PSN+ saving for the first year $881 dollars says IGN.

[QUOTE="foxhound_fox"][QUOTE="MushroomWig"]Avatars, themes and certain games you get to keep if you choose not to resubscribe.MushroomWig

well i like it, but maybe its not for every one.

and its definitely not as sneaky as not being able to access content to a game you payed full price for ;)

I refuse to say that the content is for free. It's a rental service, nevertheless it's a pretty good one.

[QUOTE="Syn_Valence"] and with the 360 you have to pay for something that comes on the disc YAY thats win rightsoulitane

Think he's talking about the online already being on the disk.... maybe wrong, but thats how I interpreted.

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="Syn_Valence"] and with the 360 you have to pay for something that comes on the disc YAY thats win rightGTSaiyanjin2

Think he's talking about the online already being on the disk.... maybe wrong, but thats how I interpreted.

And so far its confirmed not a single pernament free download has been offered via PS+ except lbp in europe and I believe a game in japan in america you get nothing if you dont keep paying for it.
And if you miss a single item you cannot get it ever its gone so you better be up on whats available for download.

and there's the question of how cancelling your subscription (and therefore lose access to much of the free content) will affect the overall value one recieves from the $50/year they spent. When discussing value one has to consider the cost-benefit, not just the benefit.

PBSnipes

This is the worst argument that people always bring up with Playstation Plus. Everyone always complains about losing all their free stuff if they cancel their account. Do you realize this would be the equivalent of saying Netflix or Gamefly is horrible because once you cancelled your subscription with them they stopped sending you disc in the mail?

The $50 isn't paying for the games just like your Netflix/Gamefly sunbscription isn't paying for you to keep getting discs even after you cancel your sub.

Jelly?TheMoreYouOwn

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"][QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]lol...I call total horse crap on that!KC_Hokie

[QUOTE="mrmusicman247"][QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]lol...I call total horse crap on that!KC_Hokie

Seems like an odd way to count savings.

It's like saying I have $20,000 in savings from being a Steam member.....Well yah I would if I wanted every game it offered.

xbox saved more then that in 1 month is december....

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"]Jelly?Espereful

I got 3 months for 12 pounds, and it paid off almost immediately because I got Stacking for free (I wanted to get it anyway).

It's true that with PS+ you get things you wouldn't normally buy, but that isn't always a negative. Going beyond your normal game preferences, you might discover new games and genres. For example, I would have never bought Lead and Gold, but because it was free, I tried it and it was a lot of fun.

[QUOTE="TheMoreYouOwn"]Jelly?Espereful

I believe the only thing you don't keep after unsubscribing are whole games that they give you. And that means complete ps1 games such as spyro, crash, twisted metal, psn games like wipeout(im pretty sure they gave this out at some point). So all the DLCs you get to keep, with some very convincing ones like killzone 3 map pack, lbp2 stuff, and a whole bunch of other crap I can't recall on top of my head.

I have to say overall its quite worth it.

following their logic lets look at xbox live's deal of the week;

this week if you buy everything that's reduced you save 3000ms points

3000*52=156000ms points per year

if you buy points from your xbox then the best rate is 117.6 points per £ which gives a saving of £1326 per year or $2131

per year flawed logic isn't it?

Xbox's Live saving for a year: -£40

Xbox's Live saving for a year: -£40

-Snooze-

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

Xbox's Live saving for a year: -£40

soulitane

Live deals are kinda terrible though ...

Fair enough PS+ are under pressure to give great deals since it's a paid service, but ... so is Live Gold.

Besides, as previously mentioned the wat IGN have worked it out is more relevent to PSN+ then live, as PSN+ is marketed to people who want discounts on their games, and little extras. Most people only pay for Live Gold to play COD online.

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

Xbox's Live saving for a year: -£40

-Snooze-

Live deals are kinda terrible though ...

Fair enough PS+ are under pressure to give great deals since it's a paid service, but ... so is Live Gold.

Besides, as previously mentioned the wat IGN have worked it out is more relevent to PSN+ then live, as PSN+ is marketed to people who want discounts on their games, and little extras. Most people only pay for Live Gold to play COD online.

[QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

[QUOTE="soulitane"] If you want to do what they did, you would also make a saving off live since they do have deals every week.soulitane

Live deals are kinda terrible though ...

Fair enough PS+ are under pressure to give great deals since it's a paid service, but ... so is Live Gold.

Besides, as previously mentioned the wat IGN have worked it out is more relevent to PSN+ then live, as PSN+ is marketed to people who want discounts on their games, and little extras. Most people only pay for Live Gold to play COD online.

Truth be told ... I didn't even read the article. I just wanted to bash Xbox Live :(

[QUOTE="soulitane"][QUOTE="-Snooze-"]

Live deals are kinda terrible though ...

Fair enough PS+ are under pressure to give great deals since it's a paid service, but ... so is Live Gold.

Besides, as previously mentioned the wat IGN have worked it out is more relevent to PSN+ then live, as PSN+ is marketed to people who want discounts on their games, and little extras. Most people only pay for Live Gold to play COD online.

-Snooze-

Truth be told ... i didn't even read the article. I just wanted to absh Xbox Live :(

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

and there's the question of how cancelling your subscription (and therefore lose access to much of the free content) will affect the overall value one recieves from the $50/year they spent. When discussing value one has to consider the cost-benefit, not just the benefit.

CajunShooter

This is the worst argument that people always bring up with Playstation Plus. Everyone always complains about losing all their free stuff if they cancel their account. Do you realize this would be the equivalent of saying Netflix or Gamefly is horrible because once you cancelled your subscription with them they stopped sending you disc in the mail?

The $50 isn't paying for the games just like your Netflix/Gamefly sunbscription isn't paying for you to keep getting discs even after you cancel your sub.

