PlayStation Plus Price Hike

Lesson overview

Video game subscriptions are getting more expensive, and Sony’s PlayStation Plus is the latest to go up. This lesson takes a real news story and turns it into a classroom conversation about pricing, competition, and corporate decision-making. Students read about Sony’s price hike, the reaction from gamers, and how the upcoming GTA 6 launch might have influenced the timing. Two adapted texts work for both elementary and upper-intermediate learners. Teachers get vocabulary, definitions, and discussion questions ready to go. A strong pick for esl news with a business and pop culture angle.