PlayStation Plus Prompts Me to Rethink My Xbox Live Subscription

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richardhutnik said:

BasilZero said:
A question.

What if you download these games while having PSN+ and stop having PSN+ a few months later? Would you still be able to play them or would you need PSN+ to play them...?

Nope.  You need PSN to be able to play games you didn't buy.  It is like Gamefly or Netflix in some of this regard, or what OnLive has.  You are paying a subscription model to access content.

Actually my financial situation made me rethink my Gold account, and downgrade to Silver.  I don't play online, and as nice as streaming of movies are, it just isn't worth it.  I miss out on a few bonuses.  I will say, outside of a few features, Silver is better than what I have with PSN, because demos are free.  With PSN, they put them in PS Plus and people have to pay for it.  There are exceptions, but I get more demos on XBL Silver than I do PSN.

Are you suggesting that demos are saved for plus members? If you are, you are incorrect.

It's only betas, only demos that get reserved are like once every 4months, even then it appears on normal psn about a week later.