Sony looks set to announce ‘PlayStation Plus Video Pass’

Website listing suggests Sony could offer video content as part of subscriptions…

[Knightofelemia]

Dumb idea what if I don't want to be part of a subscription based platform just to rent one movie mind you a lot of movies that have come out recently are just stupid. Guess if I want to rent one movie I am either going to rent it on the XBox or try and find away to watch it free online or just buy it on blu ray.

[Eonjay]

If you have plus this is just added as a bonus. Free bonuses upset people now?

[waverider]

Only from Sony. They fear something that can overshadow their services, because 90% of news from microsoft are only about services. just look at n4g front page...

[NeoGamer232]

@waverider
I can guarantee if XB announced something similar to this for XBL Gold that the first comment would be something like, "And when are they going to invest and get exclusive games instead a non-gaming feature for movies?"

To me, this is another benefit for my PS Plus subscription. There is nothing wrong with that! The more I get from the services I buy, the happier I get. Whether it be Netflix, Crave, Amazon Prime, MS GamePass Ultimate, PS Plus, PS Now or whatever. Keep giving me more!

[Thundercat77]

Free PS Plus bonuses upset Xbox fans 😂

[Livingthedream]

@thundercat Nah, doubt anyone really cares about it there's so many movies services, that it doesn't really matter.

[ScootaKuH]

I find it offensive that I'm being offered free stuff. Do they think I'm a charity case or something?! HOW DARE THEY! I want to PAY for EVERYTHING!!!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[Eonjay]

@Fanboystomper

No personal attacks. Go stomp yourself.

[RazzerRedux]

Or you could rent the movies on services like the Amazon or Apple TV apps on PlayStation. Just because Sony isn't renting a movie directly doesn't mean you can't rent a movie on PlayStation.

[Christopher]

I mean, if you're only interested in one movie, then just get that one movie. I wouldn't get Disney+ if I was only interested in a single movie either.

But, this looks like they're 'advertising' their future potential streaming service by giving it to PS+ for free for a few months. I don't understand their plans. I thought they were going to make a deal with Netflix, which seems way more logical

[gravedigger]

Dumb idea, but Sony Picturew are one of the biggest in the movie industry. So, what's the problem with "free" movies or whatever will be?

[Flewid638]

Free things are dumb?

[gravedigger]

No, no. My post was referred to previous one whose member said it's a dumb idea. That's why i've said, "dumb idea, but Sony Pictures is one of the biggest in the movies industry. I think you get it. :)

[neutralgamer1992]

Knightofelemia

It free add on

[ThePacemaker]

This is a bonus. If you don’t like it, just skip it. What a pessimistic mindset you have.

[Muzikguy]

4/20 was yesterday

Maybe you just misunderstood the idea behind this

[Retroman]

Dude, if you want to watch movies just buy amazon fire stick and download filelinked and Cyberflix or any movie Free app. No subscription all latest movies are absolutely Free!!! no need to worry about rental monthly payments. I've watched Avengers Endgame on my couch. Zack Snyder Justice League on my couch.
You can find any movie app and watch all in theater movies for Free!! .... I've been watching movies at home since 2013

[Army_of_Darkness]

Having access to movies and games with my playstation plus subscription is a dumb idea??
Well call me bozoo the clown then cause I'm in!

[ScootaKuH]

But...if you're already a Plus member and it's offered as part of that?

[Edito]

Go rent in another service... or pay nothing to watch via PS+.

[monkey602]

Not gonna lie. This doesn't at all appeal to me. Like fine if its there I guess but I doubt I'll even use it ever

[gravedigger]

I'll bet you'll be watching some good movies. :D

[brewin]

But I thought Sony was all about games first?! now that song is all about movies you guys are all on board with it it's pretty sad really

[DothrakiSea]

@brewin

The wording of your comment points out how silly the entire thing was. "Games first" implies they dip their toes elsewhere, they are diversified (like any good business lol, clearly you don't invest or understand business). Not sure how adding a free service to A GAMING SERVICE makes you think the statement "Sony was all about games first!?" has changed.

Clearly games are the priority. No shit everyone is going to be on board with cool new free stuff.

Jeeze. Happy complaining!

[Ninver]

Depends what movies are available. Right now I'm itching for some good old 007 amongst other old school gems. I'll gladly use the service if these are guaranteed.

[VenomCarnage89]

@brewin

If Sony were giving up on making new games in order for this new service to exist, then you'd at least have a point

[Elda]

Nothing wrong with additions,to make PS+ more attractive.

[zaherdab]

doubt it's a free addition it's probably an add on

[Bruh]

I thought Microsoft was the one focused on TV/ not gaming

[RazzerRedux]

So you think this rumor is changing Sony's "focus" to "TV" in the same way Microsoft's infamous "TV TV TV" presentation years ago did?