And this article is a completely inaccurate way of looking at PSN+. You're right, it is the equivalent to something like Netflix. And this article is the equivalent to someone getting the retail price for every DVD, BluRay, Game etc. available on netflix and totalling it, then saying thats how much you're saving. Complete nonsense.

[QUOTE="tormentos"]Between free games, discounted games and DLC, Avatars and Themes, demos and Full Game Trials, PlayStation Plus has posted 286 separate pieces of content. And just between the free games, discounted games and discounted DLC, your maximum savings in PlayStation Plus' first year amounts to $881.57. That's approaching 18 times the cost of a 12-month subscription to PlayStation Plus and doesn't take into account Avatars, Themes, Full Game Trials or demos. Is the premium subscription worth it? I think so. I've been a loud advocate of what I think PS+ offers for a year now, whether it be in articles and editorials or Podcast Beyond. But the real question now is, what do you think? Now that you have all of the details, the information and the numbers, do you think PlayStation Plus is worth it? Do you think it's had a solid first year or do you want more? Sound-off in the comments below. http://m.ign.com/articles/1179543#.Tgze9ci-XCw.twitter Wow PSN+ is the way to go apparently,in the free month i still have,i have play like 5 games,downloaded several dynamic themes,and even play Sonic and Street of Rage free,not bad after all,i may consider getting it.erwingameon

This is a total joke. Your saying that XBL gold is a ripoff (you posted this on another forum, remember), but your willing to shell out 50 bucks for stuff that you normally (mostly) wouldn't buy. You just lost the last bit of credebility you had left mate !!!!

[QUOTE="CajunShooter"]

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

and there's the question of how cancelling your subscription (and therefore lose access to much of the free content) will affect the overall value one recieves from the $50/year they spent. When discussing value one has to consider the cost-benefit, not just the benefit.

RR360DD

This is the worst argument that people always bring up with Playstation Plus. Everyone always complains about losing all their free stuff if they cancel their account. Do you realize this would be the equivalent of saying Netflix or Gamefly is horrible because once you cancelled your subscription with them they stopped sending you disc in the mail?

The $50 isn't paying for the games just like your Netflix/Gamefly sunbscription isn't paying for you to keep getting discs even after you cancel your sub.

And this article is a completely inaccurate way of looking at PSN+. You're right, it is the equivalent to something like Netflix. And this article is the equivalent to someone getting the retail price for every DVD, BluRay, Game etc. available on netflix and totalling it, then saying thats how much you're saving. Complete nonsense.

[QUOTE="Fizzman"]

I am on that 30 day free trial of PSN+ and I didnt save a dime because I didnt want anything.

KC_Hokie

further more, the overall tone of this thread is hillarious... PS fans defending a fee on online service is bizzare but totaly expected in system wars.

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]

[QUOTE="CajunShooter"]

This is the worst argument that people always bring up with Playstation Plus. Everyone always complains about losing all their free stuff if they cancel their account. Do you realize this would be the equivalent of saying Netflix or Gamefly is horrible because once you cancelled your subscription with them they stopped sending you disc in the mail?

The $50 isn't paying for the games just like your Netflix/Gamefly sunbscription isn't paying for you to keep getting discs even after you cancel your sub.

tormentos

And this article is a completely inaccurate way of looking at PSN+. You're right, it is the equivalent to something like Netflix. And this article is the equivalent to someone getting the retail price for every DVD, BluRay, Game etc. available on netflix and totalling it, then saying thats how much you're saving. Complete nonsense.

Its complete nonsense for two reasons.

One, they've come to this number by totalling the RRP of everything PSN offers at a discount or for free. Now that would be fine if you actually owned that content, but with PSN+ you are renting it which is very different, once your membership runs out you lose it all. Therefore the number is not accurate at all, since other than themes and avatars, you own nothing.

Secondly, people don't spend $881+ dollars on PSN each year, therefore they won't be saving $881.

[QUOTE="sts106mat"] you do realise that XBOX LIVE gold members also get a "Deal of the Week" EVERY Week. So despite what you will say GOLD isn't just paying to play online, it comes with other benefits too. http://majornelson.com/2011/06/28/coming-soon-to-the-xbox-live-marketplace-5/ Also they recently started the LIVE Rewards program, where for everything you spend on the marketplace or renew your membership etc etc, they credit your account with MS points tormentos

Theyre only free while your paying Sony for PSN+ membership, otherwise you get it all striped away from you. So nah, not really free.

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"][QUOTE="Fizzman"]

I am on that 30 day free trial of PSN+ and I didnt save a dime because I didnt want anything.

TheEroica

further more, the overall tone of this thread is hillarious... PS fans defending a fee on online service is bizzare but totaly expected in system wars.

Theyre only free while your paying Sony for PSN+ membership, otherwise you get it all striped away from you. So nah, not really free.RR360DD

[QUOTE="TheEroica"]

[QUOTE="KC_Hokie"]Exactly. The selection is awful. tormentos

further more, the overall tone of this thread is hillarious... PS fans defending a fee on online service is bizzare but totaly expected in system wars.

Dude, you don't even know what you are defending.

You are paying $50 to gain free access to selected games. You do not own them, and once you decide to stop paying for PSN+, those games get stripped away from you.

[QUOTE="RR360DD"]Theyre only free while your paying Sony for PSN+ membership, otherwise you get it all striped away from you. So nah, not really free.tormentos

No, this is why i said the $881 number is bull****. Because you don't own the games, its not the same.

[QUOTE="tormentos"][QUOTE="RR360DD"]Theyre only free while your paying Sony for PSN+ membership, otherwise you get it all striped away from you. So nah, not really free.sts106mat