An investment for the (very very) long term.
Upset by the price increases for PlayStation Plus, the console's online subscription service, a video game enthusiast opted for a radical choice: subscribing until 2048, or for the next 24 years, like the 'certifies the screenshot of his transaction, published on the Reddit site.
“Absurd” price increases
The player justifies this decision in the face “to the absurd price increases of recent years”. As calculated by the specialized site phoneandroid, this investment cost a total of $1,919.76, knowing that the user pays $79.99 per year for the PS Plus Essential subscription (which notably offers the possibility of playing games for free).
“I have decided to accumulate PS Plus subscriptions until 2048 due to the absurd price increases in recent years. I think I'll probably be playing for most of my life, so it would save me quite a bit of money,” justifies the player on Reddit. Clever lynx.
Phoneandroid also notes that this user was able to take advantage of a breach in Sony's system by taking advantage of an 89% discount to upgrade to the Premium subscription. The upgrade did not cost him only $199.99, instead of… $1889.75, which cost him a total of $2,119.75.
In September 2023, Sony had in fact increased its subscriptions, by increasing its prices from 59.99 to 79.99 dollars for the Essential formula.
