PlayStation Blocks PS Plus Subscription Exploit

PlayStation Plus updates are coming thick and fast at the moment as we race towards the release of the overhauled service. In case you missed it (and I’m not sure that you could at this point), PlayStation Plus will soon split into three tiers called Essential, Extra, and Premium.

It was recently revealed that users subscribed to both PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now would be automatically enrolled onto the Premium tier for as long as their lengthiest pre-existing subscription lasted. Fans were quick to stock up on memberships, allowing them to access the Premium tier at half the price it will cost when the service launches in June.

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The bad news is that PlayStation have blocked the loophole. Subscribers to both services have been attempting to buy extra PlayStation Plus subscriptions in a bid to extend the duration of their pre-existing membership to a full year. This essentially grants them access to one years’ worth of Premium at half the cost.

A year of PlayStation Plus currently costs £49.99/$59.99 whilst Premium will cost £99.99/$119.99. Users who have recently brought Plus subscriptions to stack onto and extend their existing memberships have been met with an error code when they try to redeem their codes.

Whilst Sony haven’t commented on the move, it follows PlayStation Now previously being taken off sale after users realised that they could access Premium at a discounted rate via this route too. 

Premium’s unique benefits include access to roughly 340 extra games, including PlayStation 3 titles available through cloud streaming, as well as a catalogue of PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2 and PSP titles. As such, Premium is likely to prove to be popular. I guess we’ll have to pay full whack from here on out, though.