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Hi guys,
Was wondering if anyone could just answer one or two questions for me about Playstation Plus?
Had a 360, red-ringed on me and went in the bin. Was only used for GTA IV. Planning to buy GTA V when it comes out and with the fear of the 360 having multiple discs, I figured I'd get a PS3. Anyway, got one for Christmas. It's the 12GB version (which is fine with me, as I only intend to play GTA V on it).
However, since getting it and doing some random Googling, i head about this (PS Plus). Can anyone tell me briefly how it works?
As far as I understand, you sign up for a year for approximately €50, and get free games each month for doing so (but you have to remain a member forever, and keep re-subscribing or you lose all the free stuff).
My quick questions are:
1. Are there any other hidden charges or such (or additional features constantly waved in your face to get you to pay more)?
2. If I subscribe today, do I get access to all the free stuff from before, or do I start from Scratch (ie; if they gave away a game last month, can I still get it, or do I only get access for the stuff that becomes available from when I join onwards)
3. If I let my subscription die off/don't renew on time, do i lose everything, or upon re-paying do i get access to everything I had in the past again.
4. If PS+ offers 2 games this month, and I want them both, do I actually have to permanently download them? Or is it more like Steam where I can 'buy' them, but download them at a later date (when I actually want to play them? So essentially I can take everything for free that's offered to me, but only download one game, play it, delete it, get another game, get bored of it, delete and re-download the first game again, etc.?).
Also is there anything someone unfamiliar with Sony/PS3/PSPlus should be aware of before joining up?
I know 12GB will fill in no time if I join this PSPlus thingymajiggy, so plan to slap a 320GB drive into the PS3 (seems easy enough to do).
Sorry if these are all fairly silly questions, but I tried Googling around a bit and not having much luck getting straight-forward answers, so figured it best to ask real people on here rather than flicking through articles and older threads on random forums.
Thank you gentlemen
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Deleted User wrote: »Hi guys,
Was wondering if anyone could just answer one or two questions for me about Playstation Plus?
Had a 360, red-ringed on me and went in the bin. Was only used for GTA IV. Planning to buy GTA V when it comes out and with the fear of the 360 having multiple discs, I figured I'd get a PS3. Anyway, got one for Christmas. It's the 12GB version (which is fine with me, as I only intend to play GTA V on it).
However, since getting it and doing some random Googling, i head about this (PS Plus). Can anyone tell me briefly how it works?
As far as I understand, you sign up for a year for approximately €50, and get free games each month for doing so (but you have to remain a member forever, and keep re-subscribing or you lose all the free stuff).
My quick questions are:
1. Are there any other hidden charges or such (or additional features constantly waved in your face to get you to pay more)?
2. If I subscribe today, do I get access to all the free stuff from before, or do I start from Scratch (ie; if they gave away a game last month, can I still get it, or do I only get access for the stuff that becomes available from when I join onwards)
3. If I let my subscription die off/don't renew on time, do i lose everything, or upon re-paying do i get access to everything I had in the past again.
4. If PS+ offers 2 games this month, and I want them both, do I actually have to permanently download them? Or is it more like Steam where I can 'buy' them, but download them at a later date (when I actually want to play them? So essentially I can take everything for free that's offered to me, but only download one game, play it, delete it, get another game, get bored of it, delete and re-download the first game again, etc.?).
Also is there anything someone unfamiliar with Sony/PS3/PSPlus should be aware of before joining up?
I know 12GB will fill in no time if I join this PSPlus thingymajiggy, so plan to slap a 320GB drive into the PS3 (seems easy enough to do).
Sorry if these are all fairly silly questions, but I tried Googling around a bit and not having much luck getting straight-forward answers, so figured it best to ask real people on here rather than flicking through articles and older threads on random forums.
Thank you gentlemen
1. No hidden charges. You pay for Plus and get the games. You still have to pay for DLC, etc so nothing important to the game
2. At any one time there are at least 10 games available that are rotated, so when 2 are added, 2 are taken out. But if you sign up, you have access to all the games currently available here
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-ie/your-instant-game-collection/cid=STORE-MSF75508-PLUSINSTANTGAME
3. Upon repaying you get the access back
4. Just "purchase" them and download when you want, like Steam
Also while you lose access to your free games if your sub expires, you still have access to any games you bought with any PS Plus Discounts.
