Those asking for recompense if they no longer have ps+ at time of release -- maybe? but Sony would have its hands tied and are limited to the systems they currently have in place. that is, if you don't have ps+ now you don't have ps+ now. there's no way built into their systems to temporarily give non-ps+ members ps+ games (and there shouldn't be). given how cheap ps+ is per month, and all the other stuff we did get, perhaps a 50cent coupon would make up for it.
Make it a separate subscription (in terms of how it's implemented internally, not in terms of a charge); I'm pretty sure they have systems in place for multiple distinct subscription memberships. Distribute a code giving an appropriate amount of time for that sub. Said sub is also activated free with an active PS+ sub. That
should be implementable without jumping through too many hoops, I think, but it does depend somewhat on exactly what exists internally.
No, it's even more abstracted than that. They realized the skylight has a manufacturer defect and leaks badly... and some people want it installed anyway instead of letting the manufacturer fix the defect.
Well, if we're going with this analogy, it's not that 'some people want it installed anyway'; Very few people - if any - are advocating for that. It's that "Some people are annoyed that the skylight heavily promoted and now can't be delivered due to this defect.".
Mind you, that analogy still doesn't take into account the time component. So, in the interests of conveying this viewpoint to those who downplay it, let's try another wacky analogy, because compounding bad analogies onto bad analogies
never makes anything worse.
You're planning a trip to Vegas on Expedia, and you see a damn good deal. Book with this hotel, and included in the package is a voucher for hot-tub-only membership of the famous spa next door for as long as your stay lasts! Just show your room key and the voucher, and you'll get unlimited use of the hot tub until you head home.
You get there, and get your voucher. You go to the spa - on the opening night, even! - and... it's closed. Demand's so great, they're having to turn people away at the door. Also, it appears the aircon is broken, so no-one who's in there is having a particularly pleasant experience right now. You're politely requested to come back tomorrow. Given this is an exceptional circumstance, fair enough.
The following day, you go to the spa, and there's a sign on the door; "Spa access only for lifetime members.". Apparently, against all logic and reason, the aircon can only cope with a building occupancy of a hundred. Even with only lifetime members, it's not really coping properly. You go back to the hotel.
The following day, the spa has called out an engineer, and the aircon has been vastly improved. It can now support multiple hundreds of people in the building. But it's still open only to people with a lifetime membership - who, by all accounts, are having a fantastic time now. However, a few of them remember the unpleasantness of that first day, and strongly do not want any of these voucher holders to be able to come in and use the hot tub; that might kill the aircon again! You are told that if you care
that much about the hot tub, you should probably buy a lifetime membership; it's a bit cheaper now, and you'll get so much more than just the hot tub for it. But, well, you probably don't
need more than the hot tub, really. If you really like the hot tub, perhaps you'll stretch to the lifetime membership. But you do really want to have the hot tub, for a bit of relaxation in the short term. After all, you've got a voucher!
Each day passes, and there's vague assurances that the aircon will be fixed to cope with the thousands of potential visitors at some point in the future. And that's encouraging, and you feel sorry for the poor engineers who are struggling with a difficult situation. But it's still the case that you have this voucher, and you can't use it.
And so you, once again, go back to the hotel. You'll start wondering if you'll get a chance to use this voucher, or if your trip will end without having had the opportunity to make use of the hot tub that - while in no way the entire attraction of the stay - was definitely a factor in your purchase choice.