PlayStation Plus Thread: Plus What? PLUS EVERYTHING!

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Agreed. I mean, what, only like 50 free games a year, plus hundreds of dollars in discounts?

Pfft, what a ripoff. SCEA is truly the joke of the industry.

i know guise totally letting my sub lapse waste of money fuck off scea amirite?!

lol man you guys are sure dramatic about this. Listen..sometimes I rather not write an essay criticizing what's wrong with something. Sometimes I rather say it sucks and expect others to at least understand the point of view I'm coming from. PS+ is a fantastic service...one of the best things to happen this gen. I have said this before as well. I have in fact defended the NA PS+ as well. Right now, in comparison to what our friends in EU are getting, the NA side of content offering is very very weak. Why beat around a bush here...that sucks. I honestly don't mind if the games are new or old, but some solid retail releases would be nice to have.

Does this mean I should be grateful or not? Who gives a shit. It's a service. They offer it, I pay money to get it. It's a simple transaction. I like many here feel they need to do a better job in their offerings, because SCEE is doing a much better job at it. As a consumer it's within my right surely to voice my dissatisfaction? Without writing essays about it, especially when the reasons are obvious and there should be no confusion over it.

So I hope that answers your 'confusion' or lack of satisfaction to my statement. PS+ offerings of SCEA is such a joke compared to SCEE offerings 'imo'...hope that clears things up for you
 
Change your analogy so it takes into account both people are paying for the ice cream and the big sis consistently gets better ice cream and then maybe you'll have something accurate.

I don't think anyone will deny that the PS+ service itself is not of great value, if they do they're either lying or frustrated. Since I joined in late November of 2012 I've already gotten one game that I was interested in but never bought (Darksiders) and a whole lot of games that I was interested in but would never think of buying. Combining those with the extra discount on sales I've taken advantage of I would say the $50 was worth it. Looking at the EU lineup though, it's not hard to see why people who are NA+ only would be frustrated.

EU pays more for Plus. So if I'm going to change my analogy (I'm not, as it's super-effective as is), I'd have to add that (and not the "better ice cream," as I already covered that with "an extra scoop").

Lots of people deny that US Plus is a great value. And I agree; they are either lying or frustrated (or CRAZY).

If they're so frustrated, they can go buy the EU Plus. It's pretty easy.
 
EU pays more for Plus. So if I'm going to change my analogy (I'm not, as it's super-effective as is), I'd have to add that (and not the "better ice cream," as I already covered that with "an extra scoop").

Lot of people deny that US Plus is a great value. And I agree; they are either lying or frustrated (or CRAZY).

If they're so frustrated, they can go buy the EU Plus. It's pretty easy.

This is why using an analogies is stupid, there are so many things not accounted for.

It doesn't take into account how there are free month give aways constantly happening, it doesn't take into account that I can get three extra months if I buy a year for NA and it doesn't take into account that literally right now I can buy four 90-day EU cards and stack them for the exact same price of a one year NA membership. Disregarding all that, EU tends to pay more in general for the same content that NA gets constantly. I certainly don't know much about what goes on behind the scenes, I'm sure there's a lot of legal work that goes into getting a game onto PS+ but whatever the process is, EU is doing a much better job.

Personally I'm satisfied with the NA service so far, game selection isn't as good as EU but I feel like I've got my moneys worth. There hasn't been a full PS3 retail game for this month yet so I'm excited for that. Me being satisfied with the NA service doesn't mean much though. If at the end of this year I feel like the grass still looks greener on the other side I'll switch.
 
lol man you guys are sure dramatic about this. Listen..sometimes I rather not write an essay criticizing what's wrong with something. Sometimes I rather say it sucks and expect others to at least understand the point of view I'm coming from. PS+ is a fantastic service...one of the best things to happen this gen. I have said this before as well. I have in fact defended the NA PS+ as well. Right now, in comparison to what our friends in EU are getting, the NA side of content offering is very very weak. Why beat around a bush here...that sucks. I honestly don't mind if the games are new or old, but some solid retail releases would be nice to have.

