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Will PlayStation Plus Divide The PS3 User Base?

Today is that day that PS3 owners will be able to purchase access to PlayStation Plus, the PS3’s new premium subscription package. It seems that the PS3 user base is split right down the middle on this one with some gamers welcoming the new option while others are crying foul.

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Canucks235466d ago

Both basic and + users can still play online with each other... + people just get some free stuff and better deals, it's not splitting anything.

ActionBastard5466d ago

That "common fucking sense" comment cannot be tolerated. Remember where you are.

Genesis55466d ago

Not as bad as the silver and gold memberships divide the competition.

WhittO5466d ago

its not like it's a map pack lol.

Its just a bunch of extra features like auto-downloader and access to extra games etc...how exactly is that splitting users apart?

avengers19785466d ago

I will have plus and don't really care who else has it or not... I won't be changing my friends list. Unless sony divides us(highly unlikely-Impossible)

Trexman895466d ago

regular users will see your premium free PSN+ avatars and get jealous!

SOAD5466d ago

Throw it on the massive pile of stupid articles that regularly get approved.

ALFAxD_CENTAURO5466d ago

If there was a PSN Plus, yeah, I'm sure that will divide and charge for something that was free.

But this is not PSN Plus, this PS Plus to give more services and not taking away services from PSN.

kneon5466d ago

So far it's not even so much about services, PSN+ is really just a content subscription for the moment, "game of the month" kind of thing. That might change in the future but for now + basically is giving you a better deal on stuff that may not even interest you. I was hoping for more than that myself.

PopEmUp5466d ago

what a retarded article I have ever seen, and the title said it all :D

maddhatter1235466d ago (Edited 5466d ago )

i only see it dividng ps3 users if it did something dumb like allow some people to play online and not others unless they pay.

DigitalAnalog5466d ago

Too bad for them that doesn't exist. How do I know? It's June 29 and I can still play online.....

for free.

-End statement

atticus145466d ago

yeah the community isnt split, its not like you are paying 50 just to play online, how stupid would that be...

Its amazing the FUD thats spread about PS+, theres a new article everyday that tries to make you think its the worse thing ever, as if sony was making you buy it or else your ps3 wont work online - when all it really means to consumers is free games, PS store discounts, and beta access.

If you want a community divided story feel free to talk about xbox live, which has required a sub since 2002 to play online.

sikbeta5466d ago

PlayStation Plus Will Not Divide Anything, People that Subscribe will Get More Stuff that the other people that don't subscribe, but they don't lose anything either....

Colonel-Killzone5466d ago

This article is dumb lol. Its not splitting nobody up. They make it sound like a marriage or something

Delive5465d ago

People who subscribed to PS+ are giving disagrees to people who post that they did not subscribe, even if they provide valid reasons. Maybe that is what was meant.

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ClownBelt5466d ago

I just...huh?....what?...but...I ...ugh...

Cajun Chicken5466d ago

Well. I won't buy it. I'm not going to have a go at people that do and that I can still online game with no less features than them.

thatruth20065466d ago

Lots of people don't think Sony should have done this, they feel like PS Plus should still be free. Of course, I don't agree but lots of people feel like it will change the dynamic of PSN for the worse. As I stated in the article, I think it was a normal progression, but some folks aren't happy. The truth is that its too early to tell, but for better or worse things will change on PSN. Some people won't be able to afford the $50 for a year, heck some won't even be able to afford the $18 for three months. If they continue to expand what is accessible via PS+, like I mentioned in the article, who knows? There could definitely be some jealously developing on PSN. If I hadn't gotten so many emails about it I wouldn't have thought it was an issue, but I did and so I wrote about it.

LordMarius5466d ago (Edited 5466d ago )

huh I think if PS+ was free Sony's gaming division would go bankrupt.
The way I see it the more subscribers they get the better games will be made from the funds they will receive

Jac5al5466d ago

Lol... why would it be free in the first place.

KwietStorm_BLM5466d ago (Edited 5466d ago )

If someone can afford a $300 gaming system and even 1 game a year, they can afford PlayStation Plus, so I don't want to hear anything about not being able to afford $50 a year. There are people who say XBL is overpriced. It is not overpriced, they just cannot justify paying money to play online, which should be free. It's about choice, not whether or not they can afford it. If you can't afford PlayStation Plus, you don't need a PlayStation 3.

As far as jealousy, yes, that is the whole idea. Improving PSN from here on out, for paying subscribers only, will not split the community, it will get free users jealous to the point that they pay up. It will also make the VIP members feel like their money is going to good use if we get all the exclusive features and content. It makes perfect business sense, but of course nobody acknowledges any of this. They just want want want, and claim a company is evil and greedy whenever they charge money for anything.

duplissi5466d ago

well if you cant justify paying for something, then wouldnt it be considered overpriced?

Occupant11385466d ago (Edited 5466d ago )

Not everybody has a job you you douchebag. And some of us don't even have a bank acct. Yeah, I got a PS3 back when I had some money, I picked it up. But there is no way in hell I can afford PS Plus. I can barely afford to eat as it is.

thehitman5466d ago

Um.. idiot you dont have to buy it. Like he said its less than a game a year and you get free games included in the package with other nice content and discounts its probably the best for someone like you.. you know a broke a** kid.

rdgneoz35466d ago (Edited 5466d ago )

Crying that PS+ should be free is a dumb. The whole thing is completely optional seeing as you can use all the features you have today and still play games online for FREE. PS+ just gives you a few few games from the PSN and some DLC, with a few discounts on some games. You're not gonna be screwed over if you don't get it. For people that have gotten a bunch of PSN games already and DLC for games, they won't see much of a positive side to this, beyond maybe beta invites. Others might see it as a little incentive to try out some games they wouldn't have played before and buy them. Only way I could see people complaining is if they restricted online play to PS+ users (a.k.a. Gold members), which will never happen. Lastly, if you get it at the start, you're paying 50 dollars for 15 months (US users), its under 4 dollars a month. In the end, playing online with your friends (if you have any) is going to be free, which is what really matters.

DigitalAnalog5466d ago

Let's put it this way:

How good is PSN now that it's free?

Then..

How good would PSN+ be if it were a paying service?

-End statement

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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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Takwin3041d 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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Godmars2905486d ago

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

Demons Souls5486d ago

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

Godmars2905486d ago (Edited 5486d 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.

ClownBelt5486d 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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Tripl3seis5486d ago

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

Jack-Pyro5486d 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.

Anon73495486d 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.

RedDevils5486d ago

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

ThanatosDMC5486d 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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Bismarn3077d 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