Gaming PlayStation Plus

Ah feck and I could have extended my plan for a discount awhile back.

This comes on the back of the worst essential line up till date. Giving the disastrous Saints Row as your main game is something else. At least there’s extra to look forward to I guess.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Ah feck and I could have extended my plan for a discount awhile back.

This comes on the back of the worst essential line up till date. Giving the disastrous Saints Row as your main game is something else. At least there’s extra to look forward to I guess.
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It doesn't go up until next Wednesday. I don't know if it's worth your while extending now.
 
If I extend my PS Plus plan by a year A) will it extend for a year from now or from the end of my plan (Nov) as I don’t imagine I’ll lose three months of my current plan ? And B) can they apply the price increase retrospectively

If anyone has a clue.
 
amolbhatia50k said:
If I extend my PS Plus plan by a year A) will it extend for a year from now or from the end of my plan (Nov) as I don’t imagine I’ll lose three months of my current plan ? And B) can they apply the price increase retrospectively

If anyone has a clue.
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It will extend by a year from when your current plan ends. They cannot apply price increase retrospectively.
 
Sarni said:
It will extend by a year from when your current plan ends. They cannot apply price increase retrospectively.
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That’s great then. Will extend it before the new prices kick in. Thanks!
 
amolbhatia50k said:
If I extend my PS Plus plan by a year A) will it extend for a year from now or from the end of my plan (Nov) as I don’t imagine I’ll lose three months of my current plan ? And B) can they apply the price increase retrospectively

If anyone has a clue.
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It will extend a year from now and they can apply the price increase retrospectively
 
Won't be renewing at these prices, y'all letting yourselves get run over again. If people don't pay then they will have to listen as money talks loudest. Those rushing to renew now are just saying "take my money" ... and then what?
 
afrocentricity said:
Won't be renewing at these prices, y'all letting yourselves get run over again. If people don't pay then they will have to listen as money talks loudest. Those rushing to renew now are just saying "take my money" ... and then what?
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The higher tiers, sure, but people who spend a lot of their time on online multiplayer don't really have a choice (except switching platforms but that's not always an option).
 
afrocentricity said:
Won't be renewing at these prices, y'all letting yourselves get run over again. If people don't pay then they will have to listen as money talks loudest. Those rushing to renew now are just saying "take my money" ... and then what?
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Almost as bad as those 17 people who paid crazy money for a VR2
 
Ainu said:
The higher tiers, sure, but people who spend a lot of their time on online multiplayer don't really have a choice (except switching platforms but that's not always an option).
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That's what they want you to think of course. You have to get it as you have no choice... Only, if every unhappy person said feck that, they would change the approach quick time, giving you more compelling options.

But will enough people revolt?

Alock1 said:
Almost as bad as those 17 people who paid crazy money for a VR2
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Continuing VR support is one of the things they are still doing right.... Whether it's a hangover from Layden who knows? Ryan is a shit CEO

I can afford 500 odd for a state of the art VR headset (with a lot of good games as things stand)

30% hike on a subscription I barely use...... Not enthused
 
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afrocentricity said:
That's what they want you to think of course. You have to get it as you have no choice... Only, if every unhappy person said feck that, they would change the approach quick time, giving you more compelling options.

But will enough people revolt?
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No one will revolt. :lol: That would mean they have to stop playing their CoDs, Battlefields, whatevers. Obviously not going to happen. Most people don't care enough, they'll grumble a bit and pay anyway.
 
Ainu said:
No one will revolt. :lol: That would mean they have to stop playing their CoDs, Battlefields, whatevers. Obviously not going to happen. Most people don't care enough, they'll grumble a bit and pay anyway.
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Yup. Shite state of affairs. I'ma post this anyway....
https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/23/22245630/microsoft-xbox-live-gold-price-increase-reversed-f2p

We messed up today and you were right to let us know. Connecting and playing with friends is a vital part of gaming and we failed to meet the expectations of players who count on it every day. As a result, we have decided not to change Xbox Live Gold pricing.
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I got the 12 month subscription for £75 Black Friday last year.
Do you think they will run a similar deal this year?

Decisions decisions. Do I pull the trigger on the £100 cost now before the increase or gamble on a Black Friday deal?

They better be looking to add some great titles to justify this increase!
 
afrocentricity said:
Continuing VR support is one of the things they are still doing right.... Whether it's a hangover from Layden who knows? Ryan is a shit CEO
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From the perspective of a gamer (or at leat this gamer), he's an absolute disaster. He doesn't understand why anyone would ever want to play an old game when you can play something new and shiny. At a time when so many publishers are struggling to keep a single service game alive past the first year, he suddenly wants to steer a company built on a rich history of beloved single-player titles into a bold live-service future of shite.

