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Forums - Sony - PS+ Not Required For F2P On PS4 / Paid MMOs Is Open To Publishers

"Finally, he was asked if players will need a PS Plus subscription to play MMORPGs like Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn and The Elder Scrolls Online:

You will need it to enjoy online multiplayer.
This will also depend on the judgement by the publishers, and there will be some free to play titles that you’ll be able to play without needing a PS Plus subscription, like PlanetSide 2 and DC Universe Online."

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/06/12/e3-2013-sonys-shuhei-yoshida-shares-relevant-details-on-playstation-plus-requirement-for-multiplayer-on-ps4/

At least the F2P games are F2P after all.

 



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OP title means to say F2P MMORPGS. F2P/MMORPGS implies both MMOs and F2P. However, his statement of "you will need ps+ for online multiplayer, seems to say "yes, you will need ps+ for MMOs, just not F2P ones"



This is confusing.



theprof00 said:
OP title means to say F2P MMORPGS. F2P/MMORPGS implies both MMOs and F2P. However, his statement of "you will need ps+ for online multiplayer, seems to say "yes, you will need ps+ for MMOs, just not F2P ones"

Yeah... you don't need PS+ for F2P games... for paid MMOs you need... that what I understand.



so single player free to play games will actually be free to play



Bet reminder: I bet with Tboned51 that Splatoon won't reach the 1 million shipped mark by the end of 2015. I win if he loses and I lose if I lost.

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chapset said:
so single player free to play games will actually be free to play

DC Universe Online is a F2P MMO.



ethomaz said:
chapset said:
so single player free to play games will actually be free to play

DC Universe Online is a F2P MMO.

but you'll need PS+ to play F2P MMOs



Bet reminder: I bet with Tboned51 that Splatoon won't reach the 1 million shipped mark by the end of 2015. I win if he loses and I lose if I lost.

chapset said:

but you'll need PS+ to play F2P MMOs

No.

MMO with paid subscription yes... F2P MMO not.



ethomaz said:

chapset said:

but you'll need PS+ to play F2P MMOs

No.

MMO with paid subscription yes... F2P MMO not.

weird



Bet reminder: I bet with Tboned51 that Splatoon won't reach the 1 million shipped mark by the end of 2015. I win if he loses and I lose if I lost.

I think that all free-to-play AND MMO games should not require a Plus subscription. Requiring a Plus subscription to play a F2P game defeats the purpose of F2P, and the need to have two different subscriptions to play a MMO on console is ridiculous, unless the publisher of the MMO offers a modified subscription for console players (i.e., a reduced subscription fee that takes plus fees into account). I'm glad that Planetside 2 and DCUO will not require a Plus subscription; I hope that extends to all free-to-play games and MMOs.