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PlayStation Plus prices in Canada increased by up to 22.6%, which affected all three levels.
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Many countries have recently recorded PS Plus prices, including Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
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Sony attributes price increases to global market conditions.
Prices of subscription for PlayStation plus We have just seen a big hike in Canada, the latest country in a long list that has experienced an increase in membership of digital subscription members. PlayStation Plus members in Canada should expect to pay up to 22.6 percent more annual fees that are moving forward because Sony's streaming service is subject to price restructuring.
Recent announcements have come the last major price increase for PlayStation Plus in 2023. This increase also influenced all three of its levels, while the annual cost of basic membership jumped by 20 USD, which is about 33 percent increase compared to the previous price.
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Information about the official website of the Canadian PlayStation revealed new prices with the annual cost of Playstaion plus the essential level at $ 109.99, the next level for $ 189.99 and the premium level for $ 249.99. Based on previous prices models, these new values equal another $ 15 per basic, $ 35 per extra and $ 35 per bonus, while the largest percentage increase will hit the center of these three levels. Customers will still be able to pay in monthly or quarterly installments instead, even if it will cost them up to $ 75 in addition per year, with the greatest intervention to go to a monthly premium subscriber.
PlayStation plus prices go for Canadians
Canada is the latest in the growing list of countries that see the price of the PlayStation Plus subscription price. About a week ago, PlayStation Plus prices in Latin America recorded large jumps up to 21 percent depending on the service level. These changes were influenced by 16 different countries, including Brazil, Mexico and Argentina. In these cases, Sony's management indicated that the reasons for raising subscription prices were linked to the global market conditions and the certainty that the company could still afford to offer access to high -quality games for its members.
The rising price of video games can be felt throughout the industry, as the cost of developing and producing triple games in quality over the years has increased significantly more than the prices paid for by players. This exceeds streaming services, with a recent announcement that some Nintendo Switch 2 games will be really expensive, the price for $ 90 for physical versions and $ 80 for digital download. In addition, the former president of Sony Computer Entertainment Shawn Layden has recently passed a record and said that games prices should notice an increase in the last few generations of the consoles, and the size of the price tones now seems to pick up for this historical cost stagnation.
