The danger with subscription services is the ever looming threat of monthly price increases. As it turns out, both Sony and Microsoft may have price increases coming in the near future, for PlayStation+ and Game Pass. 

As part of Sony's annual business update this week, Hideaki Nishino, CEO of SIE, confirmed that 38 percent of PlayStation+ subscribers are now utilising a higher tier version of the service, like PS+ Extra or PS+ Premium. Nishino added that pricing for its PS+ tiers will continue to be evaluated to “maximise profitability”. There are no dates yet, but we can assume that sometime in the next year, PS+ will get a bit more expensive each month.

On Microsoft's side, code on the xCloud website contains reference to a ‘subscription price increase', as spotted by data miner @redphx. Game Pass prices last rose in July 2024, so we're coming up to one year. With Microsoft making the jump to $80 games as standard, Game Pass looks likely to also go up in price.

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