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[Kilau]

Good they are changing it. Crazy how incompetent Sony can still be at things like this.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Yeah the idea someone accidentally included the past purchase price in their calculation.. is so damn far fetched lol

I kinda want to believe that because it's way funnier than the more likely scenario.

Even more far fetched.... it's supposed to be some technical mistake nobody knew about as some claim, yet somehow customer service was all ready to go to tell callers what the issue is and payment calculation required before upgrading to a higher tier.

 

[Topher]

Yeah the idea someone accidentally included the past purchase price in their calculation.. is so damn far fetched lol

I kinda want to believe that because it's way funnier than the more likely scenario.

Remember that scene from Office Space....

 

[Banjo64]

Everyone happy? Everyone happy.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Their coders were on it,

 

[Thief1987]

Now i even more doubting that it was intentional, like why even try to pull this if you are ready to backtrack after just a few hours of complaining.

 

[Pallas]

Glad that mess is over with and corrected. I stacked ps + a few years(3) back in 2020 and I’m not even sure it would had affected me but I’d be pretty disappointed if it did, so hooray.

 

[mckmas8808]

This is why a staged rollout makes sense, catch errors like this before it comes a much bigger problem

Most people here don't understand this concept.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Wouldn't it be illegal if they did do this?

For example if I bought something at a discounted price I shouldn't be charged more after I bought the product.

 

[Pallas]

Wouldn't it be illegal if they did do this?

For example if I bought something at a discounted price I shouldn't be charged more after I bought the product.

Probably depends on the region/country, different laws.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Probably depends on the region/country, different laws.

I mean the product is already bought. It's why it seems really sketchy to me.

 

[ManaByte]

I'm sure I heard he stacked until 2028( could be wrong)
But I'd be concerned too
ManaByte be like

when he saw the article

I have Now stacked until April 2025 and PS+ until August 2025.

 

[PropellerEar]

If that reddit post is true and there's no more top up fees required

Consumer friendly!
Best deal in gaming, back on track.

 

[s-bojan]

“Error”.

 

[Captain Toad]

Wouldn't it be illegal if they did do this?

For example if I bought something at a discounted price I shouldn't be charged more after I bought the product.

Not legally, I don't think so as they aren't technically the same product.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

yes a mistake, but good luck fully writting this code without this intention LMAO

Hey I'm just glad the problem was fixed before it really became a major issue. And like others have said, even if it was intentional it's impossible for these companies to ignore the fallout online these days.

Wouldn't it be illegal if they did do this?

For example if I bought something at a discounted price I shouldn't be charged more after I bought the product.

Gotta think that it's definitely illegal in places like the United States. Other places?

 

[Fredrik]

*phew* time to buy more stocks?

 

[Jennings]

I just won lunch in a bet over this situation. Let's see if the other person welches.

 

[Swift_Star]

Exactly like I said:
They'd sort this out and everyone are looking like clowns right now.
I feel vindicated.

 

[dotnotbot]

 

[CatLady]

Good. Shouldn't have done it in the first place. Rat bastards

You mean Blue Snake bastards. Phil is the leader of the Green Rat Bastards.

 

[Swift_Star]

Punished Miku DangerDiabolik
I hope y'all read this and stop being CONCERNED or trying to get gotchas at people.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Gotta think that it's definitely illegal in places like the United States. Other places?

I know some European countries are pretty good with consumer rights so maybe some countries in that region as well.

 

[graywolf323]

glad to see they fixed the error within a day roughly

 

[Saber]

If true its good news, I take. Glad they could fix it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

You mean Blue Snake bastards. Phil is the leader of the Green Rat Bastards.

 

[tmlDan]

If they are truly fixing it, it could have been done in error.

That's why they do rollouts in specific regions, rather than fixing a global problem.

Hopefully the rest of the launch is smooth sailing.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Exactly like I said:
They'd sort this out and everyone are looking like clowns right now.
I feel vindicated.

Oh ya, your old post which was something like this:

1. The company will fix it
2. It goes through, but gamers wont notice or care

Nice play at both sides of the coin claiming winner. lol

 

[Swift_Star]

Oh ya, your old post which was something like this:

1. The company will fix it
2. It goes through, but gamers wont notice or care

Nice play at both sides of the coin claiming winner. lol

It was the only possible outcomes and I was right all along.
Sorry if I know how things work.

 

[Fredrik]

It was the only possible outcomes and I was right all along.
Sorry if I know how things work.

Please go into the PAL version PS classics thread and talk, I need to know what to expect on that one, already lived a couple decades in the PAL hell, don’t need any more of that.

 

[user1337]

So I have a slightly different question , if anyone has seen or heard anything about it:

I have a ps+ sub till June 2023. I am assuming that just as PS+ codes/cards could be purchased from external retailers even the upgrades would be purchasable? If so...and let's say they become available this year, and I buy a 12 month pack...would that add PS+ extra at the end of June or would it somehow turn my current sub into PS+ extra for 12 months and stack the remainder of my time on standard PS+ to go past June 2023 (however long is left)?

