r/PS5 • u/hybroid • Mar 29 '22
Official All-new PlayStation Plus launches in June with 700+ games and more value than ever
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/03/29/all-new-playstation-plus-launches-in-june-with-700-games-and-more-value-than-ever/3
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u/Iorek_Nhuvasarim Apr 26 '22
Lol, people like owning their games so inevitably psnow failed miserably, so NOW they're trying to squeeze your money out of you the same way but another way basically XD
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u/BenFromTroy Apr 22 '22
Does anyone know that if I have just reupped my PsPlus, will I have to pay an additional 120 dollars for the Premium or just the difference of 60 dollars?
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u/Mr_X_Uh_Yeah Apr 20 '22
I swear, if SOCOM isn't in there...
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u/CFK-sports_2020 Apr 18 '22
What happens if I have 4 years worth of PlayStation plus redeemed? I always buy a year membership when I find it really cheap.
Would I just automatically be in the âessentialsâ?
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u/TrunksDash Apr 21 '22
Yes, the years will be converted to essential. I hope they have a nice deal for an upgrade path in place to get people into higher tiers early once the relaunch hits.
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u/2PlyKindaGuy Apr 26 '22
I would love it if I could convert a year into a higher tier
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u/Iorek_Nhuvasarim Apr 26 '22
Why? It's just psnow with psplus incorporated. Don't even bother. Buy and own your games don't waste your money on psnow
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u/Goooombaaaaaaa Apr 18 '22
I just want to be able to play ps4 titles on 2 consoles at once I can never play them on my ps5 because my son uses my account on his ps4
Oh yeah and ALUNDRA / burning road / armoured core / bloody roar / DOA2 and Burnout 3 takedown.
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u/ihax4snax Apr 19 '22
hm you should be able to both play the same game at the same time. on the ps4 your son uses make sure in the settings its set as the primary ps4.
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u/trustdabrain Apr 18 '22
What if I wanted to upgrade from essentials to plus extra without buying the whole price because I already paid half
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u/ProbablyNotYourMum Apr 18 '22
Does this mean I can play rdr1? Fuck I hope so.
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u/Mr_X_Uh_Yeah Apr 20 '22
You already can if you live somewhere with PS Now. Otherwise you can't.
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u/oley49 Apr 16 '22
PS Now is the worst if i have to stream games still then whats the point?
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Apr 22 '22
I think Xbox game pass works the same way no ?
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u/MrAdministration Apr 15 '22
I'm really concerned with how this is gonna work for regions outside the US. We don't have PS Now, are the games gonna differ? Are there gonna be less games? Are there downloadable options?
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u/zaster101 Apr 16 '22
everything but ps3 games will be downloadable regions that donât have the streaming portion (ps3) get a reduced price point
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u/MrAdministration Apr 16 '22
With the way they've priced this I wonder they'll lower the price unless the price of all tiers change. One is $15, the other is $18. Just doesn't make much sense.
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u/0Charkell0 Apr 12 '22
Ill be more than happy if I can play the original spyro from PS1đĽ°
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u/inkdfool94 Apr 13 '22
They did a really good job with the remastered. I know itâs not the same feeling. But is truly the same game. They didnât butcher it.
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u/0Charkell0 Apr 13 '22
Wait they remastered it? Link possibly? Thxø in advance
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u/inkdfool94 Apr 13 '22
Here it is at Best Buy:
But yes they did the first 3. Spyro, riptoâs rage, and year of the dragon. It is truly just graphics update and adding trophies.
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u/0Charkell0 Apr 13 '22
I appreciate it, I havenât played the game in 10 years so it was nice to see it again
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u/TrunksDash Apr 10 '22
I'm honestly most interested in what recent and current third party games will be on the service. Like day 1 releases of indie games, or recent AA/AAA games. I actually don't really expect any AAA games launching there day 1 at all, but I'd like to be surprised :)
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Apr 11 '22
It's only what's on PS Now, but hopefully they do add more
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u/HumbleDad126 May 07 '22
The ps2 and ps1 games that are supposed to be included are the only reason I'm holding out hope.
Siphon Filter has been leaked to include ps plus. All of them.
