PS4 Now requires PS+ for MULTIPLAYER!

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iceland said:

mantlepiecek said:

Are people comparing paying for PS+ and paying for gold? They are vastly different, and plus is ridiculously amazing for somebody who has more than one PS console that supports it.

It is still not a rip-off like gold was and is. People like me who don't like to pay a subscription for anything will have a problem with it.

Are they vastly different?

Both now require a paywall to access multiplayer

Both offer exclusive deals for the service

Now the only difference is that Sony lets you borrow games as long as you have the service

Unless I'm missing something big, for the record I've always been against paying for multiplayer I just find it so jarring that Sony fans are now fine with the argument they've been using since the ps3 came out. Now that gold is getting free games on 360 and if they keep that going into Xbox One, is there much of a difference if any? 

The big difference is, in case you didn't actually listen to the conference, which I'm guessing many didn't since it went completely over their heads as well, that the free games being given away (permanent gift, not subscription locked!) at two per month, is only going on through Dec 31st of this year. After that, the promo is over unless MS opts to extend it for whatever reason. Don't count on it anyway. 

And that's the difference; it's a promotion to get more people to subscribe to XBLG. One you have your XB1, which you won't be able to play those games on anyways because it's not BC due to the differences in hardware architecture and non-compatible code, the promo will end shortly after.