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kitler53 on 12 October 2012
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Slimebeast said:
Andrespetmonkey said:
Slimebeast said:

PS+ is not a smartest thing Sony ever did, it's actually a bad strategy. It's too valuable for the subscription rate gamers pay. Those free games PS+ members get will steal time and essentially cause members to buy less games that aren't discounted.

Also there's this non-beneficial psychology involved, lots of people will hold off from buying new games they have had their eyes on because they are hoping these games will be free on PS+. This is especially true for typical PSN games.

This could be the case, it makes sense, but in reality does that really happen? Have software sales declined since around the time PS+ was introduced? 

I can only go to myself and attest that it works like this. Being a member I simply refuse to buy anything that's full price on PSN.

All in all PS+ is great for gamers but not great for Sony.



I'm just guestimating.

It could have the opposite effect - like Steam, who's temporary but generous sales probably generate tons of impulse buys.

But in truth we haven't heard Sony boast about the profitability of PS+ and that usually means it's nothing to brag about.

first off. software sales have declined in equal proportation to the xbox360 software decline from what i've seen.   i'd say psn+ as of now isn't adversly affecting software, we're just at the end of the gen. 

second off.  sony did boast about psn+ profitability.  before this last E3 psn+ only had psn downloadable games as the "free" games.  post E3 we have full retail releases (LBP2, saints row, ect.) in addition to the smaller games.  they very clearly stated (boasted) at that time that it was the success and profitability of psn+ that allowed them to improve the service.  i'm not sure the was much press on it but as an advid follower of ps3 news i remember that bit.

i'm not sure if you are a psn+ service member but i've noted that many of the free games are make free at the same time a new DLC becomes availible.  i can't speak to the overall numbers but i'll wager more than a few people have ended up paying for the DLC to go along with their free game.