Does this mean I should be grateful or not? Who gives a shit. It's a service. They offer it, I pay money to get it. It's a simple transaction. I like many here feel they need to do a better job in their offerings, because SCEE is doing a much better job at it. As a consumer it's within my right surely to voice my dissatisfaction? Without writing essays about it, especially when the reasons are obvious and there should be no confusion over it.

So I hope that answers your 'confusion' or lack of satisfaction to my statement. PS+ offerings of SCEA is such a joke compared to SCEE offerings 'imo'...hope that clears things up for you

Then your post of "US Plus is a joke" doesn't at all accurately reflect your opinion. If you don't want to write a ton, fine. You don't have to. You can still get your point across in a few words. It's not that hard. How about "The last few weeks have been disappointing"? How's that? Or, how about, "I think I'll buy EU Plus instead of US next time." Still too many words?

Blahblahblah with this "it's my right to voice my opinion" childish nonsense. Yes, it is, and good for you. You also have to deal with people disagreeing or criticizing that opinion. They have opinions too, sometimes even about you. Welcome to adult land.

No confusion here; I understand your opinion. You're still wrong and calling it "such a joke" is such a silly, lazy, exaggerated thing to say, "imo."

Laugh all you want, your opinion not only bears no greater justification than mine but is also in the minority.

First of all, my opinion is totally more justifiable: You're saying that EU Plus is better, which is subjective. I'm saying both sides have benefits and for me, personally, US Plus is better, but I can understand why someone would prefer the EU, and that person should buy the EU if they're only going to buy one. MOREOVER... EU Plus costs more. So even if I did agree that it was better... it should be. It's more expensive. Derp.

If peer pressure is (apparently) a motivator for you, then consider how you know that my opinion is in the minority? Where is it the minority - everywhere, or just in this GAF thread? Something tells me the fact that Plus is a significant success for SCEA shows that my opinion of Plus is in fact in the majority. Not that that matters to me, but seemingly it does to you. So... I guess I'll see you on the front lines? Just let me do the talking when you get here. You make awful arguments.
 
might buy US PS+ is there anyway to get ninja gaiden sigma plus (US) (when it comes out) onto my EU vita without changing mem cards?? i only have one vita mem card and i aint wiping that lmao

EDIT: maybe if i download through my ps3?? maybe completely wrong about this
 
might buy US PS+ is there anyway to get ninja gaiden sigma plus (US) (when it comes out) onto my EU vita without changing mem cards?? i only have one vita mem card and i aint wiping that lmao

EDIT: maybe if i download through my ps3?? maybe completely wrong about this

You can back everything up from your memory card to your PS3 or PC (PC is more convenient) before you wipe it. Then transfer it all back when you're done with Ninja Gaiden.

That's your only option, though.
 
You can back everything up from your memory card to your PS3 or PC (PC is more convenient) before you wipe it. Then transfer it all back when you're done with Ninja Gaiden.

That's your only option, though.

What's the full process for this? I was thinking of doing something similar.

So I just backup the data to the PS3 (which is easier for me than PC), format the memory card, login with the US account, play whichever games I want on the US account (can I back this up for easier future access also?). Then format and restore for my European account?

Guess it's more of a hassle, but I'd be willing to do this than purchase another memory card.
 
What's the full process for this? I was thinking of doing something similar.

So I just backup the data to the PS3 (which is easier for me than PC), format the memory card, login with the US account, play whichever games I want on the US account (can I back this up for easier future access also?). Then format and restore for my European account?

Guess it's more of a hassle, but I'd be willing to do this than purchase another memory card.

That's all there is to it. You can backup the data for multiple PSN accounts on the same PS3 or PC. (As long as you're logged into that account on PS3.) It's not really very complicated or difficult. The only drawback is that you can't play any of your downloads from your main account until you format it again.
 
That's all there is to it. You can backup the data for multiple PSN accounts on the same PS3 or PC. (As long as you're logged into that account on PS3.) It's not really very complicated or difficult. The only drawback is that you can't play any of your downloads from your main account until you format it again.

Okay, thank you!

I'll give that a go later this week.
 
Laugh all you want, your opinion not only bears no greater justification than mine but is also in the minority.

