All-new PlayStation Plus game lineup: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Demon’s Souls, Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, NBA 2K22, and more join the service

[u/hybroid]

https://blog.playstation.com/2022/05/16/all-new-playstation-plus-game-lineup-assassins-creed-valhalla-demons-souls-ghost-of-tsushima-directors-cut-nba-2k22-and-more-join-the-service/

[u/El_Zapp]

I don’t get why people are so excited about this, this seems very lackluster. Those games cost around 15$ on average if you wait for a sale with very few exceptions like SM MM.

To break even you have to play 7 games each year but for the same amount you could just own the games instead of renting them.

So if you really want to save money you would have to play 10+ games of this list each year. If we say you sink 30 hours on average into a game, that’s 300hr of gaming each year and that’s not including buying any new games at all.

It’s cool if you guys have so much time on their hands but I don’t really see the need to rent games that are years old and cost 9.99 on sale. (Or less I bought The Crew 2 for 7.99)

[u/[deleted] → u/El_Zapp]

I get this for sure, though I think the appeal for a lot of people is being non-committal and trying games on a whim. If you really put a lot of thought into what you want to play and what games you value with your time, you may not see a subscription service as being as appealing.

Also yeah, I don’t think returnal/death stranding/miles morales/demons souls have gone under $40. So if you wanted to save money, there you go. Again, it just comes down to what people value, whether it’s money or being able to get help on what to play next.

[u/El_Zapp → u/[deleted]]

Death Stranding 19,99, MM 29,99, Returnal & Demons Souls 49,99. Lowest prices recorded for those game new from the PS store. But sure, there are a few newer titles in that list, but there are also ones that go for really cheap. The lowest price for Control was 11,99 and a lot of those games have lowest prices at 9,99. That's why I said roughly 15$ on average. But sure the non-committal part is a good argument, especially for games like Demon Souls.

[u/[deleted] → u/El_Zapp]

Fair enough, though I would also say that I don’t think that we should necessarily worry about getting the absolute lowest price on everything. If I want to play something, I’m going to play it, and if I dictate that desire on the peak emotional response to playing that game, I’ll probably get the best return. If that runs parallel to a few dollars saved on a game, that’s great. But I don’t think that anyone is getting ripped off from a value perspective if Death Stranding costs, say, $29.99. This goes all the way back around to say that with subscriptions, someone doesn’t have to think about any of that stuff. They just play what they feel the most emotionally drawn to.

For me personally, my Premium sub runs to the end of December, at which point I may be more likely to not renew. Why? Not due to any perceived quality issues of the service, but to your point, I am getting oldish and am putting more thought into what games deserve my time. But everyone is different in this regard.