New pricing changes to PlayStation Plus 12-Month plans.
It’s a new month, with a new lineup of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for September. The Monthly Games lineup of Saints Row, Black Desert – Traveler Edition and Generation Zero will be available to PlayStation Plus members on Tuesday, September 5 until Monday, October 2.
Let’s take a closer look at each of the games in turn.
Saints Row | PS4, PS5
Experience the biggest and best Saints Row playground ever created. The unique sprawling world of Santo Ileso is the backdrop for a wild, larger than life sandbox of thrilling side hustles, criminal ventures and blockbuster missions, as you shoot, drive and wingsuit your way to the top. Take over the city block by block, wage war against enemy factions and tighten your grip on the streets. Play online with a friend at any time, via fully untethered drop-in / drop out co-op, skipping the need to take either of you out of the outlandish action.
Black Desert – Traveler Edition | PS4
Find your calling in this open-world fantasy MMORPG which boasts fast-paced PvE combat, large-scale PvP siege wars, multiple character classes and combat types to specialize in. You can also choose to dedicate yourself to a variety of pursuits, such as trade, fishing, horse training, alchemy, cooking, and gathering. The Traveler Edition is a bundle of the base game and multiple add-ons*.
*Those add-ons collectively constitute The Traveler Item Pack, which is also available on PlayStation Store as a separate download. PlayStation Plus members who have already purchased any edition of Black Desert cannot redeem the full Traveler Edition bundle from PlayStation Plus. However, PlayStation Plus members who have already purchased any edition of Black Desert other than the Traveler Edition may redeem the standalone Traveler Item Pack from PlayStation Plus, instead.
Generation Zero
This first-person open world adventure is set in a familiar but hostile open world of 1980s Sweden. Battle and survive deadly machine enemies alone or with three friends in seamless online co-op as you discover the truth behind what’s happened to the region. You must choose your battles wisely as you engage in adrenaline-pumping guerilla combat against these mechanical forces. Scavenge parts from your fallen enemies and use them to craft equipment, weapons and ammunition. Build and fortify your own bases across the island and start taking back your home.
Last chance to download August’s Monthly Games
PlayStation Plus members have until Monday, September 4 to add PGA Tour 2K23, Dreams and Death’s Door to their game library.
We also wanted to let you know that starting September 6 we will be increasing the price for PlayStation Plus 12-month subscriptions globally across all benefit plans. This price adjustment will enable us to continue bringing high-quality games and value-added benefits to your PlayStation Plus subscription service.
Here are the new prices for PlayStation Plus 12-month subscription plans.
PlayStation Plus Essential 12-Month Subscription
79.99 USD | 71,99 Euro | 59.99 GBP | 6,800 Yen
PlayStation Plus Extra 12-Month Subscription
134.99 USD | 125,99 Euro | 99.99 GBP | 11,700 Yen
PlayStation Plus Premium 12-Month Subscription
159.99 USD | 151,99 Euro | 119.99 GBP | 13,900 Yen
The new prices for the 12-Month subscription will remain at a discounted rate when compared to purchasing the 1-Month or 3-Month subscriptions over a 12-month period.
For current 12-month subscribers, this price increase will not take effect until your next renewal date that occurs on or after November 6. However, any membership changes you make on or after September 6, such as upgrades, downgrades or buying additional time, will update your plan reflecting the new prices. You can change or cancel your subscription at any time, details here.
We’ll notify current subscribers of these changes via email and will have additional details on our website soon.
Seriously, PS5s are selling like hot cakes, subs are expected to incrementaly increase over time. If, for some reason Sony doesn’t want that, they up the price to meet a smaller demand. But this kind of products are elastic and 25% to 30% price increase doesn’t go unnoticed. I’m honestly baffled.
This is kinda disheartening, it’s like we’re back in PS3 era Sony, where they wanted us to work 2 jobs to own the console.
Let’s put this in perspective, we’re looking at 33% of price increment, without any concrete added offerings by Sony, except for the ‘promise’ of bringing high quality games in the future.
– Xbox GamePass offers Day One games
– Steam and other PC based stores, offer better discount, without added cost for online multiplayer, cloud saves, etc.
– PC itself is a more attractive option, considering that it’s a multipurpose device, that could be upgraded, and with Sony bringing PC ports over albeit with a delay, it makes the Playstation ecosystem less attractive.
Even in the recent years, Playstation has been making baffling decisions:
– PSVR2 that’s been kinda lukewarm, with many believing that it’s being abandoned. The thing is tethered to PS5, can’t even use it as 2nd monitor on other devices.
– PS Portable. Who is this for? It’s not SteamDeck, you are tethered to PS5, with an LCD! screen. You could even just use your existing phone to have the PS remote feature.
– The disappointing backward compatibility, especially for those who subscribed to PS+ Premium. I mean even Jim Ryan said, “… I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 games, and the PSone and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?”
And to snuck in the pricing announcement under the September Monthly Games blogpost…
Man, I miss Shawn Layden’s era of Playstation.
Well said!!
Even Jack Tretton: The guy who led PlayStation out of the dark days of the PS3 and into the PS4 era. He had no choice but to make the brand and the platform attractive to consumers and players because he was having to compete.
Whereas, Jim Ryan is resting on the laurels of PlayStation success that better men built, but since Jim Ryan doesn’t know anything about video games, all he can do is continually gouge players like any standard-issue executive might. Complete lack of vision from this guy.