It has certainly been an interesting few months for PlayStation Plus. When it was first announced I could see the potential, but I could also see the big fat elephant in the room; what if paying Plus subscribers already have the content being given away for free? Sure enough when month one started there was an influx of “got that, got that, THIS SUCKS!” that could be heard in forums across the land.
It’s a fair point though; as a paying subscriber shouldn’t you be entitled to something you actually want? I was in seventh heaven though, because as a total utter stingy git I had none of what was being given away, as I tend to hoard my money like a mistrustful Dwarf. The cries haven’t died out though as the months have gone on, to the point where the team at Sony must be feeling lower than the bumper on a boy racers Nova – a point that EU Blog man James Gallagher seems to agree with:
” I sometimes feel like I could announce the apocalypse and a few of you would be underwhelmed!”
This was said the day that it was announced Plus members would be getting ALL Fallout 3 DLC for free. What I thought was an amazing deal seemed to ignite Twitter into a frenzy of “how DARE you get our hopes up over this crap”. The same can be said for the much touted Plus demos and beta access.
We got the Mafia II demo a day early, which annoyed people as it was just a day; we got the Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood beta a week early, which annoyed people as they wanted a Plus only beta; so then we got the big one – the Killzone 3 beta, almost exclusive to PlayStation Plus. As soon as this was announced I saw people literally cursing Sony’s name for making it a Plus only affair.
So we want Plus only betas…that are available to everyone…but not? Heck I’m confused, and I bet Sony are too, which leads me to ask – will Sony ever be able to please everyone? It seems that now there are Plus and non Plus people Sony can do no right. Do you subscribe? If so have you been happy with the items made available to you?
gordon_strange
Im not a subscriber but I do keep an eye out on it for the month that it inspires mr to purchase it
It would be an instant purchase if it was like the U. S. One which I believe gives you the equivalent of extended play included in your subscription.
I would also be more tempted if it had more features. X game chat for instance. It’s not something I particularly desire but added features like this and cloud storage would make me an instant subscriber.
Anyway. As consumers and as human beings we all have the right to bitch and moan as much as we like ( just listen to any armchair football manager). Sony are making money from this service , theres no way tat the content is costing them as much as it would normally, and if people don’t make their voices heard, then try will continue pumping out the lacklustre service that I see psn+ to be, for the rest of it’s days.
tonycawley
You can’t, but you knew the first couple of months content from the off. If you didn’t want any of it, don’t sign up. Wait til they start offering stuff you want. That’s what i’ve done, nothing has tempted me in yet, but when something does i’ll probably sign (actually, that’s not a “when” that’s an “if”)
AG2297
Im not a subscriber simply because of the fact I hate subscriptions. I much prefer to pay things in a one off payment and never have to think about it again which is why I still use pay-as-you-go on my phone, I refuse to be forced into a contract. If it was a one off payment for ever, id pay it and join but as it goes im not too bothered either way as I dont feel like im missing out on anything I would want.
This also makes me worried for the future of gaming, the idea of a cloud server with everyone paying subsciption fees is the last thing I want to see,
StevenPDunne
I subscribed on day one and I haven’t regretted it. Sure, there have been months where there have been games available that I already have, but it’s also introduced me to games I would never have played if they weren’t included. At this point, I’d say the £40 has paid for itself, in my opinion.
stueeeee
I am also a subscriber and so far theres been a few things that I’ve already bought, but there’s also been other stuff that I haven’t and is pretty good. The discounts arent bad, and the auto download I do find useful. It could definatly use some more features in addition though, such as cloud storage for game saves, auto trophy syncing and other things they put in that servey they did. But Sony have said, it is constantly evolving so hopeful it will prove to be a great addition to PSN!
djsunna
i would like to subscribe i was tempted when it first launched but my ps3 went to console heaven and had to get a new 1 and couldn’t really afford it at the time. now it’s been around a few months there’s not been anything ive seen available that really float’s my boat or even my kinect boat. i still want it at some point but not until there is something unmissable available and who knows when that might be, if ever. there is another thing for me which is a slight problem if i got it i’d get it for 12 months but if i’ve got £40 spare i’m more likely get a new game or 2.
shields_t
I subscribed day one, and have seen a fair bit of benefit from the deals amde available despite my being as fairly heavy PSN user previously. I did however already have the Fallout DLC which was a bit of a shame because I didn’t think any of it was worth buying. I’m pleased with the value PS+ has provided me, and the clock theme was superb. My only gripe is that the auto download feature is a bit pants, I keep getting demos from months back or ones for games I already own, I’d sooner see it just download everything new and free from the storer each week to save my messing about with it myself.
gernboes
i dont care about early demos ir betas.
i want the discounts on dlc/games/etc. on day one, or at least an announcement that a particular game/dlc/… will get a discount in whatever time it would be.
i think most people who subscribe to PSN+ are those who buy lots of stuff allready, so reducing stuff months after they are released just doenst make much sense.
but im not saying that the discounts are bad as such. it does happen that we get stuff that i dont have and then i absolutely love it.
i dont regret gettingPSN+, it just feels wrong when i miss out on a deal just because i bought it early…
stueeeee
I do agree but I think as it is a fairly new service they are releasing a few great games free from the back catalogue. For avid PSN users this is a bit annoying. But if you missed some gems like Flower or Braid, and didn’t get round to buying them, it would be excellent. But you would still have the people who bought them already, moaning. And if they did one of the brand new releases every month for free, you would have people moaning that this months game is crap, why can’t they use one of the other great games already on th Store. Not going to please everyone.
But another service would be noce :-D