Just curious — for all you Push Squires, what is your most used subscription service? Or rather, if you gave up all your subscriptions except one, which would it be? Would it be: PS+, GamePass, Netflix, Disney+, Spotify, LifeLock, Apple Music, Sirius XM, Amazon Prime, Kindle Unlimited, your cheese of the month club, your theater pass, or your maid service, etc, etc? Probably each of us has a dozen or more things we pay monthly for, often without even thinking about it.
For me, besides my monthly internet and cell phone, which aren’t really subscription now and are more like an essential utility akin to water and electricity, I think I use Amazon Prime the most. I don’t really take advantage of its TV and movie streaming part, but the free shipping is a must. After that, I probably use Disney+ at this point more than any of the other TV services, but it goes in waves. PS+ is up there too, since I can’t imagine not having cloud saves for my games, although it’s not something I notice using on a daily basis until I think about it.
But honestly, now that I’m mulling it over, I could probably do fine if I canceled every single subscription that I have. Maybe I should try doing a personal subscription purge and see what happens. Perhaps I’d go insane. Or possibly reach a Zen-like state of peace. …I’ll guess I’ll never know. 😄
@Th3solution i have prime too, but i use it mostly for twitch and in-game drops. other than amazon prime, just netflix. haven’t been subbed to ps plus in over a year or so ever since i got a PC; paying to use your own internet is such a scam to me and being greeted with a pay screen whenever i want to play online is a vibe kill, so no switch online for me either .
@nomither6 I used to do Spotify but I shed it due to subscription overload. I didn’t realize how much I liked having it until it was gone and I realized how pitiful the free version is. I’ve considered going back to a music sub but doing Apple Music this time, but I just can’t bring myself to pay for it. So I just limp along with Pandora and mostly just don’t listen to music nowadays.
Man, I wish I could transfer my access to online gaming to you. I pay for PS+ every blasted year and never use that feature. I use it for the games, the cloud saves, and the occasional added sale price.
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@Th3solution holy s*** , pandora!? that took me back! i havent used that since i got my first ever smartphone! crazy its still around. spotify is fine though, i dont have a sub there but i think it gets the job done for what if offers without a sub.
and i appreciate that man, i got mk1 on PS5 due to the PC version having issues and no crossplay & i cant even play it for the reason i got it for! id like to think im making a difference against paid online by not subbing , but yea right! it is what it is. maybe PS plus will be optional like it used to be one day for those who use it for good reason like yourself and not just as a means to play online.
I haven’t paid for Apple Music in over two years. There’s just an endless supply of free trials to use seemingly. I assume it’ll run out at some point!
@Th3solution we have prime and netflix, decided not to renew PS+ after it ran out last week. My wife tends to use Prime more than me and I am watching mostly Anime/animated stuff on netflix. Books are my main source of entertainment this year. My wife pays for Prime and I pay for Netflix!
@Th3solution I think for me it would be Netflix and YouTube Premium. The former as I've got an almost an endless amount of content to get through. The latter is because I can't be doing with adverts in the middle of watching stuff on YouTube and you YT music with, so I don't have sub to any other music service.
I could probably cancel PS Plus Extra, as I could buy games that I wanted to play. But that would probably ending up being more expensive in the long run.
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PS+ Essential: useful for free games, cloud storage, occasional discounts. I only renew in sales.
Netflix: regular usage and probably still the best streaming service for overall content.
Wife pays for;
Amazon Prime: almost never use the TV service but she purchases every sodding thing off Amazon so uses the free delivery (I haven’t used the website in a few years now)
Disney+ : semi-regular streaming use. Will get more use as our daughter gets older no doubt.
I don’t use any music streaming services and am sure I have made my feelings known about them in the past. BBC iplayer and whatever 4od/All4 etc is called now both get regular use and are amazing for “free” services.
@nessisonett I definitely need to take advantage of the 6 months free Apple Music on PS5. I’m always paranoid I’ll forget to cancel in time before I start getting charged but I’ll set a calendar reminder.
@JohnnyShoulder@Thrillho My Netflix usage has waned and in the last couple years and honestly might be my least used TV streaming service. But everytime I think I don’t need it I see something I really want to watch. Just got an email that the Mario Movie drops on it tomorrow, and I haven’t seen that yet.
Edit: Not to mention, I learned this week from one of these PS articles that I can play Kentucky Route Zero and Oxenfree 2 through my Netflix account! I’m not a fan of playing games on my phone but those are games I’ve been curious to play and I might do it, despite missing out on the trophies by doing it this way.
@Th3solution I only stay subscribed to the services I feel I am using enough. I cancel them if I don't. Otherwise I think it is a waste of money.
I had Apple TV+ free for 6 months but I cancelled at the end. I do plan to subscribe again at some point, as there were a few series I really enjoyed. Can't say the same for Disney+. I've not had any inclination to go back since the end of The Mandalorian season 2.
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@Th3solution My plus ran out yesterday and i have no intention of renewing, at least for the foreseeable, so now I only have a free trial on apple tv+ that I got with the PS5. My apple music lapsed and I don’t have any other tv streamers. It’s a brave new world but I’m excited, just playing through my backlog and using the saved money to pick up the occasional new release or wishlist item. I’ll let you know how i get on 👍
Welp GOTY poll is live.
My first one here. Hope it goes as expected 🤞.
Hope some of the regulars can help me out if things get out of hand😂.
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@nomither6 It hard to describe but the more I play it more its started to irritate me, it has lots of things I love about the series, I’m just painfully painfully bored. My problem is I find it hard to walk away from these things and it’s doing my head in 😂
I think I’m done with this sort of thing. After Disco Elysium nothing has been the same this year.
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