Sony’s successfully encouraging its PS Plus Essential subscribers to upgrade to the more expensive PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium tiers.

You may remember, under immense pressure from Xbox Game Pass, the Japanese giant rebranded its subscription and added more expensive options to its offering. PS Plus Extra features a catalogue of over 600 games, including some day one titles, like the recently confirmed Lost Records: Bloom & Rage.

Meanwhile, PS Plus Premium tosses in a selection of retro games, including newly emulated versions of cult classics, such as MediEvil and Sly Cooper.

Speaking as part of its earnings call today, boss Hiroki Totoki confirmed that this strategy is working, noting that PS Plus revenue is up 20% year-over-year, primarily “due to an increase in average revenue per user mainly due to a shift to higher tiers of service and the impact of price revisions”.

Sony did increase the price of all PS Plus tiers quite significantly back in September 2023, so this 20% uplift is being compared to a period when the revisions were already in effect.

Huge numbers after a massive quarter

Star Wars! Lost Records! Patapon!

Have you upgraded your PS Plus membership at all? While we do think the jury is still very much out on subscription gaming in general, we do think both PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium offer a decent value in isolation.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

I'll be 'downgrading' to Extra the soonest chance I get.

I have downgraded to no PS Plus and have been very happy about it

In other words, «we know enough of you will pay it so prepare yourselves for another price hike»

Happy with the higher tear.

I think the «price revisions» that Totoki

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