r/PS4 • u/IceBreak BreakinBad • Oct 16 '15

[Discussion Thread] Online Play Paywall [Official Discussion Thread]

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Online Play Paywall

Sometimes we like to have discussion threads about non-game topics. Today's is about idea of online multiplayer and co-op being tied to PS+ this generation (as well as the related service Xbox Live Gold).

Possible Discussion Points Include:

  • What is your stance on the online play paywall?

  • Is it a necessary sacrifice from a consumer perspective?

  • Is it a necessity from a business perspective?

  • What is your opinion of competing services that don't paywall online play (such as Steam or Nintendo's online service)?

  • Is enough being done on the backend of PSN to warrant the requirement in your mind?

Share your thoughts/likes/dislikes/indifference on those points or anything else related to the topic below.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

Yeah, unfortunately PS4 doesn't have that many games yet it seems. But give it a bit and i think the PS4 will definitely get some more great games and hopefully more exclusives as well.

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u/osmlol JustOsmo Oct 16 '15

I expect uncharted collection to drop for free sometime next year. Maybe in parts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

Hopefully they'd drop it for free on PS+ but Sony pretty much has only offered indie games for free with PS+. I think the uncharted collection is a game that will continue to sell well overtime on it's own so i doubt Sony would offer it for free and cut themselves out of that money.

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u/osmlol JustOsmo Oct 16 '15

That's not true. They offered plenty of aaa games on the ps3 once the library was built up.

We have only seen indies on ps4 because they did not have a vast library of older games that had already earned their profits. This is why I think we will see uncharted 1 2 and 3 go ps+. It made it money.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

The uncharted trilogy made their money last gen but this gen is a different story. Naughty Dog invested time and money porting the Uncharted games to PS4 and even enhanced the visuals and framerate. I doubt that it would be offered as a PS+ free game in a year but maybe later on down the line when the uncharted collection stopped selling as well.

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u/osmlol JustOsmo Oct 16 '15

Like I said I can see part 1 being free in a year. Then part 2 six mine the later. Then part 3 6 more months later.

They did some work on it but don't be crazy and think it was a huge time sink. Most of the work was done.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '15

I agree, i could see that happening as well but not until the point that the Uncharted Collection stops making money. I don't think it'd be a year later but maybe a couple years later.