QuantumBro
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Lol, maybe you guys shouldn't have raised the price if you were looking to spur growth.
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PlayStation Plus update: Sony planning big changes
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They did increase the number of sub... that's not what this arti...you know what? Never mind.
ComputerBlue
Member
Here, found the full thing where they are basing this. Its from Kaz Hirai speech for investors in the latest Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting
To make it even more appealing.
They just need to make it appealing again for a lot of people. This is a service I used to want to subscribe to because of the games it offered. Now I subscribe to it because I have to if I want to play online. The appeal is gone for the most part. Far worse content, with a pretty substantial price increase. Yeah, that's appealing.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Read the article and it's just a bunch of assumptions thrown there and some obvious things, together with wrong information. Pretty bad article.
"The PlayStation Plus June 2017 games lineup could soon be revealed by Sony."
You don't say! We're at the end of May, that's so obvious that they shouldn't even use the word "could".
And as already pointed out, it seems to be based in a line about the PS Plus service in their Corporate Strategy Meeting. The line says nothing to assume huge changes; but if Sony really wants to enchance the Plus subscription they better bring more value to their "free" monthly games.
"The PlayStation Plus June 2017 games lineup could soon be revealed by Sony."
You don't say! We're at the end of May, that's so obvious that they shouldn't even use the word "could".
And as already pointed out, it seems to be based in a line about the PS Plus service in their Corporate Strategy Meeting. The line says nothing to assume huge changes; but if Sony really wants to enchance the Plus subscription they better bring more value to their "free" monthly games.
You smarter and better than that. Don't let you ignorance represent you. They did increase price to match a competitor and the still increased subs. So....
This article is highly subjective and they're creating this story from thin air sort of.
Triggerhappytel
Member
Yeah, this is nonsense. itsfuckingnothing.gif
But PS+ doesn't include PSNow?
Lightning Lord
Banned
Same, finally let my subscription expire earlier this month for the first time. Games haven't appealed to me for a while, only take advantage of the sales once in a great while, and I hardly do multiplayer.
Them raising the price was the final nail in the coffin for me.
Rellik
Member
Great way to throw away tons of money to "win" a pointless marketing event for the fanboys.
Then they don't need to do anything for people like you because you're still giving them money. They need to win over people like me who let it expire.
that will never happen
thats the issue with this though, service is clearly shitty (I dont even sub anymore) but their subscriber numbers grew 27% YoY
I remember similar being said about Gravity Rush Remastered before Gravity Rush 2 and that never happened.
This will not happen as long as most of Europe is still without PS Now access.
friskykillface
Banned
Thank you based Knack
#FreeKnack
PS3 might be discontinued for plus is my guess , more PS4 x vita games
Or one past ps+ game that people may have missed
Jack The Nipper
Banned
it use to matter but their BC issues has me caring less these days
You mean that thing they're charging $100 annually for? And they would include that as part of their $60 PS+ program? Oh. Yeah. Plausible.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
I didn't renew my sub this year and boy, I ain't missing shit. Plus is terrible compared to Gold. Learn from that, Sony. If they​ increase value, it won't be related to PS Now, hopefully. Not every country has access to that service, ya know.
PleaseDontBanMe
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hopefully a free online option for those of us who don't want free games and discounts
Acquiescence
Member
Guilty as charged. Seemed like such a no-brainer thing for Sony to do. An obvious way to promote Gravity Rush 2, especially since the remaster had seen a ton of deals on PSN already.
Never happened though. Unbelievable.
CaviarMeths
Member
That sure is a lot of words to say nothing at all.
MmmSkyscraper
Unconfirmed Member
The Express is a comic, file it under junk.
InsaneTiger
Member
That article is full of nebulous information. TLOU2 in 2017? No. While I agree changes may be coming it's all very vague as to what that would be. So, the article thus far is useless.
They could take the model that Amazon has taken with Prime, of going for higher subscription counts over per-customer margin. Amazon undoubtedly reduced individual account margins when it added streaming music, video, and books for existing customers at no extra fee.
But I also doubt Sony will do this, because I don't think it is aggressive or forward-looking enough to invest in the future over the present, like Amazon does.