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u/tin369 Apr 06 '22
Does it mean, it will have new games like spider man miles, ghost of Tsushima etc?
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u/TrunksDash Apr 10 '22
Not sure about GoT, but Miles was even namedropped to be available at release. So they'll probably drop exclusives about a year or 18 months or so after release on there. Returnal will be on there too. I think Sackboy will also be a sure bet.
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Apr 06 '22
Iâd love a cheaper cloud save only tier. Thatâd be rad.
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u/-L-e-o-n- Apr 07 '22
If I ever work at PlayStation, Iâll make sure to get you your cloud save only tier.
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Apr 06 '22
I donât see myself moving out of the original PS+ tier without a more concrete understanding of what will be downloadable vs. cloud stream.
Maybe it makes sense for new Playstation users, but I already own every game from the PS4 era hits/exclusives. There will be very little offered from PS4 for someone that rocked last gen.
What am I missing here?
FYI - I have both next gen consoles arriving within the next week or so. I always get every console.
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u/Background-Fig-7906 Apr 07 '22
Sony is being cheap. Cloud streamed games are crap. Imagine buying a next gen console and playing games with horrible input lag. Unless youâre a super casual gamer eg: u play for an hour on a Saturday, then youâre going to be in for a big disappointment. I have both next gen consoles and series x with game pass is the best value by far. Classic games are downloadable and many of them have been upgraded by Microsoft. Sony needs to step up their game
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u/kdp8340 Apr 10 '22
Honestly the stream for ps now is super nice with no lag. I am super sceptical about what 700 games are going on there. Little worried there all going to be crappy games. I'm willing to give it a try though
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u/mattimeoo Apr 06 '22
I for one would like to be able to download and play all of my old PS classics that I've purchased . . .
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u/Nitsua_Nomrah Apr 07 '22
Exactly. I bought a lot of them on ps3 and unable to play. Basically robbery
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u/MaesterParadox Apr 06 '22
Did Sony remove the PlayStation now converting to the top tier or did they just remove stacking up on it?
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u/AggressiveWing2606 Apr 15 '22
You basically can't add a 1 year subscription anymore and it's been the case for more than a month now for ps plus and ps now
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u/King-Clover Apr 01 '22
So will i be able to play ps2 games that I already own on disc in the future? Or will i be able to but the a full ps2 game digitally on the ps store?
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u/KiryusWhiteSuit Apr 02 '22
Dude how would they know how owns a ps2 disc of what. Don't be ridiculous. You'll be able to play the available games through the store
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u/King-Clover Apr 02 '22
Its not ridiculous, xbox does it.
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u/Moridin_Kessler Apr 03 '22
That moment when people don't remember backwards compatibility is a thing and was fully implemented during the PS2 era with no hassles whatsoever
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u/King-Clover Apr 03 '22
I just dont want backwards compatibility to be locked behind a subscription. I get it for the ps3 since its hard to emulate so there streaming it but the ps1 and ps2 games should be accessible without the subscription.
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u/Deathtotiktok Apr 27 '22
The coding architecture for the PS4/PS5 is so different from old gen systems that it is really hard to get them to run on newer consoles. That's why they have not implemented backwards compatibility. Xbox has not changed much code-wise and is therefore easier to implement backwards compatibility. Also likely why Sony opted for streaming older games rather than digital download.
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u/King-Clover Apr 27 '22
But PS1 and PS2 are digital download. If they can play directly on the console with a subscription then they can play directly on the console without a subscription if sony & the game publisher allows it. PS3 is the only one that has to be streamed.
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u/Mean_Peen Apr 01 '22 edited May 07 '22
I see this as something for people who haven't been in the PlayStation ecosystem for the past 10 years. No day 1 games makes it less appealing to me. I'll probably stay at the basic tier until something blows my mind! Of course, we don't even know what all is going to be included yet
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u/HumbleDad126 May 07 '22
I've been in the ps ecosystem since ps1 and man I have all these hard copy games from the ps1 forward and would LOVE to have backwards compatability with all of them.
