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How PlayStation Plus Compares to Xbox Game Pass and Nintendo Switch Online
CuteFaceJay
Member
Nintendo 'Service' sucks.
Hawking Radiation
Member
Oh you may be right there. I stand corrected. I didn't know as I only had subscribed to GP ultimate.
aygomyownroad
Member
MY biggest annoyance out of that list (excluding the day one games) is that Nintendo do a family plan! I did not realise this.
I would pay a few extra quid a month for a family plan so my daughter can use it on her xbox (she rarely plays so I'm not buying another subscription).
I would pay a few extra quid a month for a family plan so my daughter can use it on her xbox (she rarely plays so I'm not buying another subscription).
Schmick
Member
Theres certain DLC's i think that are available free only with GPU. Gears Hivebuster DLC comes to mind.
Schmick
Member
Pretty sure you can share you Gamepass library anyway across two consoles.
How to Share Xbox Game Pass With Multiple Consoles
If you have more than one Xbox (or a friend in need) you can share your Game Pass subscription with another console.
www.howtogeek.com
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Ryse isn't a console seller, but it was a dumb fun graphic demo like Godfall was for ps5.
To be fair, the time I played on my ps4 for a short duration of time a year ago i didn't notice any problems, whereas I suffered a minor problem logging in with game pass one or two times where the problem lasted only 5 minutes but were still annoying (on pc and game share so couldn't log in)
Dodkrake
Banned
"This list is wrong because there's no yearly prices for Gamepass" - "That's because gamepass doesn't have a yearly plan at a discount"
"Yeah, but gamepass actually costs 1 quid per month" - "No, it really doesn't, it's just the first month"
"Yeah, but gamepass has day one releases" - "nothing prevents Playstation Plus from having day one releases, they just won't have sony studios day one releases"
"Sure, but I can download all games instead of streaming them. Check mate"
PS: I hate streaming services for games and will not avail of anything other than the Essential plan (which is what I have right now). Additionally, they are different services and quite obviously different strategies competing with eachother. I wouldn't expect them to be the same, nor one is better than the other. I'm excluding Nintendo here, btw.
"Yeah, but gamepass actually costs 1 quid per month" - "No, it really doesn't, it's just the first month"
"Yeah, but gamepass has day one releases" - "nothing prevents Playstation Plus from having day one releases, they just won't have sony studios day one releases"
"Sure, but I can download all games instead of streaming them. Check mate"
PS: I hate streaming services for games and will not avail of anything other than the Essential plan (which is what I have right now). Additionally, they are different services and quite obviously different strategies competing with eachother. I wouldn't expect them to be the same, nor one is better than the other. I'm excluding Nintendo here, btw.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
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oldergamer
Member
I agree. Considering everyone had cloud saves on xbox 360
oldergamer
Member
You can yup.Pretty sure you can share you Gamepass library anyway across two consoles.
How to Share Xbox Game Pass With Multiple Consoles
If you have more than one Xbox (or a friend in need) you can share your Game Pass subscription with another console.
Topher
Gold Member
Pretty sure you can share you Gamepass library anyway across two consoles.
How to Share Xbox Game Pass With Multiple Consoles
If you have more than one Xbox (or a friend in need) you can share your Game Pass subscription with another console.
Edit: Disregard. I misunderstood your post. Good info.
On an annual basis the price for PS+ is much less.
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Banjo64
cumsessed
Not really. The meat and potatoes is the Xbox One/Series and PS4/5 offerings.
£83.99 for 12 months vs £131.88.
£47.89 difference.
I mean I’m not going to lie, if they slap Returnal and Rift Apart in this thing day one, even if they’re only on there for 3-6 months initially, it’d probably make the £83.99 worth it to me.
aygomyownroad
Member
Wow thanks for that, ill look into it when im home!Pretty sure you can share you Gamepass library anyway across two consoles.
How to Share Xbox Game Pass With Multiple Consoles
If you have more than one Xbox (or a friend in need) you can share your Game Pass subscription with another console.
Since I can get Game Pass Ultimate for 3 years for 181$ it's not really a valid point isn't it, right?
Banjo64
cumsessed
Is that a permanent offer, or could Microsoft pull it tomorrow?
