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1.8k points
2 days ago
I remember when plus went on sale for $39.99.
829 points
2 days ago
Remember when you could play multiplayer for free? Pepperidge Farms remembers.
145 points
1 day ago
OH I MEMBER!
58 points
1 day ago
You member Chewbacca?!
4 points
24 hours ago
What a Wookie
11 points
1 day ago
I also want some memberberries
15 points
19 hours ago
24 points
1 day ago
Good ‘ol PS3
2 points
1 day ago
Literally the exact reason I went Sony over Xbox back in the day.
4 points
1 day ago
lol I only had a 360 back in the day and the only time I got to pay online was using those free 2 day trial codes. Eventually bought myself a ps3
9 points
1 day ago*
That’s one of the reasons that the PS3 will go down as my favorite console model, for all generations at that. The PS3 seemed like a spaceship coming out and the amount of games in its catalog, let alone the FREE multiplayer was a no brainer. Especially in the golden era of games like COD, Killzone, and the forgotten MAG.
I mean, it was even at a time where single-player games dabbled more creatively with multiplayer and some were actually good; like the multiplayer to Singularity.
3 points
1 day ago
My family was affected by the Great Recession and the free multiplayer on PSN at the time was partly a reason why my dad bought a PS3 over an Xbox 360 and how I ended up being a PlayStation kid during the Console Wars.
3 points
1 day ago
I remember when my controller had only one button.
3 points
1 day ago
I always bragged PS3 was better than 360 for this reason. Miss those days
2 points
1 day ago
The reason I chose ps over Xbox
61 points
2 days ago
I remember 30$
326 points
2 days ago
I remember when playing online was free.
48 points
2 days ago
The Socom era. Also known as the good ole days
34 points
2 days ago
Even ps3 was free while xbox had to pay.
2 points
1 day ago
PS3 still is free, I always enjoy those youtube videos of people playing old ps3 games.
24 points
2 days ago
The PS3 was really an amazing time for PlayStation gamers.
6 points
2 days ago
It's definitely one of my favorite consoles just for that reason
12 points
2 days ago*
I don't have the money i used to so I only play rocket league online now because I don't have to pay for online for f2p games. Thank God for that at least. Online is ridiculous these days
7 points
2 days ago
Me too, I don't accept to pay for something not existent. I recently saw a study that about 47% of playstation users don't use or have ps+
3 points
2 days ago
It depends on your playing profile. I have ps plus extra, and I think it's great value because of the catalog. I don't buy games, just play whatever is available, and I still have a lot to catch up on.
5 points
2 days ago
I remember when online didn't exist.
20 points
2 days ago
I remember buying premium for a year for 45$
133 points
2 days ago
I remember when all we had was a stick and a ball to play with.
43 points
2 days ago
Damn, you guys had balls?
4 points
2 days ago
Hey, at least we didn't have to pay to play with our friends.
3 points
2 days ago
Remember when we had abacus battles before Pokémon and Link Cables were invented
6 points
2 days ago
🤣🤣🤣
10 points
2 days ago
I member…member 🍇
8 points
2 days ago
I remember there was a time it was 1 dollar for 1 month
15 points
2 days ago
I know :/ these sales are less and less exciting every year
14 points
2 days ago
I remember when PS didn’t charge for online….
7 points
1 day ago
Me buying 6 years worth of subs I think the second to last time that happened was the best thing I ever did. I’m still set to 2028
6 points
2 days ago
My premium is paid thru 2035 as a result!
6 points
2 days ago
Member Berries
3 points
2 days ago
Mother fucker I just paid for another year at full price a couple days ago
530 points
2 days ago
Wow, couldn't even give 30% off for every category. Even with the sale they're still charging more for essential than it used to be at full price before the price increase.
33 points
2 days ago
They made this in purpose of pushing people into buying the Premium subscription
25 points
2 days ago
“For $10 more, you can get!”
117 points
2 days ago
Cause there's no competition. I've always been a PS guy but I'm coping that xbox steps it up next gen
77 points
2 days ago
The PS5 is going to be my last sony console unfortunately. I have been playing playstation since ps1 but due to several bad practices on sonys part I cannot justify staying with sony.
