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PS5 thread 2.0

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    #4832
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Would think the old rumour of renaming stuff silver, gold, & platinum would make the most sense.



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    #4833
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,050 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    They might think using "gold" might be too similar to "Xbox Live gold" and "Games with Gold".



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    #4834
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Guessing it will be silver, gold and platinum. Sync it with the trophy system.



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    #4835
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1508776231046729728?t=o9fqke4vdruRJN5kZ6FF-A&s=19


    This June, we’re bringing together PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now in an all-new PlayStation Plus subscription service that provides more choice to customers across three membership tiers globally.


    Our focus is on providing high-quality, curated content with a diverse portfolio of games*. Below is an overview of the three membership tiers:


    PlayStation Plus Essential

    Benefits:

    Provides the same benefits that PlayStation Plus members are getting today, such as:

    Two monthly downloadable games

    Exclusive discounts

    Cloud storage for saved games

    Online multiplayer access

    There are no changes for existing PlayStation Plus members in this tier.


    Price* for PlayStation Plus Essential remains the same as the current price for PlayStation Plus.

    United States

    $9.99 monthly / $24.99 quarterly / $59.99 yearly

    Europe

    €8.99 monthly / €24.99 quarterly / €59.99 yearly

    United Kingdom

    £6.99 monthly / £19.99 quarterly / £49.99 yearly

    Japan

    ¥850 monthly / ¥2,150 quarterly / ¥5,143 yearly

    PlayStation Plus Extra

    Benefits:

    Provides all the benefits from the Essential tier

    Adds a catalog of up to 400* of the most enjoyable PS4 and PS5 games – including blockbuster hits from our PlayStation Studios catalog and third-party partners. Games in the Extra tier are downloadable for play.

    Price*:

    United States

    $14.99 monthly / $39.99 quarterly / $99.99 yearly

    Europe

    €13.99 monthly / €39.99 quarterly / €99.99 yearly

    United Kingdom

    £10.99 monthly / £31.99 quarterly / £83.99 yearly

    Japan

    ¥1,300 monthly / ¥3,600 quarterly / ¥8,600 yearly

    PlayStation Plus Premium**

    Benefits:

    Provides all the benefits from Essential and Extra tiers

    Adds up to 340* additional games, including:

    PS3 games available via cloud streaming

    A catalog of beloved classic games available in both streaming and download options from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations

    Offers cloud streaming access for original PlayStation, PS2, PSP and PS4 games offered in the Extra and Premium tiers in markets** where PlayStation Now is currently available. Customers can stream games using PS4 and PS5 consoles, and PC.***

    Time-limited game trials will also be offered in this tier, so customers can try select games before they buy.

    Price*:

    United States

    $17.99 monthly / $49.99 quarterly / $119.99 yearly

    Europe

    €16.99 monthly / €49.99 quarterly / €119.99 yearly

    United Kingdom

    £13.49 monthly / £39.99 quarterly / £99.99 yearly

    Japan

    ¥1,550 – monthly / ¥4,300 – quarterly / ¥10,250 yearly

    PlayStation Plus Deluxe (Select Markets) For markets without cloud streaming, PlayStation Plus Deluxe will be offered at a lower price compared to Premium, and includes a catalog of beloved classic games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PSP generations to download and play, along with time-limited game trials. Benefits from Essential and Extra tiers are also included. Local pricing will vary by market.

    The new Extra and Premium tiers represent a major evolution for PlayStation Plus. With these tiers, our key focus is to ensure that the hundreds of games we offer will include the best quality content that sets us apart. At launch, we plan to include titles such as Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal. We’re working closely with our imaginative developers from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners to include some of the best gaming experiences available with a library that will be regularly refreshed. More details to come on the games we’ll have on our new PlayStation Plus service.



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    #4836
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    So it is more or less exactly what most people thought it would be.



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    #4837
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users Posts: 11,978 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    I note it says 'two downloadable games' so can we assume we're down two games per month on the standard PS Plus?



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    #4838
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,823 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    So..

    Tier 1 - PlayStation Plus Essential - €60 a year - PS Plus as it is

    Tier 2 - PlayStation Plus Extra - €100 a year - PS Plus & PS Now (ps4 & ps5 games)

    Tier 3 - PlayStation Plus Premium - €120 a year - PS Plus & PS Now (ps5, ps4, ps3 streaming, ps2 & ps1 games)



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    #4839
    Riesen_Meal
    Registered Users Posts: 10,575 ✭✭✭✭Riesen_Meal


    Pity no option to "upgrade" your sub, like a 1 euro game pass type deal...



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    #4840
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,050 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851248#Comment_118851248

    Noticed that as well.

    Wonder what plan they have for those with existing subs who want to upgrade. Or since they seem to be doing away with Now, what happens people subbed to that?



