| prinz_valium said:
250 bucks a year at least
do u need xbl to play those games offline? (i dont think so) |
So you pay for half of the game... Got it.
| prinz_valium said:
250 bucks a year at least
do u need xbl to play those games offline? (i dont think so) |
So you pay for half of the game... Got it.
| BenVTrigger said: Guys stop with the EA vs PSNow comparisons as they are different though I do agree that the pricing model so far for Now is insane, but there's plenty of time to change that. What this is, is a publisher starting their own Netflix like service, and something that I believe we will see much more of. Ubisoft and Activision will pursue similar strategies I'm sure. The reason this is different from PSNow is that Sony is trying to make a service in which they have to heavily deal with lots of 3rd parties on how the pricing model should work which will affect the prices that they can set. EA has no rival with this new service as its 100% their own and they don't need to compete or give lots of licensing fees. |
So...we're not supposed to compare two basically digital video game rental services, but comparing Netflix (streaming) to EA (non-streaming) is somehow legit? Maybe I'm taking this as personally directed towards me, but I said very little about PS Now vs EA's concept here, other than to say it would provide Sony with a better concept of how to price their service. I don't see why that's out of bounds.
KLXVER said:
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even if u pay full price 60 dollar for a disc copy.
u still pay for half of the game as we have to apply the same logic
mornelithe said:
So...we're not supposed to compare two basically digital video game rental services, but comparing Netflix (streaming) to EA (non-streaming) is somehow legit? Maybe I'm taking this as personally directed towards me, but I said very little about PS Now vs EA's concept here, other than to say it would provide Sony with a better concept of how to price their service. I don't see why that's out of bounds. |
I meant it more in terms of yes its not fair to compare the pricing models.
PSNow Sony is dealing with many different 3rd parties on how the streaming will work, what they want to price their games at, what other companies are pricing their titles at, they are providing the streaming so have additional costs there as well.
EA Access is litteraly just EA offering a Sub to download games / DLC from MS's Marketplace for cheaper pricing / early access. There is very very little cost to them and they have no rivals in their own service to try to gauge their pricing on. MS also is taking very little cost as they already have these games / DLC on their Marketplace.
Its a very different situation, though I am sympathetic to the idea that PSNow pricing is FAR too high.
prinz_valium said:
even if u pay full price 60 dollar for a disc copy. u still pay for half of the game as wehave to apply the same logic
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Yes, but it wont be 90$ a year to play it online...
KLXVER said:
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Keep in mind most games are so old they don't have a active MP community.
Xbox Silver should suffice for the campaigns.
And seriously, your logic is just annoying. I certainly am not going to factor in PS Plus if Sony introduces a subscription model that's similar to this. It's seperate, and implied. And furthermore, if you are going to go that route, at least have the courtesy to specify that Live Gold throws in the free games......you talk like its gen 7 pre-free game giveway.
| BenVTrigger said: I meant it more in terms of yes its not fair to compare the pricing models. PSNow Sony is dealing with many different 3rd parties on how the streaming will work, what they want to price their games at, what other companies are pricing their titles at, they are providing the streaming so have additional costs there as well. EA Access is litteraly just EA offering a Sub to download games / DLC from MS's Marketplace for cheaper pricing / early access. There is very very little cost to them and they have no rivals in their own service to try to gauge their pricing on. MS also is taking very little cost as they already have these games / DLC on their Marketplace. Its a very different situation, though I am sympathetic to the idea that PSNow pricing is FAR too high. |
I honestly don't care what they price PS Now at, because I'll never have a need for it...have my PS1-3 around the house, and I won't be getting rid of them anytime soon. I still think PS Now is simply for people who don't want a standalone console at home, but have a laptop/PC/Smart TV/Phone etc...
Still, I compare them in this case, because Sony can look at that model and then work from there with regards to their pricing/service. Yes, it's streaming versus downloading, but that doesn't mean they can't take the flat rate for just download/own and add a certain percentage to cover streaming costs.
I dont think you will have access to the newest and greatest, but the service could become pretty great down the line. This pretty much nixes any EA indys(do they even publish anymore of those) showing up on GWG/PS+.
Getting an XBOX One for me is like being in a bad relationship but staying together because we have kids. XBone we have 20000+ achievement points, 2+ years of XBL Gold and 20000+ MS points. I think its best we stay together if only for the MS points.
Nintendo Treehouse is what happens when a publisher is confident and proud of its games and doesn't need to show CGI lies for five minutes.
-Jim Sterling
| sales2099 said:
Keep in mind most games are so old they don't have a active MP community. Xbox Silver should suffice for the campaigns. And seriously, your logic is just annoying. I certainly am not going to factor in PS Plus if Sony introduces a subscription model that's similar to this. It's seperate, and implied. And furthermore, if you are going to go that route, at least have the courtesy to specify that Live Gold throws in the free games......you talk like its gen 7 pre-free game giveway. |
Many of their games are online focused though. Battlefields campaign are usually the weakest part of the game. Whats the point of having Fifa 14, 15 and 16 downloaded on your console? Who would play the single player on all three games?