[ArnoDorian]

They do have a guy that looks like don mattrick. So that theory might not be too far fetched

[RazzerRedux]

Don Mattrick has no equal....thankfully.

[glennhkboy]

I think this Sony plan, just like the XBoxOne Cable PassThru function, will only work in US. I guess PS+ subscripters outside of US may not be able to enjoy this function.

[Bruh]

Ahh no never stated that, but you can clearly see that their approach to Game Pass' dominance isn't on actually improving PS Now but rather to provide a broader range of service which in this case is TV/ Movie via PS Plus, which people on N4G have been saying especially in regard to Microsoft is not what gamers want lol

[Thundercat77]

So it is bad to have additional services WHILE maintaining the focus on gaming?

[King_Noctis]

I wonder if you would sing the same tune had MS done the same thing.

[brewin]

Bunch of hypocrites is what they are but why do facts matter.

[CrimsonWing69]

Well... we got Jim Ryan running the show so it wouldn’t surprise me if he’s trying to take the brand into media first and games second.

[oof46]

I hope everyone who watches these movies buys them. I was told that watching them for "free" doesn't help the studios.

[SpadeX]

You do realize PlayStation Plus isn't free and it also offers "free" games. Netflix isn't free yet it offers a huge catalog of movies/TV shows. Downloading games or watching movies on those subscriptions is supporting these studios not hurting them since they're getting funded by the providers.

[oof46]

(whispers): Pssst...that's the joke.

[Tedakin]

You mean, like how Gamepass works? The studios are not hurting because they're being funded by MS, yet somehow subscribing to Gamepass "hurts developers".

[SpadeX]

@oof46

Wasn't an obvious joke. It sounded like a serious comment to me.

@Tedakin

I've read that Game Pass is sustainable and that a lot of developers think it's good enough but that was like 2 years ago.

https://www-eurogamer-net.c...

[Silly gameAr]

Did you really just try to compare this to gamepass?

This is something you would compare to netflix, or hbo max. You guys are reaching and it's obvious.

Besides, no one knows how many millions MS pays to get new games on their service, or how long those games are going to be aviliable on gamepass. MS has money like that to burn. I doubt Sony would pay millions to get certain movies day one on their service, and, btw, they own movie and tv studios.

[NotoriousWhiz]

Why can't we compare to Netflix? The average cost of a AAA game is about $100M. The average cost of a major movie is about $100M.

So if subscriptions can sustain one model, why can't it sustain the other?

https://www.investopedia.co...

[oof46]

@Spadex: Understandable. Sarcasm is hard to pick up in comments.

[Thundercat77]

PS Plus is not a free service 🙄🤦

[oof46]

"Free" is different from free.

[glennhkboy]

Yeah, I guess those same customers that insist to own physical copies of game have bought EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE TV SHOWS & MOVIES THAT THEY WATCH, in physical copies.

[OptimusDK]

TV TV TV.... lol

[StoneyYoshi]

Yeah this is surely the same thing. lol 🙄

[VaNdAl]

history repeating itself first it was tv tv tv and now it's video video video video the new Don mattrick has arrived I love my series X every day more and more 🪦🪦🪦
28293;ps5🤣🤣 9315;

[StoneyYoshi]

You sure did dig this old inactive account out of a deep cave for a very basic troll attempt. 😂 Well done!

[StoneyYoshi]

@Fanboystomper

Whatever you say lol, you don't know me. What happened, your other account get banned or is VaNdAl one of your other troll accounts?

[Freshnikes]

I said this 50 days ago. This is a no brainer, I don’t know anyone who rents movies ( occasionally I might rent ) but streaming is the future.. Sony is late as usual but better late than ever ... { AGREE 0DISAGREE 4
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Freshnikes50d ago
$13.99 a month ps ++ includes ps+ and streaming movies ( sign me up right now ) }

[justadelusion]

i do not care about videos, i want game content... for my GAMING console..

[gravedigger]

Ask the developers to hurry up then.

[StoneyYoshi]

Well its a good thing there is a great year ahead for PS5 owners and they get this as an added bonus.

[StoneyYoshi]

@Fanboystomper
Oh look! Another Fresh troll account. Good thing I enjoy PS5 and PC ;)

[DOMination-]

But wouldn't it be a lot better if it was 9.99 a month and instead of videos, you got to stream GAMES to any device or download and play them whenever you like to your console AND PC. If only someone could create something like that.

So much for 4THEGAMERZ!!!1

[TGGJustin]

Unless the quality of the free games gets worse or the price goes up why is anyone complaining about this? It's just another bonus for your membership. Ffs people you complain about the dumbest shit.