Not really, his opinion is just drowned by a vocal minority. Plus is a very successful service and it seems even the people that can't help but complain about it keep their subscriptions going anyway.
 
meh, I reserve my right to mock your ridiculous drama queen post with my own exaggerated dramatic post. Too much complaining, not enough discussion and opinions about, ya know, the games in here.

No what you are doing is being a corporate warrior and defending something that shouldn't be defended :) Knock yourself out. This is a thread about a service. Not everyone will be satisfied and hence they will show dissatisfaction. This is the same as complaining about people saying yay I love PS+ etc. I don't see anyone having issues with that. I do not see anyone telling them to go into detail about why they say that lol The way you guys are acting is rather silly. Opinions, how do they work?

Then your post of "US Plus is a joke" doesn't at all accurately reflect your opinion. If you don't want to write a ton, fine. You don't have to. You can still get your point across in a few words. It's not that hard. How about "The last few weeks have been disappointing"? How's that? Or, how about, "I think I'll buy EU Plus instead of US next time." Still too many words?

Blahblahblah with this "it's my right to voice my opinion" childish nonsense. Yes, it is, and good for you. You also have to deal with people disagreeing or criticizing that opinion. They have opinions too, sometimes even about you. Welcome to adult land.

No confusion here; I understand your opinion. You're still wrong and calling it "such a joke" is such a silly, lazy, exaggerated thing to say, "imo."

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lol what's wrong with you? Seriously. I am certain you or anyone else who read my comment had no trouble understanding my point of view...yet you act if I insulted your family. Do you work for Sony? Are you part of the PS+ team? Serious question. Because I do not understand why you are so emotionally invested. I don't 'have' to sugar coat my opinion because some people might be over sensitive. It is what it is. I have defended and tried to point out the positives of NA+ for months now. I'm sorry if my pretty straight forward sentiment caused you grief for w/e reason but it's apparent from your answer you had no trouble understanding what I meant....hence it served it's purpose.

What's childish here you acting butt hurt about some not being satisfied with the service offered. Cry me a river build a bridge and get over it. SCEA PS+ sucks and they need to do a better job
 
Not really, his opinion is just drowned by a vocal minority. Plus is a very successful service and it seems even the people that can't help but complain about it keep their subscriptions going anyway.

The financial success or lack thereof from SCEA's standpoint is not what I am contesting.
I like many other posters here acknowledge the value of the service while at the same time are displeased in the disparity between the NA and EU offerings, that is all.
I have given up on arguing with Duffyside, as he sees anyone who disagrees with him as either insane or a petulant child.

What's childish here you acting butt hurt about some not being satisfied with the service offered. Cry me a river build a bridge and get over it. SCEA PS+ sucks and they need to do a better job

BOOM indeed
Lol
 
Duffyside really takes defending a company to the next level. Every US PS+ update to him has been incredibly amazing and if we don't agree with his obviously non biased opinion then we're spoiled entitled brats for being upset with a service we pay for. There is nothing free about PS+, stop saying that shit.
 
THEN I FLIP A SWITCH AND FLUFFY IS EVERYWHERE

Oh man...my kids giggle every time I scroll past that. Haven't even played it yet but that alone makes it worth downloading....at least relative to all the all the other garbage I've gotten from US PS+
suck it, duffyside
 
Agreed. I mean, what, only like 50 free games a year, plus hundreds of dollars in discounts?

Pfft, what a ripoff. SCEA is truly the joke of the industry.

They aren't free unless you scammed your way into free plus codes.

My phone has thousands of free games, if I only want to play two of the thousands or 2 of the fifty the rest don't really matter.

Just because some people are unhappy that they subbed doesn't mean they are spouting hyperbole or being crazy.
 
Duffyside really takes defending a company to the next level. Every US PS+ update to him has been incredibly amazing and if we don't agree with his obviously non biased opinion then we're spoiled entitled brats for being upset with a service we pay for. There is nothing free about PS+, stop saying that shit.

The poster child for the tantrum-throwing-children has spoken, and, as always, wastes no time in showing how unreasonable and foolish he is:

"Defending" PS Plus is not the same as "defending a company," though I suspect you put in those terms because the idea of someone liking something as evil as "a company" makes it easier for you to put your ragers on.

