| ConservagameR said: Game Pass fans and gamers who simply want the best deal possible in terms of money, obviously want to compare the new Plus because being ok with it as is, doesn't help them. Game Pass is supposed to be the future of gaming, and its been out for a while now, so if Sony kinda ignores it, like they kinda are, then it doesn't bode well for that type of bang for your buck Netflix model. Nobody really wants to pay more for games, and who wouldn't want Sony first party day 1, but top quality for bargain prices just doesn't happen. That's not how things work unfortunately. I think this is layout, so far, is a relatively decent proposal by PS. Some aren't happy about paying for BC in the Premium tier, but I'd bet this ends up an ongoing thing. Meaning instead of stopping BC like XB did, PS can justify continuing to bring BC titles until they all are added eventually. While I need some more info, I'd guess I'll be moving up from Plus Essential ($60) to Plus Extra ($99). 400 more games, including some big AAA, for just $40 more per year seems like a steal to me. The BC games don't appeal that much to me personally. The info I'm most curious about for the Extra tier, is: Will there be more additional games added, and how long before they are, or how often? If so, then will some of those added games be AAA first or third party, and how long after launch before they're added? Will existing games be cycled out, and if so, how many and how often? If Sony were to add games like Horizon Forbidden West or God of War Ragnarok, just 1 year after launch, that's something I could live with. If it's more than 1 year, then I just might stick with Essential and buy first party much closer to launch. I have to see what those 400 games are and whether they rotate in and out. If so then maybe Extra would still be worth it for me. |
I disagree with your first paragraph. What Sony does has nothing to do with the success or movement of GamePass. GP is not validated if Sony response to it or not. Its been very evident that MS does not care what Sony does because they are moving in totally different directions. MS and Sony have totally different views about their service. MS is looking to build GP as a stand alone service that can be run on any device. Sony want to continue to tie in their service to their console. Its the reason why MS can make the decisions to put their games day one on the service because MS view GP as a Netflix service for games while Sony views their service as an extension of the PS system.
Also MS did not stop BC, licensing deals stopped BC which will be the same issue Sony will have for any games not developed by them.