[sourOG]

Sony movies and shows included with plus? I can dig it as long as it’s not an excuse to jack up prices.

[zachyBROosevelt]

I like movies

[whitbyfox]

Sony’s 2 months of madness just keeps getting worse and worse. When will it stop?

[RazzerRedux]

Adding features is a bad thing.

How do I call someone an idiot without actually doing so?

[Redemption-64]

I mean are you surprised by this? There were people literally getting triggered because Sony wants to invest more in big budget AAA games

[glennhkboy]

Adding features is not a bad thing. But Sony just keep on palling PR disasters one after another. So even if something positive announced, this cannot undo their pervious disasters.

[kneon]

There's no need to call someone an idiot when it's so obvious to everyone

[whitbyfox]

How do i call someone a salty Sony fanboy without saying it?

[glennhkboy]

@Redemption-64 Yeah, there are a lot of Sony players that are against the big-budget remake of your beloved AAA game that is The Last Of Us Remake.

[Walweeze]

I find it funny people acting like Playstation has never delivered on games when they have since ps1 days.. Great exclusives ( focus on old and new franchises)are a given and this is just extra stuff on top of that people can use or not.

[badboyz09]

pointless

[brewin]

Haha, last gen the community shat all over Xbox for tv tv tv, now Sony is trying to compete with GAMEPASS with a movie pass?! Wow lol. Y'all owe Xbox an apology or is Sony gonna face the wrath too? Movie movie movie, who the hell even watches movies anymore!?

[Freshnikes]

Why don’t you ask Netflix that ( is other things bedsides gaming ) there are real girls outside your home. Put down the Xbox buddy

[brewin]

Ya douche, married to a hot asian chick married for 10 years 4 kids together, you don't know me stfu and go eat d d d. And what does netflix have to do with this, u make no sense, go get some fresh air get out your mom's basement kid you missed my whole point Sony's always talking about The games first and here we are Sony's trying to give you a movie pass to compete with Game pass that's what I'm talking about shut up and move along if you don't have anything to add to the conversation

[Atticus_finch]

Wrong GP is trying to compete with Sony GOTYs with 1 dollar a month.

[brewin]

Laughable. I had a ps5, where the games at?! Oh yeah $70 for shitty Demon Souls remake, the rest are ps4 games they're charging you full price for?! Lol Ill keep my ps4, sold the ps5 for 1500 after playing it for a week. Not a good look for Sony it's the ps3 all over again. Bought it on launch day at bb, not worth it right now. Lol only exclusive isReturnal looks ok, but not$70 ok. Lol have fun paying full price for half baked game

Oh yeah that's right you guys got godfall to play how's that working out for you hope you didn't pay $70 for that piece of trash hot garbage Sony be giving you. If it was on Xbox it would have been Game pass day one I could have tried it out see it wasn't worth the $70 and moved along but sure why do fax matter lol

[Silly gameAr]

Last gen, people were asking for movies on ps plus. Now, xbox fans are trying to act like Sony hasn't been giving us games for 5 gens, and instead putting all of their faith in tv and a sub service.. You guys are trying to flip the whole tv thing, and it's not working.

[brewin]

The argument makes no sense this is talking about something Sony's introducing to compete with Game pass that's what I'm talking about stop trying to make it about other stuff I never said Sony didn't give us great games over the last 5 years you're turning the argument into something it's not so shut up and move along

[OptimusDK]

The current SONY is definitely not the same it was years ago. Jim Lying Ryan is running the shit show now. And XBOX is also not the same - looks like an 180 ... and now we have changed TV TV to VIDEO VIDEO.

It is funny how you fight this as a fanboy. Wouldn't you rather have this for games - just asking for a freind?

[Silly gameAr]

It makes plenty sense. Anyone with eyes can see past the fake outrage, and that you guys are trying to compare this with MS with the Xbox one, and no one with common sense is biting.

You want to ignore the games and act like a sub service is the same as MS doing a whole damn segment at E3 screaming about tv tv tv. As for shutting up and moving along, sorry. That's not how a public forum works. I'll give my opinion just like anyone else. You're more than welcome to ignore it. I don't care either way.

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I primarily watch anime but I usually buy those series on blu ray.

[CBaoth]

so you had a PS5 and criticize them for making PS5 exclusives? Hmmn. Yet you're enjoying a $500 console with no new 1st party games? HMMMN....

