Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple News+ Receiving Price Increases

[heystu]

That's a shame I was quite enjoying my Apple One sub but yet another price hike might prove too much for me especially as I only use the iCloud storage, TV+ and Music - I've no interest in News+ or Arcade. Struggling to see how they can justify another hike, maybe Tim's taking a cue from Netflix?

 

[Bigkool2inSC]

like a drug, get you hooked and then jack prices up because they know you'll complain but still pay.

 

[Marie.D]

Apple TV+: $6.99 per month → $9.99 per month

lol

 

[JamesMay82]

All of these services REALLY want me to go back to old school cable don’t they. This is getting ridiculous.

Yep the price increases in the world are never ending!

Apple News is still a good deal if you read lots of Magazines but Apple TV is just really hard to justify for so little content. I'm on a free trial and I've already binged all the shows I'm interested in. I'll keep it going till Christmas while there are some movies there for the kids but will cancel in the new year.

Apple Arcade is still reasonable I suppose if you play regularly.

I suppose the inevitable is music going up which I don't use due to a large CD collection that's been ripped over the years. it will be cheaper in the long run for people to just buy CD's again if it goes up.

 

[ProfessionalFan]

They just increased the prices a few weeks ago, wtf.

No they didn't

 

[Skyscraperfan]

$6.99 to $9.99 is an almost 43% price increase.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

Arcade isn't worth a penny over the $4.99 1 latte a month cost.

"In other news, latte prices are getting hiked"

...so, much like how upping base storage in new iPhones meant "it isn't a price increase because it's the same price with that level of storage" (even if more money departs wallets), if 1 latte is the standard, raise the latte price and then it's not a price increase here either (just don't measure it by wallet extraction).

 

[FSMBP]

OMG - the amount of folks saying they will leave Apple then. As if…

Exactly...Everyone here will complain but won't do anything. It's more work to cancel than get mad at the increase. That's why companies love subscriptions (also, consistent reliable annual income).

I actually will be cancelling Apple Arcade (just like I cancelled Netflix, Disney+). I vote with my dollars and also, I hate subscriptions.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

$6.99 to $9.99 is an almost 43% price increase.

"...but who makes the most profitable services"???

 

[antiprotest]

Premier: $32.95 per month → $37.95 per month

Wait what?

WTF?!

 

[gaximus]

Apple TV+: $6.99 per month → $9.99 per month + 43%
Apple Arcade: $4.99 per month → $6.99 per month + 40%
Apple News+: $9.99 per month → $12.99 per month + 30%

Individual: $16.95 per month → $19.95 per month + 17%
Family: $22.95 per month → $25.95 per month + 13%
Premier: $32.95 per month → $37.95 per month + 15%

You get the most screwed if you have just Apple TV

 

[TruthWatcher412]

Thankfully I get Apple TV+ through T-Mobile

 

[goodcow]

• Apple TV+: $6.99 per month → $9.99 per month

lol

 

[richpjr]

$5 a month increase for the family plan? No way I am willing to pay that. Time to look at alternatives as I was struggling to justify paying the price before the increase.

 

[Godspeed8230]

Thank you, but no thank you!

 

[Bodhitree]

The Netherlands as well : Apple.nl states 'only' 9,99 now..

And here I was about to resubscribe. But honestly I find less and less reasons to watch TV. Terence McKenna called it the “dominator culture drug par excellence” and I think he was not far off the mark.

 

[Kebabselector]

I've only used it when it was free, not seen anything that makes me want to pay for to be honest. Seems it's now £8.99 in the UK - although the Apple TV app seems to still show £6.99

 

[mnsportsgeek]

$37 is the price of apple music, tv and 2tb icloud.

Guess I'll pay 95 cents for everything else and stick with premier.

 

[jlwarlow]

Apple One Premier UK : £32.95 up to £36.95 -> 12% increase

 

[Spaceboi Scaphandre]

Imagine still being subscribed to Apple Arcade

This post was made by the Xbox Game Pass Gang!

 

[nfl46]

Lol at Apple fans complaining about price. Apple is quite aware y'all got money.

 

[Justjay27]

How about revamping the Apple TV app before increasing prices...

 

[SmokyT18]

I guess that’s why Apple doesn't offer pre-paid yearly Apple One subscriptions.

 

[ArrayDecay]

Apple News+ is barely worth $9.99/mo so I guess I'll be canceling it...again.

 

[HobeSoundDarryl]

In all price hike scenarios, there is a concept called price acceptance and another called price rejection. Consumers reward the price hike with acceptance and punish with rejection. The voting mechanism is measured in dollars. Vote!

And key here: action speaks louder than words. Seller can't measure whine... but they'll notice cancellations... if the masses opt to reject price hikes.

Bonus: the fastest way to tame inflation is this SAME way: stop paying ever-increasing prices. If the masses do too, inflation will very quickly halt... and prices will start working their way back DOWN to levels where the masses opt to again part with their hard-earned money. If people roll over and "just pay" any price, "any" will simply rise and rise and rise again.