PlayStation Plus Explained

Logan Westbrook

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PlayStation Plus Explained



A post on the European PlayStation blog outlines the features of PlayStation Plus.

Free games, discounts, and downloadable content are just some of the things that subscribers to Sony's premium PSN service PlayStation Plus can expect. PSN Product Manager James Thorpe gave a thorough breakdown of the service in a post on the PlayStation blog [http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/06/23/playstation-plus-explained/#more-19810], giving European gamers a taste of what they can expect.

In exchange for their cash, Sony gives subscribers four free games to download each month: One PSN game, two minis, and a PS One Classic. Thorpe confirms that access to these free titles requires an active subscription, but adds that the games will reactivate when a lapsed subscription is renewed.

Members will also get free avatars, themes and selected downloadable content, which will be theirs to keep regardless of their subscription status. The DLC will change on a monthly basis, with the Steel & Titanium pack for Killzone 2 offered in the first month, and the Adrenaline pack for Motorstorm: Pacific Rift offered in the second.

Aside from all the free content, subscribers will be able to schedule their PS3 to switch on automatically and download and install updates for their games. It will also download firmware updates when available, but those will require a manual installation. The service will not include cross-game chat, which will disappoint some, but Thorpe said that PlayStation Plus was an evolving service and that Sony would look into any suggestions.

PlayStation Plus launches in Europe on June 29th. The service will cost £11.99 for a three month subscription, or £39.99 for a full year.

Source: PlayStation Blog [http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/06/23/playstation-plus-explained/#more-19810] via Eurogamer [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/premium-psn-has-no-cross-game-chat]








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SonOfIkaros

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That actually sounds pretty sweet. What was the monthly cost again?

Nevermind, didn't see the last part of the article. Silly me.
 

wooty

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Sounds pretty intriguing, especially the PS1 classics part. Will look into this in more detail
 

TheRightToArmBears

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Huh... I wasn't going to get this originally, but it looks good. Depending on the size of my porn money stash I might get it at some point.
 

Kapol

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It looks promising, and if it isn't needed to play games online then the Playstation fanboys still get to brag. But from the sounds of it, you only get one PSonline game, two minis, and the classic at a time, not compounding so you get a new one every month (so it sort of acts like a game rental in the way I'm imagining it to be). That's not really worth $50 a month when I don't buy games anyways, and the DLC is a big meh because I don't own either of the games and there's no guarantee that I'll have any of the other games later offered.
 

Andronicus

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Pfft, that sounds terrible. Even if I'm eligible for "free" games, I'm not going to continuously pay $70 a year for forever and a day just so I can play them. Besides, I'm not going to consider it until they include "customer service" in the list of benefits.
 

Dexiro

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I already own everything i want from the PSN Store. The 'free' downloads would be stuff i either don't want or already have.
 

mr_pants66

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i will be getting this because it is only going to get more add ons as it goes on and it looks good at the moment

they just need cross game chat and to make it a bit cheaper and it is the 100% winner in my mind.
 

Jack and Calumon

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Well, I'm sold. Time for me to collect what I want!

Calumon: £40 for 4 free games 12 times a year? Wow, how money vanishes.
 

Hiphophippo

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Sony's taking a page from Valve's "How to make your customer happy" book, I see. They've certainly gotten my interest. How does that price swap over into dollars?
 

Nothankyou

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Are people even reading this properly? People on these comments are complaining because they think it's £70 a year or £50 a month?!
Anyway I want this myself, it's a good deal for PFT EDIT £40 a year!
 

Silver Patriot

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Sounds like a good deal, but I don't use my PS3 enough to justify the buy. Talk to me if they include some PSP services though.
 

Jandau

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Huh, free games, free DLC and a bunch of other goodies? Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me. And the yearly sub is the roughly the price of one new retail game? Heck, I'm pretty sure you get more than your money's worth just from the free games...
 

Andronicus

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FargoDog said:
So wait, do we get to choose the four free games we get or do they just pick some for us or give us some limited options?
Actually, as far as I can see, the four free games are 1xPSN game, 1xPS1 Classic game and 2xPS minis, and no you don't choose which they are, and they don't even give you "limited options"; they only offer 1 of each PSN and PS1 and 2 minis for that one month, take it or leave it.