PlayStation Plus Rundown

PS3center.net makes a rundown of PlayStation Plus' Service.

[AliTheBrit19]

Can't see myself getting this.

[N4GAddict]

Me neither

[gaffyh]

I didn't like it when he said "the stuff lasts for as long as your are subscribed" meaning if you stop the subcription, you lose a lot of games.

[SeanRL]

Same, unless they add all those awesome features that were rumored.

Off topic: Did anyone else notice that the guy G4TV is interviewing said GTA 5 by accident?

[despair]

umm you guys realise that you get the games free right? $50 for at least a free game, 2 minis and a psone classic per month for 12 months is really good, all the other stuff looks great...

[gaffyh]

Yeah I'll still consider it, but I already have Wipeout HD, so they need to offer stuff that I want. Why don't they just give you $5 PSN credit per month you subscribe, and then you can choose whatever you want to download, or save it up?

@despair - yeah, but if you stop your subscription, the games will stop working. I mean I don't mind it that much, because I don't play many games after a year, but it's nice to know that they are there if I want to play them.

[despair]

@gaffyh

yea the idea that you really are renting and don't own the games will get to me, I'm proud of my game collection and the idea that i'm renting some of it is definitely a big turn off, i'll wait to see more before deciding on this.

[DaKid]

If sony gave $5 PSN credit every month that would work out to $60 a year, your paying $50. I think the purpose is to make money.

[Rumor]

all i wanted to hear about

[Dee_91]

:D
sony gonna make me broke

[ForROME]

Not Impressed will stick with Live, atleast sony could do is offer a free mic

[InfectedDK]

Hahahahaa lawl..
Did Sony own MS?
Not just a little.. But VERY HARD LAWL HAHAHA

I imagine Kevin Butler "YEA I want free mic and not free wifi" LOL

[WildArmed]

I think that much is obviously.
Sony put a really good show.

Definitely sold me on Move..
and if you backtrack on my comments, I've been hating on it.
But games like Killzone2, SOCOM 4, Socery and what not got me convinced that Sony is backing up Move with not just CASUAL but HARDCORE games.

Wow..
I still can't believe half the things they announced.

[k jules]

But the biggest surprise was the very good performance Nintendo put up

[JAMurida]

Sony did good but IMO, they showed too much of the multiplat stuff during the game parts. Instead of showing Dead Space 2 and MoH (again) it should of been SOCOM4, Last Guardian and some of the other exclusives.

[gaffyh]

I think Nintendo surprised everyone the most and therefore won. Sony didn't even show Resistance 3 and I am very annoyed, but I'm glad they announced a release date for GT5.

[ExPresident]

Depends on how you look at it. If you have a BT headset with the cell phone you own from whatever provider you've got one you don't have to buy cause it'll work with your PS3.

Its all about perspective. Atleast Sony allows me to use whatever headset I want.

[rucky]

Kids don't have a reason to own bluetooth headsets, they're not even old enough to drive.

[kharma45]

Some kids shouldn't be allowed headsets online with some of the drivel I have to listen to.

[vhero]

Stick with Live?? Like you had a choice if you wanna play online you have to pay your live subscription to play online with PS3 you don't PSN+ is additional. Do MS give you free games and betas for being a gold member?? Hell no! yet people are saying live is still better?? Fair enough enjoy being FORCED to pay to play online and get no free games. I will get free online games and the choice to have free games if I subscribe.

[Deathracer]

Yea they do give you free games there a few arcade games for free, you get betas and demos early. We also get to demo EVERY arcade game that comes out where PS3 doesn't, we have X game chat, voice messages, better connection quality, louder and higher mic quality, easier game invites, more media options such as Zune, Last.fm, streaming music while you play games, and many more options PS3 doesn't have. So before your so quick to jump on Sony's dick, think about what Xbox has to offer.

[bjornbear]

maybe eventually you'll find something genuine to complain about

"atleast sony could do is offer a free mic"

and atleast MS could do is offer free online gaming right? stupid.

[nikkisixx2]

I'm definatley getting this. PSN is superb now, and I can only imagine what it will be like when you pay for it.

[Brewski007]

I agree. It might not be on launch but I will get this in the near future. It wont break the bank for me. :) Im so impressed with sony this year. epic.

[The Great Melon]

I might just get this for the discounts as I am starting to buy a lot of stuff off of the PSN now. Spring Fever was the undoing of me, I just kept buying things each week.

