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Changing from uk PSplus to Irish

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  • 06-05-2015 10:35pm
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    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    So I have a uk ps plus account as when I originally got a ps3 I was in the uk and when I got the ps4 I just signed up to ps plus account without thinking. With the exchange rate the way it is now the Irish account is slightly cheaper. Is there any way I can swap it over without having to pay a full subscription again?

    Thanks.


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    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,438 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    You can create an Irish PS+ account easily but you will lose any games with your UK PS+ account once that subscription lapses


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    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    RedXIV wrote: »
    You can create an Irish PS+ account easily but you will lose any games with your UK PS+ account once that subscription lapses

    But would have to pay the subscription again? when you say lose games i presume you mean the free ones? not the ones purchased?

    Is PS+ store much cheaper than buying a game instore for new releases?


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    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    etxp wrote: »
    But would have to pay the subscription again? when you say lose games i presume you mean the free ones? not the ones purchased?

    Is PS+ store much cheaper than buying a game instore for new releases?

    Yes a new subscription to the Irish PS+ would be needed. Any games you purchased outright will be ok and are yours forever more but once your UK PS+ expires you lose access to any of the free games you have collected with it.


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    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    Stillhouette wrote: »
    Yes a new subscription to the Irish PS+ would be needed. Any games you purchased outright will be ok and are yours forever more but once your UK PS+ expires you lose access to any of the free games you have collected with it.


    Luckily I haven't bought anything from ps+ or downloaded any of the free games! I might aswell just stick with this subscription for the year and then change over!

    Games are cheaper in the shop it seems?


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    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    It depends on what you buy I suppose but a PS+ subscription isn't required to buy games. It will however give you a discount on some games.


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,540 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    etxp wrote: »
    Luckily I haven't bought anything from ps+ or downloaded any of the free games! I might aswell just stick with this subscription for the year and then change over!

    Games are cheaper in the shop it seems?

    Most people wouldn't consider that lucky.

    If you've got a year stick with it as there no benefit to changing now, you can still buy games off the Irish PSN store and physical retail games with no issue.


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    DuckSlice
    Registered Users Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭DuckSlice


    Varik wrote: »
    Most people wouldn't consider that lucky.

    If you've got a year stick with it as there no benefit to changing now, you can still buy games off the Irish PSN store and physical retail games with no issue.

    Nothing that was free interested me anyway! Can I change which store I shop from?


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    Stillhouette
    Registered Users Posts: 208 ✭✭Stillhouette


    etxp wrote: »
    Nothing that was free interested me anyway! Can I change which store I shop from?

    Yes. You will need to setup a new user account for whichever country you wish to make purchases from.


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