{"id":3559,"date":"2011-07-01T06:12:49","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T10:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/?p=3559"},"modified":"2011-07-01T06:12:49","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T10:12:49","slug":"ps-turns-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.calvertgames.com\/cgblog\/2011\/07\/01\/ps-turns-one\/","title":{"rendered":"PS+ Turns One"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actually, the official\u2019ish b-day bash was a few nights ago (June 28), but I am just getting around to finding a few minutes to share some thoughts on year one.<\/p>\n

PSN\u2019er markburleson85 maintains a spectacular list<\/a> of all the prizes, trinkets, discounts, and other miscellaneous crap offered to date by Sony as part of the PS+ program.<\/p>\n

Of course spreadsheets are pretty and all, but for the graphics whore in you, check out IGN\u2019s PS+ recap<\/a>, replete with plenty of pretty graphs.<\/p>\n

In my opinion the PS+ service has been well worth the $50 \u201cinvestment.\u201d While I have played many \u201cfree\u201d games that I would have never purchased, I consider that a nice little bonus; sort of a way to round out my gaming experience. The discounts have been nice, but could be better \u2013 I would love to see a monthly coupon for a 20% discount on any PSN store item. Of course more exclusive avatars, themes, Home items, and sundry trinkets would be appreciated.<\/p>\n

I am not sure if Sony considers the PS+ program a success, or if Sony is still trying to dip their foot in the water for pay-to-play network services. I do know that a hidden gem in the PS+ offering is the \u201cautomatic download\u201d feature, which has been a fantastic timesaver. It is also readily apparent that Sony is moving towards more \u201ccloud\u201d type services, as this has been implicitly implied as part of the core Vita offering.<\/p>\n

As PS+ moves into its second year, I hope for newer games, more day one discounts, and previously mentioned shiny trinkets.<\/p>\n

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