Playstation Plus discussion thread - Part deux

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

This month's free games are now available to purchase

Cheers. Looking at discussion above, I shouldn't bother downloading them. Anyone want to tell me I should download ?

Edit: checked out YouTube of both. Definitely not for me

Even if you don't intend to play them surely it makes sense to 'purchase' them. A friend might call over, nephews/nieces etc. Always good to have more options there.

Cienciano wrote: »

I'd get Street Fighter V and if you like it, when the unlock all content thingie goes on sale, get that.

I originally got it for local 2 player, when almost every character is locked it made the game pointless for me unless I got the unlock all content thingie.

Its the Champion Edition thats free on PS Plus right now.
Is there an additional content pass that makes it even more worth it?

bmorrissey wrote: »

Is it not the base edition?

If its the championship edition i must get it, i still have characters i have to unlock pay for

It's the base version. To unlock the rest you'll need to do the soulless grind, buy the character passes or the best option buy the Champions Edition upgrade when it goes back down in price.

Jacovs wrote: »

Im fairly sure when I start up the game it says champion edition. Mind you i havent got past the tutorial yet so not sure what characters are playable or not. Will check again later.

All users see that as the balance patches etc. apply to all versions. The Champions Edition dlc unlocks all the current characters and all their costumes(except Capcom Cup and promotional sets). Without purchasing the character passes or the CE set you will only have access to the original 16 characters unless you unlock them with fight money.

Was looking through purchased games earlier in library and noticed something,is Driveclub the only semi realistic track racer we have gotten on plus?

Dirt Rally is there and I like that but talking more of a track racer,when I think about it its a bit weird we haven't got something like Projrct Cars 1 or Gran Turismo.

I may have just missed those months though

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Did we not get some version of GT? Can't remember, but I'm sure we did, but ages back. Maybe I bought it... The PS+ DriveClub was the one with a few cars and tracks I think, so don't think I'm mixing it up with that.

I could have sworn GT was on plus as well but I dont have it:(

Niska wrote: »

Is Infinite War the only one left ?

Anyway, following their recent habit of putting the same game in both plus and now (and seeing as I got it free twice on PC recently) Watchdogs 2 is a good bet.

And with legion out next month it would make sense

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

And with legion out next month it would make sense

Wow, this game is 4 weeks away!
Why'd I think it was next year?

As for PS Plus, hoping for a good month

WarZoneBrother wrote: »

And with Watch Dogs 2 on PS Now it even makes more sense

Watch DOgs 2 was on sale recently, I hope it isn't as I brought it on that sale

EoinMcLovin wrote: »

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1311327700288704514?s=19

Phew!

Actually what's the deal with access and plus. I don't plan on renewing my access in November but would like to hold onto payback through plus. Is there a way to add it to plus?

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Actually what's the deal with access and plus. I don't plan on renewing my access in November but would like to hold onto payback through plus. Is there a way to add it to plus?

I'd imagine you can still add it to your library from the PS Store when it becomes available on PS+, even though the option to buy might not be there currently (to ensure you don't buy it when you already have it through Access).

Dunno if said here or the PS5 thread, but wonder what they'll do in November. Will all those games they announced be for PS4 as well.

Jaysus, that's shyte. Between plus, ps now and ea Access, there's too much crossover and when there's little support like above, very little motivation to keep now or access. I keep plus purely for online, the odd time i am.

Exclamation Marc wrote: »

You can't.

It's a total shambles and utter bullshït. I wanted to keep Battlefront or whatever game was a PS Plus game recently but I had Access. Couldn't download it under PS Plus as it had an Access tag on it. I requested it be added to my plus collection with PlayStation support with no joy.

Their response was:

"Thanks for your reply.

I'm afraid it isn't possible for us to change the license, it would be necessary to wait for your subscription to expire so that you can access the other version.

Let me know if you have any other questions."

I had the same and got the same reply when Sims 4 was on Plus and I already had it installed on Access. Got the same reply as you. But I kept at it and asked for it to be escalated. Eventually they changed the license to Plus. From then on I make sure if a game is announced for Plus thats also on Access then I delete the Access version if I have it installed, and add the Plus version once it becomes available.

The crossover is a piss take. They can shove both subs up their hole.

I think the Now/PS+ thing is a bit of a damned if they do, damned if they don't. PS Now needs a lot of games on it to be worth it and to compete with Gamepass, but trying to find decent games for PS+ that aren't also on Now is likely difficult.

Ultimately, your PS+ subscription is for playing online, the free games, discounts, and the other features (cloud storage etc). PS Now is for streaming/downloading the catalogue of free games. But the PS+ games are always an unknown, and most months I've either already played them or have little-to-no interest in them.

I don't think it's unfair that some of the games are already on PS Now. It definitely sucks when they're games you already have (whether through having already bought and played it or having it through PS Now), but I don't know if I could class it as unfair on Sony's part, because if you have PS Now you have largely unfettered access to a huge amount of games which aren't on PS+, and the PS+ is primarily for online play (with the free games being a bonus each month).

What Sony should do is offer a joint subscription service which covers both. It'd get far more people onto PS Now as well.