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March 2024 games (available on March 5th):

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog

March 2024 games (available on March 19th):

PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium | Game Catalog
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valiki7375 said:
I am curious of those "high quality" games leaving the service how many of them have you played/ beat? (for me, only Gotham Knights, which I bought and rather enjoyed it).

I feel the point of the service (and even game pass, except for their first party software) is an extended demo. I personally do not have the time to play all the games offered, but if I like a few would turn and buy those games I enjoyed.

I know this is CheapAssGamer and it isn't ConplainAssGamer-That can't get games for free (yeah the extended title doesn't flow real well) 🤣

Feel like Sony is getting hammered for every step they take now. If those games are leaving it stands to reason other games are being added.
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Which high quality games are being added to PS Plus? The highlights of the past few months have all been indie games.. Dave the Diver, Dredge, Cult of Lamb, Plucky Squire. That's still just one game a month compared to dozens leaving every month so you're better off just buying these little indie games on sale, that way you get to keep them forever. Last month it was Horizon Forbidden West and Trials of Mana, before that it was Lost Judgment, etc...we're losing high quality AAA and replacing them with Indie games.

I think paying a little bit extra for PS Extra over base PS Plus is fair but let's be honest, most of us wouldn't be paying for these services if we weren't forced to, just to play online.

I 100% completed Gotham Knights. Great game. I WAS in the middle of trying to 100% both Dragon Quest Heroes games. I had planned to do another playthrough of Dragon Quest XI at some point as well as Dragon Quest Builders. Can't expect these games to be in the service forever but that just proves that you're better off just buying games on sale and playing them at your leisure instead of worrying about them leaving a service. I guess if playstation is your only console but having multiple consoles and subscription services vying for your time makes it even more difficult manage.
 
I don't know the sale prices by heart, but any one of the games you mentioned is $20 on sale. There may be a few of them that are $15 - that's just for one game. PS+ Premium is $120 on sale, and you get to play hundreds of them. You rent the games until you finish them, lose interest, or they leave the service. You can think of it as paying $60 for the old PS Plus, and $60 for PlayStation Now. $5/month for each service is pretty great. What can you buy for $5 in a physical store? Junk. I'm still sometimes surprised at how cheap digital entertainment is, like music is virtually free to listen to. If I actually had time to play all the games on the service, I might be willing to pay even more.
 
It's really a bummer that first party Sony games leave the service. I just beat Forbidden West last night before it left but didn't get to do everything as the game is huge. Yeah yeah, I should have played it right when it was available on the service. But again, I didn't expect it to leave so soon. I won't make the same mistake with Ragnarok. That's definitely an area that game pass is superior in with no debate. Most of the first party games are on the service day one and they stay there.
 
whitereflection said:
I don't know the sale prices by heart, but any one of the games you mentioned is $20 on sale. There may be a few of them that are $15 - that's just for one game. PS+ Premium is $120 on sale, and you get to play hundreds of them.
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I would rather own 6 games of my choosing that I can play at any time for the rest of my life than get a single year’s worth of access to hundreds of games that can be changed at any time with little prior notice. Those 6 are significantly higher value to me.
 
I understand how great it is that Xbox first party titles go to game pass right away, but how is that a successful formula? I can not recall the last time I bought an X game. Now they also win because I do still subscribe to Game Pass (wife plays CoD on X). Now that CoD is on game pass that will be one less game I have to buy....although tbh the last CoD still sits sealed on my PS5 shelf and I do not see me returning to the series.
 
Wasn't there an article about God of war Ragnarok coming to PlayStation premium this month or next month? Did I just make that up or something? I googled it and can't seem to find it. I could have sworn last month or the month before I read an article that stated Ragnarok was coming to the premium service in September or October.
 
