Voucher codes will nonetheless stay legitimate, although

Sony is gearing as much as launch its revised PlayStation Plus system. However earlier than it does so, some transition work signifies that PlayStation Plus membership stacking is getting placed on pause.

In an replace to its FAQ (thanks, Eurogamer) Sony confirms it’s blocking PlayStation Plus membership “stacking” till PlayStation Plus Premium launches in June. Right here’s the up to date textual content:

“As we put together to launch the brand new PlayStation Plus membership service, we’re doing a little work behind the scenes to make the transition as clean as attainable for all of our current members. As a part of this work, we’ve briefly disabled stacking memberships for current prospects till after the launch. Relaxation assured that your voucher code continues to be legitimate, and it is possible for you to to redeem your code both when your current membership expires and deactivates, or after the brand new PlayStation Plus service launches in your space, whichever occurs first.”

As Sony notes, codes will nonetheless stay legitimate. And in case your Plus runs out, you’ll be capable to use a code to re-up. It’s including further time on-top, or stacking, that’s on maintain.

Stacks on stacks

Stacking is a giant be aware, as customers have been noting that subscribers of each PlayStation Plus and Now have been getting upgraded to Premium. Some stories of individuals grabbing up Now subscriptions as a loophole, to chalk up some cheaper months of Premium.

With this replace, the loophole appears closed. Which isn’t too useful, because the conversion charts for PlayStation Plus into the brand new Plus are just a little complicated now. See under, through Wario64:

Right here is the PS+/PS Now voucher conversion chart after the brand new PS+ launches https://t.co/mIFcRrhluP pic.twitter.com/NLPZ8NJlWt

— Wario64 (@Wario64) April 29, 2022

Nonetheless, some customers managed to construct up fairly hefty legacy subscriptions both approach. The query now’s what Sony will do for all these Premium subs. Some IDs noticed within the PlayStation backend point out some titles are already getting prepped for the June launch.