HammerOfThor
Member
Just give me a username change please
paragonpro
Banned
Microsoft has been stomping sony's plus offerings with games with gold, though the backward compatibility is
A big help. In order to match this sony should offer two free ps now games as well as the standard plus games, or if that doesnt work they need to work on making ps3 games natively availible for ps4 or maybe you know, letting us buy and play ps1 games!? Its baffling to me that the legacy support on ps4 is so terrible compared to the xbox one and ps3
A big help. In order to match this sony should offer two free ps now games as well as the standard plus games, or if that doesnt work they need to work on making ps3 games natively availible for ps4 or maybe you know, letting us buy and play ps1 games!? Its baffling to me that the legacy support on ps4 is so terrible compared to the xbox one and ps3
Kaiser Swayze
Member
The statement is very vague, but taking something out of PS Plus seems contrary to what's being suggested.
Yeah, I deem it very unlikely as is now.
I do, however, think there are viable options. For example, a more limited amount of PSnow games compared to the full offering, or the choice to unlock a game for streaming every month (like with PSplus games, slowly build a library of streamable games over time). Or, hell, even a model with a limited streaming time and commercial breaks. Or a more expensive version of PSplus to combine both services. Or a combination of these.
As is now, PSnow is simply not a very enticing offering to many consumers and I think offering a small selection of PS3 classics to all PSplus subsribers may attract a lot more people to the full subscription. I think it would be a smart move.
ReplacementPelican
Member
'No. You picked a stupid name when you were young, now live with it.'
- Sony
Anyway, I hope this is true. PS+ is good, there's been lots of 'smaller' games that I wouldn't have played otherwise but could have some more offerings, especially if they ditch PS3/Vita support for everything that isn't cross-play.
Stomping? Newish indie games vs old backwards compatible aaa games? Depends on taste. I agree backwards compatibility has given ms an unique advantage. They can get away by giving mediocre Xbox one games but big name aaa x360 games
Here, found the full thing where they are basing this. Its from Kaz Hirai speech for investors in the latest Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting
It was more appealing before they raised the price and didn't offer anything new.
i will never get this notion that any old shit that came out on disc is a better offering then a great indie game. there are people crying out for knack and killzone to be free on PS+ and then scoffing at alienation...lol. what in the hell?
if sony want to increase value. give me more of what they're already doing. drop PS3 support if you need to. obscure titles win the day for me. watchdogs, a AAA game i played 3 years ago and hated, doesn't. the more mainstream the offerings get the bigger the chances get of me playing them already.
i mean, a month of GTAV and uncharted 4 might sound like the best thing in the world, but it would be a pointless month for most people i imagine.
if sony want to increase value. give me more of what they're already doing. drop PS3 support if you need to. obscure titles win the day for me. watchdogs, a AAA game i played 3 years ago and hated, doesn't. the more mainstream the offerings get the bigger the chances get of me playing them already.
i mean, a month of GTAV and uncharted 4 might sound like the best thing in the world, but it would be a pointless month for most people i imagine.
toythatkills
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Daily Express Exclusive: PS Plus games in June 2017 to be cancelled in favour of giving every member a souvenir plate of Princess Diana
Hamster Plugin
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This article sounds like a PS fanboy getting their hopes up that Plus will become better. It's not going to happen. Sony found out that doing what Microsoft did and implementing an online paywall is the way to go get more subscriptions.
PS3 offered great games and only got around 3 million subscriptions.
PS4 did an online paywall and increased sub count to 26 million.
There is no point even trying to cater to that 3 million because it will cost lots of money. We will continue to get shitty ten dollar indies as monthly games and we will like them! Maybe a few big ones for good PR like Transformers and Tales from the Borderlands, but these will be rare.
PS3 offered great games and only got around 3 million subscriptions.
PS4 did an online paywall and increased sub count to 26 million.
There is no point even trying to cater to that 3 million because it will cost lots of money. We will continue to get shitty ten dollar indies as monthly games and we will like them! Maybe a few big ones for good PR like Transformers and Tales from the Borderlands, but these will be rare.
Here, found the full thing where they are basing this. Its from Kaz Hirai speech for investors in the latest Sony Corporate Strategy Meeting
So, it's absolutely nothing.