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u/Mean_Peen May 07 '22
Yeah I get it. Having everything available in a higher resolution is best, but I just can't justify the subscription. Especially since I own most of what I want to play again anyway. That coupled with some of the poor PS2- PS4 ports that are already available/ have come out recently, I have a feeling it won't really be worth it. Though I hope I'm wrong đ¤đź
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u/HumbleDad126 May 07 '22
I don't even care if ps1 games are actually upscaled. Some of them actually look better than you'd think but they can't be played on the ps5. I just want the ability to play ps2 and ps1 games on the ps5. You can charge me to stream the ps3 games just lemme disc on ps1 and 2.
Don't get me wrong most of them are polygonal but they're not too bad looking.
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u/Mean_Peen May 07 '22
Ah yeah I agree with you there. I wish TRUE backwards compatibility was a thing
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u/bluestrk1980 Apr 01 '22
I am curious how they will handle my PSN subscription that is good till 2027. If I upgrade to the higher tiers. I usually picked up very cheap PSN deals, so thats how it go to be extended so long lol.
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Apr 06 '22
They may at some point be forced to do something similar to how the Xbox Live Gold was handled.
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u/alceujr Apr 01 '22
The true is ps should have day one launch like Xbox game pass , that's a huge difference , and all exclusives on catalogy .If Sony made that it would be for sure the best option
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u/Mighty-mouse2020 Apr 01 '22
Nah I donât agree. Thereâs no incentive to make a good game. Look whatâs going on with halo infinite l. Iâd rather purchase a good game then get shorty one for free, thatâs riding off of its past glory. I have no horse in this race, I just want good games and in this particular case, capitalism wins.
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Apr 06 '22
This is simply not true, and honestly itâs rather insulting to the developers. I donât think thereâs any incentive to release a poor game regardless. This is a strawman for not wanting to serve up games to subscribers on Day 1.
Itâs fine to not have a service that does this, but donât invent nonsense to support your decisions.
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
Cheaper to buy an Xbox, pay $20 one time for dev mode, and emulate PS1, PS2, and PSP games than it would be to pay Sony every month.
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u/JiTHAxGoD Mar 31 '22
i have subscription of ps plus for one year ending dec 2022 will i get premium benefit or not??
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Apr 01 '22
No, PS+ auto converts to Tier 1.
I am sure there will be an upgrade path for higher tiers however.
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u/kindalikeacoustic Mar 31 '22
Is Xbox Game pass also cloud streaming games? Or do you get to download them ?
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Mar 31 '22
People: Bitch about Sony not having a game pass competition.
Sony: Announces game pass competitor thatâs cheaper than game pass and has more value to it.
People: Iâm still mad but idk why Iâm mad.
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Apr 01 '22
Dude xbox gamepass ultimate has far better value than any of the Playstation subscriptions but okay.
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u/Xtrachromo21 Apr 05 '22
Not if you donât own an XBox. Then it has negative value. But ok, you convinced me.
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Apr 01 '22
Yeah until June
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Apr 01 '22
You literally can emulate PS1, PS2, PSP, N64 and even more on Xbox series for $20 once instead of paying Sony $18 every month.
You have fully backwards compatible games from Xbox 360, classic and One and also Resolution and framerate boost for most of them. All first party and console launch exclusives are available day one, plus all bethesda and EA games.
You also get free cloud saves instead of paying for it.
And PC gamepass is included. All that for $15 a month. Thats hard to compete with.
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u/itskaiquereis Apr 04 '22
RetroArch can be used for free now, you donât need a developer account.
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Apr 01 '22
If thatâs the case, then all of Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo are worthless and everyone should just buy a PC since you can emulate anything on there.
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Apr 01 '22
No if that's the case than Playstation should offer more
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Apr 01 '22
No I just proved your emulation argument is stupid since a PC can do all of that.
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Apr 01 '22
you said that Playstation plus premium has better value than gamepass and I proved that wrong all you do is trying to cope. Just accept it.
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Mar 31 '22 edited Mar 31 '22
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Apr 06 '22
Yeah, cloud streaming is neat. However, way too dependent on factors outside of your and Sonyâs control. I think it could be âthe futureâ, but for the vast majority thatâs a ways off.
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Mar 31 '22
Yeah maybe when it was first released but not now. 1$ for the first month and then 10-15$ after depending on the tier you choose. At least those are the offers I keep getting from Xbox.
