summary
- Price increases for PlayStation Plus in Canada: up to 23% increase including an annual premium jump from $190 to $225.
- US gamers worried about potential price increases for PlayStation Plus and PS5 consoles.
- Price increases in multiple countries suggest a worrying trend towards future costs for PlayStation services and products.
It is now closer to the US after rising prices for Sony PlayStation Plus in multiple countries. This time, neighbors from the north are suffering a massive price hike.
What makes this even more worrying is what it means for our gamers, not only is another country added to the price rise list.
PlayStation Canada joins list of countries seeing PS prices rise
The price rise will take effect from June 24th (via Engadget), which will be about 15% important, rather than a small price addition. Here’s a breakdown of price increases:
oof, they’re pretty steep hikes – especially the annual premium jump from $190 $225. This is an increase of over 15% and there’s no doubt that people will rethink whether premiums are worth it.
Here is a quick breakdown of the increase in percentages for each layer:
PS Plus Premium
- monthly: $21→$25 (+19%)
- 3 months: $60→$69 (+15%)
- Every year: $190→$225 (+18.4%)
- monthly: $18→$21 (+16.7%)
- 3 months: $50 → $56 (+12%)
- Every year: $155→$190 (+22.6%)
PS Plus Essential
- monthly: $12→$14 (+16.7%)
- 3 months: $30 → $35 (+16.7%)
- Every year: 95 dollars → 110 dollars (+15.8%)
It looks like Extra Members are the most intense hits in their annual plan. Increased by 23%.
Will PlayStation Plus prices rise in the US? If so, I wouldn’t be surprised. Aside from the PlayStation Plus service, even the PS5 consoles were priced up earlier this week. Instead of receiving a discount on consoles mid-life cycle, we found the opposite happened.
Is it because of manufacturing costs? exchange rate? Customs? Who knows at this point, but it’s a worrying trend to see what I hope doesn’t continue.