Not every PS+ update has been amazing, or even good... however, they all are just gravy on top of things you're already getting, which is amazing. Hopefully one day you can wrap your head around this concept.

And, for the billionth time, it's not disagreement that gets a rise out of me. It's hyperbole, tantrums, entitlement, dishonesty and foolishness. You know, your five favorite food groups.

I used to hate your avatar, but it's really grown on me; Instant reminder that whatever is about to come out of your mouth is not something people should want to look at.
They aren't free unless you scammed your way into free plus codes.

My phone has thousands of free games, if I only want to play two of the thousands or 2 of the fifty the rest don't really matter.

Just because some people are unhappy that they subbed doesn't mean they are spouting hyperbole or being crazy.

Like you did?

This second point is so baffling I can barely get my head around it. As you just pointed the fuck out, you don't pay the subscription to get those phone games. If you did, I would suggest you cancel it and then buy the two fucking phone games you want, which would cost you, in total, $4. Do the same for the Plus content you want, including the discounts, and if it's not worth more than $50; DON'T BUY IT.

No, it doesn't, but calling it a ripoff, saying it's a joke, saying it's indefensible, all is. Saying "I think I can spend less for the things I want from Plus without subscribing because I'm very picky" isn't the same as acting like a baby.
 
The poster child for the tantrum-throwing-children has spoken, and, as always, wastes no time in showing how unreasonable and foolish he is:

"Defending" PS Plus is not the same as "defending a company," though I suspect you put in those terms because the idea of someone liking something as evil as "a company" makes it easier for you to put your ragers on.

Not every PS+ update has been amazing, or even good... however, they all are just gravy on top of things you're already getting, which is amazing. Hopefully one day you can wrap your head around this concept.

And, for the billionth time, it's not disagreement that gets a rise out of me. It's hyperbole, tantrums, entitlement, dishonesty and foolishness. You know, your five favorite food groups.

I used to hate your avatar, but it's really grown on me; Instant reminder that whatever is about to come out of your mouth is not something people should want to look at.

Eh, it's not like we don't pay for the service. We have every right to be disappointed on a lackluster week, especially given the differences between EU/US Plus games.
 
I am mostly happy with Plus overall, even though the difference US gets is at least 5 quality retail releases. I got two years Plus for about $70, there was that Target deal on GAF that went pretty quick though, but you really have no excuse if you didn't pick up a one year sub after E3 on EBay for around $30 which it was there for a couple weeks. Buying it for 3 months is a waste imo just buy a deal on a year. I actually like the discounts as much as the monthly games since you don't own those. So I am good untill 2015 I am even thinking of taking advantage of that free 3 months with another year sub before March 4, but maybe I will just get a EU account also instead.
 
No what you are doing is being a corporate warrior and defending something that shouldn't be defended :) Knock yourself out. This is a thread about a service. Not everyone will be satisfied and hence they will show dissatisfaction. This is the same as complaining about people saying yay I love PS+ etc. I don't see anyone having issues with that. I do not see anyone telling them to go into detail about why they say that lol The way you guys are acting is rather silly. Opinions, how do they work?

...I think you have my confused with someone else. Have and voice your opinion, but I feel free to mock it with a fairly obvious joke post.

I'm not on any defense force here, I just want to encourage the tone of the thread to be more about the games and less about comparing US to EU and whining. I want to know how Closure is or if some of these discounts on games I've never heard of are worth looking into.

Nobody's butthurt here man, it's all gravy. Say what you want. I'll do the same and maybe post something ridiculous when I see others being ridiculous.

it seems even the people that can't help but complain about it keep their subscriptions going anyway.

Didn't notice this before. Well said, its stuff like that that's become tiresome in the PS+ thread, that's all.
 
Eh, it's not like we don't pay for the service. We have every right to be disappointed on a lackluster week, especially given the differences between EU/US Plus games.

Sure, it's totally fair to be disappointed by a week's freebies and sales. And North America hasn't gotten anything on par with Sleeping Dogs since the E3 revamp of the service.

But we get people completely writing off games like Darksiders or BioShock 2 and that's dumb.
 
I really need some help here if someone can lend me a hand please?

