Playstation Plus

In all honesty, is it worth a buy?


it is now, the free games alone are a great selling point (and its not B-list titles either, RDR is free from tomorrow) and with the 25% discount its great value


Play more and pay less with PlayStation Plus - start getting even more from your PlayStation 3 with a whole host of premium and exclusive features, including games and content, member only PSN features and much more.

Games: PlayStation Plus now offers even more value with a huge selection of download only and digital versions of popular Blu-ray Disc titles available at no additional cost to our subscribers. With PlayStation Plus there are always at least 10 games available to download and over 45 games delivered each year as part of the subscription.
Full Game Trial: try before you buy with a one-hour trial of selected PlayStation Network titles and Blu-ray Disc releases.
Automatic Update: receive the latest PS3 system software updates and all your game updates without lifting a finger. You can also enjoy Trophy Auto Sync and with the enhanced Online Game Saves feature you can choose what game data you want to automatically save to PlayStation Network.
Online storage for game saves: effortlessly store up to 150MB of game save back up data and access it on other PlayStation 3 systems. Please read the full details of this feature at eu.playstation.com.
Subscribe between 5 September and 19 September 2012 to save a massive 25 per cent off the standard price.
 
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Hey there folks. You may notice something a little different about the PlayStation Plus update this week. Yes, as some of you may have heard, Ross has moved on to pastures new. I hope you’ll all join me in wishing him well in all his future endeavours – we’ll miss having him around! Ross 2.0 will be along soon enough, but in the meantime I’ve stepped into the breach and will be keeping you informed of the latest updates to your Plus service.
So, without further ado, let’s kick off with your new Game of the Month. As announced at Gamescom last month, from tomorrow until 2nd October you can pick up Rockstar’s epic open world Western adventure Red Dead Redemption. Rightly hailed as one of the finest games of this console generation, it’s an absolutely unmissable experience. If you haven’t played it yet, you’re in for one heck of a treat. And if you have, the multiplayer community is still very active. Jump in.

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Next up, from 12th September until 4th December, you can download retro-fabulous side-scrolling beat ‘em up Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It’s a rare movie tie-in that is every bit the equal of its source material, and a delightful nostalgia hit for anyone raised on the likes of Streets of Rage or Double Dragon.

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And speaking of which, Double Dragon Neon is your third game of the month, downloadable from 12th September to 4th December. Developed by the seriously talented Wayforward Technologies (Bloodrayne: Betrayal, Mighty Flip Champs! DX and the forthcoming Silent Hill: Book of Memories), it’s a hypercolourful reboot of the classic arcade punch-up. Should be a good ‘un.

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Finally, the next game in our PlayStation Plus Presents indie initiative is the wonderful point and click puzzler Machinarium, available from 5th September until 23rd October. It’s one of the finest adventure games of recent years, and sports some stunning art design to boot. I’m a big fan of this one – be sure to check it out.

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Running out of space for all these great titles? Fear not. We don’t have a confirmed date for you today, but as promised at Gamescom, your cloud storage limit will be increased to 1GB later this month. I’ll let you know when that goes live.
And finally, if you’re not yet a Plus subscriber, your excuses for not signing up are starting to run out. From 5th to 19th September a 365 day subscription is on sale at 25% off – that’s €37.49/£29.99, down from €49.99/£39.99. Current subscribers take note – annual subscriptions stack, so you can also take advantage of the reduced price.
Myself and the store team will do our best to answer any questions you have below. Fire away.
 
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quick question re plus folks, when i first subscribed to Plus a couple of years ago, I remember that it used to download demos and plus content overnight, along with uploading my saves etc.

anyway since re-subscribing a couple of months back, i still have my savegames uploaded overnight, and it occasionally downloads patches, but ive yet to see any content being downloaded (ie plus games or demo's).

have i turned off a setting somewhere or is this normal now?

cheers
 
Very quick question and apologies as it's likely been covered but any games downloaded for free as a subscriber, can you keep if you cancel?


no, the games are yours for the length of your sub. when your sub expires, you are unable to access anything you had acquired in the sub period.

However (and something i recently found out for myself), If you take out a new subscription in the future you are then able to re-download the content you had previously acquired as part of your original subscription.
 
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PlayStation Plus Update: Online Storage Upgraded To 1GB

We’ve got some happy news for PlayStation Plus members this week – the latest firmware update (version 4.25) goes live tomorrow, increasing your Cloud Storage limit from 150MB to a whopping 1GB.
After you’ve installed the update, simply go to the Saved Data Utility under the Game column of the XMB. From there you can access the Online Storage folder and find any existing game saves already uploaded, as well as the increase in space to 1GB. So set your automatic download to upload every game save for every game you play, and enjoy the additional breathing room. You can also continue to use this feature to selectively upload game saves you specify.

As announced last week, your Instant Game Collection titles for September are epic Western adventure Red Dead Redemption, quirky indie puzzler Machinarium (both available now), retro dust-up Scott Pilgrim vs The World (available tomorrow) and Double Dragon Neon (due later this month).
In addition to that lot, I can also announce that Plus subscribers get a one week headstart on SEGA’s HD revamp of Dreamcast classic, Jet Set Radio. You can download it from tomorrow on PlayStation 3, with 10% off the £6.49/€7.99 asking price.
Oh, and don’t forget you can get 25% off a 12 month Plus subscription until 19th September.
 
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not sure if its game of the month, but Starhawk is available to download for PS+ members (25gb though :eek:)

Also up now is Double Dragon Neon (PS3) and Super Stardust (PSP)

for anyone (like myself) who have never heard of this game, here's a bit of gameplay

 
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LOL, it seems to me now they've got everybody reeled in for a year with the discounted price, they are going to dish out some trash. :(

yeah, luckily we're coming into the time of year for the big releases, so its probably the best time to get the crap games out of the way.

and at 25gb it would have had to be special for me to DL it.
 
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