Sho_Nuff82
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Gamefly: *cries*
Yup.This is on top of needing Xbox Live?
Did PS Now change to a flat fee? I thought it was something ridiculous for a 3 hour rental or 24 hour rental or am I miss remembering?
I have to say, the one time I tried PSNow it was a terrible experience. The pricing was terrible for such old games but more importantly, it just didn't control well. I rented NG Sigma and I felt like my character was running through molasses. And I have a pretty great connection (70 down 40 up). Thought it was going to be the way I caught up on all the PS3 games I never played because I never owned the console.Agreed, PS Now isn't a bad service tbh but the pricing is off. If this proves popular, maybe Sony will take note and bring PS Now more in line with this new Game Pass service.
Maybe even give people the option to integrate them into XBL / PS+ for £10 / $10 a month extra if they want too. Having everything together seems a much better / easier option.
Wait what? Where does it say that?
Its important to us that Xbox Game Pass provides an enjoyable and seamless experience. Before the program rolls out to the broader community later this spring, well be testing Xbox Game Pass with select members of the Xbox Insider Program in the Alpha Preview ring starting today with a very limited number of titles. The titles that are available in Preview are just a small glimpse at the expansive catalog of games that will be available when Xbox Game Pass launches this spring. Xbox Live Gold members will also be receiving exclusive access to Xbox Game Pass prior to the program launching to the broader community. Well have more details on timing closer to launch.
Read more at http://news.xbox.com/2017/02/28/introducing-xbox-game-pass/#UFpqKq0pXqGE0R0T.99
Instead of giving us new games, they give us new options (BC, EAA, GWG, now this) to play old games...
Well the obvious way to counter this would be to add a premium option to PS+ that gives a larger Instant Game Collection. That wouldn't exactly be earth-shatteringly difficult to do if there was demand for it. That's basically what this is, a tweak on GwG/PS+ - an extra sub but a bigger starter game collection.
I wonder how this will affect Games With Gold?
This clearly states that games removed from game pass need to be purchased to use their dlc.
In the announcement link:
I think Sony may be thinking of reacting to this. I got asked to complete a customer satisfaction survey this week and the main focus was around how they could improve PSNow and PS Plus.
I think it mentioned bringing PS1 and PS2 classics to PS Now.
Great concept, Sony really needs to step up their game.
The only issue would be certain publishers not being on board with this, withholding their game from the Game Pass catalog.
These kinds of subscriptions do add up, though. I'd love for Sony to react to this by adding something, that is maybe not quite as extensive, but part of their base PS+ subscription.
Microsoft has clearly done an excellent job hiding the fact that these games are only playable while they are part of the play pass service, subscribed or not, downloaded or not, judging by the reactions assuming otherwise.
It really is like netflix- when something is removed from the service it's gone. You would have to purchase it to play that game.
Bingo. The youth audience and the casual audience are going to eat this up. I'm not sure how relevant it will end up being for the hardcore audience, as we tend to buy the games we want to play by the time they would be on a service like this. It all just depends on their catalog. Either way, this thing has amazing potential. I'd be more interested if they allowed publishers to offer early trials like EA Access does.Yep, same.
And agreed, service like that could be good for youth audience, who don't have enough disposable income.
So this is like PS Now, but
- Include current gen games.
- Is exclusive to XB1.
Not bad. It would be better if Win10 PC gets this service too.
Microsoft has clearly done an excellent job hiding the fact that these games are only playable while they are part of the play pass service, subscribed or not, downloaded or not, judging by the reactions assuming otherwise.
It really is like netflix- when something is removed from the service it's gone. You would have to purchase it to play that game.
Quick and dirty list from the alpha test:
- A Kingdom for Keflings
- Banjo 1
- Comic Jumper
- Defense Grid 2
- Gears Judgement
- Gears Ultimate
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Hexic 2
- Jetpac Refuelled
- Kameo
- Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood
- Monday Night Combat
- Ms. Splosion Man
- OF: Dragon Rising
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Sacred 3
- Sam & Max
- Sunset Overdrive
- The Maw
- Viva Pinata
Bold prediction:
They will be sunseting Xbox Live gold in favor of this sub.
I've saying for a while now, they would change towards a sub that makes sense for Pc users to subscribe too, and they would never sub for playing online.
This makes total sense in their universal platform push.
I think Sony may be thinking of reacting to this. I got asked to complete a customer satisfaction survey this week and the main focus was around how they could improve PSNow and PS Plus.
I think it mentioned bringing PS1 and PS2 classics to PS Now.
You are trying really hard... Pages now actually.
It was stated very clear actually. People dont always tend to read things.
EA doesn't participate in this. Neither does Ubisoft and a few others.