Did any of that make sense to anyone?! I'm confusing myself!

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

Turns out I was half joking when I said everyone would be beta-testers for us Europeans lmao.

Sony would never risk the lawsuits that would follow. This wouldn't stick in Europe at least lol

 

[Captain Toad]

You mean Blue Snake bastards. Phil is the leader of the Green Rat Bastards.

You realize snakes, quite literally, eat rats for breakfast?

 

[skit_data]

It’s official:

 

[Captain Toad]

It’s official:

So many disappointed people today. Yesterday was like Christmas for many around here.

Like I said, it never made any sense. Glad to see it was caught and fixed incredibly quickly.

 

[Belthazar]

Glad to know it most likely wasn't intentional.

 

[user1337]

Good it's fixed before further roll outs

 

[Punished Miku]

Punished Miku DangerDiabolik
I hope y'all read this and stop being CONCERNED or trying to get gotchas at people.

Stop the gotchas. With this gotcha. Gotcha?

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Turns out I was half joking when I said everyone would be beta-testers for us Europeans lmao.

Sony would never risk the lawsuits that would follow. This wouldn't stick in Europe at least lol

Makes sense. If a corporation is going to test out a new pricing fee, better to test it in a small market. Just imagine if they had this crazy top up payment at launch for US or Europe.

 

[ComputerBlue]

Technical error, heh.

 

[TheGodfather07]

can we get an official showcase date anytime soon? im starting to get impatient. looks like the rumors of early june aint happening.

 

[ReBurn]

I'm sure ManaByte is relieved. Dude was mega concerned.

Something tells me this won't get nearly the traffic the other thread got.

Lol because it's clear Sony reversed course after getting slammed in the press about it. This thread should get traffic if only to call them out on an obvious reversal. There's no way that pricing upgrade path was released without validation and approval.

 

[Red-Town]

You mean Blue Snake bastards. Phil is the leader of the Green Rat Bastards.

Those names are starting to sound like boy bands.

 

[xHunter]

So many disappointed people today. Yesterday was like Christmas for many around here.

Like I said, it never made any sense. Glad to see it was caught and fixed incredibly quickly.

People will still believe some random support staff over one of the official twitter accounts.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

So I have a slightly different question , if anyone has seen or heard anything about it:

I have a ps+ sub till June 2023. I am assuming that just as PS+ codes/cards could be purchased from external retailers even the upgrades would be purchasable? If so...and let's say they become available this year, and I buy a 12 month pack...would that add PS+ extra at the end of June or would it somehow turn my current sub into PS+ extra for 12 months and stack the remainder of my time on standard PS+ to go past June 2023 (however long is left)?

Did any of that make sense to anyone?! I'm confusing myself!

Are you asking if you have a current PS+ sub, and you get a year sub for PS+ Extra now (today), would it convert the next 12 months of your PS+ sub into PS+ Extra or add PS+ Extra at the end of your current 3-year sub?

If I read that right? . I'm just gonna guess that it would convert the next 12 months of your 3-year plan into PS+ Extra. Hopefully someone else can answer the question tho just in case.

It’s official:

Nice ☀

 

[kyliethicc]

good ol Jim daddy doing his best out here

 

[IntentionalPun]

Jimsus Walks

 

[jshackles]

So I have a slightly different question , if anyone has seen or heard anything about it:

I have a ps+ sub till June 2023. I am assuming that just as PS+ codes/cards could be purchased from external retailers even the upgrades would be purchasable? If so...and let's say they become available this year, and I buy a 12 month pack...would that add PS+ extra at the end of June or would it somehow turn my current sub into PS+ extra for 12 months and stack the remainder of my time on standard PS+ to go past June 2023 (however long is left)?

Did any of that make sense to anyone?! I'm confusing myself!

They haven't said if there will be retail cards for the higher subscription tiers or not.

Right now, the only way to upgrade to the higher tiers in Asia is to purchase the upgrade in full for the entirety of the time on your account. So if you have PS+ through June 2023 (approx 12 months) that will be converted automatically to PS+ Essential - then you'll need to pay approximate $60 to upgrade your account to premium through that same time frame. Hopefully that process changes somehow in the future, some of us have years and years stacked and don't want to pay hundreds of dollars upfront.

 

[Crayon]

Okay good. Technical error was the most likely thing with $1000+ upgrades. I was worried they wouldn't be able to fix it fast, though.

 

[Topher]

Lol because it's clear Sony reversed course after getting slammed in the press about it. This thread should get traffic if only to call them out on an obvious reversal. There's no way that pricing upgrade path was released without validation and approval.

I don't know, man. How stupid do you have to be to think you'll be able to get away reversing out previous discounts? That's the only doubts I have in my mind about all this. The sheer idiocy of doing this thinking they would get away with it.

In other words, how stupid is Jim Ryan really?