I renewed ps+ a week ago and then downloaded a ton of games but now I can't seem to find all of the games. I checked in game data, cause I thought I could access them there but only a couple saves appeared. I also checked my dl history just to confirm I did dl the games and they are all listed there.

So anyway last time I had ps+ and dl'd a game a tile would appear under games menu in the dashboard, but right now only three are showing. So where can I find my games?
 
But we get people completely writing off games like Darksiders or BioShock 2 and that's dumb.

I bought both of those on Steam a full year before they were on PS+ for $5 a piece. And yes, blah blah not everyone is a PC gamer something something, frankly I don't care since I am speaking from my personal perspective. Which, those being the big retail games on PS+ for 2 months in a row has been really underwhelming for me.

I'm not completely writing them off or anything since I actually really like both games but I find it really easy to sympathize with people upset that our last few big retail freebies are games you can get dirt cheap elsewhere, and, this is completely ignoring any sort of envy for EU stuff.
 
I really need some help here if someone can lend me a hand please?

I renewed ps+ a week ago and then downloaded a ton of games but now I can't seem to find all of the games. I checked in game data, cause I thought I could access them there but only a couple saves appeared. I also checked my dl history just to confirm I did dl the games and they are all listed there.

So anyway last time I had ps+ and dl'd a game a tile would appear under games menu in the dashboard, but right now only three are showing. So where can I find my games?

did you delete the games from your hard drive after you stopped having plus?

Just redownload them.
 
I really need some help here if someone can lend me a hand please?

I renewed ps+ a week ago and then downloaded a ton of games but now I can't seem to find all of the games. I checked in game data, cause I thought I could access them there but only a couple saves appeared. I also checked my dl history just to confirm I did dl the games and they are all listed there.

So anyway last time I had ps+ and dl'd a game a tile would appear under games menu in the dashboard, but right now only three are showing. So where can I find my games?

Are you sure you dled them? Just because something is in your dl history doesn't mean you dled it. You could've just added it to your cart, which is all you need to do for it to end up in that list.
 
I am absolutely positive I downloaded them. Is there a games folder where all games reside?

Btw I've only had ps3 for under a year and have only played games on physical media 99% of the time.
 
I am absolutely positive I downloaded them. Is there a games folder where all games reside?

Btw I've only had ps3 for under a year and have only played games on physical media 99% of the time.

If you select folders as your display type, then yes, but that folder would still be under the Games "tab."

Redownload one of em, the smallest, and see what happens.
 
I bought both of those on Steam a full year before they were on PS+ for $5 a piece. And yes, blah blah not everyone is a PC gamer something something, frankly I don't care since I am speaking from my personal perspective. Which, those being the big retail games on PS+ for 2 months in a row has been really underwhelming for me.

I'm not completely writing them off or anything since I actually really like both games but I find it really easy to sympathize with people upset that our last few big retail freebies are games you can get dirt cheap elsewhere, and, this is completely ignoring any sort of envy for EU stuff.

I already had BioShock 2 and I got Darksiders from a bundle (and it turns out I don't like Darksiders anyway). But whether or not I personally play those two after getting them from PS+ is irrelevant. Those are high quality releases. North American PS+ is releasing great games. Any time they release a great game, there's going to be a huge chunk of people who already own it. So they can either release big games that there's a strong chance people already have, or they can release stuff nobody wants anyway. It's impossible for every high quality release to appeal to every single person.
 
If you select folders as your display type, then yes, but that folder would still be under the Games "tab."

Redownload one of em, the smallest, and see what happens.
Ok, I'll give it a shot.
Where are the display type options?
I thought I went through every system settings menu, but a display type option isn't ringing a bell.
 
If they're not clearly there in the game column, you haven't downloaded them.

Where are the display type options?
I thought I went through every system settings menu, but a display type option isn't ringing a bell.
game column --> click square

All you need to do. Click it a few times to switch between "All", "By Format" and "By Album".
But again, if they're not clearly there, you probably haven't downloaded them.
 