He's probably great for shareholders or whatever.
 
That's a fecking insane price rise, and coming off the back of an absolutely garbage month of PS Plus game announcements. What the hell are they thinking? Not that it matters, of course. Not enough people will give this up as you're fecked if you wanna play online (which Is a scam in and of itself).

Also, the highest tier is garbage. I think PS Extra is good, but not for the price it is now. Plus you don't get the big game releases day and date on there, which I think would make the price somewhat less egregious. Just Sony being bellends.
 
I'm paid up on Premium until December 2024 already after taking two years at the black friday price, but I'll be dropping that back down to a lower tier if those prices remain by the time I need to renew.

They would need to start adding day 1 release premium games (on the level of GoW / Ratchet / Horizon) for me to justify a 30% - 40% price increase
 
Thought it was overpriced garbage before the increase. I'd sub once in a blue moon to play one game. Wont be doing that again.
 
caid said:
Thought it was overpriced garbage before the increase. I'd sub once in a blue moon to play one game. Wont be doing that again.
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I’ve had plenty of value out of it. I tend to base gaming value on whether I get at least £1 per hour of entertainment out of a game or in this case, bunch of games. I’ve had way more than 100 hours playing games included in the extra tier and played games I’ve enjoyed but wouldn’t have bought.
 
GaryLifo said:
I’ve had plenty of value out of it. I tend to base gaming value on whether I get at least £1 per hour of entertainment out of a game or in this case, bunch of games. I’ve had way more than 100 hours playing games included in the extra tier and played games I’ve enjoyed but wouldn’t have bought.
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Theres a pretty limited number of games on it that i dont own or couldn't buy for the same price as a one month sub. I basically use it like renting a game from a video library, if i actually like the game i tend to buy it on sale at some point. €15 is a steep price for that, €20 is a non starter.
I'd be pretty pissed about the online multiplayer being locked behind that if i ever played a multiplayer game on the ps5 but they dont see to have any so i guess it doesn't matter. Its a stupid obstacle to put in front of players if your going all in on live service games. No harm in killing that early.
 
caid said:
Theres a pretty limited number of games on it that i dont own or couldn't buy for the same price as a one month sub. I basically use it like renting a game from a video library, if i actually like the game i tend to buy it on sale at some point. €15 is a steep price for that, €20 is a non starter.
I'd be pretty pissed about the online multiplayer being locked behind that if i ever played a multiplayer game on the ps5 but they dont see to have any so i guess it doesn't matter. Its a stupid obstacle to put in front of players if your going all in on live service games. No harm in killing that early.
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What prices are you referring to? Even after the price increase, a yearly sub for the most expensive tier would "only" be around €12.6 per month. But everyone knows the highest tier is pointless, so more realistic prices would be around €10.5 for Extra and €6 for Essential. Monthly subs are more expensive, with Extra at €14, but these aren't getting increased (for now), only the yearly subs.

It's worth noting that most (if not all) live-service or f2p games don't require PS Plus. It's the more traditional online multiplayer games that require it. So something like
 
Ainu said:
What prices are you referring to? Even after the price increase, a yearly sub for the most expensive tier would "only" be around €12.6 per month. But everyone knows the highest tier is pointless, so more realistic prices would be around €10.5 for Extra and €6 for Essential. Monthly subs are more expensive, with Extra at €14, but these aren't getting increased (for now), only the yearly subs.

It's worth noting that most (if not all) live-service or f2p games don't require PS Plus. It's the more traditional online multiplayer games that require it. So something like
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Ah got it. I was guessing the price, its been a while.
Didn't know about f2p games being free either.
 
As stupid as it sounds, I had Powerwash Simulator on my wishlist so I'm delighted with it. :lol:

Sable is... problematic. It's supposed to be a fantastic game and from the +- 5 hours I've played it, I would've agreed, if it wasn't for the performance. It starts out fine but quickly became so bad I just couldn't force myself to play it anymore. It's the single worst performing game I've played on PS5 by far.
 
Quite happy with that. We need some big hitters but Powerwash Simulator and Sable are both very well received and games I haven’t played. Nice. Now extra needs to give something more flashy.
 
Even this Lego racing seems to have got decent reviews. So can’t really complain with the lineup.

Hopefully Extra can deliver as that’s been a big let down of late. One big release is due.
 
Wanted to give Lego a try so better month than usual for me
 
amolbhatia50k said:
Quite happy with that. We need some big hitters but Powerwash Simulator and Sable are both very well received and games I haven’t played. Nice. Now extra needs to give something more flashy.
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How much did Big Powerwash pay you for this post.
 
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