[brewin]

Since I mainly played my PS4 last gen all of these new enhanced games on the series X are new to me and they're pretty freaking great so don't know what you're talking about. There's tons of good games on the Xbox but why do fax matter to trolls like you keep trollolololing on by. Ps5 is mess right now that's a fact I had one it's not worth the money right now there are no good games there's no reason to own one right now period. Miles Morales was great but it was a pretty short experience. I never got to play Forza horizon 4 last gen it's awesome on Series X I never played gears 5 left gen it's awesome on series X. Also right now I'm playing ironically enough the show 21 on my Xbox game pass and also what's that new game that PS5 owners had to shell up $70 for? Outriders, yeah that one's pretty good too who cares if it's an exclusive or not everybody still hung up on exclusive games. I'll get a PS5 again when there's exclusives worth getting right now series X is where it's at the system is great from the start there aren't many quirks that I'm finding I've played both systems series X is the better system right now I can't Fanboys get over that? Pretty sad you have to question the integrity of person making a post about having both and playing both I enjoy games from both companies so I don't know why all haters are being ignorant sad fan boys are always going to be sad.
And see it's pretty sad I didn't say anything bad about Sony making exclusive games I just said there's no excuses worth having right now so paying $500 for a system that everyone talks about exclusive games and there's no exclusive games worth owning right now it's pretty sad you make no argument you just try to attack my character. Pitiful fan boy argument you have have fun with that

[masterfox]

More content for an already awesome service?, Oh why yes you kind Sir I will accept it :D

[chiefJohn117]

Lmao 🤣

[jznrpg]

Not really interested in movies but if it’s free I will use it occasionally. I won’t pay more for it as I don’t watch movies much these days . If it is it’s own sun I will avoid it . I’m only interested in gaming but free movies is fine with me .

[CrimsonWing69]

Has Sony lost sight of their priorities, here?

So, this was in the works but we’ll just cut off legacy game stores? I’d assume the movie front of the PSN makes less money than the PSP store. Thank god people complained enough for Jim Ryan had to reverse the PS3 and Vita store.

Anyone know if PS1 and PS2 games are safe or is this just strictly PS3 games only?

[brewin]

If you've been gaming for more than 10 years then you know how Sony does. They dominate one gen then get full of themselves the following gen. Sony doesn't care about their fans I hear people talking about all the free games they're giving away yeah they're giving away old ass games that you can buy at GameStop for $5 or less sure friendly Sony giving away all these games that people have already played. Game pass is giving me new stuff day one release even PlayStation games now lol love how that works

[CrimsonWing69]

You are right, man.

I feel like Xbox had that happen last-gen, so weird. I also feel like management is a big part of the drastic shift as well.

[garos82]

this has nothing to do with gaming. why is this approved?

[DJStotty]

Sony offering their own movies (3 movies), as part of the sub, for a trial period.

Would be good for some movies to be included with the sub, to add more value. They are "free" offerings for current subscribers. Something we do not get on xbox, although i have had 1 or 2 gifted movies from xbox, i would personally welcome some free movies included with a sub.

[NewEnds0186]

Comment sections like this is why this site is fading.

So many people want to complain just to complain....over added features to your sub no less...

Sony has its own movie branch, why not add it while also giving great games also? Oh my bad this totally means all things gaming stop..

Just stop..the obvious immaturity and being the biggest troll and all the self ego boosting is getting old already..

[Gamma183]

Forget about video pass, when is Sony going to respond to game pass? Don't say PlayStation Now. It's not even available in Australia.

[brewin]

Sony Fanboys like ponying up dough for games that should be free on day one through a subscription service. It's okay they can have their archaic ways I'll keep enjoying my game pass games on day one hell they even put Sony exclusives on there now so at least Sony's getting a whiff of the success their games can have on other platforms on great services like Game pass. The show is one of Sony's lesser selling exclusives so MLB made them put it on competitor systems so it would actually get played lol got to love the irony

[DarXyde]

I'm guessing that means Sony will be gutting their movies from Netflix?

[gold_drake]

oooo i like it, but .. i dont think i will ever use it or take advantage of it. we'll see. i need a ps5 first ha

[chiefJohn117]

First psvue now this. What with Sony and TV TV TV?
We WaNt GaMeS!!!

[Silly gameAr]

When sony does a whole segment talking about how awesome cable looks on their console at a gaming convention, then you might have a point. Until then, the narrative that you're trying to create, only the xbox fans agree with, and that's only because MS wanted to make the xbox one a cable box.

An add on to ps plus is not equal to what MS tried to do. Sorry.

[Skattman]

We're doing TV like Xbox now???

[Flewid638]

I mean....it's free.

[gravedigger]

Quote :

"Free things are dumb? "

No, no. My post was referred to previous one whose member said it's a dumb idea. That's why i've said, "dumb idea, but Sony Pictures is one of the biggest in the movies industry. I think you get it. :)

[Flewid638]

Ah yes. Thank you for the clarification.

[Phantom68]

No one asked for that

[Outlawzz]

Looks like another excuse for a price hike. Would prefer not to have this if true.