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Ssenkahdavic on 01 August 2014

They really should have a few games with a 1 hour demo for "free". Id love to beta test the program and provide useful info to them...but I wont pay to do it.

Having a button that tells me I can stream these games is not enough.

That said...4 hours should be $.99. I just dont see many people using that option regardless of price (for $0.99 you might actually get people to bite) Im looking forward to the subscription model they talked a bit about.



 

  

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Neodegenerate on 01 August 2014
gergroy said:
Neodegenerate said:
gergroy said:

beta or not, it has been brought to the market.  

The target audience for PSNow is not the hardcore market.  They are simply using us to determine the pricing structure through their beta programs before they roll it out to the target: casual gamers and people who don't currently own consoles.  Those people aren't experiencing any of these woes as they don't actually go to gaming websites or care about what happened in beta.  They will care when they see the advertising and the actual pricing.  Any damage this is causing is going to be minimal at best in regards to their target audience.

yeah, because nobody but the hardcore people heard about the terrible x1 reveal because they don't visit gaming websites?  ...or not.  

The people that aren't hardcore gamers aren't generally buying a video game system in its first year.  Not enough time has passed to validate this.

They could have kept it as a closed beta if they weren't sure about pricing, but they decided to open it up to everybody.  That means that they don't plan to make too many changes to the the service, not matter what they say.  They could and probably will add a subscription model in the future because I don't think there will be much money coming in with this pricing structure.  

True they could've.  I am sure they have data that suggested they should do it openly.

Much like playstation home, they are just launching it to the public and using the term "beta" to hide behind its shortcomings.  It is the exact same tactic.  My point is they should have just waited until they had the right approach before they opened it up to everybody.  Because just like playstation home, I think playstation now is going to get so much bad press that it is going to be sunk before it can take off.  

It might.  It also might get worked out in this open beta to a good solid price point, with a potential subscription service, and take off.  Time will tell there.  I know I will use the service sparingly myself, but I like the idea behind it.  Especially if they start adding PS1 and PS2 games down the road.





Teeqoz on 01 August 2014
MentalDancing said:
kowenicki said:


why cant you take a hint from the mods?


What a joke coming from one of the most biased, condescending fanboys of a system I have ever seen. How about MS owning Uk and US? How's that working out for you?


What's the matter with you?



Ajax on 01 August 2014

So RPGs and other long games will always be overpriced?
And if you want to get the extras in those games its gonna take you even longer.



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MentalDancing on 01 August 2014
kowenicki said:
MentalDancing said:
kowenicki said:
MentalDancing said:
 


embarrasing noise


why cant you take a hint from the mods?


What a joke coming from one of the most biased, condescending fanboys of a system I have ever seen. How about MS owning Uk and US? How's that working out for you?


You're in love with me arent you... admit it...

Your MS obsession and constant MS favourtism and spinning anything sony related as bad is disturbing.  Like an obsessed OCD patient. Your predictions on MS owning Uk and US DEAL WITH IT are as bad as the drills.



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MentalDancing on 01 August 2014
Ajax said:
So RPGs and other long games will always be overpriced?
And if you want to get the extras in those games its gonna take you even longer.


14.99 for 30 days..........you take more then 30 days?? This is inline with any other rental service.



Neodegenerate on 01 August 2014
MentalDancing said:
Ajax said:
So RPGs and other long games will always be overpriced?
And if you want to get the extras in those games its gonna take you even longer.


14.99 for 30 days..........you take more then 30 days?? This is inline with any other rental service.


I have had watchdogs since its release date and have yet to get the platinum trophy on it (working towards it, slowly).  I can see where he is coming from.



F.Scofield on 01 August 2014
MentalDancing said:
Ajax said:
So RPGs and other long games will always be overpriced?
And if you want to get the extras in those games its gonna take you even longer.


14.99 for 30 days..........you take more then 30 days?? This is inline with any other rental service.


 Some rpgs needs more than a month if you work, study or do other stuffs, not everyone has 24/7 to play.



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MentalDancing on 01 August 2014
F.Scofield said:
MentalDancing said:
Ajax said:
So RPGs and other long games will always be overpriced?
And if you want to get the extras in those games its gonna take you even longer.


14.99 for 30 days..........you take more then 30 days?? This is inline with any other rental service.


 Some rpgs needs more than a month if you work, study or do other stuffs, not everyone has 24/7 to play.

Then buy the physical....this ain't mandatory...7.99 for a week has been a standard renting price for years.



gergroy on 01 August 2014
Neodegenerate said:
gergroy said:

yeah, because nobody but the hardcore people heard about the terrible x1 reveal because they don't visit gaming websites?  ...or not.  

The people that aren't hardcore gamers aren't generally buying a video game system in its first year.  Not enough time has passed to validate this.

They could have kept it as a closed beta if they weren't sure about pricing, but they decided to open it up to everybody.  That means that they don't plan to make too many changes to the the service, not matter what they say.  They could and probably will add a subscription model in the future because I don't think there will be much money coming in with this pricing structure.  

True they could've.  I am sure they have data that suggested they should do it openly.

Much like playstation home, they are just launching it to the public and using the term "beta" to hide behind its shortcomings.  It is the exact same tactic.  My point is they should have just waited until they had the right approach before they opened it up to everybody.  Because just like playstation home, I think playstation now is going to get so much bad press that it is going to be sunk before it can take off.  

It might.  It also might get worked out in this open beta to a good solid price point, with a potential subscription service, and take off.  Time will tell there.  I know I will use the service sparingly myself, but I like the idea behind it.  Especially if they start adding PS1 and PS2 games down the road.

 

yeah, I like the idea behind the system as well, but this initial process is frustrating and obviously not worth it.  At least not to me and I believe most people.  Thats why I am saying that it would be better to wait until the service is actually in a place that it could make a positive first impression instead of the negative one it is mostly getting now.  It is killing a lot of peoples interest in the service.  

Personally, I think the best approach would be to come out with a subscription service.  I think that is what the beta should have been about, not individual rentals.  They should have been toying around with subscription prices to figure out what was viable.  different pricing tiers, unlimited access vs limited access, stuff like that.  They could even add another tier to playstation plus that would include ps now streaming.