Sony has increased the price of all threePlayStation Plustiers in Canada, and it’s only the latest price hike that has consumers concerned. These significant jumps in price come just a couple of weeks after theNintendo Switch 2 Direct, where the prices of the console’s new games and ports have come under scrutiny.
According toGame Deals Canadaon Bluesky,the price of all three PS+ tiers has increased for Canadian residents, between 15 and 35 CADdepending on your subscription. Essential is now $109.99, Extra is $189.99, and Premium is $224.99 for a 12-month subscription (roughly 79, 137, and 162 U.S. dollars, respectively). While this brings the two lower tiers more or less in line with American prices when converted, it’s a significant price hike for all three tiers in Canada, and is another worrying sign that gaming is only going to grow more expensive.
PS Plus Gets More Expensive As Game Prices Continue To Rise
Will Games Soon Cost $100+?
The beginning of the ninth console generation introduced the new standard $70 price tag for many AAA games, and five years later,Nintendo has caused some worry that the ceiling may be raised yet again.Mario Kart World’s priceis $80 digitally with rumors of physical copies being even more. Players are similarly unhappy that the Switch 2 versions ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildandTears of the Kingdomare $70 and $80 respectively, despite both games being years old.
Said price concerns also come amid fears thatGrand Theft Auto 6could cost $100, though this often-rumored figure stems from a games industry analysis, and not any concrete information onGTA 6’s release. PlayStation Plus increasing its prices is only contributing to growing concerns that gaming is becoming prohibitively expensive. As an extra service, the new prices may not be so contentious, butPS Plus is practically compulsory if you plan on playing multiplayer games.
Console Gaming Is Getting Pricey, But Switching To PC Might Not Be Much Better
U.S. Tariffs Are Likely To Inflate Component Prices
ThePS5 Pro’s price caused a stirtoo, and with PlayStation Plus and Xbox Game Pass regularly increasing prices alongside new games, there’s potentially a breaking point on the horizon. For years, any serious enthusiast had an easy route to saving money: build a PC. For components roughly equivalent to the price of a new console, a PC that runs games better could be built, and money would be saved in the long run thanks to steep discounts from storefronts like Steam. Sure you might miss out on some console exclusives, but that’s becoming less of an issue as Sony becomes more generous with PC ports.
With Microsoft releasing its exclusive day-and-date on PC as well, Nintendo is the only complete holdout for PC regarding exclusives.
Building a PC isn’t as cheap as it was a few years ago, though, and the current industry climate isn’t looking promising. New GPUs are already exceptionally pricey, and the fulleffect of tariffs on video gameand component prices hasn’t yet been seen. Unfortunately, the price increase forPlayStation Plusin Canada appears to be just the latest development in an industry that’s growing more expensive, regardless of platform.
