The PlayStation 4 will have their online locked behind a pay wall for the majority of their games, as has been announced during the press conference and further clarified by SCE Worldwide Studios boss, Shuhei Yoshida. The pay wall being implemented is a subscription to PlayStation Plus. A lot of people on the Internet and on our forums have voiced their opinions about it but speaking only for myself I don`t see what the problem is. Are we as gamers so greedy that we must be given everything for free, and if something is free it is too small a serving size? Please sir, I want some more. No sir, this serving is too small I want a bigger serving.
It can be understood why PS3 gamers in particular are having fits over having to pay for PS+ in order to game online -- the PS3 and Vita had free online, after all. We are used to that model. For 360 fans this must look like a hilarious situation to them as they are used to paying for online gaming. The shock to their systems has been done and over with years ago, as only now do Sony-only supporters have to deal with this situation.
If we were told to pay only for online and get zero other benefits then I'd have some legitimate concerns. But considering we are paying for a service that offers a multitude of free games every month, cloud service, and scheduled updates it makes Sony gamers look like whiners and nothing can ever please them. Those services mentioned are just for the PS3 and Vita. Who knows what else Sony will give us when the PS4 is released, or what other grand plans they have for the future?
There are two ways to look at the situation going forward into the future. Either we can take the mind frame that Sony is pinching pennies and this will lead to more and more restrictions in the future and higher and higher fees. Or we can take the mind frame that Sony is offering a great service, that while inconvenient for some, offers so much it makes up for the slight inconvenience. I choose to make the most of the situation and enjoy all the great free games and other services being offered by PlayStation Plus. What is $60 a year when, as an example, Sleeping Dogs by itself paid off my entire year`s subscription?
I feel for the gamers who don't want to pay to play online, especially if all they play online is a single game. But this is the future and with progress comes some hard decisions. Sony is making the hard choice to offend what they are hoping is a minority to connect as many people under a single service. They obviously have some kind of long-term plan. What that plan is at the moment is anyone's guess, but if the cost of future greatness is $5 a month or $60 a year, then I'll drink the cool-aid and feast on some more Sleeping Dogs.
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