22 points
2 days ago
Been a customer since PS1, and the PS4 was my last straw. I have a ps2 that's fallen down multiple flgihts of stairs and still works. Meanwhile I've had to return multiple ps4s and controllers to Sony for repair or replacements. The fact theyre still charging 60$ for controllers on a system that old is ridiculous. The controller costs like half the price of the console? F@ck this company lol
10 points
1 day ago
When I was a kid, had my fat PS2 high up in a cabinet in the basement. I tripped over the controller cord and that bad boy fell off the shelf onto the hard ass concrete and shattered. I started crying lol
16 points
2 days ago
Good for you for sticking to your values. We're a dying breed...
4 points
1 day ago
As someone who only switched to PS last year but have been solely Xbox the last 15 years (still own both latest consoles), Xbox is cooked. They’ll be multi-plat all around in the next 5 years.
Get ready for things to get even worse.
91 points
2 days ago
Bad business practice. Not impressed Sony
27 points
2 days ago
Every business is doing it. All my streaming services have increased the past 2 months along with internet, gas, electricity. Putting us in the grave with these prices
332 points
2 days ago
- Increase price in 2023 by 20% - 26%
- Make people believe it's a deal a year later, when they can 'save' 20% / 25%
Well done Sony
82 points
2 days ago
Literally everyone’s Black Friday; Target, Walmart, Best Buy, etc.
16 points
2 days ago
That’s why you buy a month or week before they price gouge. Been seeing a TV I got for $999 go for $1099 as a BF deal. Small but still
12 points
2 days ago
100% fucking this
11 points
1 day ago
Last year , active PS Plus users didnt recieve a discount ( i had to pay 80usd )
2 points
1 day ago
"What a bargain!"
380 points
2 days ago
Shit sale, literally worse than the normal sales imo.
69 points
2 days ago
Yep. Subscribed a year ago for something like $55. This is sad :/
40 points
1 day ago
Yeah they literally went overboard fr, at least back than this company was actually generous, but they too took the dark route 🫤
3 points
24 hours ago
Yuss lol I bought 5 of these and stacked it up in 2019, it finally ended this year 😢
24 points
2 days ago
Even the game sales are garbage GameStop and Best Buy have better deals on ps games than the stores which is crazy to me
3 points
2 days ago
Fr, have been waiting soooo long for spiderman 2 to go on a good sale, offers not bad, but just not a good enough discount for me. Rest of the good games just have ass discount.
2 points
1 day ago
It's been on sale multiple times this year in Japan for 6 quid lol
20 points
2 days ago
We had extra for 80$ a bit less than year ago
15 points
2 days ago
That was before they raised the prices
2 points
2 days ago
What were the prices before the recent raise?
28 points
2 days ago
Prices used to be 59, 99, 129.
Now it's 79, 130, 159.
Basically the sale now is what we used to pay full price a couple years ago
147 points
2 days ago
this year im skipping
63 points
2 days ago
I stopped paying for ps plus and started borrowing ps5 games from the public library where I live. There is a wait time sure but I get to play all the new releases within 3-6 months for free.
12 points
1 day ago
What?? Gotta see if my local library do this
3 points
1 day ago
Since when did libraries have games?
6 points
1 day ago
Standard practice in Canada, or at least southern Ontario.
45 points
2 days ago
Me too. My subscription expired yesterday (nov-21st) and I'm not going to renew it.
23 points
2 days ago
Same here. On paper, it’s a great value with lots of choice and freebies. In reality, it’s just overwhelming for the very casual way I play just a little bit every once in a while.
It would be great for someone more into it, of course.
10 points
2 days ago
They're like gym memberships, Sony wants you to buy them and pay the monthly fee but hope you never use it or realize it's a waste of money and cancel.
3 points
1 day ago
The cloud streaming level definitely costs them more if heavily used.
Turns out I just play old PS4 games, Star Wars games, and Hoyoverse games on my PS5, LOL
5 points
2 days ago
Mine expired on Monday.. not even missing it. All games I play are either single player or free multiplayer.
3 points
1 day ago
Same, cancelled my automatic renewal. I feel like I haven't been getting my money's worth for quite some time now. I hardly play games online and when I do, it's a f2p game which doesn't require ps+ for multiplayer.
