Sony Announces Price Increase for PlayStation Vue Live TV Service
New and existing subscribers will have to pay a bit more for the service.
Sony has announced a $5 price hike for its PlayStation Vue live-TV streaming platform. The increase will impact all of the service's multi-channel subscription plans.
The new pricing is already in effect for new customers going forward. Meanwhile, the platform's existing customers will see the new pricing reflected on their first billing cycle on or after July 31. According to Sony, the increase is being made to keep up with the rising costs content.
The PlayStation Vue service provides live and on demand streaming from a growing collection of channels with support for up to 10 viewing profiles. The platform enables viewers to easily search through available programming with an intuitive interface and convenient personal recommendations. In addition, if customers tag a favorite series they will be given cloud access to episodes of that show for 28 days with no storage restrictions. Likewise, PlayStation Vue offers up to five simultaneous streams across different devices, including up to three mobile devices outside of the home.
Here's a rundown of current plans and pricing per Sony:
- Access: Enjoy popular live TV with local broadcast channels and great shows from TNT, FX, ESPN and more for $50 per month
- Core: The best of popular TV plus local sports from your hometown networks along with live TV and local broadcast channels for $55 per month.
- Elite: Thousands of hours of movies from EPIX Hits, FXM and more, as well as 85+ channels with news, local sports, and popular live TV for $65 per month.
- Ultra: Enjoy HBO and Showtime live and on demand, and stream thousands of hours of movies from EPIX Hits, FXM and more, with 85+ channels of the most popular sports and live TV for $85 per month.
Sources: Sony
