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https://comicbook.com/gaming/amp/2018/10/06/playstation-now-7-day-trial-reset/

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This is great news. I’m gonna check something out that I can probably finish within the 7-day period and give it a go. And if I can’t finish it but am interested in doing so I’ll cop the fee. Join me! lol



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Why?



KLAMarine said:
Why?

Gamepass.



KLAMarine said:
Why?

Probably so people can try the new download option for free, even if they already used a free trial in the past.



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Sony is making great moves with PS Now. If you havn't tried it, it is well worth a shot. Downloads obviously work exactly like any other Retail or Digital Copy, and if you have decent internet, the streaming is actually quite good.

Hopefully they will bring back the 1 Year for $99.99. That is the most ridiculous deal in gaming honestly. $99.99 for 650+ games, and 220+ PS4 games ready for down load.

Sony and Microsoft are setting things up for a massive expansion of AAA gaming with Game Pass and PS Now. I will always buy my titles in full, but just like Netflix or Spotify, these services are nice to have to try out new things, or titles you are on the fence about.



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The problem is that Sony doesn't put new games on PS Now. Downloadability is certainly a step in the right direction. But, MS's Gamepass is a much better program. The problem there, of course, is that MS doesn't have anywhere near the same amount of desirable first party exclusives.

In any case, I think we are moving toward a much better system here. Gamers will know that their hobby costs $X per month (X will vary by gamer, based the number of subscriptions they want/need), and publishers will have a more stable, predictable revenue stream.

I'm a stable, grown adult. I can afford to blow a few hundred bucks during the holiday release period to pick up new games. But, I remember a decade ago when I had to think a lot more about my gaming budget. It would have been a lot easier for me to handle (let's say) $20 every month, than the sporadic $60 to $120 when games I want come out. In fact, I tried to mostly stay about a year behind back then, so that I could keep gaming affordable.

The downside, for those of us that want to resell or collect games.... well, those days may be coming to and end. I'm a buy and resell guy. So, I may have to change. But, I think this is good overall, and I look forward to seeing how games as a service stuff progresses.



VAMatt said:
The problem is that Sony doesn't put new games on PS Now. Downloadability is certainly a step in the right direction. But, MS's Gamepass is a much better program. The problem there, of course, is that MS doesn't have anywhere near the same amount of desirable first party exclusives.

In any case, I think we are moving toward a much better system here. Gamers will know that their hobby costs $X per month (X will vary by gamer, based the number of subscriptions they want/need), and publishers will have a more stable, predictable revenue stream.

I'm a stable, grown adult. I can afford to blow a few hundred bucks during the holiday release period to pick up new games. But, I remember a decade ago when I had to think a lot more about my gaming budget. It would have been a lot easier for me to handle (let's say) $20 every month, than the sporadic $60 to $120 when games I want come out. In fact, I tried to mostly stay about a year behind back then, so that I could keep gaming affordable.

The downside, for those of us that want to resell or collect games.... well, those days may be coming to and end. I'm a buy and resell guy. So, I may have to change. But, I think this is good overall, and I look forward to seeing how games as a service stuff progresses.

In what world has Sony not been adding games to PSNow?  They literally just added 10 PS4 games and the total is over 650 games, far more than gamepass.



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I can't ever see this being a service that a longtime PS+ subscriber like me would bite on. 300+ games in my PS+ library. Good enough for newer customers though.



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Shiken said:
VAMatt said:
The problem is that Sony doesn't put new games on PS Now. Downloadability is certainly a step in the right direction. But, MS's Gamepass is a much better program. The problem there, of course, is that MS doesn't have anywhere near the same amount of desirable first party exclusives.

In any case, I think we are moving toward a much better system here. Gamers will know that their hobby costs $X per month (X will vary by gamer, based the number of subscriptions they want/need), and publishers will have a more stable, predictable revenue stream.

I'm a stable, grown adult. I can afford to blow a few hundred bucks during the holiday release period to pick up new games. But, I remember a decade ago when I had to think a lot more about my gaming budget. It would have been a lot easier for me to handle (let's say) $20 every month, than the sporadic $60 to $120 when games I want come out. In fact, I tried to mostly stay about a year behind back then, so that I could keep gaming affordable.

The downside, for those of us that want to resell or collect games.... well, those days may be coming to and end. I'm a buy and resell guy. So, I may have to change. But, I think this is good overall, and I look forward to seeing how games as a service stuff progresses.

In what world has Sony not been adding games to PSNow?  They literally just added 10 PS4 games and the total is over 650 games, far more than gamepass.

Sony adds old games.  Gamepass gets games at launch.  

Yes, there are a lot more games on PSNow.  But, they're not new releases.  I play new releases on PS4, not stuff from years ago.  So, PS Now is of little value to me.  Gamepass is probably about to get my money, since I want to play Horizon 4.  

Sony has the better first party lineup, so they could make their service much more appealing than Gamepass.  But, they have not done so.  



VAMatt said:
The problem is that Sony doesn't put new games on PS Now. Downloadability is certainly a step in the right direction. But, MS's Gamepass is a much better program. The problem there, of course, is that MS doesn't have anywhere near the same amount of desirable first party exclusives.

In any case, I think we are moving toward a much better system here. Gamers will know that their hobby costs $X per month (X will vary by gamer, based the number of subscriptions they want/need), and publishers will have a more stable, predictable revenue stream.

I'm a stable, grown adult. I can afford to blow a few hundred bucks during the holiday release period to pick up new games. But, I remember a decade ago when I had to think a lot more about my gaming budget. It would have been a lot easier for me to handle (let's say) $20 every month, than the sporadic $60 to $120 when games I want come out. In fact, I tried to mostly stay about a year behind back then, so that I could keep gaming affordable.

The downside, for those of us that want to resell or collect games.... well, those days may be coming to and end. I'm a buy and resell guy. So, I may have to change. But, I think this is good overall, and I look forward to seeing how games as a service stuff progresses.

It’s too totally understandable that Sony want to fairly pay their developers and sell their games instead. They don’t need to subsidise their platform in order to improve their service subscriptions the way MS does.