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PlayStation Plus price hikes hit subscribers across all tiers

Extra and Premium just got more expensive On Monday, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced it was raising the price of PlayStation Plus subscriptions. In the announcement, which only came via a post on X, the company stated PlayStation Plus "prices will start" at $10.99 for a one-month subscription and $27.99 for a three-month subscription. As no other prices were listed, the announcement from PlayStation implied only the Essential tier was being affected. Turns out, that wasn't the case. On Wednesday, prices across all tiers of PlayStation Plus went up. One month of PlayStation Plus Extra is now $16.99 (up $2) while three months is $43.99 (up $4). A one-month subscription of PlayStation Plus Premium, the highest tier, is now $19.99 (up $2). A three-month subscription has increased by $5 to $54.99. Annual PlayStation Plus subscriptions remain unchanged for all tiers. For a 12-month subscription, Essential costs $79.99, Extra costs $134.99, and Premium costs $159.99. As PlayStation's original post stated, the price increase will only be for new subscribers (except for PlayStation Plus users in Turkey and India). Those currently subscribed will only see their price affected if "th

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PlayStation Plus price hikes hit subscribers across all tiers

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