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Plex has announced a massive price increase on the service's Lifetime Plex Pass. On July 1, the lifetime subscription option will go from $249.99 to $749.99, an increase of 200%. The price hike will only apply to new subscribers, with no changes to monthly or annual subscription pricing.

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[–] WandowsVista@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago (4 children)

there are a lot of us still on Plex that hadn't reached the threshold of issues vs effort that would motivate us to migrate to something like jellyfin.

looks like we've arrived.

[–] frozenfoxx@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Why not run both? That's what I do, then if Plex is an issue for someone I can make them a Jellyfin account

[–] FlexibleToast@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I haven't. I bought lifetime Plex Pass something like 15 years ago. A price change doesn't effect me. It's all their shitty updates and removing of features that makes me keep an eye on Jellyfin. I already have a sync setup for my watch status and a couple of my main users. Jellyfins apps are still worse.

[–] hefty4871@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I already have a lifetime Plex pass so this isn't an issue for me. 6 months from now when Plex decides my lifetime pass has a new expiry, then I'll be motivated.

[–] WandowsVista@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

this exactly. I got a lifetime pass in the before times (pre-pandemic) back when they were $100 bucks ish, but I know it's only a matter of time before they come for us grandfathered-in fools.

[–] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago

I have the lifetime pass, bought it for like $80 many moons ago.

looks like we’ve arrived.

Agreed, this is the tipping point. This is where we will see Plex start to abandon the lifetime pass in favor of "imaginary money line go up forever" subscriptions.