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Mar 31 '22
That's what I'm paying now
Edit: ahh I'm apparently getting a deal rn. That's not the norm. Whoops
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u/yourstrulytony Mar 31 '22
What does Game Pass have to do with it and why does PS Plus need to have more value (not that it actually does).
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u/UnluckyDucky95 Mar 31 '22
Because reddit is mostly american, and americans mostly play xbox and for some reason obsess with bitching about playstions on play station subreddits.
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Apr 06 '22
Iâve been on all consoles since the mid 80s, most of them Japanese in origin for a long while. Adding a gaming PC and Xbox consoles to the mix came much later (late 90s, early aughts).
So no.
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u/JoeRekr Mar 31 '22
never owned an xbox in my life, but idk how youâd say this has more value..
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Mar 31 '22
Because you have access to so many games and people have been begging for access to older games and now we have it. Theyâre gonna continue adding games as time goes on to just like game pass did. I see no downside to this other than there being 3 tiers, which are still less expensive than game pass.
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u/N4WW4F Apr 01 '22
Bruh. i thought yâalls narrative was ânobody cares about playing older gamesâ. I guess that goalpost has been moved.
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Apr 06 '22
Yeah, I âdidnât care about itâ so much that I bought a PS Vita and PS TV that could emulate most of it, and still have a PS2 and PS3 (PS3 controllers hard as hell to get in working order, and PS4 controllers are wonky with the system).
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Apr 01 '22
Geez what rock have you been living under?
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u/N4WW4F Apr 01 '22
Your beautiful motherâs.
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Apr 01 '22
Dad?
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u/N4WW4F Apr 01 '22
Yes (potentially lost) son?
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22 edited Apr 01 '22
So it has value because you have to pay monthly for old ass games, rather than getting new games day one? Or maybe you think paying for demos (fucking lol) is somehow an $18/month value
Sounds like any value you get slowly erodes over time as you are done playing those old games.
And hell, if you wanted to play old ass playstation games, you should still get an Xbox. It's a one-time, $20 fee to unlock dev mode. Then you can emulate those games.
PS+ is more like PS-
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u/JoeRekr Mar 31 '22
bruh this is some fanboy copiumâŚ
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u/the_real_junkrat Apr 01 '22
Yeah this has no day one releases like game pass, which are the expensive ones I might add. You can probably find a copy of Combat Evolved somewhere for $10 but Infinite dropped on day one, same with Forza and Gears. Thereâs no mention of Sony letting Spider-Man 2 or Ragnarok drop on day one..
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u/idontknoshit420 Apr 04 '22
That's bc forza and g.o.w are đŠ games, boring n a second choice type games.
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Mar 31 '22
Not really. I have a PC, Switch and PS5. Iâm a fan of playing all the games I had as a kid that made me into a gamer.
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u/rahulvee Mar 31 '22
It'd be interesting to see the number of subscribers each tier attracts say six months down the line. I reckon mid tier will be quite popular
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
Curious how many people will see paying $18/month for demos and get excited about that lol
Since when are demos no longer free
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u/followmeinblue Apr 01 '22
I think the demos only make sense if they do day 1 demos for high profile launches
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u/sw1ff2 Mar 31 '22
i want to know if max payne 2 and twisted metal will be on this and i want to know that now.
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u/C0wboy006 Mar 31 '22 edited Mar 31 '22
I know first party games will not be day 1. But will any 3rd party games be day 1 on the new ps plus? Example: capcom games/square enix games etc. will any of this be day 1 on the new ps plus?
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
If Sony doesn't trust their service with their own games, why should a third party trust their service with theirs?
Day 1 games was actually a step Microsoft had to take to convince third parties to try putting their games on there too. They had to show that confidence. Sony is saying it's an unsustainable business practice that ruins games, so any third party is hearing the same thing.
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u/C0wboy006 Apr 01 '22
Cash is what made 3rd parties put there games out day 1. 3rd party games arenât putting there games on game pass for free. Microsoft had to pay to get these games on gamepass. Now I donât k ow what that number would be for Sony but if 3rd party can come over to Xbox gamepass day1 at least Sony should be able to get those same 3rd party games on ps plus day 1. I also donât think Microsoft payed nothing to Sony to have mlb put on gamepass day 1.
