Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions"
Sony has announced a price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers in select regions, effective May 20. Existing subscribers will not be affected by this change unless their subscription lapses or changes, with exceptions for Turkey and India. The new prices will start at $10.99 USD for a one-month subscription and $27.99 USD for a three-month subscription.
- ▪PlayStation Plus prices will increase for new customers starting May 20.
- ▪Existing subscribers are protected from the price increase unless their subscription changes or lapses, except in Turkey and India.
- ▪The new prices for one-month and three-month subscriptions will be $10.99 USD and $27.99 USD, respectively.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Sony raises PS Plus prices for one- and three-month subscriptions — Engadget
- ▪ Sony is hiking the starting price of one-month and three-month PlayStation Plus subscriptions in "select regions", blaming "ongoing market conditions" (Jay Peters/The Verge) — Techmeme
- ▪ Sony is raising short-subscription prices for PlayStation Plus — The Verge
- ▪ PlayStation: Starting May 20, PlayStation Plus prices for new customers will increase in select regions. Due to ongoing market conditions, prices will start at $10.99 USD / €9.99 EUR / £7.99 GBP for 1-month subscriptions and $27.99 USD / €27.99 EUR / £21.99 GBP for 3-month subscriptions. — r/PS5
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Home News Sony announces price increase for new PlayStation Plus subscribers "due to ongoing market conditions" Existing memberships protected unless they change or lapse. Image credit: Eurogamer/Sony <img alt="Robert Purchese avatar" src="https://assetsio.gnwcdn.com/user-9946-originalxoriginal-14-03-23.jpg?width=2048&height=2048&fit=bounds&quality=85&format=jpg&auto=webp" style="aspect-ratio: 1" width="1024" height="1017" > News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor Published on May 18, 2026 Sony has announced that PlayStation Plus prices are rising for new customers in "select" regions, but that if you're an existing subscriber, the price change does not apply - not unless the subscription lapses or changes. Or unless you are in Turkey or India.
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