With the constant increase in Netflix prices and the arrival of advertisements in Disney +, Max and Amazon Prime Video, many users are looking for alternatives to watch their favorite series and films; More and more people have leap to Plex, but now this service also has bad news.
In an official blog article this week, Plex has announced a Generalized success prize for successyour subscription service; It is the confirmation of the worst omens of a service which, in recent months, seemed to move away from its concept of origin in an unsuccessful attempt to compete with Netflix. This may be why its creators tried to calm the spirits offering several promises to their most loyal users.
To start, bad news. Plex pass now It will cost more than double Depending on the subscription we choose. The monthly subscription, which costs $ 4.99, will cost $ 6.99; While the annual subscription ranges from $ 39.99 to $ 69.99.
But we see the largest increase in life subscription, which requires a single payment of $ 119.99 and it will cost $ 249.99. Given these prices in dollars is identical, it is expected that New prices are alsoAlthough Plex has not yet confirmed it.
Look at what you look like is a substantial increase for a service that has already struggled to attract subscribers. Comfort is that new prices They come into force on April 29, 2025We will therefore only have to pay more compared to the following costs that we have from this date. It also means that we can buy the life subscription of 119.99 dollars now, and the climb will never affect us.
Continuing with bad news, Plex has decided Take one of the best free functions of your service and pay it. We are talking about the distant media reproduction, in other words, the possibility of reproducing multimedia files which are not recorded in the same network as the server. For example, it allowed us to watch a film recorded in our house anywhere with our account.
So far, this service was free, but April 29, 2025, it will become payment; The justification is that it is a function that uses plex servers and needs more resources. Plex pass users will have this function included and will not have to pay more; Users who have no subscription can acquire the New remote reproduction subscription for $ 1.99 per monthor $ 19.99 per year.
Everything is not bad news for plex users. As part of changes, the company has eliminated the payment of activation in Android and iPhone applications; Therefore, we can reproduce the contents of our Plex server on our mobile phone completely free, although we had to pay for remote visualization.
In defense plex, it should be noted that The price of plex pass has not changed for 10 yearsAnd this is the first ascent. The company offers the same justification as Netflix and other services have already offered, increased costs and continuous commitment to the growth of the service. However, in this case, it is a controversial increase because it comes after a clear plex tour which did not convince all users.
Originally, Plex was born as a program to create multimedia servers at home, which allow the reproduction of our files on devices such as televisions and smartphones. However, over time, he grew up and has become a streaming platformoffer content on demand and functions more typical of a social network; Last year, the Plex application was updated to promote such content.
It is worth wondering if this price increase is the result of these changes in the company and its commitment to distribute the abandonment of its usual users. This may be why Plex used the announcement of the price increase to Reaffirm your commitment to reproduce personal filesPromising a series of new products intended only for this aspect of the application, such as a new server management application, integration with an age notation system and an open API so that other developers can create personalized agents.
