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S.T.A.G.E. on 11 June 2013

Psn plus is so worth it. I already pay for it now. Multiplayer is fair as long as they don't lock me out of my Netflix and July plus like Ms. Free games and multiplayer? Sony kind of left me perplexed but in the grand scheme of things people can't question the overall value of plus and it wont interfere with the free stuff like live does.



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scat398 on 11 June 2013

Sorry but a joke doesn't win you a conference, lets face it ms did better in the games department while Sony did better in the price department. Both did good and gave their fans what they wanted.



blkfish92 on 11 June 2013
NYCrysis said:
blkfish92 said:
Who cares if we need ps+ to play online lol, we get over 100 bucks of content for 60 dollars per year!


actually it's $50 per year and BestBuy has it for $40 if you become a (Free) bb rewards member (takes a couple of secs to join).


Well thanks for further justification lol



           

NYCrysis on 11 June 2013
blkfish92 said:
NYCrysis said:
blkfish92 said:
Who cares if we need ps+ to play online lol, we get over 100 bucks of content for 60 dollars per year!


actually it's $50 per year and BestBuy has it for $40 if you become a (Free) bb rewards member (takes a couple of secs to join).


Well thanks for further justification lol


Just helping out potential ps4 buyers. I already have 2 plus cards pre ordered and I have a year of plus on my account so i'm set for 3 yrs :D



JusSayian on 11 June 2013
cannonballZ said:
JusSayian said:
Nice to see people in damage control, also PS+ is not a value for everyone not everyone will want those games you you know
Also when did the definition of free changed? Those games are not free you need to pay to access them and when you stop paying they are gone.

Damage control? I don't think any of that is needed. But.....


OK, I'll play along. Let's say someone doesn't like any of the games on ps+, which frankly is almost impossible. You are bound to find something you like eventually. But let's just say, nothing on there is interesting. No biggie, you can look at it as an extra if you are paying to play online. That is still more value than what xbox live is giving, at worst it's on par... just charging for online play if nothing else interests you.

Sure, they are not exactly free, but you will have access to them as long as you are a subscriber. In my opinion it has more value than live. 

But that's just covering the value angle........ If paying for online play is a major issue for you, I don't know what to say to that. Both systems will be charging now. There's always Wii U!!

To be honest most of the things Plus gives you for "free" you are paying. You are paying for those discounts, you are paying for those games, you are paying for all those extra in game stuff. Giving you early or exlcusive beta entries is not a bonus either because if + did not exsist you be able to get those beta's for free.

Live offers comparable stuff with its sales for arcade games and what obviously not at the same scale but I really do not know since I'm not a XBL subscriber.

Paying online is not a issue heck I'm not even mad about it. Its just hilarious watching people eat their own words. Sony fans have bashed MS calling them evil and what not for years because they charge for online gaming, now that sony is doing it its all good LOL. Honestly its just pathetic.



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9087 on 11 June 2013

omg lol



blkfish92 on 11 June 2013
NYCrysis said:
blkfish92 said:
NYCrysis said:
blkfish92 said:
Who cares if we need ps+ to play online lol, we get over 100 bucks of content for 60 dollars per year!


actually it's $50 per year and BestBuy has it for $40 if you become a (Free) bb rewards member (takes a couple of secs to join).


Well thanks for further justification lol


Just helping out potential ps4 buyers. I already have 2 plus cards pre ordered and I have a year of plus on my account so i'm set for 3 yrs :D

Potential!? NOPE, I'm in right now! Going to preorder lol



           

zorg1000 on 11 June 2013
blkfish92 said:
Who cares if we need ps+ to play online lol, we get over 100 bucks of content for 60 dollars per year!


Its gotta be way more than $100 bucks of content, u get up to 36 games in a year for $50, thats roughly $1.50 per game.

Also on a side note, this might be a dumb question but do my current PS+ games get transferred over to PS4? 90% of my PS3 games have been thru Plus and if so ill sell my PS3 to help pay for PS4.



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jake_the_fake1 on 11 June 2013

It looks like Sony moved online multiplayer into the PS+, however, he ,made mention that the user can still access their media services without PS+. So it looks like Free-to-play, and Free apps like youtube will remain free as the PS store seems accessible even with no PS+ subscription...seems better than Live to me...though I could be wrong.



cannonballZ on 11 June 2013
JusSayian said:

To be honest most of the things Plus gives you for "free" you are paying. You are paying for those discounts, you are paying for those games, you are paying for all those extra in game stuff. Giving you early or exlcusive beta entries is not a bonus either because if + did not exsist you be able to get those beta's for free.

Live offers comparable stuff with its sales for arcade games and what obviously not at the same scale but I really do not know since I'm not a XBL subscriber.

Paying online is not a issue heck I'm not even mad about it. Its just hilarious watching people eat their own words. Sony fans have bashed MS calling them evil and what not for years because they charge for online gaming, now that sony is doing it its all good LOL. Honestly its just pathetic.


I do subscribe to xbox live. I have no complaints, I play minecraft online a lot. And when MS decides to give a game, it's yours even if you don't pay for live anymore.

And I have seen that quite a bit.... people bashing xbox live fees. But I doubt any ps fans will be jumping on to wii u anytime soon because of internet fees. 

OT: I love my Wii U by the way, not trying to bash Nintendo!