It’s actually just happened. Jack Tretton has just stepped on stage and received the biggest cheer of the day after stating that the PS4 won’t block used games. A completely direct assault on Xbox One, and one which has no doubt made a lot of people at Microsoft a bit worried.
He went on to say that you can trade games in, sell it on or lend it to a friend – there’s no system in place to stop you from doing this. You don’t have to even be online – there’s no “24 hour check-ins” quips Tretton, digging the claws in deeper.
Detailing the frankly awesome online features, such as cross-game voice chat, playing games while downloading and the all new social features, based around a “real world” friends network, he confirmed that PlayStation Plus will carry over and be required to play online multiplayer games.
But you’ll still get plenty of rewards, however – you’ll get immediate access to the “PS Plus” version of DriveClub for free at launch and there’ll be a new free title every month, including some of the recently revealed indie titles. This is the same PS Plus that gets you all of those free games on your PS3 and Vita, mind.
This is all good news, really, bar the online multiplayer paywall, which Microsoft imposed with the Xbox 360 eight years ago.
Also, they’ve just posted an amazing video showing how to share your games on PS4, which you can see below:
Dar-Kaus
Anyone who has never tried PS+ needs to see what they have been missing, the service offers outstanding value for money, hell you’ll get a copy of Drive Club included in the price so how is that not value for money.
lilisdad
That video is awesome!
Talk about rubbing it in!
After the actual reveal of what the ps4 actually looks like, anyone looking at a reason to buy a ps4 or xbox1, this is the only video they need to watch.
Day one for me thanks Sony.
salvodaze
Very instructive video. I’m glad Sony made some really good decisions with the PS4 like pricing and support for used games. They actually responded to the request of their fan base, which means a lot to the consumer. Sony is on its way to building a more rock-solid player base.
I do have questions about the Plus system tough, will it be PS4 only after the launch? Or are PS3 owners still going to be getting the same service (3 games a month) for a while or are we just going to be able to play the games we got so far? Will I be able to take the Plus games from my PS3 and play them with my Plus subscription on the PS4? I read Gaikai will support “select” PS3 games, so that must be a no, at least for now? All too little information to make out anything of Plus yet. But here’s to hoping.
Amphlett
I think Sony just won my heart with their single best “F*k you Miscrosoft” video ever.
Tuffcub
As resident piss taker I approve of this video. Bloody awesome.
JBoo
THAT IS THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER SEEN!!! :D :D :D
+ I am not sure if i will pay to play online really. If SONY throw in the Streamig PS games into PS Plus for free to then i would do PS Plus(even tho the PS3 version of PS Plus is amazing value) ;)
Nocure-fd
Wow, well done Sony!
Glad all the questions and waiting are over. The PS4 is now a day 1 purchase for me. A pay wall is a shame, but even then, PS+ is far better value for money than live is. No ammount of exclusive content will make me willingly pay to be restricted in the way that Microsoft wants.
As a bonus, I get to use my favourite emoticon of all time!
XBone t(^_^t)
element666
I can see how some people will be disappointed, but I’m fine with it,as I have PS Plus anyway and think it’s a great service.
element666
I forgot to put,the video is amazing :D
Kevatron400
With Sony introducing paid multiplayer now, I really think they’ve done it the right way around, yes a lot of people will be disappointed, but many many more people already use plus and agree that the value delivered is fantastic. Although perhaps it’s a little sneaky forcing users to pay if they want to play online, they get so much more than just multiplayer, and it’s already tried, tested and valued as a premium service. My only hope is that they don’t up the price of the Plus subscription.