‘Free-to-play titles are natural fit for Xbox – Microsoft

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NobleTeam360 said:

kitler53 said:

kowenicki said:

Sony fans in like a flash to talk down again.... so those games you all get free on PSN+ and go on and on and on and on about aren't free after all then?

Just so long as we have cleared that up.

 

OT.  Interested but we shall see how it goes.  Not a fan of Pay to Win gaming, i assume thats what this is? microtransactions?

the games provided by psn+ have never been marketed at free-to-play.  but when sony does have a free-to-play game like dust 541 or treasure of montezuma blitz ... they are indeed actually free to play.

just so long as we have cleared that up.

But aren't those games advertised as free? Technically they aren't free since you have to keep paying for PS+ to keep the games.

Just so long as we have cleared that up.

You dont have to pay to play DC online on PSN, but you can just like PC. The same goes for M.A.G. and I believe Dust will be Free to Play as well. The choice is pretty much yours. PSN Plus is the equivalent of what would be considered "Platinum" tier on Xbox Live, not Gold either. The point of Plus is that your $50 a year gives you major discounts on indy games (which you can keep), full games, dynamic themes, 60 minute demos and much more. The free aspect allows you to play whatever is free without shedding cash on the full cost of the game. You could play essentially a $1000's worth of games on PSN with that $50 annual price. You keep your achievements and if I stop playing the game at least I got the experience. Why should I keep every free game when I am paying $50 a year? Consider it more like a rental service that allows access for an annual fee. Can you do this on Xbox Live? No. Xbox Live Gold forces you to pay for anything that matters outside of some demos and singleplayer, even your own damn Netflix and Hulu accounts that you already pay for.