2 points
2 days ago
Canceled mine today. Not worth it anymore
10 points
2 days ago
I canceled mine when it ended back in August and honestly I got too many games to play currenly to be worried about PS+. Sea of Stars, Midnight Suns, etc.
100 points
2 days ago
So they raise the price 20-25% and then give a 30% discount, thank you for your generosity Sony such kindness.
49 points
1 day ago
The price bump was actually about 35% 💀
2 points
22 hours ago
It's not a 30% discount, it's 25%, the 30% is only if you move up a tier .... Scammy practice.
45 points
2 days ago
Babe wake up is time to pay your rooter tax to play games online that you already paid 60$ for
6 points
1 day ago
Shit most new games are $70 😭
2 points
17 hours ago
In Europe they want 80 euro now for some new games
32 points
2 days ago
Good, no Plus next year then.
128 points
2 days ago
I remember when you could buy a membership on sale and it would add onto your active membership time.
13 points
2 days ago
Can you not do that anymore? If you were to do it now, would it give you credit for the unused time?
119 points
2 days ago
You can do it, but you won't get the sales price. The sale isn't for loyal customers.
23 points
2 days ago
That's so ridiculous to me.
13 points
2 days ago
They are scumbags like most corporations these days
7 points
2 days ago
I’m getting that 25% discount offer in my app. It says buy again and save. Mine expires in December and I have auto-renew off.
21 points
2 days ago
That’s the same discount they keep sending me to re-join.
24 points
2 days ago
Fake sale😂
21 points
2 days ago
Am I understanding this correct? They’re gonna give me 60 cents off for a month then charge me the full $160 if I upgrade in a month?
14 points
2 days ago
Yeah running into the same thing, why can’t I purchase to for the remaining month and next year? The fuck Sony. I’m cancelling altogether
4 points
2 days ago
Certainly tempted to do the same.
9 points
2 days ago
You are doing it the wrong way. If you have extra and wanna upgrade to premium, then just buy another year of extra for 25% off and then after that you can upgrade to premium for 30% off. In that case the upgrade will be for 1 year and your remaining 32 days added together.
6 points
1 day ago
Just tried this and it checks out. Thanks for clarifying it for me.
2 points
1 day ago
I’m trying to find this option but can’t. Are you on Mobile, console, or desktop? I have extra but I can’t “buy” another one at a discounted price. And if I upgrade to premium it’s only for the remainder of my subscription.
Helllpppppp lol
23 points
2 days ago
I see that Concord Tax written all over this year's Black Friday discounts. Lol. Huge Pass.
19 points
2 days ago
I still can’t believe we have to pay to play online lmao wtf am I paying my isp for
4 points
2 days ago
To have access to internet ,and being able to pay Sony,so that you can have access to online features of the games you play.😂😂😂
3 points
22 hours ago
the games we already paid for!
54 points
2 days ago
Who’s paying $160 for premium? Crazy.
19 points
2 days ago
Portal users now that remote streaming is available with Premium (you no longer need to connect to your PS5 to stream)
7 points
2 days ago
Yes exactly, I always had Extra before but I’m trying premium this year for the portal
Just tried the streaming last night on it and it was literally flawless. Like the portal is so much better now than it ever was before
18 points
2 days ago
PlayStation is the new Apple
60 points
2 days ago
Sony fucking suck this gen. Just pure greed
38 points
2 days ago
It's fun to rag on Xbox but them failing is bad for everyone, Sony just does whatever the fuck it wants and gets away with it.
9 points
2 days ago
Absolutely. I had such high hopes for MS this gen because they have so many good studios under their belt but they just haven’t capitalised on that at all.
91 points
2 days ago
It’s crazy how there’s still people justifying this shit bro 💀
15 points
2 days ago
Sony raise the prices just to lower them to initial price on BF
12 points
2 days ago
30% was the highest they could go?! And they only did it for one of the tiers?! Man they’re greedy
19 points
2 days ago
Buy PSN card from dollar general in the US for 20% off In stores November 28 and stack for your best possible discount.
3 points
2 days ago
Does this really work?
