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[Kuranghi]

A replacement coming soon: "PS5 Lunch Collection - A selection of delicious snacks and eaterings for the hard-gaming boy or girl!"

This is funny timing as a work colleague just recently asked me if there was any point in getting Extra when he doesn't play very much, I said yes because of the other games you get outside the PS Collection but now I guess its even more imperative if he wants to play those games in the future. He could claim them now yes, but I know hes really busy and he'll probably forget.

 

[Raven117]

You mean Xbox live Gold? Cuz this game collection just needs the basic PS+ sub (XBL Gold equivalent)

Yeah, or ultimate. Is this coming off all ps services?

 

[anothertech]

Just redeem them omg

 

[Aenima]

Yeah, or ultimate. Is this coming off all ps services?

Yeah, if its avaible on the base PS+ sub, is available to everyone else with a higher tier sub. (Extra or Premium)

Yet ppl keep coming here to compare the Basic PS+ offers with Gamepass, when the equivalent of this game collection sub, is the XBL Gold.

 

[It's all in the wrist]

It's stupid that they don't add these games automatically to your library.

 

[Aenima]

It's stupid that they don't add these games automatically to your library.

Then u would had ppl complaining that Sony just filled they library with games they dont care about. Is never a good idea to force things on ppl.

 

[JaksGhost]

It's stupid that they don't add these games automatically to your library.

You know people would bitch about that too. U2 and iPod all over again.

 

[Raven117]

Yeah, if its avaible on the base PS+ sub, is available to everyone else with a higher tier sub. (Extra or Premium)

Yet ppl keep coming here to compare the Basic PS+ offers with Gamepass, when the equivalent of this game collection sub, is the XBL Gold.

Makes sense.

 

[saintjules]

why are they doing that

With the all new PS+ model, I see little reason for the collection to keep going. And as someone else said earlier, the collection series was to work for early adopters.

With the rise of more units shipping out, they'll bait new people under the PS+ tier model now.

 

[Fox Mulder]

why are they doing that

Probably only lasted this long because of the ps5 shortage that took years to end.

 

[sloppyjoe_gamer]

Can no longer find them on the iPhone PS app.....not sure why they're hiding them. I'll go check them out on PS5 later when i sign on.

 

[NickFire]

It's stupid that they don't add these games automatically to your library.

Imagine the reaction if all the soccer moms found out Sony just started adding Evil Dead to their kids library. Or Days Gone.

Mommy, what does ride me like you ride a Harley mean?

 

[Ronin_7]

Good. Stop wasting money on that shit collection & start focusing on Premium.

Extra & Essential are already good.

 

[hemo memo]

So basically yank them out so they can reintroduce them on PS+ Extra?

Pretty much. What is even more funny is some will be so excited like we didn’t have them for 2 years.

 

[Physiognomonics]

This collection was meant to encourage people buying PS5s. That was totally unecessary.

 

[hemo memo]

It's stupid that they don't add these games automatically to your library.

They want to brag to their investors how many added those games to justify that it was a good deal.

 

[oji-san]

Thanks for the info, i think i bought/played every title i was interested in from the collection, will check again when i'm home.

 

[Labadal]

Got the mail. If you add them to your library, you will still be able to play them. At least that's how it reads in the Swedish info.

My manual translation:
You can add games from the Playstation Plus catalog to your library before the 9th of May, and play whenever you want in the future, as long as you have an active PlayStation Plus membership.

Du kan lägga till spel från PlayStation Plus-samlingen i ditt spelbibliotek före den 9 maj och spela när du vill i framtiden så länge du har ett aktivt PlayStation Plus-medlemskap.

 

[OmegaSupreme]

You know people would bitch about that too. U2 and iPod all over again.

To be fair modern U2 is objectively awful.

 

[Alebrije]

 

[The_Mike]

why are they doing that

Probably because they pay revenue for each time someone downloads or something like that, and dont want to pay it anymore

 

[gamerEMdoc]

no big deal, if you haven't played those games at this moment you will never do.

I mean I just started Resident Evil 1 yesterday...

 

[DeepEnigma]

This is the PS5 launch collection.
I suppose it has been 2 years

And when you add them, you have them

A lot of them are third party games, so those definitely would not be permanent, and most if not all the first party are already on Plus Extra.

 

[EDMIX]

why are they doing that

why not? Wasn't it suppose to be some temporary thing for those who first get a PS5 or something?

I'm surprised it went on for this long imho. Time to get all those digital titles of shit I own physically lol

 

[IntentionalPun]

They are announcing this just as supply sort of stops being constrained.

That's a pretty good business move; there's now a 3 month period where they are telling consumers "buy a PS5 now, before it's too late!" and there are actually systems to buy.

All added to my library anyways, no sweat off my nutsack.. and I don't have to pay much money at all either as I don't really do the PS+ Extra/Premium thing.

 

[Snake29]

Not sure what it hurts keeping this.

Something something licenses. It was always for the launch and maybe they start with a new list of games this year or maybe not.

 

[NinjaBoiX]

Fair, I’m surprised it’s been left open this long tbh.

why are they doing that

Because it was a launch initiative that they’ve likely left available longer than originally planned due to stock shortages.

