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Eurogamer: Sony plans to potentially offer Crunchyroll as part of a more expensive premium PlayStation Plus offering
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
They already have though. They bought funimation prior to this. This isn't new.
Boss Mog
Member
Sony has, not the PlayStation brand. Gaming is becoming mainstream but still slightly looked down upon. Anime on the other hand is heavily looked down upon. And sure there's genuinely good animes out there but the term "anime" has somewhat become associated with losers with waifu pillows. And whenever some thread pops up about censorship of what looks like 10 years old anime girls, you see the same degenerates with waifu avatars bitching when we should all be applauding. I just don't want to be associated with those people.
Kev Kev
Member
Anime sucks and if you like it you should feel embarrassed of yourself.
It’s so cringe that for it to be even loosely associated with anything in gaming, means that through degrees of separation it is loosely associated with me, and that is just crossing the line
It has creeped its fat, smelly, neck beard wearin ass into gaming culture in recent years and I won’t stand for it anymore god damnit.
Please, if you watch anime…
It’s so cringe that for it to be even loosely associated with anything in gaming, means that through degrees of separation it is loosely associated with me, and that is just crossing the line
It has creeped its fat, smelly, neck beard wearin ass into gaming culture in recent years and I won’t stand for it anymore god damnit. Please, if you watch anime…
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RafterXL
Member
Too late, it's been the default weeb console for years.
Kokoloko85
Member
Im already subbed, so this works for me. Now I dont need to sub to animation and crunchy roll at the same time
Hezekiah
Banned
"Butt hurt" - school kid confirmedYou’re butt hurt because Flight Sim looks better than anything on the PS5?
You really are something else.
. Would you have thought you'd be happy about a new anime service.
TheGodfather07
Member
does anyone give a shit about this crunchyroll stuff? where is the E3 type showcase? im getting tired of this bullshit from sony. i want them to go back to 1 or 2 big shows per year instead of smaller state of plays.
Topher
Gold Member
Seems you didn't bother to understand the context of those posts then, hey? Only three are talking about this Crunchyroll rumor directly and one of those explicitly says it would be "silly" if this higher tier was just about Crunchyroll.
Your two paragraphs I deleted were longer than all my posts combined. I'm not sure what point you think you were making about all of that or why you needed to get personal, but there it is. Regardless, it was just console warrior rhetoric so there isn't much point in replying. I'll say what I already said. I think it would be silly for Sony to offer a new tier of PS+ that was comprised of just crunchyroll. But we don't know if this rumor is true or what it would entail.
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megreotsugua
Banned
Playstation console and Playstation Plus should only be about games.
If they want to make a dent in streaming market, then target that market and use gaming as an added value. Not the other way around.
If they want to make a dent in streaming market, then target that market and use gaming as an added value. Not the other way around.
Sander Cohen
Member
Hey, don’t put all anime into the same 
. Yes, there is truly weird and perverse stuff that has its roots in pedophilic tendencies but I’ve come across many anime throughout the years that is very decent and watchable. First group is giving whole anime a bad name, that’s true.
. Yes, there is truly weird and perverse stuff that has its roots in pedophilic tendencies but I’ve come across many anime throughout the years that is very decent and watchable. First group is giving whole anime a bad name, that’s true.DeliciousDoc
Member
That would be pretty dumb when crunchyroll is geoblocked in Japan and there are much better domestic options.
AmuroChan
Member
I think the scenario you are describing will only impact a very small group of people. We've known about this acquisition for a year. How many people on the fence about PS+ are saying that including CR would get them to sign up for PS+? And why haven't they said that about Funimation when Sony have owned that for years? If Sony wants to make PS+ more appealing, add another monthly free game. That will have way more impact.
Anyway, this is kinda moot since the article already indicated that the CR inclusion would be to a new premium tier of PS+ (if it happens at all), and not to the regular PS+ tier that we have today.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Anime sucks and if you like it you should feel embarrassed of yourself.
It’s so cringe that for it to be even loosely associated with anything in gaming, means that through degrees of separation it is loosely associated with me, and that is just crossing the line
Please, if you watch anime…
Negotiator101
Member
Really? So it's for the American audience then?
Topher
Gold Member
Plenty of anime fans in Europe too.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
No shame in my anime game. Yall be haters.
Negotiator101
Member
For sure, be interesting to see how Sony decide to use this in general 1 Billion is a significant amount.
yurinka
Member
Crunchyroll has 120 million users. 5 of them paying the sub, the other ones watching ads. It isn't a small amount of people.
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yurinka
Member
In Europe we have Funimation geoblocked, so I assume Crunchyroll's main market should be Sonyland, I mean, Europe. Plus America.
It would be dumb when they have almost 100 million montly users buying games on PS4 and many people on PC wanting to buy old ports. PS5 will have a too small userbase to focus their efforts on PS5 only games for the first couple of years, specially considering how expensive is to make one of their AAA games.
What Sony said is they want to have an unified anime subscription, meaning that they seem to merge it with Funimation. Sony didn't say anything about PS Plus and Crunchyroll, it's Eurogamer who assumed it very likely misunderstanding Sony's words.
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MOTM
Banned
Enjoy, don't hurt yourself afterwards though, it's not that serious."Butt hurt" - school kid confirmed
AmuroChan
Member
That would be fine with me. We'll see what the new pricing structure is for that new unified anime streaming service.
