PS Plus 12-Month Subscriptions Getting a Price Hike, Monthly Free Games for September Announced: Details

gadgets.ndtv.com:

PlayStation Plus is getting a price hike soon. Sony has confirmed plans to raise the prices for its PS Plus yearly subscriptions, starting September 6, across all three tiers. The news was buried underneath their monthly blog post, which lists the new free games coming to the service. As D-day nears, the base PS Plus Essential plan will cost $79.99 (about Rs. 6,611) for a 12-month subscription, going up from the current $60 (about Rs. 4,959) price tag. Due to regional pricing, however, Indian prices should be significantly lower — currently, a yearly plan of PS Plus Essential costs Rs. 2,999 in the country. The increase hasn't been announced in INR, so to get a good estimate, I think it'd be best to compare it to the Japanese cost, which will soon rise to JPY 6,800 (about Rs. 3,850).

“This price adjustment will enable us to continue bringing high-quality games and value-added benefits to your PlayStation Plus subscription service,” the blog post reads, adding that prices for the 12-month subscription will stay at a discounted rate when compared to purchasing the one-month and three-month plans, over the course of a year. For now, it's unclear whether Sony plans on increasing the prices of its short-term memberships, though fans aren't happy about the hike, with some expressing their disappointment by cancelling their current subscriptions.

Regardless, here are the new prices for PS Plus' yearly memberships (as mentioned before, take note of the Japanese price tag to get a close estimate of what the Indian prices might be):

PS Plus Essential 12-month subscription

$79.99/ EUR 71,99/ GBP 59.99/ JPY 6,800 (about Rs. 3,850)

PS Plus Extra 12-month subscription

$134.99/ EUR 125,99/ GBP 99.99/ JPY 11,700 (about Rs. 6,620)

P