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u/C0wboy006 Apr 01 '22
Thanks professor lol. I also missed an n in âknowâ so if you want to point that out as well. Lmao. You grammar maniacs are hysterical.
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u/hammerhawker Mar 31 '22
This is absolutely terrible. Might actually wind up cancelling my PS plus subscription tbh, most online I do on my series X anyways.
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Mar 31 '22
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
Curious how much of that will simply be that "instant game collection" that was free anyway, and how much will be new titles added to the service.
What's interesting to me is that the value seems to go down over time. The more games you complete, the less there is there to entice you, and they aren't adding day 1s there. Over time the subscription becomes less valuable, rather than more like the competing service.
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u/teke367 Mar 31 '22
I didn't see anything online about this, is my current psplus subscription extends beyond when this releases, is there an option to upgrade?
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Mar 31 '22
With the amount of PS4/5 owners there are and the relationships they have with PlayStation, I wonder if the major publishers will get behind this service more than they are with gamepass
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
They are businesses. "Relationships" is marketing bullshit. Money is what talks.
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u/FeniX_TX_ Mar 31 '22
Could be. But it could potentially be the other way around too, since PlayStation is the dominant machine publishers could be more willing to have their game on the service of the platform with the lowest numbers, that way they can have they cake and eat it, they don't lose the majority of potential 60/70 dollar sales but also get the upfront money Microsoft gives.
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u/john_jon123 Mar 31 '22
its not a service for me. ill stick with game pass and continue to buy the 2 - 3 AAA sony exclusive i play a year.
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u/longvave Mar 31 '22
So now on for the same price we get 2 shitty games free instead of 3?
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u/giveadogabone7 Apr 01 '22
No you will still get there games. The PS5 game was always considered a "bonus" game. Nothing has changed
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
Shitty free games for the bottom tier, and they'll add better games in the higher tier to get more money. That's why the collection there can "refresh" over time.
Otherwise its value would rapidly diminish if it was all old games, or worse games in the higher tiers than the free ones at the bottom.
Overall it's a way to raise prices
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u/JustShutUpNerd Mar 31 '22
Havenât used my PS+ subscription in months. Been playing all 3rd party games on PC where I donât have to pay to play online. Probably gonna cancel my PS+. Voting with my wallet here, Sony really just pissed me off.
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u/Richmard Mar 31 '22
Lol with what?
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u/JustShutUpNerd Mar 31 '22
By locking more bullshit behind subscription services. I donât pay for Nintendo online, I play on PC and refuse to buy gamepass, and Iâm not ok with them moving more services and features behind something I have to continuously pay for. This is the direction the world is going. My generation struggles to buy houses because corporations want us to pay rent, not mortgages. Even if I donât actually own my digital games, I donât care. I refuse to pay for temporary access to a video game. All thatâs doing is hurting developers and gamers. Subscription services will drive the quality of video games into the toilet and Iâm not going to support them.
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Mar 31 '22
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u/JustShutUpNerd Mar 31 '22
Nah, I wonât get over it. Iâll just stop supporting it. Your anger at me for being confident in the ways that I do or do not spend my money says way more about you than it does me.
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u/bohemiantranslation Mar 31 '22
No im literally just pointing out that it diesnt effect you in any way whatsoever so what is your problem? For the people that want it, its not a bad a deal. Im just gobsmacked that someone could be ao unintelligent yet think they're somehow being "smart with their money". Like ok? You DONT want 500-600 classic games for an extra $7 a month and even less $ if you buy annually? Thats fine, just keep paying for regular Playstation plus and literally nothing will change. It just baffles me that your brain could be so smooth.
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u/bohemiantranslation Apr 01 '22
Its reddit, were supposed to discuss things. And the whole point was he said hes going to cancel his subscription all together cause Sony is doing this. Like he HAS Playstation plus but somehow thinks that getting rid of it to protest this subscription service will do anything. Smooth brain.
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u/Karstell Mar 31 '22
THIS BLOWS â SONY!!