Topher
Gold Member
Hezekiah
Banned
Break time is it? Obviously I have a PC, but I don't have time for boring flight tech demos
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SaturnSaturn
Member
So there was something to the rumour a few years back that sony was working on a more "premium" ps plus..
gamerant.com
www.neogaf.com
probably just got delayed a few years
Rumor: PS Plus Premium Subscription Planned for PS5
According to a new rumor, Sony is working on a new tier of PlayStation Plus subscription called PS Plus Premiere to offer exclusive beta access and private servers.
gamerant.com
Rumor: PS5 To Introduce Playstation Plus Premium In 2020, Exclusive Betas And Private Servers.
https://segmentnext.com/2019/03/27/rumor-ps5-to-introduce-ps-plus-premium/ According to an anonymous EU based game developer who is working on a PS5 launch title, PS5 PS Plus Premium will offer players guaranteed video game betas and alpha access as well as the ability to create private...
probably just got delayed a few years
MOTM
Banned
You have time to be butt hurt 24/7 though.Break time is it? Obviously I have a PC, but I don't have time for boring flight tech demos
CertifiedKiwi
Member
This just confirms their focus is shifting to subscription/MTX as the dominant business model.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Most gamers I know do not like Anime.
There may be crossover, but I for one really have no interest and would prefer to not be associated at all.
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Better sell your PlayStation then.
Believe it or not those same people want nothing to do with you either. Hence why censoring things is pointless.
megreotsugua
Banned
So there was something to the rumour a few years back that sony was working on a more "premium" ps plus..
Rumor: PS Plus Premium Subscription Planned for PS5
According to a new rumor, Sony is working on a new tier of PlayStation Plus subscription called PS Plus Premiere to offer exclusive beta access and private servers.
Rumor: PS5 To Introduce Playstation Plus Premium In 2020, Exclusive Betas And Private Servers.
https://segmentnext.com/2019/03/27/rumor-ps5-to-introduce-ps-plus-premium/ According to an anonymous EU based game developer who is working on a PS5 launch title, PS5 PS Plus Premium will offer players guaranteed video game betas and alpha access as well as the ability to create private...
probably just got delayed a few years
This PS+ Premium rumored a while back sounds better. Features for gamers.
Crunchyroll and Sony's strategy with streaming media as a whole should not involve PS Plus. It would be better if it's PSNow instead. PSNow will never achieve critical mass ever. They better just use it to boost their other streaming platform like Crunchyroll/Funimation as an added value.
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TheGodfather07
Member
well thats cool and all for those that like this kind of stuff but i want games. when sony skipped E3 i assumed it was because they would do their own showcase but we havent got one yet. i really hope it isnt just state of play's going forward. they dont build hype the same way.
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Do we know their MAU? I haven't logged in ages sadly.
It was about 10m at the time of this article
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aclar00
Member
Xbox teamup instead?
n4g.com
Crunchyroll Teams Up With Xbox To Offer Game Pass To Premium Users
If you are an anime fan who is looking for more reasons to pull the trigger on a Crunchyroll sub, this might be the push you need.
yurinka
Member
Their anime business has nothing to do with them releasing or announcing more or less games. It isn't even in the same Sony division. In fact, Jimbo said PS5 is going to have more exclusives than all their previous consoles.
To suggest that their acquisition of an anime service would affect their amount of games released or announced makes no sense, it's like saying that Sony releasing new cameras or music albums is reducing their game output.
yurinka
Member
No, the only recent data we have from this month is 120 million registered users and 5 million paid subs.
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Magic Carpet
Member
I understand the arguments against this because it's not game releated.
I already pay for PS+, Crunchyroll, and Funimation. It would be nice to just pay once.
I'm still sticking with PS+ but only for the included games. I don't do anything else online with Sony.
I could just drop PS+ and get whatever Sony puts together for the Anime content. I would miss the games but really they just sit on the harddrive not being played.
Really both crunchyroll and funimation services should be killed off and replaced with something new and usable. These anime services have always been the worst of all the stuff i pay for. The user interface, player, and streaming have always been stuck in the 90's.
I already pay for PS+, Crunchyroll, and Funimation. It would be nice to just pay once.
I'm still sticking with PS+ but only for the included games. I don't do anything else online with Sony.
I could just drop PS+ and get whatever Sony puts together for the Anime content. I would miss the games but really they just sit on the harddrive not being played.
Really both crunchyroll and funimation services should be killed off and replaced with something new and usable. These anime services have always been the worst of all the stuff i pay for. The user interface, player, and streaming have always been stuck in the 90's.
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Dream-Knife
Banned
The japanese/anime identity was vital to the PS1 and 2.
Sander Cohen
Member
It does sound soyboyish, doesn’t it?
ethomaz
Banned
It is different and limited.Xbox teamup instead?
Crunchyroll Teams Up With Xbox To Offer Game Pass To Premium Users
If you are an anime fan who is looking for more reasons to pull the trigger on a Crunchyroll sub, this might be the push you need.
These with Crunchyroll Premium can trial Xbox Game Pass on PC for 3 months... and it is only valid to non Game Pass users.
It is valid until 10/31/21.
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Or trolling.
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