- Exclusive in-game DLC and other content
- Free full games, changing each month
- Early access to demos and betas
- Auto-patching feature, which will detect, download and install updates
PlayStation Plus announced, available later this month for $49 per year
by Griffin McElroy 
on Jun 15th 2010 4:47PM
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:28PM PhilipJWitow said
@Ordeith.
I'm confused. How is this a bad sell? It's $50 a month for free games + bonus features I'm sure will be added.
Example: First month I pay $3, I get a $20 game + extra games. Next month I'm likely to get other games as well.
Assuming they add things like saving games to a cloud space, this service seems awesome at least for me. :\
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I'm confused. How is this a bad sell? It's $50 a month for free games + bonus features I'm sure will be added.
Example: First month I pay $3, I get a $20 game + extra games. Next month I'm likely to get other games as well.
Assuming they add things like saving games to a cloud space, this service seems awesome at least for me. :\
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:34PM WiNGSPANTT from TopTierTacticsco said
@Ordeith $50 a month for free games?
For half that price you can have "free" games from Gamefly, except you can have any game you want.
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For half that price you can have "free" games from Gamefly, except you can have any game you want.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:23PM Indefinite Implosion said
Yep.
That's what got me. I was all for until that bombshell hit.
Sure it may be cheaper in the long run but unless they release the games for free on plus (or tell us that they're coming to plus the next month or something) at the same time as normal release, I might buy that game the usual way and then the benefit of my free game is gone!
And if I don't get to choose what free game it is that sucks.
Because, sure, if you get a $20 game each month that works out super cheap, even if you keep subscribed for the rest of your life, but it loses value if I only actually play 1 of the 12 free games I get.
What would be better IMHO is if, instead of them choosing, you just get a monthly allowance of dollars on your PSN account to buy whatever and then if you cancel you no longer have access to that content but that'd be ok and definitely worth staying subscribed.
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That's what got me. I was all for until that bombshell hit.
Sure it may be cheaper in the long run but unless they release the games for free on plus (or tell us that they're coming to plus the next month or something) at the same time as normal release, I might buy that game the usual way and then the benefit of my free game is gone!
And if I don't get to choose what free game it is that sucks.
Because, sure, if you get a $20 game each month that works out super cheap, even if you keep subscribed for the rest of your life, but it loses value if I only actually play 1 of the 12 free games I get.
What would be better IMHO is if, instead of them choosing, you just get a monthly allowance of dollars on your PSN account to buy whatever and then if you cancel you no longer have access to that content but that'd be ok and definitely worth staying subscribed.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 6:06PM Im No Hero said
@Ordeith
And, how are they "free games" when you're paying $50 a year and the games go away if you stop paying?
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And, how are they "free games" when you're paying $50 a year and the games go away if you stop paying?
Posted: Jun 18th 2010 9:40PM periniasolp said
@Ordeith
Well it depends on your perception. So far the reviews for Sony PS3 + 3DTV are just awesome. Hopefully, Kinect will have this pleasure on their platform as well. The one thing that we don't like though is the
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Well it depends on your perception. So far the reviews for Sony PS3 + 3DTV are just awesome. Hopefully, Kinect will have this pleasure on their platform as well. The one thing that we don't like though is the
Posted: Jun 18th 2010 10:06PM periniasolp said
@Ordeith Playstation Plus. Reactions. http://2su.de/5f1
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:23PM (Unverified) said
@(Unverified)
I've got a lot of expendable income too and waste money on gaming stuff all the time and I'm still not getting this.
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I've got a lot of expendable income too and waste money on gaming stuff all the time and I'm still not getting this.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:19PM PlatinumSkeet said
@(Unverified)
As much as I don't like it I have to admit that free game a month is pretty good idea. I hope MS adopts something like this later on with XBLA games or some of it's games on demand games. It'll keep some of the older titles fresh by throwing the whole online community behind a classic game for a month...
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As much as I don't like it I have to admit that free game a month is pretty good idea. I hope MS adopts something like this later on with XBLA games or some of it's games on demand games. It'll keep some of the older titles fresh by throwing the whole online community behind a classic game for a month...
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:24PM Brother Unit No 4 said
@KeegdnaB
Except you can still play online multiplayer for free, which is really the big argument here.
If it's one thing I hate about Xbox Live it's that I have to pay to take part in a component of the game that's already built into the game.
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Except you can still play online multiplayer for free, which is really the big argument here.
If it's one thing I hate about Xbox Live it's that I have to pay to take part in a component of the game that's already built into the game.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:25PM DrChristopher said
@KeegdnaB
Dude did you not even read the article? GTFO
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Dude did you not even read the article? GTFO
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:37PM Dustin F said
@KeegdnaB
You always had to pay to get the most out of a Playstation.
But their free PSN service is ridiculously more feature packed than Xbox Silver. And their paid service is still lacking some features of Xbox Gold (though the converse is also true, and the PS+ is cheaper).
