online subscriptions they are becoming the main source of income for video game companies.
They are relatively new to platforms such as the Playstation or Nintendo and have not quite mastered it yet. This causes a real headache, both for the players and for the companies themselves. This is the case Sony, who got into the labyrinth its new PlayStation Plus subscription services, It will cost you money and criticism.
So far, Sony has had two subscriptions to its consoles: PS Pluswhich is mainly online games and monthly borrowed games, and PS nowwhich offers the possibility of playing in the cloud.
To compete with Xbox Game Pass, a few weeks ago Sony announced the end of two current subscriptions and the release of three new ones: PlayStation Plus basicsthis is an old PS Plus, PlayStation Plus Extrawhich adds hundreds of games to download and play for free, and PlayStation Plus Premiumwhich adds to the above PS Now subscription, play in the cloud.
Are you following us now? Well, because things are going to get complicated…
Changes will take place on June 13th. and since there are users who have purchased PS Plus and PS Now subscriptions that go beyond this date, you need to switch from one service to another.
Sony’s offer consists of convert PS Plus accounts to PlayStation Plus EssentialY if you have PS Plus and PS Now, they become PlayStation Plus Premium, up to the furthest month in which you signed the contract.
That is, if your PS Plus account expires in August and your PS Now account expires in November, you get a PlayStation Plus Premium subscription until November.
This is a generous offer, but Sony did not count on the swindle of users who they use a “legal trap” to get Premium at half price.
Until now, you could renew your Plus and PS Now subscriptions with Cards for 1, 3 and 12 months which can be bought in all stores. These cards are often sold in dubious key shops, especially for PS Now, which is rarely used.
What many users have done buy cheap PS Plus and PS Now cards to add months to your subscription. So when the conversion happens in June, they will get PlayStation Plus Premium at a much lower price.
Even bought at a normal price, 60 euros per yearmuch more profitable than 120 euros per year that costs PlayStation Plus Premium.
According to the Hobbyconsolas.com account, Sony became aware of this legal trap and temporarily blocked the activation of Plus and PS Now cards until June 13. From today, they will only be activated if you do not have an active account. With this measure Sony ends up accumulating months.
And what will happen after June 13? It will be active again, but conversion will be different.:
- If you do NOT have an account, the PS Plus code will be the equivalent of a Plus Essential subscription for the period specified in the code.
- If you DO NOT have an account, the PS Now code will be equivalent to a PS Plus Premium subscription, but for a shorter duration than the code indicates, which is equivalent to its cash value. For example, one month of PS Now is equal to three weeks of PS Plus Premium.
- If you ALREADY have an account, PS Plus and PS Now codes will also be redeemed in time equivalent to their cash value: 1 month of PS Plus will be equivalent to 3 weeks of PS Plus Extra or 2.5 weeks of PS Plus Premium.
If you’ve made it this far without a headache, congratulations!
How I miss putting a cartridge or disc in a set-top box, and that’s it …
Source: Computer Hoy
