Playstation Plus discussion thread - Part deux

ItsHoggie

Cyrus wrote: »

folks i bought a series x in the expectation that i wouldnt get a ps5 but tesco have come through for me and should get it next week.

obviously ps plus isnt as comprehensive as game pass but what are the best titles on it from an overall reviews and must play POV? also do games disappear off it or if you have downloaded it is it yours to play as long as you have a valid sub?

Plus and Gamespass are completely different. Plus is basically Xbox Live. You get 2-3 game’s for free each month and the ability to play online. There’s also a Plus Collection with about 20 PS4 games to play on PS5.

Cyrus

ItsHoggie wrote: »

Plus and Gamespass are completely different. Plus is basically Xbox Live. You get 2-3 game’s for free each month and the ability to play online. There’s also a Plus Collection with about 20 PS4 games to play on PS5.

ok so i can access those 20 ps4 games (for as long as i have a sub? ) and what about the 2-3 games added each month, are they just there for the month or as long as i have a sub?

The Raging Bile Duct

Cyrus wrote: »

ok so i can access those 20 ps4 games (for as long as i have a sub? ) and what about the 2-3 games added each month, are they just there for the month or as long as i have a sub?

All the monthly games you have for as long as you keep your sub active and you managed to claim them during the month they are available.

amadablam

Folks where is the best value for 12 month Irish ps plus at the moment?

CD keys seem to be out and that would have been my go to supplier in the past.

Thanks

Mr Crispy

Eneba, maybe?

sniper_samurai

Yup, Eneba have them. Grab a 3% off code from somewhere to wipe out the cost of the additional fees.

https://www.eneba.com/psn-playstation-plus-card-365-days-ie-psn-key-ireland

You missed out though, subs were down to €45 for the last 2 weeks. This ended on Tuesday.

https://www.eneba.com/psn-playstation-plus-card-365-days-ie-psn-key-ireland

Cyrus

folks its been a while so forgive the stupid qn, i have two playstation accounts, an irish one and a us one (as games tended to be cheaper), is that still working ok (I have a ps5 coming friday)

also, can i just get a ps plus sub for the us account and that works ok on both?

Berty

Cyrus wrote: »

folks its been a while so forgive the stupid qn, i have two playstation accounts, an irish one and a us one (as games tended to be cheaper), is that still working ok (I have a ps5 coming friday)

also, can i just get a ps plus sub for the us account and that works ok on both?

Yes and Yes, you need to have both accounts on your PS5 and turn on Console Sharing so that the PS+ benefits carry over all accounts on the PS5

https://www.playstation.com/en-ie/support/account/ps5-console-sharing-offline-play/

I have 3 PSN accounts, IE, UK and US

CastorTroy

Cyrus wrote: »

folks its been a while so forgive the stupid qn, i have two playstation accounts, an irish one and a us one (as games tended to be cheaper), is that still working ok (I have a ps5 coming friday)

also, can i just get a ps plus sub for the us account and that works ok on both?

If you had Plus before on your Irish account, you'll lose access to the games from it if you go with US Plus, as far as I know. Not sure about cloud saves though.

madmoe

Hi all,
Just to tie in with the cloud saves bit. When you sign up for PS Plus are all your saves for all your games backed up automatically? What happens if you stop the subscription and a while later your PS4/PS5 dies?

Thanks,
M

ben36

Sorry if these questions sound stupid but I was lucky enough to get a ps5 for my daughter for Xmas and there had never been a console in the house before.
From what I’m reading I need to get a ps plus subscription for her to play multiplayer and this is region locked?also looking at ps now and I see Smyths have a one year subscription for €60 and there is a huge back catalogue of old games to play on this subscription?The subscription they have for sale is for the ps4 but will this work for the ps5 and is this region locked too?thanks

sinnerboy0

ben36 wrote: »

Sorry if these questions sound stupid but I was lucky enough to get a ps5 for my daughter for Xmas and there had never been a console in the house before.
From what I’m reading I need to get a ps plus subscription for her to play multiplayer and this is region locked?also looking at ps now and I see Smyths have a one year subscription for €60 and there is a huge back catalogue of old games to play on this subscription?The subscription they have for sale is for the ps4 but will this work for the ps5 and is this region locked too?thanks

The ps plus subscription is for PS4 and ps5. It enables online play and you get a few free games every month that once redeemed are added to your account and can be played as long as you have a ps plus subscription. Note that you have to redeem the games during the month. If it lapses you can't access these games until you renew.

For the ps5 they have also introduced what is called the instant games collection. This is a list of 20 or so of the absolute best PS4 games that can be redeemed on ps5 and can be played as long as you have a current ps plus subscription. They are as follows:

Batman: Arkham Knight
Battlefield 1
Bloodborne
Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
God of War
inFAMOUS: Second Son
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Until Dawn

Ps the ps plus subscription is region locked. If you were to buy a voucher from UK or us retailer it would only work with an account from that country.

I normally buy a subscription from the ps store around black Friday as it's reduced to €45 (you just missed the offer)

FourFourRED

madmoe wrote: »

Hi all,
Just to tie in with the cloud saves bit. When you sign up for PS Plus are all your saves for all your games backed up automatically? What happens if you stop the subscription and a while later your PS4/PS5 dies?

Thanks,
M

You will be able to renew your subscription and have the cloud data from when it was last uploaded before your subscription ended.

You can also make a copy of saved game data to a USB storage device too > https://www.instructables.com/How-to-copy-a-PS4-game-save-to-a-external-drive/

johnny_ultimate

Mod note: No asking about swapping passwords or accounts, please. Besides being totally against Sony’s rules, giving your details to someone else is just asking for trouble.

