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Could the PS Plus offering be ‘Too Good’?

onPause writes:

Sure, the headline in this post may look a little ridiculous but it is worth asking.

xHeavYx3788d ago

PS+ pays for itself, you get a ton of free games that are relatively new, not 2006 games

badboy7763788d ago (Edited 3788d ago )

Online Gaming Services should've always remained Free. Xbox live has always been a Ripoff.

mcroddi3788d ago

yes, it totally pays for itself for the consumer, the question is, how big of a cost center is it for sony?

Section83787d ago

Yeah, it doesn't seem that Sony benefits at all.

Sevir3787d ago

Pretty sure they do, especially now, that it's mandatory on PS4, 70% of the Plus subscribers pay for it on PS4 so the revenue they are pulling in is just insane.

A bulk of PS+ owners bought year memberships on Black Friday this year. So Sony Raked in millions in profit and will rake in more as more people get with the program.

GameSpawn3787d ago

It's only mandatory for synchronous online play. I personally am very anti-social with games and rarely ever play online. ALL services, such as Netflix, Hulu, and even screenshots, videos, and streaming, besides the online multiplayer (PS4 only) and cloud saves is FREE on PlayStation.

Be careful playing the pay to play card. You can still get by without Plus on the PlayStation platforms. However, the biggest difference is that PS+ actually offers something of real value worth paying for above and beyond what you get free without force or "incentive".

I still pay for PS+, but solely for the additional discounts and Instant Library (the reasons that pay for themselves -- especially if you own multiple PlayStation platforms). Everything else under the PS+ umbrella is just icing on the cake for me.

spaceg0st3788d ago

huge reason why i switched from 360. I just wish we'd start seeing some quality ps4 offerings. Granted, i know games need to come OUT for it, but still. For $10 less a month, you have access to TONS of free AAA games. Games that i wouldn't want to drop $60 on, but would want to play through at least

cluckey073788d ago

They will come. Like you said they need to come out first. If they just give us every game free they will not make money.

iiwii3787d ago

Agree. And the best value is if you also have a PS3 you can get the free games for it too on the same account.

PS4 content will get better as games come out.

wsoutlaw873787d ago

im assuming drive club will still have a free version when it releases

DanielGearSolid3788d ago

Old games that are pretty good. Or hidden gems that sold like shit. Keep that in mind and you can pretty much guess whats coming out on PS Plus. (I'm kidding, but its fun to try and call it)

Section83787d ago

Just think of yourself as paying $50 for 1 digital copy game from the store and you're all set.

O-D-C3787d ago

It is a pretty awesome lineup

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2623d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905067d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5067d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905067d ago (Edited 5067d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5067d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5067d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5067d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495067d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5067d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5067d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2658d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One