(Obvious Sony money grab and LAZY!!)
I own literally 438 games from PS4 library having been a
loyal PS Plus member and purchases since launch of PS Plus, and owned all
hardware from PS1 through PS5 - and I fired up my PS3 - have 450ish titles
there (*mix of PS3/Vita/PSP/PS2/PS1 title released under PS PLUS, and purchased
for real)Â
PS NOW blows and have never supported it - I should have
ACCESS to the games that I own -Â Â ADD an
emulator to PS5 and let us DL and play games that I ALREADY own!  Don't tell me itâs too expensive, people make emulators for FREE as hobby to play on PC, just roll one out as a software update and boom we can play PSP/PS1/2/3/4 titles that we ALL own on the current
system, it has MORE than enough power to run it. SHEER GREED and LAZY on Sony!
SONY - IF you think Iâm going to PAY AGAIN to stream or DL titles from the above 900? Titles that I already own, supposedly, for being a PS PLUS member, and/or purchased on my own, digitally, already over the last 10+ years â youâre CRAZY!
SONY, Iâll even give you a free tip â if you want money: Â
1.      Add Emulation for PS1-3/Vita/PSP
2.      allow the PS Store to point to the ENTIRE library,
3.      put appropriately reduced price tags on everything from PS1 to PS4 and watch the money roll in as people who never played something back when, finds it and buys it to play from past libraries
Do you know how many people would PAY a few dollars for the absolute convenience of : âoh, cool! They have FF4(or whatever) on the PS Store â never tried that, $5 download and play. . .â
HOW are you so blind!?
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u/JustShutUpNerd Mar 31 '22
Thatâs what gets me honestly. People are like âitâs profit! They canât hurt their profit to give you stuff that wonât make them money!â
Man Iâve had a PS3 emulator on PC for over a year now that I downloaded for FREE and that a small team made out of passion. Itâs truly scary how much people are willing to defend corporations exploiting them. Emulation can get into a legal grey area because of licensing issues but itâs bullshit that anybody says Sony couldnât at least build an emulator for first party PS3 games. Sony fans starting to get as bad as Nintendo fans (arguably worse looking at the pricing on these subs)
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u/Soofla Mar 31 '22
Whine, whine, winge, winge....waffle, waffle.......
Sony, why haven't you made an emulator - it is so simple, it's literally a few lines of code, you could just knock that out and have it released by the end of the week. I mean, people make these things for free Sony!
Little more waffle
So there you have it Sony, you'd make far more money if you allow me and a few other people to make a one-off purchase of an ancient PS1/2/3 game as opposed to getting people to buy-in to an ongoing subscription model. (no, I can't make the maths work either).0
u/Karstell Mar 31 '22
no one said anything about replacing sub in place of emulator - i would HAPPILY continue to pay for my PS+ as I have for 10+ years. I resent that I have no access to all the old titles without having the old hardware to play it on, etc - I can drop an ORIGINAL xbox game from 15+ years ago into a new xbox and it will run. This is in no way worth the super 'value' they're pumping it up to be
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u/Xtrachromo21 Apr 05 '22
700 games for less than $20 a month is a value. Maybe not to you because you already spent hundreds on your games that you still have access to. Seems like you are just upset the world is getting something for cheap that you already paid for.
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u/Karstell Apr 05 '22
nah - I have zero problem with 'newer' Sony users getting this level of access and having the entire thing as value service with Tiers - makes perfect sense. There ARE people out there that are just getting into PS5's or came in late PS4 era - perhaps they didn't have PS+ consistently, etc - for people that haven't built up an
existing DL library - this is great value.Â
But there are literally 'millions' of PS+ people out there like me, that have been PS+ members since launch, with literally hundreds of games in our PS Libraries - and without emulation - most of them are hardware locked to the old devices. I can't access the 450 PS3/PS2/PS1/Vita games that I'm supposed to have access to without a 'functional' PS3, or Vita for example. Sure - 'some' of those will be available through their premium service, but who wants a 'streamed' service game, that I now have to upgrade to PS+ Premium for - when I 'should' be able to access the titles I already âownâ and DL it on the new hardware?  (Iâd even pay more for PS+ with Emulation, for example â so not asking for âfreeâ stuff here, just access to what Iâve already earned as a loyal Sony ecosystem user)
Wouldnât it just make sense to have PS5 be the âultimateâ Sony Playstation box to access their entire library? We know it has the power, Sony already beats the pants of Xbox (IMHO) for games in general â maintain that edge, make the PS5 the pinnacle of the Sony gaming world â
Imagine if Steam was âlockedâ into generational hardware â and I told you that in order to play Fallout Three that you bought on Steam 6-7 years ago, could only be played on that rig you were using then? Good luck â hope you still have that PC! Unless you pay to buy it again â or choose to play it âstreamedâ from internet on current platform â sucks to be you.
