BabyFaceKillah
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sorry but $20 for a rental is idiotic... especially when i could get 2 games for as long as i want from gamefly for $24
$20? is that a rental for 20 years?
Yep, if the service is popular and pretty profitable, with the right business deals in place, they could expand the service to all kinds of devices in the future. Other Tv manufacturers, Tablets etc......
I'd do it.20$ monthly fee for all games in the Playstation Now library? Only thing I can think of that would be worth that amount of money.
True, but Sony is in this for the long run. They didn't spend x million on Gaikai for nothing. They are planning on streaming these games to every device they create. Devices without disc drives, or USB slots, or cartridge insertion. They want everything they create to be able to use this service. Stop thinking of it as a console only service. Think big picture. Casual with a Bravia may be tempted in for a classic game(PS1,PS2,PS3,PSP?) Vita TV is coming, and for 99$ I can stream a thousand games on demand for chump change, yes please. I can't rent discs for my Bravia, or my Vita, or my Vita TV( I don't own a vita or vita tv just hypothetical.)
I prefer netflix style. But I'm curious about time frame as well.
This.
People need to stop saying Gamefly.
Gamefly is only useful if you want to play PS3-4 games, and if you have those consoles.
PS Now offering is different, and is mainly targeting at other groups without a console.
The PS3-4 owners are probably the minority focus group.
Sony is trying to do a set top box with Vita TV, addon for their TV lines, and into mobile devices: phone, Vita, tablet.
If parents can sub for their kids at $20/m to avoid buying console/game each year, they will probably do it.
Heck, probably MS fans will sub into it to try PS games they've never tried.
What "rental" period could possibly be worth 20 bucks?
New game for 30 days?
A sub at $20 a month wouldn't be an issue. But we are talking about $20 per month PER GAME.
Grimløck;115660265 said:what're you talking about?
all games currently available in the beta are free, regardless of the time slot rented. There are time slots(1 day 2.99?, 7 days 5.99?, 30 days 19.99?) and that is what people here are concerned about.
I can't imagine who would rent a game for any period of time for $20.
This.
People need to stop saying Gamefly.
Gamefly is only useful if you want to play PS3-4 games, and if you have those consoles.
PS Now offering is different, and is mainly targeting at other groups without a console.
The PS3-4 owners are probably the minority focus group.
Sony is trying to do a set top box with Vita TV, addon for their TV lines, and into mobile devices: phone, Vita, tablet.
If parents can sub for their kids at $20/m to avoid buying console/game each year, they will probably do it.
Heck, probably MS fans will sub into it to try PS games they've never tried.
A sub at $20 a month wouldn't be an issue. But we are talking about $20 per month PER GAME.
exactlyYep, if the service is popular and pretty profitable, with the right business deals in place, they could expand the service to all kinds of devices in the future. Other Tv manufacturers, Tablets etc......
People said the beta had time slots, so I thought it cost money.
Thanks, this clarified it. What is the point of time slots in the beta? Only thing I can think of is to test the rental system. The open beta will still be free, right?
A sub at $20 a month wouldn't be an issue. But we are talking about $20 per month PER GAME.
20$ a month seems to me very expensive, having in mind we don't know yet the available games library
So people now judge pricing that they literally don't know about.
$20? is that a rental for 20 years?
EDIT:
I suppose I understand that they are going after a wider audience, but then why have they spent time in multiple E3's to hype this service?
What "rental" period could possibly be worth 20 bucks?
God Damn, it really feels like some of you are being purposefully obtuse. Stop being so thick! This is a long term deal, sorry your team didn't think of it.