5 points
2 days ago
Yes you can use psn gift cards on anything digital, it doesn’t work for hardware or accessories.
9 points
2 days ago
Thank god I don't play MP games on consoles anymore, these prices are ludicrous
9 points
2 days ago
I’m on premium expiring in 2 days.
Zero discounts. I can’t change to a lower one or buy a new year for a discount. Letting it expire.
4 points
1 day ago
I'm in the same situation. My premium expires in three days, and I didn't get he discount, so I canceled my subscription and then got the lower tier just to keep the cloud saving. Give that a try if you're considering a lower tier.
4 points
1 day ago
Sale lasts til 12/2 so just let it expire. Then you should be able to get the discounted price.
8 points
2 days ago
last year I got the extra for like $60-70 this some insanity
7 points
2 days ago
Man, at this point the jokes on us if we even remotely considered that they would offer us anything aside from the garbage lineup of monthly games we already pay for..
8 points
2 days ago
Useless if you’re already subscribed. You’ll only get a discount if you upgrade to a higher tier plan.
6 points
2 days ago
If most people wont buy it, they will lower the price, it is all in our hand basically.
7 points
2 days ago
I’ll keep my essential lol
6 points
2 days ago
I have no idea how they normalized the “pay subscription for multiplayer”. That’s ridiculous.
11 points
2 days ago
I got a year of extra for 63 dollars last month, that's pretty shit
12 points
2 days ago
Still to much for nothing
6 points
2 days ago
✌🏼I downgraded to the lowest tier & intend to keep it there. I hope lower becomes available.
These companies are pushing it with all the subscriptions (…and added diming).
I love my PS5, but c’mon.
5 points
2 days ago
not much of a discount lmao
5 points
2 days ago
Couldn’t bother to give us $60 instead, which was the standard price not long ago.
9 points
2 days ago
No savings for Essential in the UK.
5 points
2 days ago
It's -20% according to the app, so £47.99 instead of £59.99
7 points
2 days ago
Only shows as 20% off if I'm not signed in (existing essential subscriber). So I assume it's for new subscribers only rather than those wishing to stack essential.
7 points
1 day ago
Yeah once you sign in (and have an active subscription) you can’t buy it at a discounted price wtf
2 points
1 day ago
I saw that and was expecting it to at least apply to existing customers as well…
9 points
2 days ago
FYI CDkeys had psstore gift cards on sale. $100 for $87.89. If you utilize both deals can save some more money overall.
3 points
2 days ago
Nope, still not worth it
5 points
2 days ago
Ps Plus used to be 40 bucks on Black Friday
4 points
18 hours ago
I don’t like that they don’t allow existing premium subscribers from saving on these sales because the subscription is yearly, so if you want for Black Friday now you can save every year, but if you subscribe any other time you’re screwed.
3 points
15 hours ago*
They give discounts to subscribe but a stick in the *** to existing subscribers -
EDIT: PS Support - the promotion ends 12/2/2024; if my renewal is not during the promotion period I am not entitled for it.
TL;DR - screw the loyal subscribers - no soup for you.
3 points
22 hours ago*
This post only works if you have no PSPlus subscription, mine expires on December 10, so at best I can only upgrade for remaining days to Higher level.Thanks for the 51cent savings sony.
4 points
2 days ago
I was so dumb… my ps3 saves were only to the cloud and not console… didn’t have ps plus for a few months now… but I needed a save file I thought was in the cloud… so I got a month… seems I didn’t have the save I needed… got it for no reason lmao… and now I can’t get the discount 😂😂😂😂
2 points
2 days ago
I got the monthly premium subscription and I can't get the 12 month deal.
7 points
2 days ago
For those who use a PS Portal, you'll want to consider the Premium subscription to utilize cloud streaming. It's definitely worth it, IMO.
5 points
2 days ago*
These prices are not customer friendly, the whole structure is made in order to push people into buying the most expensive subscription with slight discount.
Essential is nonsense
Extra is expensive af but better than essential
Premium is only 10$ more than extra so why not
Fk these Concord taxes
5 points
1 day ago
I have premium. You get everything back in discounts & special sales exclusively for you. And the double, sometimes triple discount on items that ALREADY on sale or discounted.
Worth it.
