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Playstation Plus is the feature to look out for

Why the Playstation Plus is the feature to look out for,

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craigbic4083d ago

At least Sony isn't writing off backwards compatibility altogether.

Thatguy-3104083d ago (Edited 4083d ago )

Ps+ is slowly getting more recognized by its user base. A lot of my friends that didn't have it when it had rolled out are all over it because of the free games. Honestly if they market the hell out of the service for next gen it will take off in a big way. Wouldn't be surprised if Gaikai is part of a feature which I'm pretty sure it will convert a lot of users into adopting it.

Irishguy954083d ago

It will have the best Ps4 release Exclusives on it. Which will convince me to Day 1 the Ps4.

profgerbik4083d ago

PS+ for my PS3, my PS Vita and my upcoming PS4 all on one subscription.. How can I refuse.

yoshiroaka4083d ago (Edited 4083d ago )

Do you think it will tho? That seems like a lot of content to give away for $50. I would almost feel bad or like a thief if they did that lol.

If they wanted to charge $50 for ps3/vita and another $50 for ps4 with a $80 combo/deal option for all 3 i would be ok with that.

Either way. Exciting times!

profgerbik4083d ago (Edited 4083d ago )

It's already been confirmed it will.

People asked on the Playstation Blog and they actually responded back saying PS+ will be the same for all consoles and will carry over to anything new as well.

Unless that person working for Playstation lied or it just completely changes before the PS4 release that I can't promise but it was an actual person who works with Playstation who confirmed it will indeed carry over.

Trust worthy enough source in my opinion. It is somewhere in that blog in the PS Vita section, read it a while ago so sorry I don't remember the exact link or what blog post I read it in.

I just remember it was in the PS Vita section of the official Playstation Blog.

yoshiroaka4083d ago

nice! good to know man.
thanks for the info.

dcbronco4083d ago

That is interesting. Using Gaikai as PSN Plus would allow Sony to remove some of the burden of providing online for free. If they offered some free games and the ones you own that would limit the number of servers needed and still have some income coming in to cover the cost. It's could be the start of digging themselves out of the infrastructure is free mentality of their customers.

DigitalRaptor4083d ago

Yes! As much as people think Sony NEEDS to charge for online, they never will. PS+ is their business model that is gaining recognition and fast. The more features they add to PS+ the faster people will catch on that it's a high value service that should be essential to accompany your PlayStation 4 experience.

Cross game chat could be one such feature, but I feel that since the Vita has that for free, it will remain free. We will see soon enough though.

dcbronco4083d ago (Edited 4083d ago )

But that IS paying for on-line? Whether you give them additional value or not is not relevant. It helps cover the cost of providing the service. It's no different than a console bundle. Sony understands they can't keep doing on-line for free. That's why they did PSN+ in the first place. Why not just give the games away too if that was the case.

The one month outage cost Sony over 300 million to correct. Do you really think that helps Sony. If including free games makes people more comfortable with paying then it's a good thing. Even if a smaller group has to pay the cost of the many with PSN+, someone will have to pay. They could do it by using Gaikai as a service for streaming games, movie and music to non-gamers, but it has to be paid for.

I really don't understand the disconnect. People have no problem asking a struggling company to foot the bill for a service that cost the company hundreds of millions a year. With fans like those, who needs Microsoft.

DigitalRaptor4083d ago

I'm not attacking you here, but you have your whole consumer rights messed up. What Microsoft does with Xbox Live, is charges their consumers for basic P2P online functionality. There's not get-around to that. The extra features are there, and always have been there to hide this fact. And that is outrageous when that functionality has been free for years across other platforms and especially PC.

You just overlooked that PS+ is Sony's alternative to "they're losing money by not forcing their consumers to pay to access games they've already bought". Do you realise how ridiculous that is to suggest Sony will force their consumers to pay to play online? How anti-consumer that is?

"Why not just give the games away too if that was the case."

Because games cost money to make. Peer To Peer functionality doesn't cost to uphold. A network does, but that should come under the banner of support from a company. Valve does that with Steam, Nintendo does that with Nintendo Entertainment Network, and Sony does that with SEN. Just because it's a uniquely Microsoft standard doesn't mean other companies should treat their consumers like sh*t.

PS+ is more than just about accessing games on-demand, and it's easy to see that the value of the service and its popularity is growing and growing, at a rate which will probably match XBL Gold numbers next gen.

Gaikai might cost extra to PS+, but I doubt it. I still see it being added to Plus as another optional extra feature for next gen. I prefer not be mocked as a paying customer, by having the choice not to pay for Peer to Peer technology on games I've already purchased for full dollar.

unjust754083d ago

The reason its great, well you get free games not just demos. Xboxlive only offers a online connection, which is the price of a game.

betrayed gamer4083d ago

xbl also does demos and discounts as well. the only real difference is how good the sales are. psn seems to have the better deals outside the free game area,

MasterCornholio4083d ago

If you think about it XBOXlive gold is an online pass to online multiplayer and services. While there are people who claim that XboxLive is a great value and they enforced that belief by increasing their subscriptions when Microsoft increased the price, I personally don't see much value in Xboxlive . Playstation plus on the other band provides a level of value that 360 owners can only dream of.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow110h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos8h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos6h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje6h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon6h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum9h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum4h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola3h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum3h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola3h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum2h ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad5h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola3h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos3h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai5h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK4h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh4h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence10h ago(Edited 10h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville1h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.