Sony has reportedly blocked PlayStation Plus and PS Now subscription stacking
Sony has reportedly disabled PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscription stacking ahead of the upcoming revamp of the membership services.
A growing number of PS4 and PS5 owners have been unable to redeem pre-paid subscriptions over the last few days, and the issue appears to be widespread based on messages sent to PlayStation’s official support channels and reports on forums including ResetEra.
While PlayStation has yet to officially comment on the matter, a number of affected users claim to have been informed by Sony customer support representatives that the company has temporarily blocked subscription stacking.
“Due to the upcoming changes in the PS plus subscription, currently the PS Plus stacking is not available as we have removed the ability to do that,” one ResetEra user was reportedly told.
“We understand how important this is for you and we will have answers on how this will work once the new PS plus membership becomes available.”
They added: “I understand how frustrating this must be. I can only advise you wait until your current subscription is over then use your code. Extension/stacking is no longer available.”
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It’s believed the move may be the result of Sony attempting to stop players making big savings on the revamped PlayStation Plus service, which will begin rolling out in May structured across three payment tiers: Essential, Extra and Premium.
Earlier this month, dedicated PlayStation owners bought up years’ worth of PS Now subscriptions while they were still available to save money on PS Plus Premium.
Prior to being pulled from sale in early April, 12-month PS Now subscriptions cost $59.99/£49.99. Sony had
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