The next game rotation is Jan 2nd so sign up before then and add all the games to the download list to ensure you get them0 -
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CastorTroy wrote: »1. No hidden charges. You pay for Plus and get the games. You still have to pay for DLC, etc so nothing important to the game
2. At any one time there are at least 10 games available that are rotated, so when 2 are added, 2 are taken out. But if you sign up, you have access to all the games currently available here
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-ie/your-instant-game-collection/cid=STORE-MSF75508-PLUSINSTANTGAME
3. Upon repaying you get the access back
4. Just "purchase" them and download when you want, like Steam
Also while you lose access to your free games if your sub expires, you still have access to any games you bought with any PS Plus Discounts.
The next game rotation is Jan 2nd so sign up before then and add all the games to the download list to ensure you get them
Cheers for that CastorTroy!
From reading that it seems kinda like Plus is an essential purchase.
I suppose one last question I'd have is, are the games that are generally given away worthwhile? Or are they all nonsense games you'd rarely buy anyway, with one major game thrown in every 6 months to make it sound like you're getting a lot from it?
(from looking at the list of games you linked to, I recognise some of the names, but some of them I've never heard of - though to be fair, I haven't really been into gaming for a long time).
For example, I'd be interested in picking up Hitman: Absolution and whatever the most recent Forza game would be; would hoping these games will appear be a waste of time as they'll only actually appear when they're selling for €2.99 in bargain bins, or do games that are still relatively new/popular make appearances, too?
(I'm aware that the selection is random, and I'm not expecting to pay €50 and get a brand new €60 release every month, but just trying to work out if the games that appear are generally well-liked/wanted games, or if they're the kinda games that fell on their faces and Sony are just giving them away because they're selling very poorly in the first place)?.
(I realise that's a bit crude, as every game, regardless of how good/bad it is, has a fair bit of effort put into it, which I respect, but you know the kinda question I'm asking)
EDIT: Sorry Varik. Didn't see your post when I wrote mine. Cheers for the detailed response.
Will mooch back a few pages for pricing and such (will go back about 10 pages and just start reading from there to see if i can get an idea of what people are saying about Plus in general).0 -
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It's well worth the money. Out of that list most of them would cost €10 at the least so you're saving money that way. The quality of the games is great. Out of them, I love Infamous 2 and Arkham City. Limbo's a short indie game but is critically acclaimed and loved by other players. Bulletstorm, Vanquish and Little Big Planet 2 are also really liked by PS3 owners. I haven't played them yet.
As far as I know, the retail games are usually at least a year old. Other games such as PSN only games can be added the same time they become available for free the same day they become available for purchase to non subbers.
It's actually gotten to the point where I'm reluctant to buy a game since it may become available. 0 -
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There's also the Need for Speed series, which is multi-platform. The current one, Most Wanted, is very good. It's made by the team that made the Burnout games, if you ever played any of those games.
Have played Burnout. Planned to actually pick that up somewhere along the way.
Hitman looks like it's just the right mix of in-depth story/required thinking but also quite throwaway in that I can play it for ten minutes and then knock it off.
Used to love Splinter Cell and Metal Gear Solid and the likes, but don't think I'd have the patience for such games anymore.
(hence the search for a decent racing game that I can pick up and play until GTA V hits shelves).
Would love to be able to get back into gaming again, rather than using the net to pass time, but I find a lot of games I used to like don't have similar counterparts anymore.
Used to enjoy games like Power Stone (Dreamcast) which was a fun/quirky fight game. Also really enjoyed the original Tony Hawk's Pro Skater games. Great fun and never required too much time to get into. Smuggler's Run was also a mildly enjoyable game (I remember it being great fun, but I'm sure those are the old rose-tinted glasses). Conflict: Desert Storm 2 was excellent.
Also loved games that did require thinking, but that were a bit of fun, too (Rollercoaster Tycoon and the likes. Also thought Prisoner of War was a good laugh, though it did get tiring after a few levels).
But I can't seem to find similar equivalents to the above games. Not a fan of first person shooters, but I wish I was; PS3 seems to be well catered for in that area.
So hoping that if I get PS Plus, the random selection of games offered will reveal a few games I'll try out and enjoy.
(Sorry..that was a rather long-winded post
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Deleted User wrote: »What's the €37 price about, out of curiousity?
To catch the christmas market, I presume.Deleted User wrote: »Like a Christmas discount or such? Do we know when it will return to €50?
I'm sure I read somewhere 2nd of january - thereabouts anyway.0 -
Deleted User wrote: »What's the €37 price about, out of curiousity? Like a Christmas discount or such? Do we know when it will return to €50?
25% xmas discount0 -
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