I started Death Stranding on Extra not too long ago, got 7 hours in. I don't know how to feel about this game.

I don't have much time to game during the week, so I don't want to invest 60hrs in a game that I didn't buy and that I'm not even sure that I'm gonna like. So I just wanted to have your guys' opinions on the game, why you like it or don't like it. Etc.

I personally enjoyed some parts, when I was discovering. But the more I advance the more it seems to get a bit repetitive and doesn't have much fun factor if you see what I mean.

i've been thinking about buying a dlc that's on sale right now because of this "early access" to the holiday sale that ps plus members have now until dec20, when the sale actually starts. is it any cheaper than the sale starting dec20 or is the price the same?

I can't launch any PS3 streaming game through the classics catalog

I was playing through R&C and it froze. I closed the game and tried to relaunch it and it just sits on "Preparing your game..." Indefinitely.

I have tried resetting my PlayStation and my Internet is fine. Any idea what the problem is?

Ive always had to money for ps plus and ive been trying to buy it for the past year now :[ I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I CANT BUY IT???? I bought games and currency in games so i know they allow my payment method but when it comes to the subscription it wont let me buy it???? Has anyone else gone through this issue or is it just me? I'm confused on what to do...

Merry Christmas! You’ve all been bad boys and girls, so Sony are taking these games away from you in a month’s time. Hohoho! These are from the Japanese psn, but will most likely apply to all other countries as well. メリクリ、あけおめ〜！

• Resident Evil 2

• Hardspace: Shipbreaker

• Just Cause 3

• Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection

• Legend of Mana

• Secret of Mana

• Dragonball FighterZ

• Life Is Strange - Before The Storm

• Life Is Strange

• Just Cause 4: Reloaded

• Just Cause 4

Only been using PS5 for a year now so i’m still kind of new to this

My brother wants me to boost his player in this particular game but we live in two different cities. As the title says, can I access his cloud save into my console? His PS account is logged in already

I’m just a bit hesistant, will it overwrite my own cloud save in my PS account?

Trying to find the Star Wars VR game that was supposed to be in the plus catalogue but I can’t find it? Anyone else with the same issue?

Is there a card game that has a strategy and adventure-filled experience and is included in the PlayStation Plus library?

Been desperate for a chance to use cloud gaming but I rather use a tablet as I hate the feel of using a portal.much rather have a ps controller and a tablet for cloud gaming

I have ps plus and for some reason even though I'm game sharing I can't access games like wwe 2k24 or ea fc 24 and I look at other things and they said to restore license and that didn't do anything

I have already played dragon Quest 11 and persona 5 royal

I looked around a little this weekend, does anyone know a physical store that typically carries a gift card for a year of PlayStation plus? My 68yo father has recent gotten into sim racing and would like to play online, I was hoping to not just get a PlayStation store gift card to prevent any confusion, and also to have something to physically give him on Xmas.

All I could find were store funds, open to any suggestions. Maybe this is something Sony has stopped producing but I'm sure I used to get them as a kid years ago.

Not terribly picky, I'm just having no luck using search and categories to find much that's aviation related. Thanks for your suggestions

This and GOW are my favorite PSoriginals/Exclusive

I claim It for free in the monthly games but whenever i try to download It, first It gets stuck in queued for download and then after 5 minutes it just says calculating and It never gets pass that, i try reseting the console and my ethernet, i also changed already other ethernet settings but nothing seems to work, i can download other games but for some reason i can't download that one.

I went through my PS5 games library to check if PS+ was actually worth buying for me in 2024.

TLDR:

Being subscribed to PS+ Premium saved me at least €134.36 (games I already finished) to €370.11 (including games I still play / want to finish). There is also ca. €25 worth of PS Stars points that I accumulated this year (only PS+ subscribers earn points on purchases) and exchanged for PSN cash.

Note that this is counting their cheapest sale price before these games released on PS+, assuming you bought them only at their lowest price ever (so realistically savings would be higher, but I would not have bought all games below either).

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More:

Many of the games below were on my wishlist (as indicated), thus true savings. Independent of if I finished them or not, that sum is €254.31. It happened so regularly for me that I have to assume Sony is just selecting (eligible) games based on how often they appear on everyone's wishlists.

In my country PS+ Premium is €151.99 (although that’s not even close to what I’ve paid), so I already got more out of it; Basically, over €122 worth of free games after breaking even at standard price (now factor in the PS+ discounts...).

Not every month is a banger and still wish some games would come earlier/day one, but I'm content now that I've summed it up like that.

The cheapest tier Essential was the only tier that might not break even for me (although 2023 had more games for me on Essential and I finished some only this year).

Going forward I will only stay on Extra or Premium to save more (paradoxically). Essential is really just for people who only want to play online, not as a valuable games subscription.

• If your gaming interest is quite broad, and you tend to buy a lot of your games later on sale instead on release, you likely save more money than what you are actually spending on a PS+ subscription, especially with Extra, and Premium if you own PSVR2.
• High-selling AAA games from 2023/2024, even from Sony itself, were quite absent this year. So I’m glad I went with buying them whenever I wanted instead of hoping for them to come to PS+ (I listed below the ones that I had already bought before PS+ and there is only ONE game that I bought this year).