Topher
Gold Member
No, that is very much a valid point. Just as the point that I made that I can get Game Pass without paying a dime with Microsoft Rewards. I'm talking about the pricing structure that most people are going to pay.
Most definitely not permanent. Microsoft is allowing all kinds of loopholes to build a subscriber base. It is a good strategy, but at some point all those loopholes will close.
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Well, since I used it yesterday I really don't care rn. So I paid 181$ for 3 years of GPU vs. 360$ for 3 years of PS Plus
You can do the math. And tbh, Game Pass Ultimate even at 180$ per year provides much more value then PS Plus at 120$ considering fact that I just last year saved up much more because I wanted to buy Outriders, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite and The Ascent day one but I didn't need to thanks to Game Pass. And this year it will be A Plague Tale: Requiem, STALKER 2, Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Redfall and Deathloop at minimum
systemr123
Member
I have gamepass ultimate , a series x and ps5 console and I’m planning to get the top tier ps+ subscription as well. Personally I feel ps+ will be much more valuable to me because let’s face it, Sony has a long history of great exclusives that you can play on their service while, let’s be honest, Xbox first party games are not great. Even the latest games you can see the user base going down quickly and I got bored with halo as well after like 2 hours. Maybe ms has great games in the future but they’re not there yet and the quality of the games in gamepass is largely average at best. While the library of ps+ will be both larger and higher quality. Only difference with ms is that ms have first day release of their exclusives but that’d only be valuable if they’d be really good. Maybe in the future they will, but they’re not there yet now.Well, since I used it yesterday I really don't care rn. So I paid 181$ for 3 years of GPU vs. 360$ for 3 years of PS Plus
And tbh, Game Pass Ultimate even at 180$ per year provides much more value then PS Plus at 120$ considering fact that I just last year saved up much more because I wanted to buy Outriders, Forza Horizon 5, Halo Infinite and The Ascent day one but I didn't need to thanks to Game Pass. And this year it will be A Plague Tale: Requiem, STALKER 2, Starfield, Forza Motorsport, Redfall and Deathloop at minimum
TheGodfather07
Member
Ps plus and gamepass are the basically the same thing minus day 1 games for ps plus. Though I hear sony are putting much newer games like returnal on there. If they add more like ratchet and demons souls, then i would subscribe. Let's not forgot 3rd party either. Sony will try to make deals with them too.
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Tams
Member
This is a stupid take.
They aren't charging you for your Internet connection. They're charging you for using their servers. And those servers do not come cheap. Go ask any server mod (who is involved in actually technically running it).
Nothing is truly free. The sooner you realise this; the better.
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JLB
Banned
Do this math: If you are a new user, and sub to PS plus: How many games become available? Now: If you sub to GP: How many on that case?
Thats the other little big difference.
DangerDiabolik
Member
Yeah that's fair, I mean I think any of these subscriptions or services like the PS Collection add great short term value for people just getting a console or jumping into the ecosystem for the first time.
I guess I'm thinking about the long term value, which is a valid concern when we're talking about a subscription service. Say you get your PS5 later this year. Like most players, you'll probably buy God of War Ragnarok when it releases. And future first party games too. So when these games that you already own come to the subscription service a year or so later, what is the value of that service in terms of first party games?
You got Gamepass for like 6 games?
Uh what? I'm talking specifically about the value of adding first party games day one. Obviously there's added value elsewhere.
JLB
Banned
This is correct, though the server bills in many cases would be easily covered by MTX profit.
StealthGoblin
Banned
Ultimate is more expensive yearly, considerably more so.
nemiroff
Gold Member
I wonder why they omitted "Day One" and "Play Anywhere" (and PC integration for that matter) in their chart. These plus "Game Streaming" and "EA Play" should at least be their own categories, it doesn't make any sense to lump some of these together as a grey mass "misc" (especially since they put "trials" and "discounts" in their own categories).
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Calverz
Member
This is a silly argument. The vast majority of people are going to get these as monthly. Not buy a yearly thing.
And anyway. It’s not really as you can find deals for gamepass ultimate if you are smart…..
