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PS Plus Black Friday Discount Allows Stacking and Upgrading With $100 Cap

PS Plus Black Friday discount allows players to stack a lower tier membership and then upgrade it to a higher tier with a $100 cap.

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Petebloodyonion935d ago

My only complaints is that if you're a PS+ essential user you can renew your PS+ essential with a 25% rebate, you can also upgrade your tier with a 25% rebate.
But if you're a PS+ premium user (like me) you can only get the renewal deal for the premium tier.
So basically you have to pay full price if you want to downgrade at the membership expiration date.

Personally, contrary to the extra tier, the premium tier has been a huge letdown with no sign from Sony to improve that aspect.
1) Sony is not releasing PS1 or PSP games anymore (and the PS2 games are now released as streaming only PS3 titles) and they basically killed the suposed exclusives PS premium demos. Now I don't give a crap about some exclusives demo but I do care about playing PSP titles.

So now I'm forced to wait till february to downgrade at PS+ essential for full price or benefit a discount by for something that is currently lacking.

Knushwood Butt935d ago

When I look at Premium over Extra, you seem to be getting a lot of extra content at minimal additional cost.
Still, I haven'tgot time to play all that so will just snag an Extra extension at 25% off.

Bathyj935d ago

And if you are essential and you want to upgrade to a higher tier you can't do it for a month or a year you'll have to do it for your whole subscription. FFS Sony. Let me try it for a month maybe I'll keep it. I'm just going to stick with essential.

FinalFantasyFanatic935d ago (Edited 935d ago )

It really should have been 2 tiers instead of 3, still really pissed that we haven't seen anymore PS1 or PSP games added in recent months, so glad I stuck with essential. I'm going to add another year of essential on top of my current subscription while it's cheap, I'll then add another year when they have another sale on subscriptions next year.

CBaoth935d ago

Off topic. No excuses. Anyone who needs a PS5 go to Best Buy right now. Local store had 5 pallets of consoles. Walked in walked out with a GOW R bundle for my youngest an hour ago. $559 USD. No online orders, in-store pick up only

PhillyDillyDee935d ago

Good to see supply finally meeting demand!

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PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for May: Ark: Survival Ascended, Balatro, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun

Ark: Survival Ascended | PS5
Balatro | PS5, PS4
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun | PS5, PS4

All playable, May 6.

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Terry_B46d ago

Saw that Balatro got over 100000! Reviews on Steam. Crazy.

Only game from these three I care about is Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun since it seems to be a nice fps.

darthv7246d ago

boltgun is pretty damn fun... I have it on my steamdeck and it is crazy good.

DefenderOfDoom246d ago

I bought Warhammer Boltgun for the PS4. Very fun retro style FPS !

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CrimsonWing6946d ago

Damn, I thought the Until Dawn Remake was going to be one. Not a month for me.

S2Killinit45d ago

Pretty good month for me though. I would say great.

Tacoboto45d ago

The developer of the remake has already been effectively shut down, too.

Yui_Suzumiya46d ago

Boltgun is so much fun. I own it on Steam, PS4 and Switch (Physical). Beaten it so many times that I could probably get through it in my sleep, lol.

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PS Plus Price Increases Confirmed for 15 Countries by Sony

The price of a PS Plus subscription across all tiers will be increasing on 16th April 2025 in 15 Latin American countries, Sony has today announced.

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MaximusPrime_66d ago

Only for the Latin American countries.

Moegooner66d ago

Argentina
Bolivia
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Peru
Uruguay

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Profchaos66d ago

Still sucks wouldn't say only comes off as US defaultism

MaximusPrime_66d ago

Strange why people disagree with me. Probably they are illiterate or just fanboys who hates PS.

Anyway, the articles clearly said it and I just saved you a click. Thanks Moegooner for the list of countries

Mmmkay66d ago

Or maybe there is a difference between south America and Latin America..

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fr0sty66d ago

With these reckless trade wars going on, expect videogames to keep getting more expensive.

babadivad66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Switch prices were locked in before the Tarrifs. They just conveniently used the tarrifs as an excuse to calm outrage.

PSN is a digital service and isn't subjected to any kind of tarrifs.

They have been trying to find a way to increase the price for years.

Don't let them trick you into blaming tarrifs for corporate greed.

crazyCoconuts66d ago

When I look at Brazil, the increased price for PS Essential new users annually is equivalent to $61 USD, monthly is $7.50 USD. In the US it's more expensive. Just an observation that maybe they've been getting a better deal all along.

BeHunted66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

"Just an observation that maybe they've been getting a better deal all"

No, not every country has the same average salary as the United States. When releasing games and consoles, pricing should be based on the local economy and wages, which are often very different from those in the U.S

crazyCoconuts66d ago

"When releasing games and consoles, pricing should be based on the local economy and wages"
So companies should sell consoles at a large loss in impoverished countries?

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TheColbertinator66d ago

Sony is run by imbeciles unfortunately

Zenzuu66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

In your own words.

*All are welcome to Switch 2. Microsoft Games Studios is interested in long term profits and market value not petty fanboy thoughts.*

Now, I'll change some of it.

All are welcome to Switch 2. Sony is interested in long term profits and market value not petty fanboy thoughts.

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fsfsxii66d ago

Show us on the doll where sony touched you

anast66d ago

They have to keep up with Nintendo's prices.

Michiel198966d ago

yes they decided on this in a week, it can't be that they were planning it anyway, it couldn't have been. Not from your favourite company.

anast66d ago

It's strange. It's like you read the words, but you don't have the ability to understand them.

ARESWARLORD66d ago

I already find it to be a terrible value. Go ahead and up the price and 100% lose me.

andy8565d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Not saying a price increase is good but I'm paying £8 a month for access to 1000 games. That's absolutely not terrible value

ARESWARLORD63d ago

How many of those games are you actually playing

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PlayStation Plus Extra to Lose Big PS4 and PS5 Indies in April

Sony has today announced that many indie titles will be leaving the service on April 15 including some big hitters

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mooreneco2187d ago

I clicked so yo don’t have to waste your time - games leaving a subscription service, what a shocker!

Leaving ps+ extra are:

Animal Well – PS5 (read our review)
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU – PS5 (read our review)
Nour: Play with Your Food – PS5, PS4
Deliver Us Mars – PS5, PS4
Miasma Chronicles – PS5
Stray Blade – PS5
Kena: Bridge of Spirits – PS5, PS4
Slay the Spire – PS4