richardhutnik on 16 June 2012
| Chark said: For PS Plus free game offerings, the way I see it is that its a used/rental game alternative. PS Plus is $50 a year for 36 games($4.17 a month for 3 games). Your subscription fee funds the industry very directly through digital distribution. The PS3 games are at least 1 year old or something and you don't select which titles come out, though I'm sure you can try suggesting them on PS Blog. The games stay with you as long as you have a subscription and you can renew your subscription down the road and regain access. 36 new titles every year adds up. To compare, Gamefly offers 1 game rental at a time for $16 a month or 2 for $23. Your subscription doesn't provide any direct funds to the industry, just to Gamefly. You can select what games you want but there is limited availability, so your top priority titles might take some time to receive. Rent to your hearts content but a full year bags you at $192 to $276. You can only keep one or two titles at a time. To compare, used game purchases don't provide any direct funds for the industry, just the retailers. You are still paying a decent sum per game depending on sales and how new they are. Say $20 a game for 36, that's $720. Though you have total control over which titles are bought but only if available. You get to keep your games because you own them, you can even sell them, although at a very reduced rate. |
Difference between Gamefly and PS Plus question: Does PS Plus provide the absolutely latest releases or stuff that has been otu awhile? I guess, if you don't care about new releases, Gamefly and PS Plus wouldn't be different. But, that to me, seesm to be a difference. Also can factor in whether or not you are playing off disks or not. With digital download, you have to download the entire game, eating up harddrive space.
