FoxMcChief
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And simps will sub for GTA6 when it requires online.
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PlayStation plus prices going up starting 5/20
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ShadyAcshuns
Member
What year is this?
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
Multiply that by 12 and then again by the number of years you've been subscribed to PS+. How much money have you paid for a few services (that are free in other platforms) and a bunch of games you don't even own?
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
By god he's gonna go down swinging.
Most respectable Sony shill IMO because he doesn't even put up any pretenses.
Astray
Member
I honestly think that there's a case for abolishing online gaming fees on consoles, or at least heavily reducing them.
Look how most paid online games have PC-based majorities, that can't be good for business long-term when the pendulum is swinging away from F2P.
Xbox completely fucking up the gen essentially gave Playstation a defacto exclusive, so that definitely tracks.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
This. GTA vi is the only game I might get this year on ps5.
The reason online is free on PC is because most game companies run their own servers, so there's no need to-
Wait a minute...
But Playstation have a store to maintain. It's not like they get a cut of the sales-
Ack!
Subscriptions are wank. These companies will CONTINUOUSLY raise prices over and over.
Whether you bow out sooner or later, you will bow out.
Wait a minute...
But Playstation have a store to maintain. It's not like they get a cut of the sales-
Ack!
Subscriptions are wank. These companies will CONTINUOUSLY raise prices over and over.
Whether you bow out sooner or later, you will bow out.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Hugs PC
Those record profits won't generate by themselves 
But it's clear what they're doing they want people to migrate to higher and more profitable tiers like Extra and Premium.
And they want to discourage people from subscribing for 1-3 months and then leave.
Basically what has happened to Gamepass.
I don't know if they're reaching these goals with a 1$ price increase.
But it's clear what they're doing they want people to migrate to higher and more profitable tiers like Extra and Premium.
And they want to discourage people from subscribing for 1-3 months and then leave.
Basically what has happened to Gamepass.
I don't know if they're reaching these goals with a 1$ price increase.
Trekinspace88
Member
People who use the word woke don't even know the actual definition of the word. They just post it to try and make themselves look smart when they are in fact not smart.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Thebonehead
Gold Member
Cancelled mine as well. It's not worth it.
Bojji
Member
Tobimacoss
Member
CFO Lin don't lie.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Good reason for me to not play it
I dropped my sub like a motherfucker after the first price hike. Year plus ago
All MP games will be pc exclusive in the future
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poodaddy
Member
They've been Arrogant Sony for a very long time now.
If people continue to pay for this, then they've only themselves to blame for its ubiquity. Speak with your wallet folks, it's the only vote you've got that matters. I cancelled all subscriptions, game and film, about a year ago and haven't thought about any of them once in the time since.
You don't need them.
Small John McCarthy
Member
Let mine lapse in January. Doubt I'm coming back.
Quantum253
Gold Member
It was easier when sony allowed PS+ subscriptions to be purchased theough multiple retailers. I once was able to get black Friday sales, reward point claims, and purchases though key sites.
Now, you can only pay Sonys price, which is making me consider renewing. Being able to stack years of service on a discounted price should still be allowed.
thicc_girls_are_teh_best
Member
Also anyone claiming "Oh it's just $1", look at it this way. That's a minimum $1 extra dollar for 50 million PS+ subscribers; if those people keep their subs for a year, that is at least an extra $50 million in sub revenue per month, or $600 million per year.
Between this and the console price increases and who knows what else, pretty easy to see how SIE are planning to hit their 32% return on investment spend per the fiscal reports. Now you have to ask yourself as someone in the ecosystem if you're comfortable getting increasingly squeezed like a piggy bank.
Between this and the console price increases and who knows what else, pretty easy to see how SIE are planning to hit their 32% return on investment spend per the fiscal reports. Now you have to ask yourself as someone in the ecosystem if you're comfortable getting increasingly squeezed like a piggy bank.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Bad market conditions because their GAAS like Destiny and Marathon tanked, combined with their in-house GAAS projects scrapped over the years and $765M impairment charge to devalue Bungie has lead to some sketchy financials.
