I hated the pay to play online of XBL Gold, but I'm on PS+ and I'll probably remain on PS+ because of the additional content that you get for no additional fee, so while I think online multiplayer being locked being a paywall is complete bs for those of us who don't want to get PS+, doesn't bother me since I'm already on it and I like the service.
It's better than XBL Gold though. XBL Gold is giving two free games a month until the launch of the Xbox One, and then that's it. Sony will continue to give us free games a month for PS3, Vita, and PS4 when it's added, although Drive Club PS+ edition will be a gimped, but free version. It's atleast a better version than getting nothing but still requiring to pay a monthly fee like Microsoft is doing.
In addition to this. The only thing added to PS+ is the multiplayer, so everything else can still included for free. The share button to record and upload videos, cross game chat, apps like Netflix, etc.
PS+
-Discounted Games
-Automatic Game Updates
-Early Access to Beta Programs
-Instant Game Collection
-Immersive Multiplayer On PS4
