Playstation Plus Discussion Thread - FAQ in first post

ShaneU

No free ps4 games til next month

Varik

stephen1990 wrote: »

quick question regarding ps+ and the ps4.

I subscribed to ps+ in July, year membership (wish I had of done it sooner!) so I have another 8 months or so with that subscription. I am searching on the store for anything ps4 and cant find anything...can't find the instant games collection.

The only thing I can find is a subscription for ps4,ps3 and vita...Do I have to purchase this new subscription to get the free ps4 stuff or does my original subscription follow through and I'll be able to get the ps4 stuff???

anyone else have this problem and what did ya's do??

cheers

It's not out yet so nothing is up on the EU store right now, your current subscription will cover all of them.

ShaneU wrote: »

No free ps4 games til next month

The PS4 content is out on the 29th while all the PS3 and Vita/PSP is out on the 27th, so it's at launch but it is Decembers content.

RangeR

PS4 hasn't launched here yet.

stephen1990

Cheers lads...wasnt planning on getting the ps4 at launch so didnt know the release date here.

But i will be bagging up a collection with ps+

longhalloween

stephen1990 wrote: »

Cheers lads...wasnt planning on getting the ps4 at launch so didnt know the release date here.

But i will be bagging up a collection with ps+

Hah, me too.

In a year or two when I make the switch I'll probably have about 20 games to download.

FlawedGenius

Would a ps+ membership code from the US work over here?? Few going cheap on ebay

reganreggie

Just played an hour of metal gear and I think I might have epilepsy now.

F1ngers

FlawedGenius wrote: »

Would a ps+ membership code from the US work over here?? Few going cheap on ebay

A US PS+ membership code is only good to use on a US account.
You cannot extend your Irish PS+ account with one.

The EU PS+ is, imo, better than the US PS+.

COYVB

quick question from someone not actually based in ireland... planning on getting PS+ for my brother for Xmas and the handiest way is to buy on Amazon.co.uk and have it shipped as a gift along with my other pressies for my family. Does the UK ps+ sub work on a natively Irish account, though? I fully assume it does, but since it's a Christmas pressie I want to be 100% sure

Cheers!

COYVB

stephen1990 wrote: »

quick question regarding ps+ and the ps4.

I subscribed to ps+ in July, year membership (wish I had of done it sooner!) so I have another 8 months or so with that subscription. I am searching on the store for anything ps4 and cant find anything...can't find the instant games collection.

The only thing I can find is a subscription for ps4,ps3 and vita...Do I have to purchase this new subscription to get the free ps4 stuff or does my original subscription follow through and I'll be able to get the ps4 stuff???

anyone else have this problem and what did ya's do??

cheers

PS4 content is ONLY viewable on the PS4 store - you won't find it on a PS3 even post launch. So you can't add it to your download list for downloading later or anything like that like you can with the Vita titles

wcarey1975

COYVB wrote: »

quick question from someone not actually based in ireland... planning on getting PS+ for my brother for Xmas and the handiest way is to buy on Amazon.co.uk and have it shipped as a gift along with my other pressies for my family. Does the UK ps+ sub work on a natively Irish account, though? I fully assume it does, but since it's a Christmas pressie I want to be 100% sure

Cheers!

I'm open to correction regarding the UK/IRL thing here but if you buy a UK PSN sub then it will only work on a UK account. At least that's the way the USA/IRL PS+ works.

W

wcarey1975

COYVB wrote: »

PS4 content is ONLY viewable on the PS4 store - you won't find it on a PS3 even post launch. So you can't add it to your download list for downloading later or anything like that like you can with the Vita titles

You can view it through the store website though & purchase it there to be downloaded later.

W

COYVB

wcarey1975 wrote: »

You can view it through the store website though & purchase it there to be downloaded later.

W

I assume the OP was referencing the console based store though, and wondering why PS4 stuff wasn't showing up

COYVB

wcarey1975 wrote: »

I'm open to correction regarding the UK/IRL thing here but if you buy a UK PSN sub then it will only work on a UK account. At least that's the way the USA/IRL PS+ works.

W

I'm in Canada and the Canadian/USA subs are the same, so I thought maybe the Irish and UK ones would be too since they're the same store but with different prices. Where's a good place to buy a physical sub card in Ireland that I can get online and have shipped to my folks' address in Dublin?

EDDIE WATERS

COYVB wrote: »

I'm in Canada and the Canadian/USA subs are the same, so I thought maybe the Irish and UK ones would be too since they're the same store but with different prices. Where's a good place to buy a physical sub card in Ireland that I can get online and have shipped to my folks' address in Dublin?