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    #4841
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851311#Comment_118851311

    I wonder if it will be something like Xbox have with Game pass , where you can convert Xbox Live Gold to x amount of months in Game Pass



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    #4842
    Zero-Cool
    Registered Users Posts: 29,823 ✭✭✭✭Zero-Cool


    So looks like I can just wait for Returnal to be added

    "The new Extra and Premium tiers represent a major evolution for PlayStation Plus. With these tiers, our key focus is to ensure that the hundreds of games we offer will include the best quality content that sets us apart. At launch, we plan to include titles such as Death Stranding, God of War, Marvel’s Spider-Man, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Mortal Kombat 11, and Returnal. We’re working closely with our imaginative developers from PlayStation Studios and third-party partners to include some of the best gaming experiences available with a library that will be regularly refreshed. More details to come on the games we’ll have on our new PlayStation Plus service. "

    This bit has me confused. PS Now sub owners transition straight to PS Plus Premium?? So we should all get PS Now for half the price before it goes away and turns into a 120 a year sub?

    "When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will transition into the new PlayStation Plus offering and will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now customers will migrate over to PlayStation Plus Premium with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch."



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    #4843
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,620 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851311#Comment_118851311

    The blog says people subscribed to Now will have their sub transferred to PS Plus Premium.



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    #4844
    TitianGerm
    Registered Users Posts: 28,056 ✭✭✭✭TitianGerm


    So can we download the games in Tier 2 & 3 and play them or do we have to stream them?



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    #4845
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,886 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    Maybe I'm missing it, but there doesn't seem to be any mention of the current PS+ Collection? If that's gone, then Essential customers will be getting less for the same money they're paying now.



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    #4846
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851342#Comment_118851342

    I'd say that will be merged with games like Returnal, Death Stranding



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    #4847
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,620 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851342#Comment_118851342

    I don't think that changes at all. That was more of an incentive for people getting a PS5, to have those games at launch (particularly for people who might not have had a PS4 and would have missed games already offered through PS+ on a previous month). Most people would/should have already added them to their library to keep anyway.



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    #4848
    EoinMcLovin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,981 ✭✭✭EoinMcLovin


    https://twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1508783609544650754?t=3CzdkvMvSFDxrEuPJ2MnBQ&s=19




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    #4849
    Mr Crispy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,886 ✭✭✭Mr Crispy


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851370#Comment_118851370

    I guess it would only affect first time customers who go for the Essential tier then? Fair enough.



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    #4850
    Markitron
    Registered Users Posts: 3,157 ✭✭✭Markitron


    Is there no way of upgrading a current PS plus sub?



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    #4851
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,050 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Just looking on the app to see how much a Now sub is and looks like they've already updated it to only show monthly subs.



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    #4852
    The Raging Bile Duct
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭The Raging Bile Duct


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851551#Comment_118851551

    If you go on to the website here: https://www.playstation.com/en-ie/ps-now/

    it's still showing the different tiers, i.e. 12 month, 3 month and 1 month.



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    #4853
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,421 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    It'll all depend on the quality of the library of games available.

    I know it's not going to happen, but a good collection of rare or international PS1 / PS2 games - particularly from Japan - would be well worth a subscription. The PSN collections of PS1 games were superb in the PS3 / PSP era, with a quick Japanese account setup giving a huge bounty of obscurities and classics. But I don't think Sony's ambitions would stretch to such a multi-regional offering given their current form.



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    #4854
    The Raging Bile Duct
    Registered Users Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭The Raging Bile Duct


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851573#Comment_118851573

    **** sticks, they've gotten rid of it on the site now too...



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    #4855
    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Full price PS Now was the same as Plus (€59.99 each), so at full price this is just summed and marked to the €119.99

    So gone up 1 cent.



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    #4856
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,050 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Would PSNow codes still work?

    Looking at my subs Now expires in October and Plus in February so curious to see how that works.

    I would guess when they say Now members will be moved to the middle tier, they're working off the fact that nearly all Now subscribers would also be Plus subscribers anyway.

    Where would it leave people who use Now on PC? Maybe it'll still be an option



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    #4857
    Penn
    Registered Users Posts: 33,620 ✭✭✭✭Penn


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118851750#Comment_118851750

    Existing PS Now members will be moved to the top tier, PS Plus Premium

    When the new PlayStation Plus service launches, PlayStation Now will transition into the new PlayStation Plus offering and will no longer be available as a standalone service. PlayStation Now customers will migrate over to PlayStation Plus Premium with no increase to their current subscription fees at launch.

    I presume if you have say 5 months left on your PS Now subscription and 9 months on your PS+ subscription, you'll be moved to Premium for the first 5 months, then will drop down to Essential (the bottom tier).



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    #4858
    Potential-Monke
    Registered Users Posts: 13,987 ✭✭✭✭Potential-Monke


    I'm one of those people with zero interest in games pre-PS4, so mid Tier will be grand. Basically what I was expecting. No mention of The Order 1886....



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    #4859
    CastorTroy
    Registered Users Posts: 29,050 ✭✭✭✭CastorTroy


    Mid tier will be all PS4 games except The Order 1886. 😃



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    #4860
    Exclamation Marc
    Registered Users Posts: 11,978 ✭✭✭✭Exclamation Marc


    As someone was asking

    https://twitter.com/jmdornbush/status/1508900788139003906?t=qECQg-0hmAVSX1q_twmSjg&s=19




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    #4861
    lee_baby_simms
    Registered Users Posts: 3,426 ✭✭✭lee_baby_simms


    Not much wow factor in that announcement.



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