Popular Post Shadiochao Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2016 So as an annual subscriber, the cost is going up $10 a year which equals .83c a month. Still a great deal, the cloud saves and discounts alone are worth that. No idea why some of you are getting your panties in a bunch, is $10 really that much to you? People are probably annoyed because the quality of the free games has been on a steady decline for months, if not longer. One of the main reasons for buying a subscription has become increasingly disappointing, yet they want to charge us more for it. Even if there's a quality increase due to this price rise, it's not likely to be any better than it was before. Nobody should be content with paying more for less, it doesn't matter if it's only a small amount of money. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcbeanstr Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Well shit. Our ps plus subs already went up last year in my region so if it goes up again I will officially be giving up that service since it has been pretty much trash for the past 18 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullstomp Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Is there really a need to act as if everybody has a stable income that they can spend on whatever they want? You may be able to spend money freely, but other people have to budget and conserve what little they earn. Stable income or not, its $10. If your finances are stetched so thin that $60 causes you issues you probably shouldn't be spending the current price of $50. Fact is, as was said earlier, Xbox has been charging $60 since 2010. Don't be angry Sony is raising the price in 2016, be happy we paid a discounted price to the competition for over half a decade. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 People are probably annoyed because the quality of the free games has been on a steady decline for months, if not longer. One of the main reasons for buying a subscription has become increasingly disappointing, yet they want to charge us more for it. Even if there's a quality increase due to this price rise, it's not likely to be any better than it was before. Nobody should be content with paying more for less, it doesn't matter if it's only a small amount of money. Sigh. May Tropica 5 (AAA) June NBA 2K16 (AAA) July Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (AAA) August Yakuza 5 (AAA)Sorry, I'm rolling my eyes at all of this self entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AARCT1C Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 The extra price means nothing to me. The service offers a lot for me and I don't really care that much. The funniest thing is I don't even play [many] of the free games, so I should be complaining as much as everybody else is. So why aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Obscure_Ale Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2016 It's about time they offer a $30 sub for online play only for those that don't really care about the PS+ games. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audiopile Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 People are probably annoyed because the quality of the free games has been on a steady decline for months, if not longer. One of the main reasons for buying a subscription has become increasingly disappointing, yet they want to charge us more for it. Even if there's a quality increase due to this price rise, it's not likely to be any better than it was before. Nobody should be content with paying more for less, it doesn't matter if it's only a small amount of money. I'm also annoyed when the "free" IGC games I get later go on deep sales in the store. Makes me wonder why I pay $50 a year for a kick in the balls. This last flash sale is a perfect example of that. Nearly ALL of those games were once, or IMO will be PS+ games. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 So why aren't you? Because the service is incredibly value to me well beyond the free offerings. The amount of money I have saved from the discounts Plus members get exceeds thousands of dollars over the course of 2 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 They really should add a 2 yr plan or 3 yr plan. I might not even mind a 5 yr plan if it came out even cheaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post madbuk Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2016 Sigh. May Tropica 5 (AAA) June NBA 2K16 (AAA) July Saints Row: Gat out of Hell (AAA) August Yakuza 5 (AAA)Sorry, I'm rolling my eyes at all of this self entitlement. 1 game per month. Let's take a look at 2013 shall we? January Mortal Kombat Bioshock 2 February God of War F1 Race Stars Sleeping Dogs WipEout 2048 March Dead or Alive 5 Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 HD Mass Effect 3 April Lord of the Rings: War in the North Okami HD May Catherine Hitman: Absolution June Demon's Souls LittleBigPlanet Karting Team ICO Collection Kingdoms of Amalur Uncharted 3 XCOM July Ninja Gaiden Unit 13 Battlefield 3 Payday: The Heist Saints Row 3 August Spec Ops: The Line LEGO Lord of the Rings Mafia 2 NBA2K13 Need for Speed: Most Wanted There has clearly been a decline here. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post damon8r351 Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2016 I don't see why people just don't cut their losses and let their subscriptions lapse if the thing's diminishing returns bother them so much. I mean, I know why: trophy completion got you by the short n' curlies, but still. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) 1 game per month. Let's take a look at 2013 shall we? January Mortal Kombat Bioshock 2 February God of War F1 Race Stars Sleeping Dogs WipEout 2048 March Dead or Alive 5 Metal Gear Solid 2 & 3 HD Mass Effect 3 April Lord of the Rings: War in the North Okami HD May Catherine Hitman: Absolution June Demon's Souls LittleBigPlanet Karting Team ICO Collection Kingdoms of Amalur Uncharted 3 XCOM July Ninja Gaiden Unit 13 Battlefield 3 Payday: The Heist Saints Row 3 August Spec Ops: The Line LEGO Lord of the Rings Mafia 2 NBA2K13 Need for Speed: Most Wanted There has clearly been a decline here. This is why people are pissed. We're comparing 2013, when the PS3 didn't have an online pay wall, and the free games were one of the only big incentives to get people to pay money. Well done, you sure showed me. Except all those games can be had for not a whole lot of money at all. Which is what some people are slamming the current PS+ games for doing. Nothing is true, everyone is a cry baby. I showed that the last four months, Sony has thrown out one AAA game a month. Three out of four being the PS4. That is a pattern that can only be a good thing. Instead there are ignorant people constantly belittling the service, spewing nothing but "indie gruel" nonstop. Smart, Sony offers you peasants AAA titles, but you still only see the indie stuff. If I was in charge of PS+, I'd give nothing but indie just to make you cry more. Edited August 22, 2016 by Valyrious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Because the service is incredibly value to me well beyond the free offerings. The amount of money I have saved from the discounts Plus members get exceeds thousands of dollars over the course of 2 years. Congratulations? It doesn't mean that another user who complains about the increase has an "overinflated sense of self-entitlement", or whatever phrase you used. I don't see why people just don't cut their losses and let their subscriptions lapse if the thing's diminishing returns bother them so much. I mean, I know why: trophy completion got you by the short n' curlies, but still. They might do just that. It doesn't mean they can't also complain about the service on a forum dedicated to sharing opinions on video games. