No that's not your contradiction. You said that the PS+ discounts are not worth considering because games might be offered on IGC but there are plenty of discounts on retail or AAA games that are exclusive to subscribers as well as indie games. If you're unhappy at the predominance of indie games on IGC and you are not buying these games anyway, why are the discounts for PS+ subscribers irrelevant?
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PS Plus: Free Games for January 2017
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No that's not your contradiction. You said that the PS+ discounts are not worth considering because games might be offered on IGC but there are plenty of discounts on retail or AAA games that are exclusive to subscribers as well as indie games. If you're unhappy at the predominance of indie games on IGC and you are not buying these games anyway, why are the discounts for PS+ subscribers irrelevant?
brunomartynhak
Member
The problem is that first party/exclusive games are not being offered on plus. Which ones were offered? I can only remember Resogun and Infamous First Light.
Anyway, I'm locked on plus because it is mandatory for multiplayer. It would be a good bonus to have some exclusives as well.
Nice month could always be better but oh well I own none (except TWoM on PC unplayed) held off on the other 2 in hopes they'd be free eventually. PS+ always giving out mid-tier PSN releases made me quit buying them unless it's something I will have time and want to play right away. Passed on several digital releases during the winter sale because of this. :/
Gideon_128
Member
This. Blazerush (PS4 version at least) is amazing. I just bought a PS4 Pro with all the heavy hitters: Uncharted, Drive Club, Battlefield, Bloodborne, Infinite Warfare etc...and I've had more fun with Blazerush (and Resogun) than most of the other titles. It definitely scratches that RC Pro Am/ RocknRoll Racing, couch multiplayer itch.
Are you kidding ?
My point ? That this is not rose-tinted memories, there was a time when we used to get these kind of games on PS3 via ps+.
It was a fucking great offering.
Compare that to what we had in november / December 2016 on ps4 and tell me if the service is as good as it was 4 years ago.
Yes, we had these games. When the generation was almost over.
Yup, up in AUS too.
Edit: I know blazerush is a ps3 title but i searched on ps4 store, there were 2 blazerush's listed. One had full price, the other let me 'purchase' it due to it being a ps plus exclusive. Not sure if i purchased a theme, or if it was just the ps3 version i got..
LiquidSolid
Member
Titan Souls says it's free on its page but when I add it to my cart it appears at its sale price. Anyone else have this issue?
Dirtyshubb
Member
Yeah same for me, purchased the rest but have left that until later as its bound to sort itself out at some point soon.
That is not why we got those games.
Graphics Horse
Member
Please don't tell me you think that will happen again months before ps5 is announced.
The instant game collection model was only introduced mid 2012.
Any game seen as financially disappointing to the publisher (so anything from square-eidos) would show up in around a year, it wasn't to do with the PS4.
That's sadly a consequence. I'm also thinking about just waiting some few extra months. I wonder if Double fine is aware of that
archnemesis
Member
I have that issue with both Titan Souls and BlazeRush.
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
Nope.
Yeah, it kinda sucks. I like supporting them but I deliberately didn't buy DOTT at launch because I'd been burned by buying Grim Fandango a couple of weeks before it went on plus, and I'll likely do the same with Full Throttle.
Did any game financially disappoint any publisher before 2016? There was almost no competition on PS Store. Now when we have lots of shooters I'm sure we can expect something like Mankind Divided at the end of the year. Maybe later. But there's no point right now.
Dirtyshubb
Member
I think the amount of people who follow what games are coming out on PS+ and actually take pre-emptive action by not buying certain games is probably very small.
I always used to think that nearly everyone who has PS+ would be downloading the games yet i remember reading that its actually a lot smaller than you would think. Then you have to think about the amount of people who are actually aware of publishers/franchises/PS+ history etc. which would be even smaller.
Im sure PS+ does have a negative effect on some games but probably not as big as you would guess.
PodcastFips
Member
Titan Souls now shows up as free in the cart as well.
Hamster Plugin
Member
You are not getting Mankind Divided on Plus as long as Plus is required for online play. Sony does not have any incentive at all to give expensive games out, and I'm sure Square Enix asks for much more money than small companies.
Deus Ex Human Revolution came out on Plus in under a year, and I don't think that game flopped too bad either as they made a sequel to it.
But for some reason they gave away NBA. A popular $60 game with microtransactions.
xrnzaaas
Member
Nope, still changes back to original price (EU).
Screaming Meat
Unconfirmed Member
I always thought bigger games companies put their titles on PS+/Gold to boost DLC sales.
PodcastFips
Member
EU here as well. I "purchased" it without any other content in the cart. Did you try that?
Graphics Horse
Member
I think you'd see it a lot more now if so. Actually I bought human Revolution with all DLC for like six squid before I joined psplus.
xrnzaaas
Member
Yep, now it's even worse, because it shows the original price on the PS+ page and in the basket. I've tried clearing the cache and no result. I'll wait, it's not like I'm eager to play it right now.
I haven't played either, but GB did a pretty comprehensive quick look for The Swindle. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCieWwIX1Ig
Storefront might not have been completely updated yet. That PS3 game is also incorrectly priced right now.
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Deleted member 325805
Unconfirmed Member
This War of Mine is fantastic and I don't even like the genre, it's just so good.
arturo2666
Banned
Wow really good month for me. I don't own any of these and am excited to try a good deal of them:
Day of The Tentacle Remastered, PS4 (Cross buy on PS Vita)
This War of Mine: The Little Ones, PS4
The Swindle, PS3 (Cross Buy on PS4 and PS Vita)
Titan Souls, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4)
Day of The Tentacle Remastered, PS4 (Cross buy on PS Vita)
This War of Mine: The Little Ones, PS4
The Swindle, PS3 (Cross Buy on PS4 and PS Vita)
Titan Souls, PS Vita (Cross Buy on PS4)
EdReedFan20
Member
Azkend 2 is also on PS4. Weird they did not mention it was cross-buy on the blog post last week (same thing happened with Hyper Void last month). Two months in a row, we've gotten 5 PS4 games. In fact, every PS+ game this month except Blazerush is on PS4 (same with VVVVVV on Vita last month).
Oh. That's available on PS4? Man, we could've have every game on PS4 this month had Blazerush been cross-buy.
Edit- Huh. It's only $2.49 (on sale from $9.99) right now anyways.
Oh. That's available on PS4? Man, we could've have every game on PS4 this month had Blazerush been cross-buy.
Edit- Huh. It's only $2.49 (on sale from $9.99) right now anyways.
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Downloaded all of the cross buy ones too for good measure.
$152 of games for $0 hell yea
$152 of games for $0 hell yea
FunkyPajamas
Member
Seems like a solid month for me, I don't own any of these and some look good from the trailers.
WaterAstro
Member
I just realized I forgot to download last month's stuff... oh well
grayskulpowadeth
Neo Member
My Vita is arriving this week!! What a timing.
supaman900s
Member
Bingo!
xxRONN1Nxx
Member
Downloading both Ps4 titles. I've been wanting to try This War of Mine for a long time
RedAssedApe
Banned
dott newcomers are in for a treat...unless you hate "indie trash" lol
xxRONN1Nxx
Member
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
Sony needs to restructure how they present these games. I just got 5 games worth $100 through this and I didn't even know the value I was getting, yet they are structured as if there's 2 games, and the rest are Cross-buy, diminishing the main console.
Focus on PS4 first, then say "Cross-buy on Vita and PS3", instead of Vita first, and Cross-buy to PS4.
Focus on PS4 first, then say "Cross-buy on Vita and PS3", instead of Vita first, and Cross-buy to PS4.