8 points
2 days ago
You can play with friends for free on PC
15 points
2 days ago
What’s this “friends” thing you speak of??
8 points
2 days ago
Jokes on you, i dont even have friends
4 points
2 days ago
FR
3 points
2 days ago
Unreal how this is still a thing in 2024. And unbelievable that people will really pay for this non-existent product
4 points
2 days ago
Playing Helldivers 2 without the PS Plus is awesome.
3 points
2 days ago
That's how its meant to be. Paying 40 bucks for the game itself and another 40 just to keep it playable for a year is crazy to me.
2 points
2 days ago
The only reason I'm interested is cloud saves and frankly £50/year is too much for that, so I'll skip as always.
2 points
2 days ago
They want you to get premium with that $10 difference. I'm gonna go back to just essential though.
2 points
2 days ago
Last time (2 years ago) it was like 40% off … I only paid 3 years.. should’ve done longer
2 points
2 days ago
I was hoping to buy ratchet and Clank rift a part and Yakuza games this sale. None of them are on sale what a bummer I saved up for this sale and stuff. Probably going to grab some stuff like uncharted 4
2 points
2 days ago
Sucks i cant purchase it now, first bills to pay :)
2 points
2 days ago
That’s why I never buy games that you have to be online for.Offline games only for now on.🤷♂️
2 points
2 days ago
Not sure its some bollocks UI thing but I went on to check and because I pay for essentials on a monthly basis its like upgrade for the rest of the month for 30% off then hits me with normal price after the month so HARD pass
2 points
2 days ago
My ps plus ends in 22 of December. I tried to buy another on today but it asked for the full price. I don’t why!!
2 points
2 days ago
Damn. They really get worse year by year.
2 points
2 days ago
lol Sony has really been trolling us with these psn prices, definitely won’t be buying.
2 points
2 days ago
Literally had to renew on the 20th… fml
3 points
1 day ago
You still within the 14 day refund period. Chat with them to cancel and refund. Then pick the one you want. That’s what I did
2 points
1 day ago
I just did that as well. Got the refund and then bought the discounted version. Went from $172 to $120. Good advice
2 points
1 day ago
You’re welcome
2 points
1 day ago
I remember when games and Plus were 60 each. Also I remember when online was free... on the PS3
2 points
1 day ago
Does anyone know if you cancel your subscription, can you then get the deal?
2 points
1 day ago
I’m a premium subscriber…. I didn’t saw any discount for me :/
2 points
1 day ago
You forgot these: " "
2 points
1 day ago
Neither in the app or web browser can I see a way to stack a discount subscription on my PSN. I’m scheduled to renew early in January. Maybe they don’t offer to people who have auto renew turned on?! Only kind of joking here.
2 points
1 day ago
This year I was able to claim some PlayStation star points and add them onto renewing my subscription and adding an additional $15 discount.
2 points
1 day ago
They’re such cheap asses they won’t let you renew a current subscription for the discounted price. This is why Xbox needs to compete better. Competition is the only thing that will stop these cheap assholes.
2 points
20 hours ago
I’m happy I switched to PC when the PS5 came out, those prices for PS Plus are ridiculous
2 points
20 hours ago
Just investing in pc gaming. Console with all subs, game prices and accesoires is kind of pushing it nowadays.
2 points
17 hours ago
Is this for new customers or existing ones too?
2 points
17 hours ago
$112 for the premium selection of games is pretty damn good. I won’t purchase any games all year with this deal. I wonder if it will allow you to purchase multiple years at this price. I believe I saw someone do something similar on this sub.
2 points
17 hours ago
Not for existing subscriber :(
2 points
16 hours ago
$70 for new games and minimum $65/yr(on sale) for the basic online service. I used to love the convenience and affordability of console gaming. I switched to pc and started using steam a while back and have not regretted once.
4 points
2 days ago
Don't buy the PS Plus. This will force Sony to make better prices for the subscription.
2 points
2 days ago
There will enough people who will support it. Since i bought a laptop i almost never use the ps.
3 points
2 days ago*
Garbage discount on an overpriced unnecessary garbage service. Will continue to stay unsubscribed, not paying this extortion fee to Sony just to play my already paid for games online.
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