PlayStation Increase Price Of Online Multiplayer Paywall & People Are Pissed...

PlayStation recently announced price increases for PS Plus Essential, which is essentially a price increase for basic online multiplayer that is paywaylled behind this subscription. With all of the other price increases we have already seen recently and with this being a digital subscription service, "market conditions" is no longer an excuse people are tolerating. SOURCES 1: https://x.com/PlayStation/status/2056... 2: https://www.polygon.com/playstation-p... 3: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/ps-... 4: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1... 5: https://x.com/PlayStation/status/2056... 6: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-ann... 7: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-ann... 8: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-ann... 9: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/04/2...