I already had BioShock 2 and I got Darksiders from a bundle (and it turns out I don't like Darksiders anyway). But whether or not I personally play those two after getting them from PS+ is irrelevant. Those are high quality releases. North American PS+ is releasing great games. Any time they release a great game, there's going to be a huge chunk of people who already own it. So they can either release big games that there's a strong chance people already have, or they can release stuff nobody wants anyway. It's impossible for every high quality release to appeal to every single person.

Eh I still stand by what I said, regardless of the quality of the games giving away freebies that can be bought elsewhere for insanely cheap prices is underwhelming to me.
 
Simple question: "Buying" something that's free on Playstation Plus through the web store marks it as purchased so I can download whenever I want on either system, correct? I just grabbed a few of the recent additions but I'm in no hurry to actually download them and don't want to find them unavailable for download a month later.

I would assume they'd stay available to download (while my subscription continues) but just want verification.
 
Like you did?

This second point is so baffling I can barely get my head around it. As you just pointed the fuck out, you don't pay the subscription to get those phone games. If you did, I would suggest you cancel it and then buy the two fucking phone games you want, which would cost you, in total, $4. Do the same for the Plus content you want, including the discounts, and if it's not worth more than $50; DON'T BUY IT.

No, it doesn't, but calling it a ripoff, saying it's a joke, saying it's indefensible, all is. Saying "I think I can spend less for the things I want from Plus without subscribing because I'm very picky" isn't the same as acting like a baby.

I didn't scam my way into a plus code I bought it during the October buy 100$ psn get 20$ back.

Voicing displeasure that there hasn't been ONE SINGLE thing I've wanted since the initial vita games is not "a baby". Starting an internet petition or hassling US PSN workers on twitter/psn blog would be childish. What is certainly childish is telling others they can not be unhappy with their purchase.
 
Probably free trials. I think all of them have them.

nope Rayman 3 HD, downloaded the Full Unlock Key and then the Demo. And i looked in the free trial area to no avail. Free Trials have the plus next to them, these don't and just say download.

Only NBA and Rayman worked for me.. Clash of Heroes now says $7.49...
 
nope Rayman 3 HD, downloaded the Full Unlock Key and then the Demo. And i looked in the free trial area to no avail. Free Trials have the plus next to them, these don't and just say download.

Only NBA and Rayman worked for me.. Clash of Heroes now says $7.49...

NBA had download for me but got an error. Now back to $29.99.

Probably fixed.
 
Simple question: "Buying" something that's free on Playstation Plus through the web store marks it as purchased so I can download whenever I want on either system, correct? I just grabbed a few of the recent additions but I'm in no hurry to actually download them and don't want to find them unavailable for download a month later.

I would assume they'd stay available to download (while my subscription continues) but just want verification.

Not sure, as I haven't used the web store for this yet myself (been meaning to try it out), but I think so? But by "buy" you have to mean "add to cart." You don't have to download it, no, but it does have to be in your download list.

Two easy ways to check if this worked in your case: check your download list and see if the items show up, or go to the store and check the items in question. If they're activated on your account, they will be clearly marked as just "download" or "purchased," rather than with a price.

Starting an internet petition or hassling US PSN workers on twitter/psn blog would be childish. What is certainly childish is telling others they can not be unhappy with their purchase.

... No? "Childish" isn't defined as "things you don't like." An internet petition might be pointless, but I don't know how it's, by its nature, childish. Whining, now that's childish. Rage and hyperbole is childish. That's the screaming "I HATE YOU" to your mother when she doesn't let you stay up past your bed time, when you really mean "aw shucks, that's a bummer."

And, for the billionth time, I'm not saying people can't be unhappy. "lol what a joke fuck SCEA" isn't the same to me as "I haven't found any of the recent additions appealing."
 
Clash of Heroes and NBA2K13 aren't showing up as free to me. (I already own Rayman 3)

It was an error on the store, everyone who bought them or downloaded them, got charged to their credit card, via the automatic adding of funds option they added to the store.

I turned that option off after issues with the music unlimited service trying to reload to my credit card after I cancelled and didn't use the service.
 
How can they charge without having a price on it, I would call them up if you got charged, thats their fault.

because people had a CC on file and the automatic withdraw when not enough funds on.. Which was just recently changed. As it always had me redo the CC security on my card, but this time it didn't.
 
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