Just a brief reminder that this week sees a new batch of PlayStation Plus content. We brought you the list back in June, but just in case you’ve forgotten, here it is again;
4 August 2010 to 1 September 2010
Games
Zen Pinball
Blast Off (minis)
Alien Zombie Death (minis)
MediEvil (PS one Classic)
Full Game Trials
Inferno Pool
Mushroom Wars
Special Offers
Zen Pinball Earth Defence Table – 20%
Warhawk Triple Combo Pack – 50%
Super Stardust HD – 20%
WipEout HD Fury – 20%
Premium Game Downloads
MotorStorm Pacific Rift: Adrenaline Pack
Automatic Download Demos
Flower
PixelJunk Shooter
Dynamic Themes and Premium Avatars
PlayStation Plus Dynamic Theme
Heavy Rain Crime Scene Theme
Heavy Rain Avatars (Bird and Butterfly)
Over to you guys – are you pleased?
Source: UK PlayStation.com, thanks BoyDay!
Jordaaaan
I don’t think I’ll be renewing my subscription. I mean I don’t even have Motorstorm so what use is that for me? It’s not wise to make DLC the centerpoint of an offer because there’s always those who will miss out because they don’t have it.
FriendlyFiend
Looking forward to Zen Pinball and a return to Medievil after … ooh, far too many years to think about. Overall though it’s not the most impressive outing, is it? Still, I’m reasonably content with my subscription so far.
Tuffcub
Havent got Zen, the minis or Medievil so big win for me.
Mikiyaru
ive never bought any minis or premium themes or addon content for games. so playstation plus is perfect for me :)
Origami Killer
same, but i have bought 4 add on content, thats all and with left overs on a couple of pence ive bought 3 avatars as well. but never bought any games or themes for that matter.
ericzap
In the US, anyways it’s a teriffic deal for new PS owners as well as people like me who were/are unlikely to buy from the store. I’ve already gotten (approx.) 10 hours of use from the Plus offerings, which in my mind makes it equal to buying a full retail game. And there are still fourteen months left (again, US offering).
Origami Killer
im actually looking forward to MediEvil and motorstorm track map but the rest of the games dont interest me. the heavy rain theme and avatas look better than last months, i already have the swan. zen pinball, never heard of, it has to be up to the standard of wipeout
deezoned
Well, beginning to wonder who the real audience for PSN+ is? I personally is still looking for the definitive reason to sign up (it’s not _that_ expensive compared to a handfull of normal PSN buys or a single boxed game), but so far I’ve been utterly disappointed about the content offered with PSN+… I’m actually still proud of not having the little ‘+’ sign along with my PSN card in the list. Think around 40-50% in my Friends list now have it, but I still need to see the reason.
Almost all games offered with the subscription are owned by regular PSN buyers (like me), the LPB introduction is a must-have boxed since launch, and the automatic updates I can live without for now…
So, SCEE… who is you real audience for this PSN+ service? Is it primarily fanboys? Badge-afficionados? PSN light-users? I still don’t get it so far…
Origami Killer
i think its for people (like me) who dont buy stuff from the store regualry and for the same price as a new release they can get some of psn’s best picks of media and games. its a great idea in my opinion
Kevling
As mentioned already, will PS+ actually stop people buying new stuff? I imagine Sony must have considered this in their business planning. Maybe having thousands of people’s £40 in the ‘bank’ offsets any drop in monthly income?
Also, the perceived value of the service varies greatly depending on how much of that month’s content you already own. depending on what they already own, person A could get £20+ of value this month, person B could get about £3. It’s one thing to say people shouldn’t complain because they knew the contents in advance, but it’s this perceived value thing that people are complaining about. On top of that, they see the US getting extra unannounced goodies, and then, rightly or wrongly, feel peeved about that woo.
Having said that, the £39.99 a year (or around £34 if you get some online PSN cards) works out at less than £4 a month, so as long as you get more than £4 of value (and I mean something you’d have considered buying anyway not necessarily avatars and themes), then you’re onto a good thing.
hairfreax
Stop making sense you, people will not like it.
cc_star
The problem (for Devs more than Sony) is that it is more likely that high spenders will have taken PS+, people who probably spend hundreds a year, what is going to happen to sales figures if they wait & see every month and then maybe forget if what they’re interested in doesn’t turn up.
I wonder what would have happened to Joe Danger’s impressive sales if it had launched within the PS+ subscription period, would a lot of those purchasers have held off – and what would that mean to the 3 guys at Hello Games which poured all that work into the title.
Sure it may appear on PS+ sometime down the line and they may benefit from some revenue sharing, but that’s a million miles away from breaking even on Day1 sales alone.
Sony are walking a tightrope here, if they add new(ish) high profile games to it, high spenders will only be spending £40 a year with them rather than hundreds, and if they don’t add new(ish) high profile titles people won’t re-subscribe once their 3/12 months runs out leaving the whole exercise to be pointless, single use cash-in.
jikomanzoku
Nail on the head mate.
hairfreax
To all those people who are complaining that items have been dropped in price and are holding out from buying stuff now, look everywhere and 90% + of any product be it game/dvd/cd/electronics/clothes will always drop in price in a week or 2 one way or another. It all depends on how much you want the product or how long you are ready to sit and wait. I got Joe Danger the 1st second it was released and in no way would i be gutted if it was reduced or even free with PS+
MXZ
Well this month is still good (for me
but i suspect Sony has something big in stored for month 3 (why else would we only know the first 2 months?)