Plex Pass is going up in price — and now you’ll need it for remote playback

Plex is raising the terms of its Plex Pass from $4.99 to $6.99 per period and gating a cardinal feature behind the subscription. Starting April 29th, users who privation to watercourse contented from their media server extracurricular their homes – and fto different radical entree it for escaped – volition request a Plex Pass subscription.

The terms hike goes into effect connected April 29th and volition besides bring its yearly program from $39.99 to $69.99. The beingness program volition summation from $119.99 to $249.99. This alteration volition impact caller and existing subscribers, but those who already paid for a beingness subscription. 

“The world is that we request much resources to proceed putting distant the champion idiosyncratic media experience,” Plex says, adding that these caller changes “will assistance supply those resources.” If you determine not to acquisition a Plex Pass, friends oregon household members volition person to subscribe to the caller $1.99 per period (or $19.99 / year) Remote Watch Pass to watercourse remotely.

While it’s pay-gating distant access, Plex is opening up different feature: the work volition soon marque it escaped to watercourse connected a section web from its mobile app. Users volition nary longer person to acquisition Plex Pass oregon wage a one-time activation interest to get escaped of the one-minute playback regulation connected Android and iOS. This alteration volition spell into effect erstwhile Plex publically launches its revamped mobile experience, which it archetypal announced past year. Plex is offering an extended Remote Watch Pass proceedings to radical who person already paid the mobile activation fee. 

Plex has made immoderate beauteous large changes implicit the past twelvemonth oregon truthful arsenic it ramps up efforts to go a much “legit” streaming option. Along with caller societal features like “Discover Together” and nationalist profiles, Plex has besides launched a store to buy movies and TV shows. If you person your relationship acceptable to public, Plex’s updated privateness policy notes that your ticker history, reviews, and “other data” whitethorn beryllium shared with “public and 3rd parties for selling purposes.”