Digitally Downloaded writes: "In the fallout from E3, I've observed a weird little wave of discontent gain momentum on the social wires (ok, Twitter and Facebook). It seems that people just had to dig through Sony's E3 show, that two hour-long master class in marketing brilliance, and find something to complain about.
What they've picked up on is the fact that with the PlayStation 4, if you want to play online and use those expensive servers that Sony spends the GDP of your typical African nation on maintaining each year, you're going to need to buy PlayStation Plus."
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"What they've picked up on is the fact that with the PlayStation 4, if you want to play online and use those expensive servers that Sony spends the GDP of your typical African nation on maintaining each year, you're going to need to buy PlayStation Plus"
Well how come there are no charges to play online on the PC then?
Sony charging for online pay is a definite step backward, no amount of good reasons for PS+ can justify having online play only limited to PS+. PS+ may work for some, for others they simply may not want it. Its kind of become mandatory now to have PS+ since online is such a large component of games these days. Its almost like Sony shoving PS+ down people throats.
Server maintenance charges is no excuse if that was the case we would have been paying online charges on the PC a long time ago.
I don't blame Sony for charging for online the thing I find funny how its suddenly fine to pay for online by most Sony fans.
They try and justify it by saying they get free games or worse it don't matter because they are already paying for PSN plus.
lol you can't make it up.
Most of the time multiplayer is peer to peer, why pay for something when you are not going through sonys servers? On the other hand ps+ is awesome, I can't find the time to play all the games they hand out. Though that model works for them too because of game exposure and thus increased dlc sales, I mean after going through batman, how can you not go and get all the dlc?
I don't like the paid online, but at the same time they have cleverly made me accustomed to paying it, by using the tactic "progressive overload" they are a business. Let's never forget that and they have played things masterfully.
Unlike MS which has just thrown the dog out in the cold.
JT already confirmed that the online subs will go toward improving the infrastructure, so I'm all for it. I had every intention on remaining a member of PS+ anyhow. I think most people that are shying away are very uninformed. If it truly was JUST to play online, then I'd have a problem.
Because it's required for online play.