Also…

no big deal, if you haven't played those games at this moment you will never do.

…this.

 

[Oddvintagechap]

this never made sense to me, why offer them in the first place? This I will never understand.

 

[Labadal]

this never made sense to me, why offer them in the first place? This I will never understand.

Incentive to buy a PS5, and get PS+.

 

[iHaunter]

This sucks. But I can understand it. Still, it's shit.

Why? You can just grab them all... lol Did you even read the article? You can perm add them to your library...

PS5->PlayStation Store->Collections->Scroll Down to 'The PS Plus Collection'->Scroll to the Right to 'View All'->Take all 19 games.

 

[Business]

Just them reminding you that you own nothing but you’ll pay forever, that’s the business model we signed up for.

 

[feynoob]

Why? You can just grab them all... lol Did you even read the article? You can perm add them to your library...

PS5->PlayStation Store->Collections->Scroll Down to 'The PS Plus Collection'->Scroll to the Right to 'View All'->Take all 19 games.

I have all of them on the first year.
It just sucks for new PS5 users to not experience these games, when they get the console.

 

[iHaunter]

I have all of them on the first year.
It just sucks for new PS5 users to not experience these games, when they get the console.

Not at all. Most people probably never played the games. I'm sure they look at the numbers. They're just adding it into PS+... Barely any difference.

 

[LectureMaster]

https://www.ign.com/articles/playstation-5s-ps-plus-collection-being-removed-in-may

Game list:

PlayStation Worldwide Studios:​

• Bloodborne
• Days Gone
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Infamous Second Son
• Ratchet and Clank
• The Last Guardian
• The Last of Us Remastered
• Until Dawn
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Third-party games:​

• Batman: Arkham Knight
• Battlefield 1
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Zombies Chronicles Edition
• Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy
• Fallout 4
• Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition
• Monster Hunter: World
• Mortal Kombat X
• Resident Evil 7 biohazard

I think if you add them to your library before May 9th, you can still access them afterwards. Weird decision from Sony though.

 

[feynoob]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/the-...fter-may-9-2023.1651271/page-2#post-267461405

 

[Salz01]

Arrogant Sony strikes once again. And their output is lacking too….

 

[iHaunter]

Arrogant Sony strikes once again. And their output is lacking too….

Please elaborate? Lacking output as opposed to what?

 

[reinking]

Arrogant Sony strikes once again. And their output is lacking too….

Your output is lacking.

 

[Spukc]

This is the PS5 launch collection.
I suppose it has been 2 years

Did the ps5. Launch?

 

[sainraja]

Not free since you need PS+...

Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe the games in this collection are available to you regardless of subscriber status, so in this case, I would argue that they are provided for free. Sure, maybe to redeem them, you needed PS plus, but you can still play after unsubscribing.

 

[K' Dash]

I have played what I want from that list.

 

[Belthazar]

Not sure what it hurts keeping this.

The contract with third parties was probably made for this amount of time.

 

[Salz01]

Please elaborate? Lacking output as opposed to what?

Benefit to ps plus owners. This is taking that away for net new subs? Or am I wrong. Everybody net new after that period will have to buy those games. Output as in specific to ps5 games, imho outside of Spider-Man 2, there aren’t too many big titles announced for this year.

 

[FoxMcChief]

The contract with third parties was probably made for this amount of time.

But the majority of the games are Sony IP.

 

[kiphalfton]

Maybe I'm wrong, but I believe the games in this collection are available to you regardless of subscriber status, so in this case, I would argue that they are provided for free. Sure, maybe to redeem them, you needed PS plus, but you can still play after unsubscribing.

I don't think so. However, my subscription ends next month and I'll report back if I remember (probably will forget to do so honestly).

 

[iHaunter]

Benefit to ps plus owners. This is taking that away for net new subs? Or am I wrong. Everybody net new after that period will have to buy those games. Output as in specific to ps5 games, imho outside of Spider-Man 2, there aren’t too many big titles announced for this year.

There can't be big announcements every year. It takes 4-5 years to make a decent game.

 

[diffusionx]

Arrogant Sony strikes once again. And their output is lacking too….

Lol talk about looking a gift horse in the mouth. “buy a ps5 any time from when it came out in 2020 to may 2023 and sign up for ps plus and play two dozen mostly amazing games at no extra cost” is probably secretly one of the best deals going in vidya for years, especially if you never had a ps4.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

The service was always meant for the launch of PS5 to be an incentive for new players to buy the console. They actually made it last 2 years which was unexpected. And if you really want a huge PS4 collection, just pay the PS+ Extra membership now.

 

[Crimson_Fate]

This was bound to happen, Sony wants you to pay for their top tier PS+ option and since some of Sony's best games are in the collection its easier to take it away and add it to their other tiers in the hpes that they have more people paying up for higher PS+ tiers.

I truly dislike what Sony has become .

 

[SportsFan581]

I was surprised they didn't drop this as soon as PS+ Extra launched. They can just include a 90 day code for that in the box now and a new buyer has a library of games to play day one.

Might even encourage some mostly-offline players to keep a PS+ sub.