It's true. There are already people seeing these prices in Asia.
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I added a threadmark with an example
Here's another 21-year sub, can't read it though:
In english
This is what it looks like for me if I want to upgrade to the Extra / Deluxe tier.
Extra
Deluxe
No thank you Sony.
I don't know if the pro rated pricing is correct. But I am definitely not going to commit to the higher tier for the entire duration.
Edit:
Added the price for Deluxe tier as well. There is no Premium tier for Singapore as PS Now is not available here, so no PS3 streaming.
For reference, PS+ Essential is priced at SGD $53.90 per annum.
Edit 2:
I did the calculation. Based on Extra tier. Prices are in SGD.
799 Days * ($89.90 - $53.90) / 365 = ~$78.80
But Sony wants me to pay $111.02.
Extra
Deluxe
No thank you Sony.
I don't know if the pro rated pricing is correct. But I am definitely not going to commit to the higher tier for the entire duration.
Edit:
Added the price for Deluxe tier as well. There is no Premium tier for Singapore as PS Now is not available here, so no PS3 streaming.
For reference, PS+ Essential is priced at SGD $53.90 per annum.
Edit 2:
I did the calculation. Based on Extra tier. Prices are in SGD.
799 Days * ($89.90 - $53.90) / 365 = ~$78.80
But Sony wants me to pay $111.02.
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It's only real if it happens in the NA or EU apparently.
Just like Sony blocking code redemptions were a mistake? From every step Sony has made with this service it's very unlikely this is a mistake. If they backtrack it will be due to the backlash, not because it was a mistake in the first place.
I think it's a silly move if it's deliberate - but that said - people stacking 15 years is just greed! The service will be completely different 15 years from now. It might not even exist. Even the 3 years you can stack with MS feels like it's pushing it to me..
I really hope these new subscriptions aren't successful. Between this and GT7, Sony's idea of what a service is is such a greedy clusterfuck. It makes me very worried where the platform is going.
Yeah. You don't even need the Plus. PS Now converts to the highest tier on it's own so you're sorted. Whatever you have left of Plus is just discarded.
Waiting for the people to come in and say you were taking advantage of a loop hole like when they disabled redeeming ps+ codes.
Correct but those that don't (like myself) will have to pay an upgrade fee for the duration of our service.
Probably. They have no way to tell you bought it at a discount.
Sony just keep on digging don't they?
Guess this also shows their thoughts on discounts for the service in the future now they've removed cards from retail stores. Which if that's the case I don't know if I'll keep my sub, lol. Think the base price was getting kinda ridiculous for what it offered but at least then I could get it on sale at some point in the year.
Guess this also shows their thoughts on discounts for the service in the future now they've removed cards from retail stores. Which if that's the case I don't know if I'll keep my sub, lol. Think the base price was getting kinda ridiculous for what it offered but at least then I could get it on sale at some point in the year.
Okay okay, I think I finally get it now. This just applies to vouchers you purchased. If you're stacked for a couple of years already you'll have to pay to upgrade to higher tiers, but also you'll have to pay more if you bought at a discount. The card time conversion threw me off. Thanks.
I'm sure just about everyone in here hopes so.
They can only confirm you got your code on sale if bought through them ……..I think. Which is why they're penny pinching once again. If they can penny pinch Sony gonna penny pinch.
You're giving Sony money up front. They can invest and grow that money however they want. People stacking 15 years of sub is every company's dream.
Sony is developing new ways of saying "fuck you" to its customers. It is lovely being treated as profiteers for using their own sales.
Putting aside the loss of the discount, it's insane that you have to upgrade for the full period you're stacked for.If you can read this:
Yes we're so lucky to have other ways to give this company money. Sony doesn't have a great reputation of respecting your game purchases anyway.
I have a 1 month PS Now card I'm sitting on, but all of these new loopholes Sony keeps adding makes me want to go ahead and redeem it before they lock me out of something too.
Has that been confirmed for all of them? I thought it was worded as "some" titles.
Regarding the thread, it doesn't surprise me in the slightest. Very much in keeping with Sony's decision making this generation to exploit their position of strength for maximum profits.
The only reason I have Plus right now is because they conned me into auto-renew and wouldn't refund me. I absolutely don't need it for what I use my PS5 for.
It looks like you are who they are going after.
You bought from them at 33% off and they want that money back
😂
Edit laughing at Sony not you
What an absolutely dumb decision from Sony. I wasn't even planning to upgrade from the base tier but any chance is now gone.
Seriously hope they revert this!
Seriously hope they revert this!
If you stacked at $36 and pay the full upgrade to premium, you'll be at $11 a month --yearly plan is $12. So a whopping $1 a month by paying upfront.
If you stacked at $48, you'd break even compared to MSRP at $120 a year.
If you stacked at over $48, you've paid more than a yearly rate...but less than a monthly! (he says, looking for a bright side).
So they're not ripping people off, necessarily, but they aren't being especially friendly to their biggest supporters. People with long-term subs that feel "free" most of that span, being pre-paid, spend more money in the ecosystem overall. That's why Game Pass works and why MS could shrug off initial "losses" for the long-term payoff. Sony knows they didn't need to, because the majority of people subbed up for years in advance will still buy all the Gods of Wars and Lasts of Usses etc at launch for full price.
If you stacked at $48, you'd break even compared to MSRP at $120 a year.
If you stacked at over $48, you've paid more than a yearly rate...but less than a monthly! (he says, looking for a bright side).
So they're not ripping people off, necessarily, but they aren't being especially friendly to their biggest supporters. People with long-term subs that feel "free" most of that span, being pre-paid, spend more money in the ecosystem overall. That's why Game Pass works and why MS could shrug off initial "losses" for the long-term payoff. Sony knows they didn't need to, because the majority of people subbed up for years in advance will still buy all the Gods of Wars and Lasts of Usses etc at launch for full price.
I mean it is not confirmed at the moment but realistically there is no way for Sony to tell so I would say it is safe.
However I find it absolutely laughable that Sony decides to target the users who went through their own store, especially as from those transactions they would have had the full 100% margin rather then having to share a small split with a retailer for a prepaid card.
Sony and the PlayStation team seem to be in their own world at the moment and completely ignoring their competitors strategies.
The more I've thought about it, the more I've realized this. I don't think Sony is trying to get new users into PS+, rather just extract more money out of the current PS+ subscribers. Which there's nothing wrong with, just explains the difference in approaches by MS/Sony.
How would this work otherwise? If you have 3 years subbed, you'd want to convert only a year of that to Premium? So you would essentially be sitting with 2 subscriptions. Are there any subs that allow that? Genuinely curious just btw.
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