"Starting May 20, PlayStation Plus prices for new customers will increase in select regions. Due to ongoing market conditions, prices will start at $10.99 USD / €9.99 EUR / £7.99 GBP for 1-month subscriptions and $27.99 USD / €27.99 EUR / £21.99 GBP for 3-month subscriptions.... - PlayStation (@PlayStation) May 18, 2026"
"A one-month subscription to the Essential tier now costs $11 per month, an increase of $1. Additionally, a three-month subscription just went up to $28, an increase of $3. It looks like annual subscribers are off the hook for now, and the wording of Sony's post on X announcing the change makes it sound like the Extra and Premium tiers are also impacted. This only impacts new subscribers, except in Turkey and India."
"The company is blaming this increase on "ongoing market conditions." When a tech company says this in 2026, it's typically referring to Trump-adjacent tariffs or AI-based memory crunch. However, PS Plus is a digital subscription service that provides a handful of monthly game titles to download. Members do get cloud save storage and online multiplayer access, both of which require servers that could be more expensive to operate nowadays. Maybe that's it."
"We don't know if annual plans will be getting a price increase in the near future, but the company only mentioned the one- and three-month plans in the announcement. Engadget has reached out to Sony and will update this post when we hear back. The company jacked up annual plans by as much as $40 back in 2023."
Sony increased PlayStation Plus prices for new customers in select regions starting May 20. The Essential tier 1-month subscription rises to $10.99 USD from $9.99, and the 3-month subscription rises to $27.99 USD from $24.99. The announcement indicates Extra and Premium tiers may also be affected, while annual subscribers appear unaffected for now. The change applies to new subscribers, with exceptions noted for Turkey and India. Sony attributes the increase to ongoing market conditions. The update follows a prior annual price increase of up to $40 in 2023 and comes after Microsoft raised Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30 before reversing course.
Read at Engadget
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