Comments on: E3, PlayStation Plus and Food

By: Kassadee Marie

Kassadee Marie — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:01:15 +0000

I predict a 2015 meeting of all hsmag staff. I’m putting in my vote for Hawaii right now.

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 10:07:30 +0000

Sounds like you are having a grand time there Norse as I knew you would. Even without all of the hoopla it would be cool if all of us could meet each other face to face someday. E3 would be the perfect setting for that I think. I saw some of the press conference, enough to know they have some incredible stuff designed for the coming year or so. Going to be hard to decide what to buy and when to buy it. Glad you are enjoying yourself and say Hi to cubes for me.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:49:18 +0000

I havent bought The Walking Dead for that reason. :/

By: BONZO

BONZO — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 01:08:55 +0000

I feel you on that one. I own three of the 12 games just released but then again I am getting 9 free :). That happens sometimes, I bought the Capcom bundle during the sale, the very next week they had Street Fighter HD free, but I also bought 5 other games in that bundle. The way I see it with most of the plus free games is that I am renting them for as long as I am a member. The value is in the discounts, and I’ve taken full advantage of them. It does often make me hesitate to buy a game because I worry it will be free through plus later.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:48:40 +0000

Plus is sort of ingenious. If you don’t remain a member you lose access to what Plus gave you. The main issue I have with plus is the fact that I buy games as well. I’ve gotten burned time and time again with games that are offered for free on Plus that I already own.

Pretty awesome that those with plus got their membership extended. That, without a doubt, is costing Sony money in hand.

By: BONZO

BONZO — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:01:55 +0000

Yes it extends your subscription one year, the vouchers are cumulative. I personally didn’t need more than one month to convince me to subscribe, but most people would probably need either a month of solid good deals and freebies, or at least 3 months to try it out. Not every month has had great games or great deals but I have gotten my moneys worth and then some.

By: Gideon

Gideon — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 20:38:02 +0000

So, if one already HAD PS+ will that voucher extend their subscription 12 months?

As for those who didn’t already have PS+, I don’t really see it as a risk. Those people were likely not to get PS+ in the next 12 months anyway, so no money lost there, and once those people get their mitts on some games they dont want to lose, theres a good chance they’ll re-up next year to keep their access to those games.

Smart move on Sony’s part, but I doubt it really “cost” them anything, especially in the long run.

By: Olivia_Allin

Olivia_Allin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:05:11 +0000

lol

By: Terra_Cide

Terra_Cide — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 18:03:50 +0000

*Cough*

By: BONZO

BONZO — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:54:41 +0000

That was an Epic presentation, and the show stoppers were definitely Watchdogs from ubisoft, The last of Us from Naughty dog, and The Sea battle from Assassins Creed III in the Sony press. conference. Holy mother, as if I wasn’t excited about that game enough already. It officially made me pre-order which I NEVER do, with games. the only dip was the move section. I love the move, personally i get a lot of use out of it with 4am and Sports champions and some of the shooting games but that dragged on too long. Seriously, SONY had the show this year.

By: Olivia_Allin

Olivia_Allin — Tue, 05 Jun 2012 17:12:25 +0000

First let me say envy to the max! I have not watched much of the E3 coverage in the past. I did watch the entire press conference this year. And had some unpleasant side effects, my mouth dried out from my job being slack, and my eyes were even drier from not blinking. I have since recovered after holding my head under luke warm water for an hour. There are so many amazing things on the horizon, I can’t wait to see what else they have up their sleeves. Keep up the good work and I hate you both. I easily could have folded up into a carry-on bag and I only eat like a bird and would’ve been no bother… But noo00oo, you didn’t take me!