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why the forget is psn not free anymore?
tikitai:
i honestly didnt mind because i believe in paying to have good online experiences
then again my experience with sonys servers has been nothing but a loving struggle
MoltenKitten:
--- Quote from: McJob on October 01, 2017, 08:10:17 PM ---Then you should also pay to create, control and maintain the servers and all the bandwidth usage associated with that. That's where your money is going.
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So what's the difference between public servers on console and public servers on PC that I have to pay a fee to play the ones on console?
--- Quote from: hillkill on October 01, 2017, 08:08:14 PM ---i'm not seeing the issue. it's not just for multiplayer. you get hella discounts and free games each month. i got six siege for $20 from ps+ discounts + many other AAA titles way cheaper.
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The stuff besides multiplayer is great but multiplayer should not be grouped into the service, multiplayer should be free because I bought the game and should be able to enjoy all of it.
otto-san:
--- Quote from: MoltenKitten on October 01, 2017, 09:50:52 PM ---So what's the difference between public servers on console and public servers on PC that I have to pay a fee to play the ones on console?
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that's kind of a nebulous question because there are multiple ways to create public online multiplayer. a lot of the games i can think of on PC that have free multiplayer have servers hosted by users, others are funded via subscriptions or via in-game purchases
if sony is providing servers and matchmaking for games using PSN then it makes sense that you would be charged by sony to have access to those services. there are apparently some games that don't actually require PS+ to play online as well http://gamefans.com/2016/11/28/games-you-can-play-without-ps-plus/
mcjob might have a more informed answer on this tho
MoltenKitten:
--- Quote from: otto-san on October 01, 2017, 10:00:13 PM ---that's kind of a nebulous question because there are multiple ways to create public online multiplayer. a lot of the games i can think of on PC that have free multiplayer have servers hosted by users, others are funded via subscriptions or via in-game purchases
if sony is providing servers and matchmaking for games using PSN then it makes sense that you would be charged by sony to have access to those services
mcjob might have a more informed answer on this tho
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I'm talking public servers, the kind you get that are 100% guaranteed vanilla because they aren't hosted on someone's private server box
off topic, that article says this about WoT and I find it hilarious: "World of War Tanks is where it’s at if you want to feel like you’re accurately simulating armored vehicle combat."
RedGajin:
--- Quote from: MoltenKitten on October 01, 2017, 10:02:35 PM ---I'm talking public servers, the kind you get that are 100% guaranteed vanilla because they aren't hosted on someone's private server box
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you can't monopolize online gaming on pc because literally anyone can make and sell games through a huge number of services availible. let's say steam took the Sony route and charged a steam+ fee for online gaming, no one would buy steam games anymore and would just go through GOG or some other service. xbox set the precedent for charging for online gaming and other consoles followed because otherwise they'd be deliberately putting themselves at a competitive disadvantage