[Godmars290]

And now that its $50, people are still complaining.

[OSU_Gamer]

so you think its worth it?

Its one thing to charge for online play, but you and your cronies out of anyone should know that this is not worth $50.

[JackBNimble]

So if you don't think it's worth it no one is forcing you to get it. You still can play online for free and everthing for regular psn service stays the same, No one can complain about this.

[Godmars290]

Just that, as people will tend to do I guess, the amount of complaining they're doing is the same as when the thing was over twice the price. That they're looking at access to demos, betas and PSN games, "so long as you subscribe" as only a negative.

Honestly, who hasn't become bored with a game outside of 3 months let alone a year? And its not like they'll take away any trophies you earn.

[vhero]

Live is $50 and you get less! you get the ability to play online gaming and a few things I can do on my mobile phone! $50 might seem a bit (shouldn't to xbox owners) but no doubt you are gonna get way more than $50 worth of content I mean the first game they said they giving this month is wipeout HD that game alone is worth like what $10? plus you get a ps1 classic and a mini so $20 content a month? I make that $240 content a year for $50. Go away fanboys saying its not worth $50.

[MorganX]

I'm more than willing to pay for PSN if it performed like Live! from chat to standardization of invites (it's a chore on PS and different for just about each title). Even blocking a user, on PSN you can only block messages. On Live! a blocked user can't join an online game you're in. Then there's performance. And the store, no previews most of the time, Live! marketplace just easier to navigate.

After finally getting into PS3, I can't go back to Xbox (though I could add one) but PSN just isn't up to Live! standards. For a free services, it's fine. But I'd rather pay $49.99/yr for Live!

I don't need free demos, Quore, or little games and such.

[Cenobia]

I don't understand the willingness to pay for something that should be free. Sony will eventually catch up to Live even if it isn't until the PS4. Why would you voluntarily pay for something that is eventually going to be available for nothing. You are basically begging these companies to standardize subscriptions for online gaming, which is idiotic.

You should be hoping that Sony improves the service so much that MS finally drops the pay-to-play model.

[MorganX]

It's been a couple years already. Plus, the developers deserve to get paid for their work. Developing and infrastructure like Live!'s couldn't have been easy or cheap.

What I'm not interested in is paying for a bunch of demos and minis, and mags, etc.

[zeksta]

Well.. this site failed to mention they'll be annoucing more features in the coming weeks... -_-

[MorganX]

Thanks for that. There's still hope.

[mcnablejr]

its ok to pay an online fee.?

[Pennywise]

Gaming online is FREE. Is it that hard to understand? This subscription has nothing to do with gaming with your friends.

[darkdoom3000]

for extra features and rotating games catalouge = Sorta (i still aint getting it)

for ONLINE PLAY, which every other console/pc does for free = NO!

[blazBlue]

Let me make this clear so even you would understand.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY ONLINE. PLAYING ONLINE IS STILL FREE. THEY GIVE YOU A DAMN CHOICE. MICROSOFT DOESN'T GIVE YOU A CHOICE.

[MorganX]

There must be a reason why those millions of subscribers aren't complaining. They have a choice not to pay. Stop dissing Live! and ask Sony to make PSN the best it can be, for fee or free.

[redsquad]

Nope, but it's okay to have the CHOICE.

[mrv321]

The fact they are giving away 1 free PSN game a month for that month, sold me on the idea. There's 12 months in a year so long as they give me 5 good games I would have bought the price is justified. Let's not forget the mini's and beta stuff along with Qore. Not bad.

I'm not justifying a online fee, these are extra or bonuses no different to a rental service... it's not like you paying for basic feature like you know playing online.

[ExPresident]

Couple that with the first game being Wipeout HD which is like $20 you already have almost half the service price of a year given back to you. That doesn't even include the mini's and PS1 classics you get each month.

[YourFlyness]

Its just starting off, I sure more Features are in the work

[Shadow017]

I might try it for 1year see if I like it or not.

[phinch]

I will definitely subscribe to the 3 months and test it out

[Pedobear Rocks]

it is a regurgitation of what was said on stage...they said 'features' exclusive to + .... THAT is what people want toknow about (ie X game chat)

[Pennywise]

Xgame chat and Cloud storage were the only features making me want this.

[CR7JUVE1897]

If the cloud storage and the extended warranty are not available, I'm not interested.