Freeze Time said:
Wasn't there an article about God of war Ragnarok coming to PlayStation premium this month or next month? Did I just make that up or something? I googled it and can't seem to find it. I could have sworn last month or the month before I read an article that stated Ragnarok was coming to the premium service in September or October.
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You sure it wasn't an article based on a Reddit prediction thread?
 
blueweltall said:
I think you might have gotten it confused with the PC release which is coming out this Thursday.
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whitereflection said:
You sure it wasn't an article based on a Reddit prediction thread?
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Probably one of those or both. Damn it. I was looking forward to playing it. I really wish Sony would put their first party games on the service within like a year of release. I get why they don't want to copy Game Pass and have it day one but man, paying for Premium should get us more brand new first party games much sooner.
 
Youngnoble said:
Sony has already started informing retailers it won't be able to fulfill demand for the disc drive in a timely manner. You know this was intentional. They are trying to force digital on us. As of this post, every retailer in the US is now sold out.

press-start.com.au

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders
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Can you imagine if the Pro was coming with a disc drive? The price would be, for arguements sake (and keeping it simple) $799. People would still be in for getting it, but then Sony would have all these detachable disc drives sitting around. From a Sony perspective offering a purely digital Pro with an optional disc drive did two things. First, it kept the price of Pro down and secondly, it allowed their stock of disc drives to be sold out It is a really good move for the company (not so much for the consumer, granted).

Also, if digital sales really are on the upswing vs. physical, then Sony is following where the money is.

Did I already buy the disc drive? Yes. Did I already buy the vertical stand? Yes.

Am I having flashbacks to when Sega released the Sega CD and then the 32X, both of which I bought (oh hindsight how clear it is). Did both fail miserably and lead me to go with this new Sony Playstation vs the Saturn? Yes.
 
Youngnoble said:
Sony has already started informing retailers it won't be able to fulfill demand for the disc drive in a timely manner. You know this was intentional. They are trying to force digital on us. As of this post, every retailer in the US is now sold out.

press-start.com.au

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders
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Relax bro. It ain’t that serious.
 
Bryson said:
Oh you wanted a Bloodborne remaster? Nah son, you're getting Horizon Zero Dawn remaster instead. Probably why they pulled HFW from PSPlus.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1836327716804518238
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This has been rumored for quite some time, but then people thought it was actually the Lego game. Funny to see that it's both a remaster and a Lego version. Sony is really milking this franchise
 
I do not get who the Horizon Lego game is for? I enjoy the series, but the issues and such I can not see being conveyed through a lego game. Like, who asked for this? If Sony were listening they surely would have figured out how to resurrect Bloodbourne. I suck at those games, but I understand the popularity (and I have tried all of them). My son is huge into them, even snagged a ps3 so he could play Demon Soul's (which back when that was released I was actually decent at).
 
Youngnoble said:
Sony has already started informing retailers it won't be able to fulfill demand for the disc drive in a timely manner. You know this was intentional. They are trying to force digital on us. As of this post, every retailer in the US is now sold out.

press-start.com.au

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders
press-start.com.au press-start.com.au
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OH MY GOD, buying five more.

you can't be too careful these days. Thank you Sony, for producing these disc drives.
 
Horizon Zero Dawn is a great game I enjoyed it a bunch I think it is a better game story wise than the sequel but I could think of so many other games that deserve a remaster.

Bloodborne, Infamous 1 & 2, Sly Cooper Collection, Jak and Daxter Collection, Ratchet and Clank Collection, Killzone Collection, Resistance Collection and Ape Escape Collection.

A few of these that are on PS2 got some basic ports recently but figure out a way to remaster or port native PS3 games.
 
WingsDJY said:
This has been rumored for quite some time, but then people thought it was actually the Lego game. Funny to see that it's both a remaster and a Lego version. Sony is really milking this franchise
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What is there to milk? There are only 2 entries. With a sequel that sold half as much as the first.
 
