Sony’s Sending Out Free PS Plus Emails, But There’s a Catch

Sony’s sending out emails to PSN users, notifying them that they’ve received their five days of free PS Plus as compensation for the massive February outage. However, the emails have left some players frustrated due to their odd timing. For some unsuspecting folks, the free PS Plus days kicked off on March 24, but Sony […] The post Sony’s Sending Out Free PS Plus Emails, But There’s a Catch appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.

Mar 28, 2025 - 14:59

Sony’s Sending Out Free PS Plus Emails, But There’s a Catch

Sony’s sending out emails to PSN users, notifying them that they’ve received their five days of free PS Plus as compensation for the massive February outage. However, the emails have left some players frustrated due to their odd timing. For some unsuspecting folks, the free PS Plus days kicked off on March 24, but Sony notified them of the compensation several days later.

Sony staggered the rollout of free PS Plus

Our readers will recall that Sony began rolling out the compensation almost a month ago, and the only way to find out if you received it was to manually check your PS Plus subscription expiry date.

Here’s the problem: not all folks eligible for the compensation were subscribed to PS Plus while the five days were being applied to PSN accounts, and due to the staggered rollout, there was no way of knowing when they’d receive them.

Well, Sony decided to do these people a solid and send out emails notifying them that they’ve received five free days of PS Plus effective March 24. But for some reason, the emails were scheduled to go out on March 27, which means quite a few people only found out about it with a day or two left while others are going to miss the freebie altogether.

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We can imagine how annoying that is, but this is so Sony that I can’t say I’m personally surprised.

Anyway, check your emails. You might have one day of free PS Plus left.

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