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$49.99 per year

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From 29th June you’ll be able to purchase a 1 year or 90-day membership from PlayStation Store and instantly get your hands on the following premium features. Plus, if you sign up for a 1 year membership between 29th June and 3rd August, we’ll also throw in a free downloadable copy of the award winning LittleBigPlanet.

Games:
As a member you can expect to get your hands on at least four games a month at no extra charge. Each month there will be a selection of one PSN game, two minis and one PS one classics available on PlayStation Store for you to download. You also get premium avatars and dynamic themes each month, many of which are exclusive to members.

Talking of exclusive, there will also be discounts available on loads of PlayStation Store content, just for members, so make the most of them as these will change each month as well.

Finally, wherever possible we’ll be making sure that members are included in some selected demos and beta trials before they go live to the public so you can be the one to tell all your mates about the next big game they ‘must’ get.

Just the games, avatars and themes alone are worth at least £200* per year, so even before the other benefits, this service is great value for money

Full Game Trial:
This premium feature gives you the chance to try PSN and Blu-ray disc titles before you buy them in a whole new way. We are not talking normal demos of selected parts of a game here. With Full Game Trial, you can download the full game and play it as if you owned it for approximately one hour, depending on the game, before you decide if you want to buy it or not. So you can check out the online modes, play against friends or anything else you’d normally do with a game.

The other great thing is that your progress and trophies from the trial will all be unlocked if you buy the game so no need to go back and start again.

Automatic Download:
We wanted to offer members the speediest service possible so sign up and you can set your PS3 to automatically receive the latest game updates for all the games you play, PS3 system software updates and even have game demos sent directly to your PS3 without lifting a finger.

Just set the time you want to receive them and your PS3 will automatically wake up and download everything, ready for when you next want to play. No more waiting to play your favourite game because there is a new patch or having to remember when the latest system software is launching, let your PS3 do the work.

Details of this great new service, including a list of content available for the first 2 months will be on playstationplus.com between now and the 29th, but don’t forget to get on the Store and sign up before the 3rd August to get the added bonus of a free copy of LittleBigPlanet.
 
I don't have a PS3, but if I did, don't think I would want to pay an additional $49 for what they listed as the perks.
 
Exactly, the reason the Xbox Live subscription works so well is that it started out as the only way for people to play online, this is just extra and no one really cares.
 
I'm not sure how the "automatic download" feature is a perk seeing you're forced to download their updates anyways. You set it to download at a specific date and time....big deal.
 
Exactly, the reason the Xbox Live subscription works so well is that it started out as the only way for people to play online, this is just extra and no one really cares.

Lol...given the option I doubt anyone would pay for LIVE. TBH none of the special perks involved with this are must haves. It just seems like all fluff, and that eventually you'll have to have a subscription for online play. Wouldn't surprise me if/when the PS4 comes that you'll have to pay for basic online play.
 
cross game chat

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It looks like they're trying to throw too many perks in to sweeten the pot, and some of them aren't even that special (cross-game chat? think xbox beat them by nearly a year!).

If that much flash is required, it makes you wonder how strong the underlying service is. Kinda reminds me of that Carfax commercial where the salesman is throwing out all these incentives every time the customer says "Just give me the Carfax". :lol
 
^^^You're definitely right, but it is kind of hard to justify a pricetag for something like this when the basic PSN has been free since day one. TBH I think many people are going to be choosing between this or LIVE and will ultimately choose LIVE just so they can get online gameplay on both machines.
 
you buying karma? if so, let me know, and i'll buy it in time to get the LBP (so i can play w/you and kain)

cross game chat is worth the price to me.

Yeah if you dont have LBP it not to bad of a deal to get that for free.
 
I'm assuming PS + has some exclusive videos too, judging from this guys tweet.

"Getting ready to head to E3... who should i interview? had a great day yesterday - all content will be up on PS Plus soon... :)" - twitter.com/kevinpenni

Still not sure its worth it.
 
worth getting for LBP let alone the other stuff......$50 for a year is nothing and i got a feeling sony are gonna throw some cool exclusive stuff in it over the year to persuade people to buy it
 
I don't play many PS3 games but I'm down for $50/year with the added features as long as it's a quality service.
 
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