content: What features did they remove when PlexPass was introduced? If I recall they only release beta premium and new features in PlexPass. Once they are deemed stable or enough time has passed the new features move on to the free version while premium features are bought separately (with PlexPass members getting a discount.) I started using Plex awhile before PlexPass was a thing. Shortly after it came out I did buy it just to mess around with the Chromecast feature. I opted to just get the lifetime one back then so didn't cost much at all. Some of my friends still use the free version of Plex without any issues. I can still stream their media and they can stream mine.