PS Plus User Who Stacked for 24 Years Had the Right Idea

In October 2024, we published a light-hearted story about a PS Plus user who stacked their Premium subscription for nearly a quarter of a century. The story was followed by a casual interview, where the user explained their motivations for stacking until 2048. Our coverage received a mixed reaction on social media at the time, but in light of recent news, I think the PS Plus user made the right call.

Stacking PS Plus is no longer an easy endeavor

Last night, PS Plus users in Canada received emails informing them of yet another price hike in the country, which many termed daylight robbery. They were joined by folks in Turkiye, who complained that the price of PS Plus has almost doubled in their country.

These hikes follow last week’s developments that saw dozens of countries across South America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and Africa receive price increases along with Australia and New Zealand.

It’s becoming increasingly evident, if it isn’t already, that gaming is going to become an unafforable hobby for many. If Nintendo’s new $80 precedent is any indication, fewer people will be buying brand-new AAA games, and an increasing amount of players will choose to stick to subscription services like PS Plus that guarantee instant access to hundreds of games — from indies to AAs and AAAs (or AAAAs, if it’s Ubisoft) — for the price of a new game or two, depending on your region.

Sure, PS Plus doesn’t offer newly-released AAA games, but that’s hardly the point of subscription services. Microsoft has already learned the hard way that launching multi-million dollar projects onto subscription services day-one isn’t a great idea, and has pulled that offer from lower Game Pass tiers.

PS Plus users across the globe are now reeling from the price changes, but the PS Plus stacker in question (who has asked to be identified by their Reddit user name, On_Reddit_In_Class) certainly isn’t.

“I’m of course pleased that my bet is paying off but it’s still early days and a long road to 2048,” On_Reddit_In_Class told me via email. “I think if you look at the historical price increases for subscriptions (which are all in excess of inflations), it’s easy to project where prices are likely to land because of the lack of price competition.”

On_Reddit_In_Class reckons that it’s time for high-quality AA games and indies to shine, and it just so happens that there are plenty of those on PS Plus right now. I’m thoroughly enjoying RoboCop: Rogue City myself, and haven’t had this much fun playing a game in a while.

As for $70 (or $80, going forward) AAA games, both On_Reddit_In_Class and I agree that it’s probably best to purchase physical copies of “must-play-day-one” games, and sell them once done.

“By doing that I’ve played new titles for a net $5-$10,” the user revealed. “This works for all games except those made by Ubisoft, which drop in price precipitously and where you can get the exact same experience by playing the copy and pasted prequel.”

The last line of their response is amusing, but they’re not entirely wrong.

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