Playstation Plus Info
Good news everyone! The premium PSN service has recently been announced, and to my surprise, Sony actually didn't exactly lie about their promise.
First, we start with the good news. Everything that we get for free right now, will remain free, so suck on that Xbots.
Now, here are the exclusive features for the paid subscribers to the new service called Playstation Plus.
Full Game Trial: Users will enjoy full versions of triple A games for an hour. This is great news. This is great for people interested in high profile games such as Grand Theft Auto 4 and Metal Gear Solid 4 because now, Plus users will be able to experience the exciting opening of install screens and initial load time.
Exclusive Offers: If there's one thing that the PSN needs right now, it's more avatars and themes, and Plus delivers these demands by introducing premium themes and avatars to Plus subscribers. But the fun doesn't stop there. These exclusive offers will be available for Plus users to purchase on top of their subscriptions. Subscribers will enjoy ACCESS to purchase these great new additions to further personalize their XMBs, and look more like a douche than people with villas in Home.
Priority Beta Invitation: Now this feature really makes me jealous. Plus offers its users early access to broken alpha builds full of glitches and frustration just so these subscribers could be free laborers to test out the games for the rest of the people. Thanks guys.
Automatic Downloads: This feature is a bit ambiguous, so I'm just going to quote it directly: PlayStation®Plus downloads select demos, patches and firmware updates automatically, so you don’t have to think about it. The thing is, I can already download firmwares and patches automatically, and how does Plus magically know which demos I want to get? However, since I don't really get what this means exactly, the fanboy in me is going to pretend that this is a great new feature.
Free Games and Downloads: Plus subscribers will be able to enjoy a featured free game every month ranging from the useless minis to great titles like Wipeout HD. In addition, players will be able to enjoy free add-on contents that are featured every month. So if you've been holding out on those Super Street Fighters 4 outfits, all you've got to do now is just hold on a bit longer and pray for those add-ons to become free while you keep paying Sony every month.
PS Store Discounts: See "free games and downloads," and change "free" to "cheaper."
Select Early Demos: See "Priority Beta Invitation" and change "beta" to "demo."
Qore: Yay, I guess.
And Much More: Nah, that's pretty much it.
While it's quick for us to judge this service as a useless monthly donations to the Playstation overlords, I am thankful that it actually doesn't have anything really substantial. There's still hope that party system and universal voice chat will be updated for everyone.
However, this service is still a pretty meaningless coupon book with a monthly subscription fee, and the final kick in the balls is the fact that people can only enjoy their free stuff for the duration of their subscription. That means, once you unsubscribe, everything that you've gotten from the entirety of your subscription period will be wiped clean from your system.
Now, if you're still interested in this service, Plus is available for $18 subscription for 3 months or $50 subscription for a year, and there's a sales right now that adds 3 free months to the yearly subscription. Have fun everyone.
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