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Six Months of Free Apple Music Available to PlayStation 5 Owners

As part of an effort to promote Apple Music on the PlayStation, Apple is offering PlayStation 5 owners up to six months of free access to the ‌Apple Music‌ streaming service.

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PlayStation 5 owners will need to sign into the PlayStation Network, download the ‌Apple Music‌ app, and follow the on-screen instructions to accept the offer. Users will need to sign in with an Apple ID or create one.

The PlayStation website suggests that gamers use ‌Apple Music‌ to create a personalized gaming playlist to listen to before, during, and after gameplay sessions.

The ‌Apple Music‌ promotion is only available on the PlayStation 5, and it has to be redeemed on a PlayStation 5 console. Only new and qualified returning subscribers to ‌Apple Music‌ can get free access, so this is not a deal that is available to current subscribers. New subscribers will receive six months of ‌Apple Music‌, while returning subscribers will get five months.

Apple will be offering the deal until 11/15/24. After the six-month period expires, a subscription can be continued for $10.99 per month.

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Top Rated Comments

34 months ago
protip:
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get Apple Music for $5/mo and tv+ for free
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)
JulienBerthelot Avatar
34 months ago
That UI is really something huh…
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
StellarVixen Avatar
34 months ago

That UI is really something huh…
I imagine it’s tailored for navigating with gamepad, so yeah
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Spaceboi Scaphandre Avatar
34 months ago

The original PS3/PSP interface was peak console interface. It’s all downhill and ads ads ads after that.
There's not a single ad on my PS5 dashboard what?

You're mistaking it for the Xbox dashboard. Now that is covered in ads.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Spaceboi Scaphandre Avatar
34 months ago

That UI is really something huh…
I mean...yeah...it's a PlayStation 5 not a computer. It's made for a gamepad and to be able to be accessible while you're playing a game. The Xbox interface and SteamOS/Big Picture Mode is the same

I'm guessing you don't play video games often (or at all) do you?
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nutmac Avatar
34 months ago

Even free I would not switch from Spotify to AM. The way to discover new music and also to go to your favorites is perfect in Spotify. AM is barely releasing a way to mark songs as “favorite”!!!, I would need years to make that list from zero in AM, etc.
You are right about Spotify having much better discovery and recommendation engines.

But I don't really need such features as I listen to what I know. But when I do, I want the best possible audio quality and from time-to-time, enjoy music mastered in Dolby Atmos (particularly great for concerts). And as a classical music fan, I like Apple Music Classical experience.
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