According to information from the consulting firm The Ciu, last year the average monthly expense to hire a streaming platform was approximately 186.7 pesos, which means an increase of 7.1% compared to 2023, as a result of price increases for said services, as well as such as introducing additional fees for account sharing.
For example, Netflix explained on its official site that the price increase is due to the integration of series and movies, as well as new product functions. “We may also implement modifications to plans and prices to respond to changes in the market, such as changes in local taxes or inflation,” the company said.
The world of streaming faces challenges such as user retention and business profitability due to the intensive capital injections allocated to the generation of greater exclusive content. The options they have found are to avoid sharing accounts and insert advertising, although these policies have not been liked by users.
This new 2025 will start with the following prices:
Last October, Netflix increased its prices for all its subscription plans in the country, but the change will be effective when the service is contracted or, in the case of active accounts, when making a plan change. The price increase would be due to the incorporation of sports content such as the NFL since December 25, as well as events such as WWE.
Standard Plan with ads Netflix has a price of 119 pesos compared to the 99 pesos it cost, meaning an increase of 20.2%.
Standard Plan Its price increased 13.6% to have a value of 249 pesos, when before it was 219 pesos.
Premium Plan suffered an increase of 10.3%. Now it has a rate of 329 pesos compared to the 299 pesos previously stipulated.
Users should take into account that if they share an account, Netflix will charge an extra 69 pesos, regardless of the plan chosen.
Disney+ modified its prices after achieving its merger with Star+. This is how they looked:
Standard Plan It has a monthly cost of 219 pesos and 1,830 pesos annually. Before its merger, the platform cost 179 pesos.
Premium Plan It has a rate of 200 pesos per month or 2,509 pesos annually.
Like Netflix, Disney decided to avoid account sharing, so sharing subscriptions has not been possible since November last year.
The platform Max from Warner Bros Discovery It has maintained its prices so the plans it has on the market remain as follows:
Basic Plan It costs 149 pesos per month.
Standard Plan It has a price of 199 pesos per month.
Platinum Plan It has a rate of 249 pesos per month.
However, Max will change its usage policies. From 2025, the platform will no longer allow sharing accounts at different addresses.
Amazon Prime Video is another of the streaming companies that has decided to maintain its prices, after increasing its rates for the first time in early 2024. In your case the prices are the following:
Standard Plan: 99 pesos monthly.
Ad-free plan: 149 pesos per month (50 additional pesos).
Video Game Platforms
Sony’s platform for online gaming and digital purchases on the PlayStation console has the following costs:
Deluxe: 11.99 dollars per month (equivalent to 243 pesos); Extra has a price of 10.49 dollars per month (equivalent to 213 pesos); Essential has a price of 6.99 dollars (equivalent to 142 pesos).
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