Both Sony and Microsoft offer subscriptions which allow multiplayer mode for their console games — PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold. Similar to video games console prices, the costs of subscriptions vary depending on the country. As of November 2020, Switzerland ranked first for the most expensive PS Plus and Xbox Live Gold pricing with 58 and 83 British pounds per year respectively. In contrast, Turkey had the cheapest average price for gaming service subscriptions with 17 GBP for PS Plus and 28 GBP for Xbox Live Gold.
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Comment by the source: Microsoft stopped selling 12-month Xbox Live Gold subscriptions which is why in this comparison, we multiplied costs of 3-month subscriptions by 4.
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Picodi. (December 10, 2020). Annual price of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold gaming subscriptions in 2020, by country (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/
Picodi. "Annual price of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold gaming subscriptions in 2020, by country (in GBP)." Chart. December 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/
Picodi. (2020). Annual price of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold gaming subscriptions in 2020, by country (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/
Picodi. "Annual Price of Playstation Plus and Xbox Live Gold Gaming Subscriptions in 2020, by Country (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/
Picodi, Annual price of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold gaming subscriptions in 2020, by country (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Annual price of PlayStation Plus and Xbox Live Gold gaming subscriptions in 2020, by country (in GBP) [Graph], Picodi, December 10, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1223940/gaming-subscription-platforms-annual-cost-countries/