Topher
Gold Member
Not true on the PlayStation side and frankly I doubt that is true for Xbox gamers either. Jim Ryan said more than 2/3 PlayStation gamers subscribe annually. That just makes sense as it is a much better deal than paying monthly.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
It's not even a matter of being smart, MS officially advertises Gold to GPU conversion on Xbox.com
So essentially you can get 1 year of GPU for $60 + $1.
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Mr Moose
Member
Erm...
When did Forza get announced?
Topher
Gold Member
I wouldn't say they "advertise" it. If you look in the FAQs on the support page you'll find it there.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I've said before, they really ought to be advertising it a lot more. It's only a homepage on Xbox.com right now with barely any official mention.
But Gold to GPU is by far the cheapest way to get into the service.
oldergamer
Member
Overall this is a total fanboyish comparison. ign should be ashamed of how this looks. omitting information to try and make the services seem more similar, is pure console wars.
Calverz
Member
Yea at the current price
I wouldn’t take that as the gospel when it comes to £100. I know lots of people who won’t pony up £100 on one go. They might pay monthly though.
Calverz
Member
I got 3 years for £81. With that trick
It's not even a matter of being smart, MS officially advertises Gold to GPU conversion on Xbox.com
So essentially you can get 1 year of GPU for $60 + $1.
Thirty7ven
Banned
Gamepass is a subscription being leveraged by MS deep pockets to price competition out of the market, and I've been vocal about how it doesn't serve the industry and it's a race to the bottom but Sony is on the other hand, asking a premium for a shit service with 0 transparency on how it will roll out releases for it and at the same time using its existence to keep being frugal with game discounts, something that in the past was one of its strenghts as it allowed money conscious fans to buy games at an affordable price if they waited.
These companies are treating their fanbases like buffoons, but at least MS is asking little in return.
These companies are treating their fanbases like buffoons, but at least MS is asking little in return.
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Topher
Gold Member
Yea at the current price
I wouldn’t take that as the gospel when it comes to £100. I know lots of people who won’t pony up £100 on one go. They might pay monthly though.
At a higher price there is even more incentive to pay annually. Why do you think people would want to actually pay more money out of their pocket by paying monthly? That makes no sense at all.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I'm currently subbed till Feb 2025 and paid $120~ for it.
Feels good to have a sub maxed out and not having to worry about it for 3 years at a minimal cost.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
This is still a small risk for MS compared to what Nintendo's and Sony's games are worth in therms of popularity.
I am not excited at the idea that I would have to pay to get access to a rolling library of games, which is smaller than the library of games I already own and more importantly picked according to my tastes.
Imagine wanting to replay Halo: infinite in a couple of years... Either the game will be completely different or it may or may not be on the current offerings.
We'll end up like people are with music/video/etc. Where people have to register to a couple of services and spend hundreds of dollars a month in gaming subscription services... Where they used to buy a couple of games, they choose, in a year and be able to play it for as long as they choose to.
Now, I would never even start a big openwold game on GP just in case it would leave before I reach the end.
Calverz
Member
Lmao. How do you think people buy houses and cars???!! The average user is not going to pay £100 lump sum every single year. Monthly payments are more manageable. Even if it means paying monthly.
alabtrosMyster
Banned
They will push for microtransactions anyway, we have as much in paid games than in mobile games.
That should tell you all you need to know about how marketing works.
Topher
Gold Member
Are you seriously comparing a subscription to a gaming service to buying a house or a car? Don't be
MrFunSocks
dude. Just don't.Here....how about a real example...
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Most wished for Xbox subscription on Amazon
Xbox Live Gold 12 Month Membership
Amazon Best Sellers: Best Xbox Live Subscriptions
View the best video games in Amazon Best Sellers. Browse the 100 top video games to identify the most popular games. Get useful information on what other people are buying.
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ByWatterson
Member
LOL, they left out the most important part.
TheGodfather07
Member
The number doesn't matter. I bet most people subscribe to play certain games. At the moment the flow of releases isn't good enough to continuously subscribe. Which is why Microsoft want to eventually release a game every quarter. Sony will have the same problem. Your not going to bring in alot of new subscribers just for old games. It's the newer games that will draw in like returnal and other newer ps5 games.
Closer
Member
None?
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Well, thankfully neither PS Now or GP seem like they're pushing/leaning folks more towards MTX shit right now.
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