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A new rumour suggests Sony is getting ready to hold a big PlayStation State of Play event in September. The heavily-rumoured State of Play presentation will reportedly give fans a closer look at the PlayStation Portal handheld device, as well as blockbuster first-party game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. It’s also believed Sony will use the event to announce the PS5 Slim, which is tipped to launch later this month.<\/p>\n
Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grub believes the PlayStation Plus price increase is a “lead in” for the upcoming State of Play.<\/p>\n
He said: “I’ve heard a State of Play is coming, and this feels like a lead-in for that.”<\/p>\n
As a reminder, annual PlayStation Plus subscriptions will increase in price from September 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PlayStation Plus Essential subscriptions will increase from \u00a349.99 to \u00a359.99 a year, while 12 month PS Plus Extra memberships will increase from \u00a383.99 to \u00a399.99.<\/p>\n
Finally, annual PS Plus Premium subscriptions will increase from \u00a399.99 to \u00a3119.99.<\/p>\n
As for the State of Play event, all eyes would be on the potential announcement of a PS5 Slim console.<\/p>\n
Based on a recent leak, the PS5 Slim is very similar to the existing model, only with a thinner base and removable side plate for adding a detachable disc drive.<\/p>\n
Sony will reportedly stop producing the current PS5 models before the end of the year, which will help the company reduce costs.<\/p>\n
A PS5 Pro, on the other hand, is tipped to launch in late 2024. The rumoured console will be\u00a0capable of running games in 8K, and with superior ray-tracing support.<\/p>\n
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