Twitch is raising the price of Turbo, its monthly subscription that removes ads

raising the monthly price of twitch twitch turbo, its monthly subscription that lets you pay to remove most ads, gives you extra emoticons, and more, is available in the US and many countries. In the US, it’s jumping from $8.99 to $11.99, and you can see prices for other countries in the support article on Twitch’s website, There are no feature changes with the price change.

Users were notified of the price change in an email sent on Thursday. Current customers will have their current rates locked in for three additional months, and will have the option to switch to the new prices. “If you do not renew within the next three months, your Turbo subscription will stop renewing on August 31st, although your benefits may extend into September depending on your sub-renewal date,” Twitch wrote in the email. Is.

Many customers are not happy with the price hike. There’s a thread on the r/twitch subreddit already full of grievances, and some users outside the US are seeing a significant jump in price. i see some sad posts too But Twitter – although some have resigned continue Pay,

The price hike comes on the heels of Twitch getting a new CEO and job cuts amid widespread layoffs at Amazon, and it looks like Twitch sees an opportunity to make more money by making Turbo more expensive. While Twitch didn’t introduce new features on Thursday, it looks like Turbo will be improved in the future. “There are more updates on the way to make Turbo even better and more relevant to our community, and we can’t wait to share them in the coming months,” Twitch wrote.

For some, the cost of the turbo has come down. If you live somewhere where this is the case, you will need to cancel your subscription and re-subscribe to take advantage of the lower price, Twitch wrote in the email.