Get it on gamesnash


http://gamesnash.ie/playstation-network-credit-c-58_178/?zenid=imnriqh3tftlh8hvhcr1f9tuf1

Unearthly

EDDIE WATERS wrote: »

Get it on gamesnash


http://gamesnash.ie/playstation-network-credit-c-58_178/?zenid=imnriqh3tftlh8hvhcr1f9tuf1

Is that not store credit rather than PlayStation plus?

EDDIE WATERS

Unearthly wrote: »

Is that not store credit rather than PlayStation plus?

But you can use that store credit to get the Playstation plus btw did anyone one else see fingers post

Beer Assistant

Hey chaps, without reading through all this thread could you answer a question for me, it may well have been answered already, if so sorry for asking again,

is it true that in order to play ps4 online you will need to subscribe to ps+ for one year ?

thanks in advance.

Unearthly

Gretts_40oz wrote: »

Hey chaps, without reading through all this thread could you answer a question for me, it may well have been answered already, if so sorry for asking again,

is it true that in order to play ps4 online you will need to subscribe to ps+ for one year ?

thanks in advance.

Not one year exactly but you will need a PlayStation plus membership

wcarey1975

Gretts_40oz wrote: »

Hey chaps, without reading through all this thread could you answer a question for me, it may well have been answered already, if so sorry for asking again,

is it true that in order to play ps4 online you will need to subscribe to ps+ for one year ?

thanks in advance.

Yes it's been answered before and yes you need it to play games online, there are a couple of exceptions but for playing online standard for the PS4 you need PS+

To be honest, if you have a PS3 or a Vita or are getting a PS4 then you'd be a fool not to have PS+. Unlike Xbox Live which is pretty much Microsoft raping the wallet of gamers, PS+ is actually a great initiative and one that will pay for the year long subscription over one good month.

COYVB

Deleted User wrote: »

To be honest, if you have a PS3 or a Vita or are getting a PS4 then you'd be a fool not to have PS+. Unlike Xbox Live which is pretty much Microsoft raping the wallet of gamers, PS+ is actually a great initiative and one that will pay for the year long subscription over one good month.

Yup, it's a must-have

Beer Assistant

OK, thanks for replies,

only downside for me is i'll have to buy two subscriptions, one for myself and one for my kid n his ps4, dammit

Unearthly

Gretts_40oz wrote: »

OK, thanks for replies,

only downside for me is i'll have to buy two subscriptions, one for myself and one for my kid n his ps4, dammit

Is it the same ps4? If its the same ps4 then only one sub is needed and it will work on all the accounts

Edit: just saw the 'his ps4' part. Bed time for me

Beer Assistant

Yep will have two ps4's so two subs its killing me

COYVB

Gretts_40oz wrote: »

OK, thanks for replies,

only downside for me is i'll have to buy two subscriptions, one for myself and one for my kid n his ps4, dammit

Not necessarily. Here's what you do (which I believe will work):

Buy one PS+ subscription for your kid. Set it up on YOUR PS4 and activate that console. Then have him sign into HIS PS4 with his PSN ID. He'll be able to play online since the PS+ is associated with his account, and you'll be able to play online since the PS+ is associated with your console. You'll just need to ensure that your kid's PSN ID remains on your console at all times

Like I say, I'm 99% sure that'll work. But at the very least, give it a try before buying a second sub

Beer Assistant

If that works that would be the job

Gretts_40oz

Gretts_40oz wrote: »

Yep will have two ps4's so two subs its killing me

Two subs will cost you at most 120 euro. It may seem like a lot of money, and it is but the return on investment is fantastic especially if you have a PS3 or Vita already.

DUBLINHITMAN

Im lost here as a kinda noob
ive an old school ps3 id with a few trophies
plan on using it on ps4 as my main id and il be getting ps+ for that id
so that will be the main user
ive a usa id that I just plan to get demos and buy the odd game .

now them games I buy with the american account
can I play them on my main id .
and do I actually need 2 ps+ accounts
or just the one for my main id
its $10 for a month of ps+ so I wouldnt mind paying that the odd time I see a demo or free game I like to play with my main psnid

sorry for not explaining wtf I want to know but im kinda lost with the whole thing

F1ngers

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

now them games I buy with the american account can I play them on my main id.

Yes.

DUBLINHITMAN wrote: »

and do I actually need 2 ps+ accounts or just the one for my main id

If you want their PS+ all the time, then yes two accounts.