Oct 19th, 2021, 11:36 PM
PlayStation Plus is currently $60, and has been that way since it was first introduced if I'm not mistaken. That price matches the cost of what a game used to be before the introduction of a $70 price point this generation, and I was wondering if Sony would eventually consider raising the price of PS+ to match the price of the games or if it'll stick at $60 for a lot longer.
If you don't recall, Microsoft tried to outright double the price of Xbox Live Gold back at the start of the year to $120, and it got shot down and reverted back to the $60 price point. $70 games have had a mixed reception generally, but that price is clearly here to stay, at least on PlayStation since I don't think other systems are doing that unless the game is third party, which I don't count as being something the hardware company has a part of.
If Sony did ever hike the price of PS+ to $70 a year, would you continue to use the service or would you drop it unless you had use for it with a game that has online you want to play for a brief period before putting it down for the next big release?
I know Microsoft haven't raised their game prices yet (and I doubt they will, unless they do it to push more people to Game Pass), but for those on Xbox would you pay $70 for Gold? I know this thread mostly focuses on PS+ but that's just because Sony have already begun setting a precedent of putting prices up and succeeding whereas Microsoft hasn't tried it barring the aforementioned Gold price hike.
If you don't recall, Microsoft tried to outright double the price of Xbox Live Gold back at the start of the year to $120, and it got shot down and reverted back to the $60 price point. $70 games have had a mixed reception generally, but that price is clearly here to stay, at least on PlayStation since I don't think other systems are doing that unless the game is third party, which I don't count as being something the hardware company has a part of.
If Sony did ever hike the price of PS+ to $70 a year, would you continue to use the service or would you drop it unless you had use for it with a game that has online you want to play for a brief period before putting it down for the next big release?
I know Microsoft haven't raised their game prices yet (and I doubt they will, unless they do it to push more people to Game Pass), but for those on Xbox would you pay $70 for Gold? I know this thread mostly focuses on PS+ but that's just because Sony have already begun setting a precedent of putting prices up and succeeding whereas Microsoft hasn't tried it barring the aforementioned Gold price hike.