Since you cant just make great games out of thin air, best way to goose up the revenue is a sub plan increase. No different than Netflix.
And the dumb thing about gaming sub plans is any company can announce it and make it effective literally the next day. In this case, Sony is making it effective in 2 days. Most people wont even know about it unless they track gaming news. At least for things like cellphone or cable tv sub plans you get that letter in the mail saying any $5 increase goes into effect in a month or two. But some reason price changes for gaming sub plans can be virtually right away.
I remember one of the Sony PS+ prices increases was announced going into effect around Labour Day. I think they announced it on a Thursday or Friday(?) People are on vacation and Labour Day Monday and it went into effect Tuesday. Nobody expect gamers following news that weekend would even know.
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MCH2024
Member
If it was actually because of "market conditions" it'd be a temporary surcharge lol. Not a permanent hike lmao.
The reality is they want to grow their services revenue. And as long as half PS5 buyers are still suckers who pay for paid online, the price increase aren't going anywhere. Since PS+ has no subscriber growth and they already did the upper tier upsell trick.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Ya know .. the conditions that recently had them report a 768 million impairment loss on Bungie.
Josemayuste
Member
I'm not very fond of this trend of milking your base of users through suscriptions models any more, this will backfire sooner or later, be it Sony or any other company. The service hasn't neither improved so much in order to justify these price increases, Xbox learned it the hard way. We'll see what happens.
Insane Metal
Member
One of the reasons I got rid of console gaming here in Brazil at least. I was paying R$ 500,00+ a year basically just to play online, and the games are 100% of the time more expensive than on PC. So fuck it.
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Ironically as an always online game, there is a far higher likelihood that GT7 will be playable on PC long after its servers have been turned off in the future.
As for the right now part - I assume you're a grown adult and capable of making decisions for yourself. If you want to buy a game that can only be played on the PlayStation, along with all the hardware and subscriptions that entails, then nobody is going to stop you. I was simply pointing out that a free alternative exists on other platforms, and it's mostly comparable to the experience you'd have on PlayStation.
Tobimacoss
Member
So $11 month for new customers to play online, and no Cloud Gaming included.
I was expecting a price hike for Premium tier instead, to $20 or $22 month.
I was expecting a price hike for Premium tier instead, to $20 or $22 month.
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MacReady13
Member
I'm not even certain if Australia gets this new price increase but I have cancelled my PS+ subscription which was set to renew next month. Greedy mother fuckers.
Tobimacoss
Member
It's currently for new customers. So now that you cancelled, you won't count as a recurring customer. Congrats on being reborn, new customer.
MacReady13
Member
To be honest, I was going to cancel it regardless. I'm over paying for this shit. This just pushed me over the edge. Once I get GTA6 and finish that fucker, I may just be done with Playstation altogether. Their exclusives are shithouse now. Their customer service is atrocious and their security (seeing what is happening with Colin) is alarming. I think I'm just about done with them.
S0ULZB0URNE
Member
Her shit costs even more.
WhiteWaterM00se
Member
Two thoughts.
1.) Based on recent events with Sony. What DO YOU THINK WOLVERINE WILL COST? $80? (That's my guess!)
2.) Feels like we are going the wrong way. If we could get an option with NO Free Games, and just online pay. What is that $30 a year? That would be fine. They should look to save consumers money.
ALL OF THIS Feels like urgent concern for PS6. Plus, I am convinced MS will pull COD from PS sooner than the mythical 10 year. agreement.
1.) Based on recent events with Sony. What DO YOU THINK WOLVERINE WILL COST? $80? (That's my guess!)
2.) Feels like we are going the wrong way. If we could get an option with NO Free Games, and just online pay. What is that $30 a year? That would be fine. They should look to save consumers money.
ALL OF THIS Feels like urgent concern for PS6. Plus, I am convinced MS will pull COD from PS sooner than the mythical 10 year. agreement.
ANIMAL1975
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Sony is greedy AF. Literally milking their customers for every dollar they can. 600 dollars for six year old hardware and 11 dollars per month to play online multiplayer they can kiss my ass.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
But Ghost of Yomomma has legs…