Sony closes the PS Plus slot before restarting

Sony has confirmed that it is closing the loophole that allows PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscribers to “fold” their memberships before launch new PS Plus. In renewing its growth FAQ pagethe company said it is temporarily disabling subscribers from drawing up their prepaid cards, but those codes will work after their current membership expires.

“As we prepare to launch a new PlayStation Plus membership service, we’re doing some work behind the scenes to make the transition as smooth as possible for all of our existing members,” says Sony. “As part of this work, we have temporarily disabled subscriptions for existing customers until launch. Rest assured that your voucher code is still valid and you will be able to redeem your code upon termination and deactivation of your existing membership or after launching a new PlayStation Plus service in your area, whichever comes first. ”

Stacking is the practice of using prepaid cards to extend the subscription period until it expires, especially if you have a discount code or other special offer. How Push area As reported on Wednesday, when Sony revealed that subscribers to PS Now and PS Plus will be automatically upgraded to premium PS Plus at the time of their longest subscription, fans took advantage of this opportunity and began compiling their current subscriptions so that they could get an upgrade at no extra cost to them. However, Sony has stopped this despite the lack of communication that it will do so.

Meanwhile, PS Now subscriptions have been unavailable for purchase for the past four weeks as Sony removed all subscription options before the new PS Plus levels were announced. Sony has introduced a conversion chart for people who redeem voucher codes after the launch of the new PS Plus. For example, one month of PS Plus and / or PS Now gives three weeks of PS Plus Extra or two and a half weeks of PS Plus Premium.

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