Would you buy PS+, XBL Gold or NSO if online-/multiplay was free?

[Patrick Bateman]

Serious question:

If the online multiplayer on all or one of the three big consoles would be free, but the rest of the services like monthly getting a full game on PS+ or access to SNES/NES-games on NSO would still cost money:

Would you still pay that money for the other services or would you be fine with having the free multiplayer-option and pay nothing?

Is the other stuff of those packages attractive enough to you?

 

[Transistor]

Multiplayer is actually the PS+ / NSO / XBL option I use the least. I keep PS+ and NSO for the free* game offerings and cloud saves. I keep XBL for Game Pass Ultimate. So yeah, I'd probably still pay.

 

[Deleted member 16876]

Would I get better games like back in the PS3 days?

Yes. If not then no.

 

[RadioJoNES]

Like og ps+, the game offerings would probably be better so maybe

 

[Aprikurt]

Lol Nintendo gonna have to put in woooooork

 

[Rolodzeo]

I like the "free" gwg games, so yes.

 

[beelulzebub]

NSO no. PS Plus yes. I hardly play online as is.

 

[Mexen]

I bought PS+ to extend my library at a low cost per year. You see, I bought my PS4 late in its life.

Same deal with the Switch. I really wanted to experience some of my all time favourite NES and SNES games.

My PS4 library is still small but I have every game I set out to buy. So PS+ is something to reconsider. Perhaps once I beat the remaining PS+ games in my library, I'll quit the service.

 

[modiz]

I barely play online, so I am essentially already paying for PS+ for the free games, although I feel like they have been less aggressive on PS+ game discounts lately so I hope they go back to that.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

PS Plus at its peak was the best value in gaming.

 

[MeltedDreams]

If Sony add like two or three more games, yes.

 

[ShyMel]

I subscribed to PS+ when it first launched for the cloud saves, free games, and extra sales discounts. Those are mainly the same reason I am still subscribed to it, as I barely play multiplayer games on my PlayStation devices. While I play more games on my Switch online, I would still subscribe for the NES/SNES games. And if new versions of Mario 35 were released exclusively for it.

 

[Manmademan]

Multiplayer is actually the PS+ / NSO / XBL option I use the least. I keep PS+ and NSO for the free* game offerings and cloud saves. I keep XBL for Game Pass Ultimate. So yeah, I'd probably still pay.

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This is where I am. Have kept PS+ mostly consistently since inception but have never used Multiplayer.

 

[My Blue Heaven]

PS+ and Xbox, maybe.

Nintendo? haha fuck no and they know it

 

[Pankratous]

I pretty much never play online and I'm subscribed to PS+ anyway.

 

[Jimnymebob]

I don't care about the NES/SNES games or Plus games, but I do like picking up a month of Gold whenever they get some OG or 360 games I like the look of and can keep after the sub runs out, so I'd probably still do that.

 

[Martin]

First I said no, but remembering that I only get cloud saves on switch with nintendo online I have to say yes ...

 

[Terbinator]

No, but XGPU has warped this completely from an Xbox Live perspective - and cloud saves were never a problem if you didn't pay.

 

[Starlatine]

Just gold? Nah, gwg been trash for over a year before January was decent

I get gold on gpu anyway so if gold stopped existing and you got slightly cheaper I would prefer it

 

[Creepy Woody]

Never play online unless its PC, so I don't pay for PS Plus now, so no.

 

[CortexVortex]

I rarely play online, so yeah I would keep it

 

[It’s Time To Go]

I'd buy the Nintendo one.

 

[Musubi]

I keep NSO for all the extras I the number of times I've played online on my switch I can count on one hand.

 

[pezzie]

Yes, I effectively do because I only play multiplayer on PC, but I pay for PS+. The free games are nice but what it really boils down to for me are the discounts. I pay basically $30/year for PS+ since the cards are almost always on sale, and I definitely get over $30 in savings over the course of the year. The cloud saves and free games are definitely nice perks on top of that.

 

[Diogo Arez]

Considering I barely play Multiplayer yeah

 

[Sword Familiar]

In the case of PS+, no. I rarely feel like I get something out of the "free" games. Maybe once in 6 months I'll play a game that was in there, and it's probably gonna be something like a walking sim. I don't have ps+ anymore and I can say I get along just fine without it.

