So last year around Black Friday I purchased PSN Plus extra for about $116 CAD. It’s set to expire by Nov 21st this year. Black Friday this year will be on the 29th- so I may have about 8 days in between without any psn.

Because my plan won’t auto renew and I’ll be resubbing when it goes on sale- will I be eligible for a discount? Or will I have to upgrade to Plus Premium? Apologies if it’s been asked already but I’ve been looking through the sub for answers and have been getting conflicting results.

I'm in the US and my Essentials subscription expired yesterday and the only deals I am being offered are upgrading to Extra or Premium. Even with those deals being pretty good, I don't want to spend that much because I only play a few online games. Way to be Sony Sony.

Update: I ended up paying for a one month Essentials subscription on Friday 11/28 and then checked the Black Friday deal again today 11/30 on the PS mobile app and, because Sony be Sony, the 20% discount was magically there! I was then able to buy it.

I do not know if I needed to be a current subscriber to get the 20% discount offer, but I suspect that is the case. I used the 1 month sub for about 2 days before I checked again and found the 20% offer on the PS mobile app, so if you’re not seeing it right away, check back on the mobile app or PlayStation website the next day.

Also, it looks like the 1 year sub automatically starts after my 1 month expires, so there shouldn’t be any issues with losing out on the 1 month sub.

One last thing. This was my experience. It may not work for you. Please do not blame me if it doesn’t lol.

My Essential subscription expires on December 4th, one day before the sale ends. As you can see, I can currently buy Essential again for 20% off. If I let it expire, will I be able to buy it at 33% off?

November 21st - December 5th

Visit the official PlayStation Black Friday site starting on November 21 for updates on local offers, as promotions will vary by region and retailer.

Join or upgrade PlayStation Plus membership with these special offers

Players in participating countries who join PlayStation Plus during PlayStation’s Black Friday promotion can save up to 33% on a 12-month membership. Current PlayStation Plus members can save 33% on the remainder of their membership when upgrading from PlayStation Plus Essential/Extra to PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe.

FAQ

• My subscription ends before December 5th - can I get the Black Friday discount?

  • Yes. Just make sure to turn off auto-renew so you aren’t charged the regular price.

• My subscription ends after December 5th - can I get the Black Friday discount?

  • No, you won’t be able to take advantage of the discount if your current subscription extends beyond the sale period.

• Can I end my subscription by clicking the “Cancel” button and then buy a new one with the discount?

  • No. The “Cancel” button does not end your current subscription - it only turns off auto-renew. You’ll remain subscribed until your current period expires.

• When’s the next discount coming?

  • You can check the history of past PSN deals in this post to get an idea of when they usually begin.

• Can I stack my subscription with the discount?

  • No. The discount only applies to upgrades or to users who don’t have an active subscription.

• I cannot buy a subscription, it shows an error. What to do?

  • Check Console Store, PSN Web Store, Phone App. Sometimes it doesn't work on console, but works in the phone app / web store or vice versa.

  • Still doesn't work? Contact support.

Useful Links

• Main Subreddit FAQ

• PS+ Master List (maintained by u/ABattleVet)

• Recommend me games

Dear gamers, I want to buy ps plus essential yearly in the next black friday. With the discount. But do i have to pay the full price when i buy not one but maybe two or three subscriptions for the other years? And when i want to upgrade those years of essential to extra, do i need to pay the full price also? All of this in the period of the black friday deals in the ps store.

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/11/13/playstations-black-friday-deals-2023/

From the post:

During PlayStation’s Black Friday promotion from November 17 – 27, players who join PlayStation Plus can save up to 30% on 12-month membership plans. Current PlayStation Plus members can save 25% when upgrading a current plan to PlayStation Plus Extra, or save 30% when upgrading to PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe.

It starts on November 17 until the 27 - applies only to new member or upgrades from lower tiers.