Plex blindsides customers by climbing costs and eradicating a free characteristic

Plex is a well-liked streaming service for managing and internet hosting video and media. This yr, it’s set to launch its “newly reimagined Plex Experience,” a whole overhaul of its person interface on cell and different platforms. Nevertheless, earlier than that massive replace arrives, Plex has introduced a price increase for its Plex Move subscription.

In a latest blog post, Plex revealed that beginning April 29, 2025, the month-to-month value of its Plex Move will rise from $5 to $7. The annual subscription will see a rise from $40 to $70, whereas the lifetime move will now be priced at $250, up from $120. This worth hike will have an effect on all present and new subscriptions beginning in April. Should you already personal a Lifetime Plex Move, this enhance won’t have an effect on you. If you wish to get a Lifetime Plex Move, now could be the time to do it earlier than the value hike begins.

Plex defined that its choice to extend costs was made to deal with “rising prices” and that it stays “dedicated to making sure each Plex Move and our help for private media proceed to thrive.” It’s price noting that that is the primary worth enhance Plex has carried out in ten years, which is sort of completely different from different streaming companies like Netflix or Disney+, which increase their costs far more continuously.

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Plex is making modifications to Distant Playback

You will want a Plex Move or Distant Watch Move to observe your media away from house

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Plex has additionally introduced modifications to its distant playback characteristic for private media. Beginning April 29, 2025, distant playback will now not be accessible free of charge. Customers wishing to stream content material from their media server whereas away from their house community will now want a Plex Move. Alternatively, server homeowners (or different customers who’ve entry to the server) who don’t have a Plex Move can go for a Distant Watch Move at a value of $2 monthly or $20 per yr.

Plex’s reasoning for these modifications was as a result of it wants “extra assets to proceed placing forth the most effective private media expertise.” It emphasizes that the value changes for the Plex Move and the introduction of the Distant Watch Move “will assist present these assets.”

On a optimistic notice, Plex has additionally introduced that streaming content material on an area community from its cell app will quickly be free. This implies customers will now not want a Plex Move or must pay a one-time activation charge to get rid of the irritating one-minute playback restrict at the moment in place on Android and iOS units. This modification will happen when Plex launches its new cell expertise later this yr.

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