Steps to deactivate or cancel the automatic renewal of your PlayStation Plus subscription
Below we will show you all the steps required for deactivate or cancel the automatic renewal of your PlayStation Plus subscription, both from the computer and from the console. However, we recommend doing it from your PC, as it's a faster and easier way than doing it from the console.
From the computer
- To start the procedure deactivation or cancellation of the automatic renewal of the PlayStation Plus subscription, the first thing you need to do is open your favorite browser and go to Sony's official website.
- Then you will see that a window appears with two fields in which you have to enter the data you use to log into your Sony account.
- Now you have to go to the section that says "Multimedia" and then select the "Games" option
- You will then be able to access the transactions you have made in the Playstation Store, but you need to focus on using the arrows at the bottom of the screen to change pages until you see the "PlayStation Plus" option. Unfortunately there is no other way to do this, since the page doesn't have a search bar, which would make things a lot easier for us.
- So when you have found the section “PlayStation Plus”, click on it to see the details of this subscription.
- After that, a new window will appear with all the details you need to know about your PlayStation Plus membership. For example, you will see the exact date you became a member, its expiration date and when you renewed it (if you have on previous occasions).
- Now, for what we want is cancel the automatic renewal of your PlayStation Plus subscription, we simply have to click on the option that says “Cancel automatic subscription”, which you can find just below your account information.
- This will cancel the automatic renewal of the subscription and therefore no amount will be charged to your credit card when the expiry date of your PlayStation Plus subscription arrives.
- Finally, we remind you that even if you have decided to cancel the automatic renewal of your subscription, you can continue to enjoy all the benefits it offers until it expires.
Disable PS Plus from the console
- In this case, to get started you need to properly turn on your PS4 console and log in with the user you want to use cancel the automatic renewal of PS plus.
- Then go to the main menu and look for the “Settings” option, then select “Account Management”. Here you will see several options appear, among which you must select “About my account”.
- So you have to choose the "PlayStation Subscriptions" section and then select the subscription you want to deactivate. In this step you also have many options, but our goal will be to select the one that says “Turn off automatic renewal”.
- In case you regret it, don't worry, as you can re-enter this section to reactivate the automatic renewal or even extend your PlayStation Plus subscription.
From the PS Store
Finally, it is also possible cancel the automatic renewal of your PlayStation Plus subscription by logging into the PlayStation Store. In this case the procedure is very similar to the ones we explained earlier.
To do this you have to enter the section that says “Manage Subscriptions” and there you will see that the option appears to cancel the automatic renewal of all the subscriptions you have active on your PS4 console, such as the PlayStation Now service.
As mentioned above, the fact of canceling the Automatic Renewal it does not imply the immediate loss of all benefits, which is a doubt many users have when taking this action.