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichiban-Hybrid Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Not sure if this price increase is good or not. I havent downloaded any recent ps+ games cuz they arent in my interest. I do use cloud save in case of data corrupted and other things. That helps. Plus some of their discounts games (your choice) are worth buying if u have ps+. But thats just my point of view.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Not sure if this price increase is good or not. I havent downloaded any recent ps+ games cuz they arent in my interest. I do use cloud save in case of data corrupted and other things. That helps. Plus some of their discounts games (your choice) are worth buying if u have ps+. But thats just my point of view.. As I said, if they can improve their offerings (and Valyrious does have a point that their free game offerings have been better in recent months), their sales and whatnot might constitute a need for a price increase. I just don't know why people have their "panties in a bunch" (to quote another user) because others show disdain for a price increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katt Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Premium Indies. Seriously... This sucks. I'll try to buy another year before that date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sofa King Posted August 22, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 22, 2016 Gotta love when these threads start becoming an excuse to insult people. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
local_jesster Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 You guys are such babies if you're freaking out over a 10 dollar price increase. Paying an extra 8 dollars every 3 months or 10 every year isn't going to kill you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-bake_1986 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I don't mind this if they start putting the early ps4 aaa titles on. Every other bill I have increases each year so I expected this at some point. Now and again the discounts are ok too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starcrunch061 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 You guys are such babies if you're freaking out over a 10 dollar price increase. Paying an extra 8 dollars every 3 months or 10 every year isn't going to kill you. Well, Nietzsche said it best: "What does not kill me can never be complained about. Ever." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 It was all part of their dastardly plan! They enticed everyone to get Plus early on by making it such a great deal. Then once we had amassed a large collection of Plus games that we didn't want to lose, they hike up the price! Now we either suck it up and pay the price, or we lose access to all of the games. It's... GENIUS!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t-i-g-o Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Well I remember that 3 months of PS+ was 15€ and now it's 20€ in my country, wouldn't be surprised if they rised up the price again, but it's pretty bad for any PS+ user... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbuk Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 (edited) I don't see why people just don't cut their losses and let their subscriptions lapse if the thing's diminishing returns bother them so much. I mean, I know why: trophy completion got you by the short n' curlies, but still. This is exactly why. This, and the fact that PS4 games have online trophies. With the way the service is designed, if you've started a bunch of PS+ games, you either have to finish them before your sub ends, or have them stuck on your profile unfinished forever (or you could buy every game you have unfinished, but at that point, what was the point of subbing in the first place?). I would very much like to drop my PS+ sub, but until I finish my PS+ games, I can't feel good about doing so. And some of the PS+ games are pretty shitty so I have no motivation to finish them, creating an endless cycle. That's currently the only reason to be subbed imo, especially if you don't own a PS4 yet. There's 0 incentive for people to sign up if they don't have a PS4 because the IGC sure isn't worth subbing for. Edited August 22, 2016 by madbuk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valyrious Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Congratulations? It doesn't mean that another user who complains about the increase has an "overinflated sense of self-entitlement", or whatever phrase you used. I love when people take things out of context. I never said he had self entitlement because of the increase. I said he has self entitlement because I proved in the last four months that Sony has offered AAA titles, but they're not to that person's taste obviously, so the quality of the free offerings are as terrible as they have been in the last however long that person wishes to complain. Sorry to say, but not being happy with something does give you a sense of entitlement. Why do we get that shitty sports game NBA 2K16? I wanted Uncharted 4 for free. Self. Entitlement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madbuk Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I love when people take things out of context. I never said he had self entitlement because of the increase. I said he has self entitlement because I proved in the last four months that Sony has offered AAA titles, but they're not to that person's taste obviously, so the quality of the free offerings are as terrible as they have been in the last however long that person wishes to complain. Sorry to say, but not being happy with something does give you a sense of entitlement. Why do we get that shitty sports game NBA 2K16? I wanted Uncharted 4 for free. Self. Entitlement. It's not self entitlement though. As I proved, we used to get multiple AAA games per month. This set a standard. And if they're raising the price, that should mean the standard will be raised further, not regressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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