Yesterday, Wednesday, Sony announced the new PlayStation Plus line-up The Extra and Premium tiers were introduced for the month of October. Once again, this raises the question of whether Sony doesn't understand its own model or if this is simply arbitrary.
Just to clarify: According to Sony, PlayStation Plus Premium offers all the benefits of the Essential and PlayStation Plus Extra tiers, plus access to the classic game catalog with games from the original PlayStation, PS2, PS3, and PSP, trial versions of selected games, and cloud streaming. In short, the complete package!
PlayStation Plus Extra, on the other hand, includes all the benefits of PlayStation Plus Essential plus access to a catalog of hundreds of PS4 and PS5 games. But this October, it seems like some things just don't matter!
Confusion surrounding levels and content
Sony itself apparently doesn't quite know where each game and each level belongs. This is currently evident in... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition for PS4 and PS5 and the Yakuza-Games that, according to the PS Plus promise, belong in the Extra tier. Instead, the following appear: Yakuza Only PlayStation Plus Premium users can enjoy it.
That it makes sense, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - The Definitive Edition Included in the Extra level, however, less so in the new editions. Yakuza 3 Remastered, Yakuza 4 Remastered and Yakuza 5 Remastered It's only available in the premium tier. Either this should also be offered with PlayStation Plus Extra, or... Grand Theft Auto: Vice City out there.
Furthermore, there are no new PlayStation classics for Premium users this October. Although a trailer was mistakenly released, it appears that... Ridge Racer 2 It was shown, but that seems to have been changed at short notice, as the title was not announced by Sony.
Users are already somewhat annoyed by this inconsistency with PlayStation Plus, who are increasingly failing to recognize the value of the Premium tier. Drastically. Some are talking about fraud.Because so far, too little content has been delivered that some users had hoped for. Currently, PlayStation Plus Extra is the best option.
Important notesIn a previous version, the Extra level was mixed up with Premium; this has been corrected.
Why does the article claim that there are no classics this month?
Here they are:
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow | PS3
Everyday Shooter | PS3
Limbo | PS4
Ultra Street Fighter IV | PS4
Yakuza 3 Remastered
Yakuza 4 Remastered
Yakuza 5 Remastered
Incorrectly, PS1, PSP, and PS2 games are not considered classics; far too few of them are being released.
Or hardly any, and almost exclusively cut 50Hz pal versions that only sporadically support trophies.
The games were listed as "classic" on another site. I just checked another site, and there too these games were listed as "classic," but GTA VIC-DE-DE isn't a classic, which is why it's listed under "extra."
Oh no, and now people have subscribed up to 10 years in advance without knowing how it will develop.
Well, Sony certainly won't adjust the service now, if you can even call it that.
What castles in the air are being built again. Instead of accepting the AB deal and finally taking care of their own users.
Where is a showcase?
-What about the DualSense Edge?
It's been a month and we still know absolutely nothing – no price, release date, or detailed overview of features. What are they waiting for? Are they waiting for inflation to drive it up so they can offer it at an even higher price?
-10 minutes of God of War gameplay with new weapons (if available)
Instead of flying to Brussels by private jet because of the AB deal, Jim should finally take care of his customers instead of his wallet.
Showcase? Sony has nothing to show; they probably already used up all their ammunition in the State of the Game. Honestly, after God of War, things look bleak. Sure, all the studios are working on something, but many have only just started new projects. Nothing will be coming from PlayStation Studios itself until next summer at the earliest. That's why they're releasing these ridiculous remakes and remasters—just to keep the masses happy. Since the PS5 launch, PlayStation has had absolutely no clue what they're doing, and now, after 20 years, they're copying Microsoft games almost verbatim, games that have never been successful, and they want to produce 10 new Games as a Service (GaaS) titles... LOL
They even copied the Elite controller 🙂 just kidding
This lack of communication, half-truths, etc., is annoying me.
PS Plus, for example, is included. What does Sony mean by "classics remaster versions compatible with PS4/5"? Following that logic, Part 1 should also be included. Besides, Castlevania is supposed to be a new classic game? It was already a regular on PS Now. What was done there? Was the PS Now code encryption removed and it switched to PS Plus? Apart from that, the DLC isn't included and you can't buy it. What's so difficult about making the game natively compatible and then reselling it with the DLC? Microsoft does it too. Lol, the Steam Deck can emulate PS3, and even PS4/5 games like Spider-Man Remastered run on it (with the PS5's super-fast SSD, which supposedly makes porting to other platforms impossible).
While Microsoft allows every Game Pass Ultimate owner to play new games despite Xbox One, television, mobile phone, etc., thus cutting off old hardware limitations and fully utilizing the power of the S/X.
As PS5 owners, are we still stuck in a cross-gen environment with the PS4? Sony is doing the exact opposite of what they initially said they would do to differentiate themselves from Microsoft. Sony is becoming more like Microsoft, and Microsoft is becoming more like Sony.
Jimbo probably thinks that with Playstation he can now do nothing but crap like Xbox has for the last 20 years, and that Papa Sony will then open the war chest for him, but Sony will then go bankrupt because PS will soon hardly generate any big profits.