Plus Points: Sony's PS Plus Humiliates The Game Industry

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pokoko said:

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pokoko said:

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I think the case is just too compelling to argue against PS+. Even IF you call it a rental system (which in essence is true) that's less that £1 per game. Then there's the discounts, auto updates and online saves. This is an 'everyman's' article for me.

The discounts, auto updates, and online saves are every bit as important to me as the games, perhaps even moreso.  I LOVE SO MUCH turning on my PS3 and seeing that EVERYTHING has been downloaded and patched up.  The first time it happened I think I cried a little.

I also want to own up and say that I scoffed at PS+ at first.  I thought it was going to be another half-baked idea from Sony that they would abandon after a year.  I'm glad they proved me wrong.

Same here actually. The problem is that I've just bought Disgaea 4 and the patch patches a few levels that were great for grinding. My son wanted me to turn the auto update off, so I obliged and I'm not bloody happy about it! Is there a way to stop it updating one particular game?

Hm, that's a tough situation.  It would surprise me if there is a way to disable one update, as publishers and developers want their releases patched for the very reason you're talking about, to remove exploits.  There might be methods out there but I don't know them.  Tell your son that he's got one week to get to level 1000 before you're turning it back on!

On topic, I hope no one is suggesting that Jim Sterling is a Sony fanboy?  This is the guy who goes into a rage because of system updates every other month.  I think he's awful at what he does but I will say he's negative and sensationalisic about all consoles equally.

Cheers ... I'll just have to hope he gets bored of it when I get Ni No Kuni.

On topic: I remember when PS+ launched and was met with somewhat diluted responses, but now it's gathered quite the momentum. I see a problem ahead for PS+ on PS4 though. Sony won't be able to offer 12 games out of the gate, simply because they're won't BE 12 games to put on there. As a result, it's going to be harder for Sony to persuade people to opt for PS+ instead of LIVE. We'll probably see a repeat of this gen with PS+ starting out with a whimper and growing over the first two years to something close to what it is now in PS3. On a side note, PS+ is a great way of replacing the second hand market because, let's be honest, that's what console manufacturers rely on to extend their console lifecycle to the promised ten years.