Driveclub ps+ edition detailed

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

DerNebel said:

Dr.Henry_Killinger said:

DerNebel said:
It's pretty stupid. But I guess Sony are just testing this out. If it doesn't work then they won't try it again.

They shouldn't be testing the waters. This is the same sh1t we still haven't forgiven Microsoft for, not to mention this game was supposed to be a launch day title.

The PS+ upgrade is a blantant rip off, and it takes advantage of consumer ignorance the same way MS has been doing for years, but considering all the postive PR Sony has gotten so far, this is truly disturbing and hopefully an oversight.

For 10$ more, or waiting a few weeks, one can get the retail permanent copy of the game rather than paying a 50$ to keep the game with a subscription.

Blatant rip off seems like a bit of an overreaction. The reason for the upgrade to be still tied to the PS Plus subscription is probably to prevent people from just using one of those free test codes for PS Plus to get the game cheaper, though that could certainly be done better.

I personally don't see very many people going for this, but honestly, if you plan to stay a PS Plus member then I'd say that there isn't much harm in doing this. I highly doubt that there are many people that are planning to get this game a week before their PS Plus membership runs out, which they then don't plan to renew and if it runs out a couple months later then you probably won't be playing the game anymore anyway.

And it's not the same as MS's DRM, you can still buy the game physically or digitally without upgrading from the PS Plus edition and play the game whenever you want PS Plus member or not.

I doubt the reason for the upgrade is to stymie test code users, because this would be a strange exception to make when these kind of discounts are common in the PlayStation ecosystem. For instance, I plan to buy FFXIV for PS3 just so I can upgrade it to the ps4 version cause the PS3 version is the cheapest.

That being said, regardless of whether it was intentional or an oversight, what truly pisses me off is that it is taking advantage of consumer ignorance. Many PS+ subscribers, who have been getting showered with discounts and free games will see this and buy it overlooking the fine print and when they can't play the game they spent 50$ on without PS+, they are going to be suprised to learn they wasted their money on it.

That is what pisses me off.