 

[Joe White]

Nope, stopped paying for PS+ (and Gold) as soon as possible and PS4 MP was the only reason for it (never used it on PS3). Such a shitty subscription service and still regret ever supporting it. Rather play games on other platforms or just skip them.

 

[tim1138]

NSO no, but Xbox yeah just because it's part of my GPU subscription.

 

[Hamster Plugin]

No. I actually moved away from consoles to PC to avoid this fee.

 

[NotVeryFriendly]

Not a chance. The only feature which has any value on these services for me is online multiplayer, and even then it's not something I use outside of Overwatch.

 

[Rosebud]

PS+ yeah, like the games they are offering and the discounts.

 

[Phellps]

Yes. I barely play multiplayer games, but I find their monthly "free" games a great offering for the price of the subscription. Plus the discounts and cloud saves.

 

[City 17]

"Free" rentals, P2P servers and cloud saves behind a paywall, the holy trinity

No, I wouldn't pay for it in its current format, let alone cutting that third pillar

 

[defaltoption]

Yes if the discounts and even usually crappy monthly games stayed the same, I already don't pay for multiplayer since I don't play online

 

[Patrick Bateman]

In the case of PS+, no. I rarely feel like I get something out of the "free" games. Maybe once in 6 months I'll play a game that was in there, and it's probably gonna be something like a walking sim. I don't have ps+ anymore and I can say I get along just fine without it.

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Pretty much my experience. I got PS+ for getting Bloodborne and playing Titanfall 2-MP, but after that I'd never bothered to renew it.
Same goes for NSO. Playing MK8 a few times online is not for that money, imo.

 

[jroc74]

I've been a Plus subscriber since day one.

I'm on it for the discounts and free games.

 

[Bessy67]

I'd still keep game pass ultimate even if gold wasn't required for online play but I'd drop switch online in a heartbeat if they let you play online for free.

 

[Ojli]

Yes. I don't remember the last time I used multiplayer on console and I like the games I get

 

[Akuma-san メカ豪鬼]

Never used PS+ for online multiplayer so yes.

 

[Dash Kappei]

I would only keep NSO since it's like 5€ for a year sub and I dig the Super Nes games/etc.

I have Plus ONLY for FIFA's online vs friends and GWG coz it's part of GPU.

 

[cw_sasuke]

NSO yeah, since its very cheap. PS+ likely as well because of the games.

 

[jobrro]

Gold no. It is included with GamePass Ultimate though which I got a deal for.

NSO and PS+ yes. NSO is basically for cloud saves and NES/SNES games for me. PS+ I get a decent game I want every now and then and cloud saves.

I rarely play online MP so it doesn't factor in for me much.

 

[zMiiChy-]

No for all of them.

 

[Ephonk]

I rarely play MP games and still have ps+

 

[SlasherMcGirk]

If PS+ returned to the PS3 era of plus discounts for sure

 

[MadMod]

Ps+ yes. The other two are utter trash at providing games so no for them.

 

[blaze]

I'd keep Game Pass Ultimate, but I already let my NSO expire after paying for the first year and then getting free months from Twitch, there's nothing there I need to pay for, Nintendo don't offer enough. PS+ I'd be tempted to drop as well, Sony put out decent games on there every so often but the actual value in the service comes from being able to play online.

 

[StrappingYoungLance]

NSO is at least cheap, but they don't update it with games nearly enough for me to feel like it's a worthwhile service and not just an annoyance if I want to play online or have cloud saves.

PS+ was originally a pretty excellent service worth paying for without online multiplayer. Gradually that worth has been whittled down while the price has gone up, it's disappointing. That said, I do still value the monthly games (even if it can be a little bit hit and miss, especially since I buy a decent amount of games) and discounts. Wish Cloud Saves weren't also wrapped up in it but here we are.

 

[NotLiquid]

I might pay for NSO since it's way cheaper than the other two and I do genuinely like having a library of SNES games available. PS+ really isn't worth it for me, though I reckon I'd get Game Pass if I had an XSX.

 

[Soap]

Plus, yes because they so put some effort into those games (sure we had a lull, but recent offerings have been strong).

Gold, no because they Quixote clearly have given up in favour of gamepass.

NsO, honestly at the price? I think so. I like SNES games and all the things they do. However, if Mario 3D All Stars becomes the norm for N64 and up O would have to reconsider.