I think Sony is onto something with PSN Plus and I'll explain why.

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JayWood2010 said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

JayWood2010 said:
People on this site is trying to hype up this service so much but it still stands that the mass does not care about this service. Until they tie in online with PS+ people will not care about it. You were using you as an example of your reasons which is one person. But if that is the case then me and my friend both played the beta of sony all stars and we decided not to buy it because of that beta was not fun....

Question, how many PSN Plus commercials have you seen on TV? 

How many XBL, MiiVerse, or Steam commercials do you see on TV? I think it is a great service for the people who like it though, but  a lot of people don't care at the moment.

I think PS+ and PSN will be tied together next gen honestly which will make it a bigger threat.  Do you agree with that?

I would argue that going into next gen PS+ will be more of a threat the way it is because going into a new generation Microsoft will be the only one of the big 3 requiring payment for online play. Not just that, but a person buying a 720 will dish out $60 from the get go to enable the online portions of their games. A PS4 owner will have the "option" to dish out $50 to get a service that grants them plenty of titles to play on their newly purchased machine.

By charging for online play with PS+ SONY will lose a big advantage they have against Microsoft.

 

This is even greater if Sony launches their console first.