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This was buried in the PS+ issues thread and I thought it was threadworthy.
Renewals as well it seems. Someone in the PS+ issues thread ran out of time the other day and can't renew to play online.
Yeah, so even if this is just a big or technical issue the silence from Sony is inexcusable.
Hence why it doesn't make sense for them to do this intentionally before putting a very big game on their service (Fifa 22), it's likely just them being incompetent regarding communication and solving whatever issue this is.
But hey at least buying from within PSN is better than buying from within Gamestop. :p
thats why this issue is strange and why people are jumping to conclusions but either way Sony officially Needs to come out and say if they are stopping stacking or if it's an issue.
There's at least five of us on this forum subbed until 2032.
What you're describing here is a disappointment and clearly lacking vs the competition, but excusable.
These people are paying for it. They are buying codes which aren't redeemable.
you're trying to game them by buying one month of plus and the rest of the years ps+? Calm down.
Latest Sony Support messages seem to have been pretty consistent in saying that the feature has been intentionally disabled temporarily and to wait on more news about the new services, but that's pretty much it from them.
A service we know nothing about TO THIS DAY yet people (me included but not this deal) went crazy over two deals that book ended this month.
How is buying a PS+ code and wanting to activate it "gaming" anything? How is literally going by what Sony advertises (that if you have PS Now and PS+, it will be converted into PS+ Premium for the longer subscription of the two) gaming anything?
Oof, whether this is a technical issue or an intentional limitation (support messaging leans towards intentional), they need to come out and officially say something. People finding out via other pissed off people is probably the worst way this information can spread.
If that's the case then Sony would have to fix it. That would be impacting their bottom line.
That's not what Sony advertises, though. This is simply one (debated) interpretation of a line in a FAQ.
And who do you think is to blame for that additional point of confusion?
They're not paying the intended cost for the subscription; they're clearly exploiting a conversion path to the new service. Frankly, I'm surprised Sony didn't immediately get out in front of this. I mean, surely Sony isn't completely oblivious to the $1 Game Pass deal. It's horrendously stupid of them to even allow stacking. They should've taken a snapshot of current prepaid subscription lengths and maybe allowed people to stack a single year beyond that out of generosity, but yeah, the fact that Sony isn't launching the other tiers (and, hence, can't do an immediate conversion for everyone) is really going to screw them if they let this slide. Sony doesn't have the money for this, and people hoping to get ten or so years of this service that's potentially going to tank Sony's profits is probably in for a rude awakening when the extra tiers are drastically altered or eliminated down the road. At the very least, I expect any money Sony loses from this to really put a damper on the deals Sony can make with publishers to fill out the games catalogs on these better tiers.
It's been nearly two days, news outlets have picked up on it, and Sony remains silent. If this was some odd technical issue you sure think they would've made a statement on it long ago.
Support messages have said that it has been "intentionally disabled temporarily", but have not mentioned any issues being fixed, they only say after that to wait for more information on the new services.