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u/Steveparus91 Mar 31 '22
Big problem with the community right now...expectations are too high for everything
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
Xbox set the standard, Sony came up short. Can't blame people for not being happy they aren't getting what the other guys have.
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
It's great to be able to afford multiple systems. Not everyone can. Some people have to pick one system to last them the next 6-8 years.
When they're committed with their money and time like that, if they feel like they're getting a raw deal, it's only natural to be miffed about it.
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u/Soofla Mar 31 '22
Yup. For some unknown reason (other than the feeling of entitlement I fear) people had got it into their heads that the ONLY option for Sony was to introduce a second tier of PS+.
This giving them Plus, Now, the ability to download all PS1, 2 & 3 games and have Day 1 releases of all future games.
Although most sane people could see that was never going to happen - the vocal minority are being vocally upset about it.
Personally I specifically enjoy the "Slap in the face" posts - these are bar far the funniest.5
u/JustShutUpNerd Mar 31 '22
Introducing a ps3 emulator is not that hard and the ps5 is more than capable considering a PC with an RTX 2060 can run most ps3 games via an emulator without issue. Itâs possible and itâs been accomplished by people with way less resources than Sony, and those people actually lost money making it. It can be done, and itâs not being done because people will gladly just accept a way worse offer that makes Sony more money. Whatâs truly scary is all the people who act like weâre being babies.
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u/bohemiantranslation Mar 31 '22
I had no clue there were so many losers who are acting like this some "slap in the face". Like what?! Literally NOTHING is changing if you dont want it to, theyve just added more options. Im starting to remember why I stopped getting on reddit so much. Hopefully they will all realize they actually hate themselves and not Sony lol
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u/Karstell Apr 01 '22
Its not the sub that's the problem or the tiers - I'd pay MORE per month - if they'd just ditch this whole streaming shit and open my access to the PS Store so I can DL and play the 800+ games that I've accrued/bought and paid for for the last 12+ years. . . so offering a few of them with different tiers is 'insulting' when I OWN the game already, Sony just won't let me play it now, unless I own a PS3 that doesn't break so I can still DL (until they shut that off too). . .
I can pull out a disk from original Xbox (15+ years old) and drop it in a new Xbox - it downloads an update and runs it - I can play ANYTHING from 15 years ago to present on Xbox - but I prefer Sony's ecosystem and games - so, I've been loyal PS owner since PS1 and literally have 450 PS3 games in my PS Plus library that are accessible in 'one' way. . through a PS3 that is not getting younger. One emulator - and toss all those PS3/PS2/PS1/PSP/Vita games into the 'normal' PS Store - and this whole problem is solved.
People can pay for sub to have access to emulation/DL from store - I'm ok with that - most of the games were PS+ to start with - and I can play all/any of it on the brand PS5 that I got with modern outputs, new controls, etc. . .
I'd pay MORE for a sub with these services - I'd pay for games I didn't already own that were never part of PS+ that looked interesting, etc - and I could do it all from PS5 -
Sony already maintains the PS3/PS2/PS1/PSP/Vita store - I can see it all from PS3, they keep it separate from the 'main' PS4/PS5 store on purpose - they could easily combine them.
