email will be seen by countless millions, Eurogamer's article by a fraction. That email is just shoddy all round from a PR standpoint. A teenager in high school studying entry level business studies could tell you if you're increasing your prices by like 25% you release an email of "epic proportions" to try and cover your lust for £££$$$.
Hamster Plugin
Member
It's a game that is actually worth playing..... if you have a PS4 Pro.
Sucks for Amateur PS4 owners.
"More money" is literally their purpose for existing. Describing that as greed is true but meaningless - this is no more or less "greedy" than their decision to make online play free on PS3 (or literally any other decision, that's just a contrasting example).
Portugeezer
Member
Damn, I buy a lot quarterly and monthly due to the flexibility. Big increase...
Eh, in my experiences it's been about the same, maybe slightly better but still nothing worth paying for, then again though I'm a Rock Band player so I'm naturally quite pissy with Sony Europe
yea what the fuck?
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
PS+ are you talking about? In what way is it better now. It was brilliant on PS3 back in the day.
I think he means in terms of download speed, server outages etc. The network is better than it was.
illusionary
Member
Yeah, I doubt that the falling pound is the only reason, but it certainly won't help.
TechnicPuppet
Nothing! I said nothing!
That's PSN not PS+ though.