Summary
A gamer has discovered that Walmart is still sellingPlayStation Nowgift cards even though the paid subscription service was discontinued years ago.PlayStation Nowallowed users to play a large catalog of games across multiple generations of Sony consoles through the cloud.
Reddit user Turnabout-Eman revealed in a recent post that at least one Walmart branch in the world has continued to sell PlayStation Now gift cards. According to theofficial PlayStation website, redeeming a PlayStation Now voucher these days will provideaccess to PlayStation Plus Premium, with the length of the subscription being determined by the monetary value of the voucher. As the price of the newer plan ($17.99 per month) is currently higher than what Sony used to charge for its discontinued service ($9.99 per month), vouchers will not net a 1:1 conversion. For example, a one-month PlayStation Now voucher is estimated to only provide around three weeks' worth of PlayStation Plus Premium, according to the PlayStation website.
Walmart Still Sells PlayStation Now Gift Cards in 2024
Three games were added to the PlayStation Plus library in December, namely the RTSAliens: Dark Descentby Tindalos Interactive, Hazelight Studios' critically acclaimedstory-driven co-op gameIt Takes Two, and the MMORPGTemtemby Crema. Several titles are scheduled to leave the service at the start of 2025, includingDragon Ball FighterZ,Life is Strange, andResident Evil 2.
Sony revealed in a previous financial report thatPlayStation Plus earnings grew by 18%between the respective second quarters of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 due to increased average spending from users that was, in turn, partly fueled by consumers moving to the service’s higher tiers. ThePlayStation Nowsuccessor’s Extra plan provides access to a larger catalog of PS4 and PS5 games; PlayStation Plus Premium further adds PS1, PS2, PS3, and PSP Games to the library of available titles.
