The new annual membership price will be $139
Amazon intends to increase the price ofAmazon Primein the United States soon, which is to be expected, but a bummer, all the same. What’s the damage?Monthly chargesare shifting from $12.99 to $14.99, and theyearly subscriptionis rising from $119 to $139.
Gaming’s favorite good-news-bearer@Wario64was the messenger of this unpleasant update, which just feels wrong. But we appreciate the heads-up, now and forever.
Amazon Prime is increasing price, annual membership from $119 to $139 and monthly fee from $12.99 to $14.99. Price change in effect for new members on Feb 18th and for current members will apply after March 25, on date of next renewal.pic.twitter.com/6FXhtEsLwK
— Wario64 (@Wario64)August 10, 2025
Publicly, Amazon cited “new program benefits like prescription savings and fast, free delivery from Amazon Pharmacy and the continually growing Amazon Music for Prime members, Prime Reading, and Prime Gaming” as reasons for charging extra.
Of course,that’s justpart of the storyin this “barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity.” I know we’veredeemed a whole lotof “free” PC games — recently, the likes ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen OrderandTotal War: Warhammer— but isthat initiativeenough to help offset the price hike? Were you already on the fence as is?
Given how many of us are out here ordering new games to play at launch, to say nothing of our online movie-watching and buying-random-stuff-in-a-pinch habits, we might bein too deep, unable to shed. As the Account Holder who’s got an extended family all lumped together on my Prime subscription, I’ve just gotta eat it. That’s an extra $20 gone.
If you’re a student, cling to those discounts. Paying for Amazon Prime is one of those things that I try not to dwell on. As the ethereal voice commands, “It is what it is.”