Youngnoble said:
Sony has already started informing retailers it won't be able to fulfill demand for the disc drive in a timely manner. You know this was intentional. They are trying to force digital on us. As of this post, every retailer in the US is now sold out.

press-start.com.au

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders

The Good Guys Is Cancelling PS5 Disc Drive Orders
press-start.com.au press-start.com.au
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just got one at gamestop
 
I'll stick with my PS5s I have and spend the difference on a Switch or PC upgrade. Don't think I'll tolerate another round of Sony hubris, more so if Microsoft is exiting the hardware scene.

If everything moves to coming to PC, then I only have to deal with GPU pricing hubris instead... D:
 
valiki7375 said:
I do not get who the Horizon Lego game is for? I enjoy the series, but the issues and such I can not see being conveyed through a lego game. Like, who asked for this?
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It's corpologic. Naughty Dog has dropped the ball this gen (and Insomniac is busy with licensed Marvel games) so they've been positioning Horizon and GOW as their front and center AAA franchises. They saw the money Microsoft is making with LEGO Minecraft and Nintendo with LEGO Mario (and later Zelda) and not having enough faith in Astro Bot at the time, figured Horizon was their best big franchise to collab with (since they've abandoned their other kid-friendly franchises).
 
The console bundles come with a matching disc drive cover.

PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Includes: Limited Edition PS5 Digital Edition console and matching accessories – DualSense wireless controller, Console Cover for Disc Drive (Disc Drive sold separately), vertical stand, poster (1 of 30 possible designs), original PlayStation-style cable connector housing, four PlayStation Shapes cable ties, PlayStation sticker and paperclip.

PlayStation 5 Pro – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle Includes: Limited Edition PS5 Pro console and matching accessories – DualSense Edge wireless controller, DualSense Charging Station, and all items included in the PS5 Digital Edition Bundle.
 
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I believe the 20th anniversary was more expensive than the regular consoles were they not?

So my guess is well over $900. They will probably charge more for every individual product included. I'm guessing. $1099.99 perhaps more because the stand and disc drive plate look to be included too.
 
I bet $1100 for the Pro Bundle due to fanciness on top of it. Maybe more because shipping is going to be a lot, as I doubt Sony Direct does free shipping (never ordered).
 
bojay1997 said:
Yes, it would have to be at least $930 just for the Pro, charging dock and Edge, but I am guessing they will bump it up to $950 or $1000 with the other stuff.
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I think even more than that. Individually it would probably be $799.99 for the Pro, $250 for the Edge, $40 for the stand, $90 for the drive cover. Just raising the price on all individual components for cosmetic costs.
 
TheKbob said:
I bet $1100 for the Pro Bundle due to fanciness on top of it. Maybe more because shipping is going to be a lot, as I doubt Sony Direct does free shipping (never ordered).
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They do actually have free shipping for consoles. But you're probably right, given the added weight, $1100+ is probably the correct price.
 
blog.playstation.com

Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation with a nostalgic look

Limited Edition console design takes PS5 back to the early days of PlayStation.
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The PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection will be released on November 21. There will be 12,300 units of the PlayStation 5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle available for customers to purchase, with limited edition numbers etched onto the unit. The number represents the month and date of the first PlayStation console launch.

PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection Purchase Information

In regions where direct.playstation.com* is available, players with a PlayStation Network account can pre-order the following PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection products exclusively from PlayStation starting September 26. In regions where direct.playstation.com isn’t available, pre-orders begin starting September 26 at participating retailers.

  • PlayStation 5 Pro Console – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle
  • PlayStation Portal Remote Player – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition (standalone)
  • DualSense Edge Wireless Controller – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition (standalone)
In regions where direct.playstation.com is available, players with a PlayStation Network account can pre-order the following PlayStation 30th Anniversary Collection products directly from PlayStation starting September 26, and from additional participating retailers as noted below.

  • PlayStation 5 Digital Edition – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Bundle
    • Pre-orders at participating retailers begin October 10 
  • DualSense Wireless Controller – 30th Anniversary Limited Edition (standalone)
    • Pre-orders at participating retailers begin September 26.
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