I resent the update feature not being free, though. That seems kinda like something that ought to be free and doesn't actually cost them much.
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You always had to pay to get the most out of a Playstation.
But their free PSN service is ridiculously more feature packed than Xbox Silver. And their paid service is still lacking some features of Xbox Gold (though the converse is also true, and the PS+ is cheaper).
I resent the update feature not being free, though. That seems kinda like something that ought to be free and doesn't actually cost them much.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:29PM Packfan104L4 said
@(Unverified)
Tretton said you get to keep the title as long as you keep subscribing, which if they keep the games flowing, is a very good value.
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Tretton said you get to keep the title as long as you keep subscribing, which if they keep the games flowing, is a very good value.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 6:08PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
@Osnaz I think he meant of the FULL GAME.....my guess is Downloadable titles are coming soon....
so you get to demo the full game for like a day and then U can buy the full thing
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so you get to demo the full game for like a day and then U can buy the full thing
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:13PM Grey said
@Shiaoran
Dear Sony,
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
How much do you wanna bet that the AC: brotherhood beta is only for PSN+ subscribers. Dammit, why did they have to do this. This clearly isn't worth $50, but it's just annoying enough to piss people off. Stupid, stupid, stupid move Sony.
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Dear Sony,
FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!
How much do you wanna bet that the AC: brotherhood beta is only for PSN+ subscribers. Dammit, why did they have to do this. This clearly isn't worth $50, but it's just annoying enough to piss people off. Stupid, stupid, stupid move Sony.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:37PM Colossalhat said
I'll wait and see what the DLC is before I put on my rage face. Hopefully it's just things like alternate skins. Though games that are already PS3 exclusive make me worry about this thing.
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Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:25PM Brother Unit No 4 said
@gwangi
They're not taking away demos. It's just early access. It says it right in the main post.
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They're not taking away demos. It's just early access. It says it right in the main post.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 5:05PM Dustin F said
@(Unverified)
If 4 dollars and some change each month is a major expense for you, you made a serious mistake investing in a nice TV and a PS3, and there's no way Sony was ever going to succeed catering to your needs. No offense intended, but they are in this to make a lot of money. More than $5 a month per Playstation user. Some people are not their target customer because they do not value this stuff as much as Sony wants to sell it for. But Sony is wise to move on to customers who are willing to pay for products, of course. That's the entire name of the game.
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If 4 dollars and some change each month is a major expense for you, you made a serious mistake investing in a nice TV and a PS3, and there's no way Sony was ever going to succeed catering to your needs. No offense intended, but they are in this to make a lot of money. More than $5 a month per Playstation user. Some people are not their target customer because they do not value this stuff as much as Sony wants to sell it for. But Sony is wise to move on to customers who are willing to pay for products, of course. That's the entire name of the game.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:40PM Dustin F said
Demos are marketing. They want as many people to play a demo as possible, if they make one.
You will have a chance to play the demo. It will be later, though.
It's not like Sony is making a zillion bucks here. I love their first party titles and want them to be more profitable so this trend of the best games I've ever played continues. Sucks that demos are delayed, but I get it and if there's a demo for a game I'm not ready to buy, I will be able to play it eventually and make my choice.
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You will have a chance to play the demo. It will be later, though.
It's not like Sony is making a zillion bucks here. I love their first party titles and want them to be more profitable so this trend of the best games I've ever played continues. Sucks that demos are delayed, but I get it and if there's a demo for a game I'm not ready to buy, I will be able to play it eventually and make my choice.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:36PM Ordeith said
I don't know. Zune Pass is pretty sweet.
I would have to continue my Zune Pass Subscription for 20 years to pay for what the music I have downloaded would have cost me on iTunes, and that is only if I don't download another thing in the next 20 years.
For me the value is solid.
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I would have to continue my Zune Pass Subscription for 20 years to pay for what the music I have downloaded would have cost me on iTunes, and that is only if I don't download another thing in the next 20 years.
For me the value is solid.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:42PM Dustin F said
@Odog4ever
Well, you still automatically are told you need to update when you want to play the game.
I think it's silly they would charge for the background installation and download of this stuff, too, but it's not like updates are hidden from the user.
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Well, you still automatically are told you need to update when you want to play the game.
I think it's silly they would charge for the background installation and download of this stuff, too, but it's not like updates are hidden from the user.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:28PM CarlosPacheco said
Not much of an offer considering you can still play online without the service which is 90% of the reason for paying for XBL Gold.
Not that it mattered to me but I guess this officialy eliminates the possibility of XBL going free anytime soon.
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Not that it mattered to me but I guess this officialy eliminates the possibility of XBL going free anytime soon.
Posted: Jun 15th 2010 4:28PM ZildjianKX said
Doesn't the PS3 currently auto-patch?
Do the free games go away or cycle? What if I already own Wipeout HD?
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Do the free games go away or cycle? What if I already own Wipeout HD?
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