Arciphel

sniper_samurai wrote: »

Yup, Eneba have them. Grab a 3% off code from somewhere to wipe out the cost of the additional fees.

https://www.eneba.com/psn-playstation-plus-card-365-days-ie-psn-key-ireland

You missed out though, subs were down to €45 for the last 2 weeks. This ended on Tuesday.

https://www.eneba.com/psn-playstation-plus-card-365-days-ie-psn-key-ireland

Eneba seem to be cheapest at the moment, not a lot of deals out there. I used the code AGFC to get 3% off, so cost was €50.79

Cyrus

why not get a us one for 27 quid?

sweetie

Cyrus wrote: »

why not get a us one for 27 quid?

you can but then you're getting the us games each month, the sale discounts will be on us games etc. I'd look into getting a turkey one this christmas, saw it mentioned on hukd

Cyrus

sweetie wrote: »

you can but then you're getting the us games each month, the sale discounts will be on us games etc. I'd look into getting a turkey one this christmas, saw it mentioned on hukd

then games on the us store are cheaper anyway, and the free games every month dont tend to be amazing do they?

sweetie

Cyrus wrote: »

then games on the us store are cheaper anyway, and the free games every month dont tend to be amazing do they?

mostly the same games and yes way better sales. tbh I'd go Us or turkey as a new psplus user.

sniper_samurai

sweetie wrote: »

mostly the same games and yes way better sales. tbh I'd go Us or turkey as a new psplus user.

If going US set up the account in Oregon as there is no sales tax.

Lemlin

The list of games that comes with PS5:

Batman: Arkham Knight
Battlefield 1
Bloodborne
Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
God of War
inFAMOUS: Second Son
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Until Dawn

Will there be enough space to download all of these on the PS5 or is it a case of having to download what you can before they are removed? January 7th I think it is.

Also, if I’m using the same account on my PS4 & PS5, will I be able to play them on the PS4? I’m thinking I won’t get near the PS5 with my son playing it!

johnny_ultimate

There’s no indication they’re going to be removed in January.

I’d buy an external HDD if you plan on downloading many of them. They won’t benefit massively from the internal SSD anyway, and space is very much at a premium.

JimBurnley

Lemlin wrote: »

The list of games that comes with PS5:

Batman: Arkham Knight
Battlefield 1
Bloodborne
Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
God of War
inFAMOUS: Second Son
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Until Dawn

Will there be enough space to download all of these on the PS5 or is it a case of having to download what you can before they are removed? January 7th I think it is.

Also, if I’m using the same account on my PS4 & PS5, will I be able to play them on the PS4? I’m thinking I won’t get near the PS5 with my son playing it!

No chance in hell you'd get all them on ps5 internal hard drive, half if you're lucky.

The leave date hasn't been confirmed. But even if it is in Jan, you just need to add to library and then can download anytime in the future for free, regardless of whether still on plus collection. That's how all other plus games work anyhow

Lemlin

JimBurnley wrote: »

No chance in hell you'd get all them on ps5 internal hard drive, half if you're lucky.

The leave date hasn't been confirmed. But even if it is in Jan, you just need to add to library and then can download anytime in the future for free, regardless of whether still on plus collection. That's how all other plus games work anyhow

And will I be able to play them on PS4 while my son is on PS5?

RocketRaccoon

Sorry for the possibly stupid question.

I have a ps4 with Plus but can't get hold of a ps5, is there anyway I can get them in my library for whenever I do eventually get the ps5?

Penn

Lemlin wrote: »

The list of games that comes with PS5:

Batman: Arkham Knight
Battlefield 1
Bloodborne
Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
God of War
inFAMOUS: Second Son
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Until Dawn

Will there be enough space to download all of these on the PS5 or is it a case of having to download what you can before they are removed? January 7th I think it is.

Also, if I’m using the same account on my PS4 & PS5, will I be able to play them on the PS4? I’m thinking I won’t get near the PS5 with my son playing it!

You can add them to your library without actually downloading them. From that point, they'll always be available to you to download at any time. Once you've claimed them on your PS5, you can then also add them to your PS4.

EoinMcLovin

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Sorry for the possibly stupid question.

I have a ps4 with Plus but can't get hold of a ps5, is there anyway I can get them in my library for whenever I do eventually get the ps5?

You can only claim them via the PS5

Penn

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Sorry for the possibly stupid question.

I have a ps4 with Plus but can't get hold of a ps5, is there anyway I can get them in my library for whenever I do eventually get the ps5?

I don't think so, they have to be claimed from a PS5. Unless you know someone with a PS5 and they let you sign in to your account on it, add the games to your library, you can then get them on your PS4.

sniper_samurai

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Sorry for the possibly stupid question.

I have a ps4 with Plus but can't get hold of a ps5, is there anyway I can get them in my library for whenever I do eventually get the ps5?

Have someone with a PS5 sign into your account and add them, the games will then be playable on PS4.

Fair warning though Sony have banned some accounts for this.

Lemlin

I’ve only actually played four of these games - Batman, Bloodborne, Crash & The Last of Us.

What would be the best game to kick off with playing? As a single player offline experience?


Batman: Arkham Knight
Battlefield 1
Bloodborne
Call of Duty Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
Days Gone
Detroit: Become Human
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy XV
God of War
inFAMOUS: Second Son
The Last Guardian
The Last of Us Remastered
Monster Hunter: World
Mortal Kombat X
Persona 5
Ratchet & Clank
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Until Dawn