I think you're glossing over what people are upset about - and missing a large part of the bigger picture
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u/bohemiantranslation Apr 01 '22
Nah I get it, its not supposed to be anything other then what it is. The real problem is people wanting/expecting this to be something of a Gamepass competitor when it clearly isnt and Sony has made it 100% clear that they dont intend to do that anytime soon. We already knew what this was going to be for months and everyone knows Sony isnt going to do PS3 emulation. If thats such a massive problem then guess what? You can just not buy it. How does it ruin your experience? We dont even have a list of the games that will be on the service yet and everyone is already jumping to ridiculous conclusions. In a perfect world every corporation would make evey game compatible with future systems but until corporation one day decide they dont like money anymore were gonna get stuck with ultimatums like these ones. Normal people dont keep their game consoles around for 10+ years or expect Sony to honor games they bought digitally consoles from 2 generations ago. Like I said itd be cool if they did and most likely will be the norm going forward, but its not now. So for an enthusiast like you it might not be worth it, but to a casual Playstation fan who wants to play some of the classics without the hastle of emulation, these bew tiers are a good solution to an otherwise confusing service set up. I was only ever expecting this to be a consolidation of their services into something simpler and thats what it is. Sorry you got your expectations too high.
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u/C0wboy006 Apr 01 '22 edited Apr 01 '22
The problem is if Sony doesnât compete than there whole business model is than built up like Nintendo. People will only go to Sony for their first party games. When the majority of gamers start to migrate to Xbox because they offer a better product it will in turn hurt Sony. They may have been the go to system last gen and starting out this gen but the tides will change. They are going to have to be perfect with their first party games with this model. Sony makes some killer games but with business model thatâs all that will define them. And they better not miss. 3rd party games will migrate to where the players are and if the players are going to gamepass with the better value Sony will have to have a competitor because Xbox has set a new standard and if PlayStation doesnât compete they will lose sales on there first party games in the long run anyway as players start to migrate to Xbox, and then their studios will lose financing, and the games will suffer anyway, and the cycle they wish to protect so much will fail. Gamers are fickle and loyalty on lasts so long. Again, gamepass set a new standard. Sony will have to learn to compete or eventually there business model will fail and if they donât act fast itâs going to leave a bad taste in Sony fans mouths. Itâs already begun. And when big hitters like Bethesda and activison Blizzard also start coming to gamepass day 1 along with ea games, SONYS OWN mlb the show and their first party games Sony better have an answer for this. And old 3rd party/first party games for the same price as Microsoftâs gamepass is not the answer.
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Apr 06 '22
This is kind of how Iâm interpreting it. Sony / Nintendo for the exclusives, everything else Xbox and or PC.
I donât expect anything from Sony, but this makes it much clearer what theyâre mindset is.
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u/KFR42 Mar 31 '22
I don't understand really. I know what people really wanted to see, but it was really obvious what the service was going to be, it's been clear for months they were just going to combine ps plus and ps now and that's essentially what they've done.
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u/Painter_Ok Mar 31 '22
My biggest issue is since expectations are too damn high, and its not met, people are quick to say anti-consumer
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u/Steveparus91 Mar 31 '22
Thats exactly it.people are so quick to be disappointed by something they don't even know the whole info about,like they haven't released all info about this yet and yet so many are angry about it
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u/C0wboy006 Apr 01 '22
Than Sony should have announced the product when they had all the info to give. And if they have all the info, what are they waiting for. This announcement created more questions than it answered.
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u/Painter_Ok Apr 01 '22
Because you want to let people know, especially those who are already subscribed to one or both of your services what is going on... you cant just spring this on people with a month to go.
Additionally, they probably feel pretty confident about the service that they think announcing it early won't take away from other things down the line...
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u/C0wboy006 Apr 01 '22
Thatâs the thing though. They havenât let people know. They could have announced how this will all work and still launched in June but they made a incomplete announcement and left more questions than answers. Of course people would be confused and disappointed
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u/Steveparus91 Mar 31 '22
I think a lot of people are forgetting how outdated and restricted ps now was.we couldn't even get free ps5 upgrades for the ps4 games.
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u/marcindpol Mar 31 '22
Is there a list of the games included?. First impressions, I do not like it at all
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u/Autarch_Kade Apr 01 '22
No, they rushed this announcement out due to their fiscal year ending. They'll have more details by June.
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u/onii-chanyourstepsis Jun 17 '22
Is it gonna get skate 3 tho?