Subscribers PlayStation Plus have received several price increases, without any real loyalty reward from Sony Interactive Entertainment. In France, 12 months of PS Plus Extra are billed at €125.99 and the PS Plus Premium 151.99 €, enough to hesitate to let the automatic renewal run.
For several days, however, an exceptional reduction has been circulating discreetly: some players are seeing a discount of 25%, or even 35%, over 12 months when extending their subscription. A limited time promotion, invisible in the window on the PlayStation Storewhich would only target a portion of subscribers PS Plus Essential, Extra Or Premium.
PS Plus : a hidden 25% discount that rewards the hesitant
The signal came from r/PlayStationPlustaken up by Gamingbible: “I got 25% off the renewal of PS Plus Premium“, explains user Flex_Huusko, while gogo_gaga indicates having received “the same offer” less than two weeks before the deadline. AccordingDrag4691 even claims to have obtained 35% discount in the United Kingdom, its 12 month Premium going from £119.99 approximately €140 to £78.99 approximately €92 several months after cancellation.
Everything points to targeted retention offers, reserved for profiles that Sony judges most likely to leave. The objective is clear: to prevent players from permanently leaving the ecosystem PlayStation Plus when they question their subscription.
How to know if your subscription PS Plus unlock the hidden discount?
To check if your account is one of the chosen ones, recommended first step: deactivate automatic renewal from the payment settings, you will retain access until the expiration date. On PS5 or PS4, then open the PlayStation Plus tile, then “Manage subscription”: some players see a 12 month -25% off banner there. PS Plus Premiumsometimes Extra or Essential.
Others explain on r/PS5 only find the promo via thePlayStation app on mobile, or in a promotional email arriving a few days after the end of the subscription. Be careful, however: many testimonials indicate never seeing the slightest offer, even after several cycles of cancellation and resubscription, which confirms the totally targeted nature of these discounts.
Should you take advantage of this promo? PS Plus or wait for the next sales?
The major official promotions remain more aggressive: during Days of Play or Black Friday, Sony has already offered up to 33% over 12 months, and Lunar New Year Sale 2026 brought down the PS Plus Premium from $159.99 approximately €150 to $99.99 approximately €93. In comparison, a hidden offer of 25% reduces an annual Premium of €151.99 to around €114, which remains very interesting for an already installed subscriber who often uses multiplayer, the game catalog, cloud streaming and retro games, especially compared to Xbox Game Pass.
The best strategy is therefore to turn off automatic renewal, monitor the console regularly, PlayStation app and emails, then arbitrate between this retention discount and the next global operation of the PlayStation Store. For French subscribers who no longer want to pay full price, ignoring this hidden reduction could be expensive over the next few years of gaming.