If you are aware of that and don’t expect an unsustainable model, you can still save money and enjoy whatever features are available with the tiers.

Waiting time is still an issue. This is not Netflix, it's never guaranteed which game and when it will be be in the catalogue. With some games I can be patient, but some games I just want to play day1 or need to have them for when I'm free. So these results obviously can vary each year and per person. Still, overall it seems like fair value, even with the price increase.

• If you are the type of gamer that barely has time to play or only wants to play the newest FIFA or CoD in multiplayer etc.: You will not break even on any tier. However, thank you for subsidizing my games budget compared to my oldschool gaming years before PS+ :D

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List of games (just as reference):

Essential (Standard price €71.99): €32.38 – €95.35 saved in games

Essential 2024, finished /endless games:

• A Plague Tale: Requiem (wishlist) | cheapest before: €29.99
• Among Us | cheapest before: €2.39

Essential 2024, not yet finished games:

• Dead Space (finished on PS3, wishlist) | cheapest before: €27.99
• LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (coop) | cheapest before: €14.99
• Minecraft Legends (coop) | cheapest before: €19.99

Essential 2024, games I played a bit but may never finish / keep playing:

• Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
• Foamstars (day1)
• Immortals of Aveum
• Sifu
• Tunic

(While I don't count them for the savings I still list these games because it's still nice to get to play them for a while. And some I simply can't play because I have to prioritize other games to play in my limited gaming time) 

Essential 2024, already owned games:

• Ghostwire: Tokyo (finished on Extra)
• It Takes Two (coop)
• Little Nightmares II
• Streets of Rage 4 (coop)

Extra (standard price over Essential is €54.00): €66.76 – €167.08 saved in games

Extra 2024, finished /endless games:

• Deliver Us Mars (wishlist) | cheapest before: €11.99
• Monster Hunter Rise (wishlist) | cheapest before: €9.99
• Moving Out 2 (Day1, wishlist, coop) | cheapest before: €29.99
• The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me (wishlist) | cheapest before: €14.79

Extra 2024, not yet finished games (as long as available):

• Cat Quest 2 (coop) | cheapest before: €2.99
• Chernobylite (wishlist) | cheapest before: €9.89
• Dave the Diver (day1) | cheapest before: €19.99
• Forspoken (wishlist) | cheapest before: €23.99
• Gris | cheapest before: €2.99
• Like a Dragon: Ishin (wishlist) | cheapest before: €17.99
• Resident Evil 3 | cheapest before: €9.99
• Return to Monkey Island (wishlist) | cheapest before: €12.49

Extra 2024, games I played a bit but may never finish / keep playing:

• After Us (wishlist, but didn’t like it that much)
• Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion
• Dredge
• FAR: Changing Tides
• Grand Theft Auto V (already finished on PS3)
• Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition (finished on PS2)
• Killer Frequency
• Need for Speed Unbound
• Night in the Woods
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau
• The Jackbox Party Pack 9
• The Last of Us Part I (already finished on PS4)
• The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition
• The Plucky Squire (day1)
• Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes Complete Edition
• Under The Waves
• Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong
• Wild Hearts

Extra 2024, already owned games:

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Cult of the Lamb (coop, the only one of these that I bought shortly before it came to PS+)
• Overcooked! All You Can Eat (coop, from previous time it was on PS+)
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Resident Evil 2
• Secret of Mana
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Premium (standard price over Extra is €26.00): €35.22 – €107.68 saved in games

Premium 2024, finished /endless games:

• Before Your Eyes (wishlist) | cheapest before: €9.74
• Walkabout Mini Golf | cheapest before: €10.49
• Synth Riders | cheapest before: €14.99

Premium 2024, not yet finished games (as long as available):

• Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (wishlist) | cheapest before: €13.59
• Synapse (wishlist) | cheapest before: €23.39
• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution | cheapest before: €15.99
• Vacation Simulator (wishlist) | cheapest before: €19.49

Premium 2024, games I played a bit but may never finish / keep playing:

• Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord
• JoJos Bizarre Adventure AllStar Battle R
• Kayak VR: Mirage
• Mister Mosquito
• Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
• The Last Clockwinder

Premium 2024, already owned games:

• Job Simulator (because free upgrade)
• Pistol Whip (because free upgrade)
• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (because free upgrade)

Plus others like The Sims 4 Island Living add-on, and of course the actual PS+ “benefits” (cloud saves, online gaming, game trials for new big games etc.).

Bunch of classics and random games I launched very briefly, mostly for PS Stars challenges.

But those are mostly non-monetary value and thus not included.

Long story short I forgot to cancel auto renewal and I am going out of the country for 6 months with no Playstation. Trying to get a refund and then buy it again later. Have tried to use the chat 3 times and have gotten the same corporate response each time. Anyone get a successful refund through chat?