Don't buy PS Plus this Prime Day I mean it

Date:
Wed, 13 Jul 2022 19:04:00 +0000

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Want to get the best deal on PlayStation Plus membership? Then you're better off holding out.

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Are thinking about picking up or renewing a PlayStation Plus subscription
this Prime Day? Well, don't.

Leave aside the fact that this year's PS Plus Prime Day deals are beyond disappointing; even if they weren't I would be offering you the same advice. Prime Day is not the best time to pick up or renew PS Plus if you want a decent discount, especially if you want to benefit from savings for years to come.

Instead, I strongly advise waiting until Black Friday 2022 for a substantial PS Plus deal here's why. An abysmal offering (Image credit: Sony)

First things first: let's look at the extremely scarce deals that are available on Amazon for PS Plus right now. From what I can see there's just one discount (if you can even call it that) in the UK and one in the US.

In the US you can save 10% on 12 months of PS Plus, and in the UK you can literally save pennies on a three-month membership. (Not in the UK or US? Scroll down for deals in your region). These aren't necessarily Prime Day deals, per se, but even if we look at third-party retailers like CD Keys, there's not much in the way of discounts available right now.

You can check out Amazon's offerings below although you'd be wasting your time:

PS Plus 12-Month Membership: $59.99 $54 at Amazon
Save 10% - You can save $6 on PS Plus right now at Amazon, but we advise holding off until Black Friday if you want a truly great deal, as we've seen PlayStation Plus prices drop considerably lower than this before. View Deal

PS Plus 3 Month Membership: 26.99 26.53 at Amazon

Unless you're extremely keen to renew your PS Plus membership, or to pick one up, then we advise against going for this deal. The 46p saving is so minimal as to be meaningless. View Deal So when should I renew? (Image credit: Insomniac Games)

Black Friday is the perfect time to renew PS Plus , or get it for the first time. You'll find other discounts throughout the year, sometimes priced just as competitively as we see during the Black Friday period (the day itself is November 25 this year), but Black Friday is the one time you can actually guarantee the price will drop across a number of retailers.

Last year, for example, we saw a 12-month PS Plus subscription fall to just 29.95 at ShopTo in the UK, and to just $36.99 at CD Keys in the US.

The best part of renewing or picking up a 12-month PS Plus subscription
during this period is that when you need to renew next year it'll be Black Friday again, so you'll get a discount again. It's a genius strategy. You can even stack memberships, so you can buy up several years' worth of subscriptions at a discount if you're concerned that the price won't be as
low again.

Even if you're at the critical point where your subscription is due to run
out before Black Friday, I advise picking up a cheaper three-month subscription to tide you over until then (check out our cheapest PS Plus
deals page for more).

However, during the sales period itself, I strongly suggest getting a
12-month membership rather than three months, as I've found this offers the best value for money. Plus, if you purchase a three-month membership during Black Friday, it'll run out at the end of February 2022, when there are typically no sales. How will the PS Plus revamp affect deals? (Image credit: Sony)

Great question. We're not entirely sure yet, but given that what was previously the standard PS Plus membership is now the Essential tier, we imagine that this tier at least will continue to see discounts.

But we're hoping that the new Extra and Premium tiers, which are pricier than the regular subscription, will also get discounted.

The revamp does, however, strengthen the argument that waiting until Black Friday for a good PS Plus deal is wise. As the revamp finds its feet and new games are gradually added to the tiered libraries, it's certainly worth holding off until November to see what tier does appeal to you.



Are you happy with your current PS Plus offering? Then sticking with the Essential tier may be best. Do you want to play a catalog of PS4 and PS5 games? Then maybe consider Extra. Want access to all that, plus retro PlayStation games? Then Premium could be for you.

Essentially, there's nothing wrong with waiting to see how it all shakes out and then deciding what is the best-value option for you. More PS Plus deals

No matter where you live, you'll find all the lowest prices for PS Plus
around the web right here, with offers available in your region. More Prime Day deals in the US Alexa devices: Fire TV Sticks from $12 and more Adidas: 50% off sneakers and sportswear Apple: Apple Watch 7 at cheapest price yet Back to school: backpacks and stationery discounts Cell phones : $100 off the Google Pixel 6 College essentials: bedding, decor and cleaning sale Cooling: portable fans from $16.99 Fashion : 66% off clothing, shoes and jewelry Groceries : up to 40% off coffee and food essentials Headphones: up to $125 off Sony headphones and earbuds Home : Levoit Air Purifier for $42.49 Instant Pot: up to 29% off Kindle : up to 50% off ereader bundles Kitchen: up to $120 off blenders, coffee makers and more Laptops : $200 off 14-inch MacBook Pro Mattresses: $490 off Casper mattresses PS5: register for the next PS5 restock Security: Blink Home Security bundles from $44.99 Smart home: Echo Show 5 smart display for $34.99 Smartwatch : Amazon Halo View up to 55% off Speakers : JBL portable speakers from $29.95 Storage: up to 39% off Samsung SSDs Tablets: Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 - save up to $120 TVs: Smart TVs from $89 Vacuums : save on Shark, iRobot and Bissell More Prime Day deals in the UK Amazon devices: up to 65% off Echo Dot and Fire TV Cube Adidas: 30% off some sportswear and trainers Apple: save up to 150 on iPads and Apple Watches Back to school: backpacks and stationery from 1.50 Beauty: save on Rimmel, Revlon, Olay, and more top brands Coffee machines : starting at just 19 with up to
60% off Cheap Fire tablets: Amazon Fire tablets starting at 34.99 Dental: 57% off Oral-B and Philips electric toothbrushes Fashion : 40% off Vans, Hugo Boss, Wrangler, and other brands Fire TV Stick: lowest price yet on all
models Groceries : 10 off your first three grocery shops Grooming & hair
care: 60% off Philips, Remmington shavers & straighteners Headphones: Sony
and Bose headphones at lowest-ever prices Kindle : 25% off Kindle ereader bundles Laptops : 15% off Microsoft, Huawei, Acer, and Asus laptops Phones: Google Pixel 6 lowest ever price, OnePlus, Motorola PS5 : Dualsense deals, plus savings on leading games Security : 180 off Ring Home Security bundles Smart home: 144 off Ring and Echo bundles Smartwatch : up to 50% off Garmin watches and trackers Tablets: 41% off Samsung, Lenovo, and Huawei tablets Tools : 49% off some Bosch tools and garden items TVs: 4K TVs starting at
just 199 with half-price deals Vacuums: 35% off Shark cordless vacs Xbox:
Xbox Series X in stock for 449



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