[nickjkl]

everyone one goto playstation home i forgot they had the e3 booths there with the videos and stuff

[Sigh]

sooo many games. Nintendo and Sony did great! Great morning and afternoon!

[WildArmed]

Looks awesome.
but like I dont pay for Live, I dont plan on paying for PSN+.

Atleast I can still play on the same account for more than a month on PSN :D
I have to change Live account every month to get free Gold xD

Anyways, SMART move on on PSN+.
The content only stays if your still a subscriber.
Great way to stop ppl from piling up on great games for free. and encourage them to cont. w/ PSN+ once they go in.

I gotta say though. this e3 was a blast

[ForROME]

The problem for me over all is PSN doesnt have a standard fluid nature yet, they need to offer a little more to me.

I need to see some features that make teaming up, chatting etc more fluid, I would rather just use the PSN free at this point over that.

[chase167]

1.sony
2.nintendo
3.ea
4.ubisoft tied
4.microsoft tied

[WildArmed]

I'd switch Ubi with MS.
but I agree.

[Neonvapor]

1 year for $50 or 3 months for $8. 8x4=32 How is it cheaper to get 3 month packs for a year instead of a year subscription?

[darkdoom3000]

Yeah, Im sure I heard 17.99 not 7.99

[WasaibYo]

yup its 17.99

[Baka-akaB]

not the least interested until further details proves it to be useful ...

[Simon_Brezhnev]

well to be honest im fucking pissed off i got qore now i know i better get a discount if i decie to get PSN + but they didnt really talk about any type of good features. Well what i learn from Sony is to wait and see what their going to add.

[gamerzBEreal17]

i mean from what i heard there was music streaming and theres auto downloads thats cool! and free psn games psn games will make up for the price i mean GTA lost and damed one month the next get ballad of gay tony the next get COD stimulus the next get joe danger i mean u already have more then $50 worth of content in just 4 months plus all that free stuff like music streaming demos betas (btw alot of betas comeing) avatars etc its really a smart buy but idk i gusse its just me and also do u guys think xbl was that awsome from day one? no they take the money and make new features maybe sony will add voice chat are something big? we dont know yet

[Jac5al]

They did say more features will be added down the line. We might see cross game-chat later on.

[oldjadedgamer]

It's there if you want it, if not, not buying it doesn't hurt your online play. I'll wait for more details before making a decision.

[C L O U D]

Sorry but PSN+ doesn't interest me.

If I lose the stuff when my subscription goes and have to activate it to gain it back, thats an instant fail to me.

[Allowen]

Problem is if you don't pay for LIVe you can't play online )
But if you dont get PSN+ you still can play online and chat with friends : )

Just a small difference you see.

[Aphe]

Let's all agree that Nintendo won E3.

[blazBlue]

I'm going to try it out and see if I like it as well. I'm sure they will add more features later on.

[123360]

day one buy for me

[WasaibYo]

Qore plus free games already makes this worth while.

[Brklynty1]

Right now is it worth the $50...well its iffy. I mean you're getting wipeout which is $20 free, then your getting a year of Qore which comes up to idk close to $20, then some addtional features. I'm pretty sure they're going to expand this a lot. I'm still up in the air if I'll subscribe. Like many XGC was not mentioned. Then again, its very possible for Sony to just openly discuss all the upcoming features. who knows? Maybe they'll show a boatload of features with an update.

[bjornbear]

but I can't comprehend people complaining

ITS CHOICE

you don't HAVE to get it, do you understand that? no? then special school it is for you.

[SuperStrokey1123]

I want details, this is just too vague right now.

[NicSage]

5 bucks a month for:

Qore
PSN Games/Minis
Betas
Special Demos

That is value in it's own.

[STONEY4]

"the stuff lasts for as long as your are subscribed"

That bit turned me off.

[JackBNimble]

Why ? You're paying for a service that let's you play games with in the fee, you're not buying the games or you would be paying much more.

[SuperStrokey1123]

Then dont give us games at all, give us features that go above and beyond what live is. Ill buy the games i want and use this new features in all of them, i dont want to rent them.

[xino]

no cross game chat and other features:/

no PsP 2

[ForNgoods]

b/c if so, LAME. I love sony as much as the next guy but man this has fail written all over it.

[mac4u10]

You will not lose the games, you will only lose things like qore that and the rest of the other stuff.

[SuperStrokey1123]

No, you lose them if you are no longer subscribing to it. I think you need to think and get informed before you call others "dum".