We've crunched the numbers, and your PlayStation Plus subscription was worth $1,101.78 in North America and £828.78 in the UK this year. Subscribers to the premium platform snagged 72 games across the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and Vita – and that's not including bonuses such as DriveClub: PS Plus Edition.
We probably should stress before the pedants arrive that these "freebies" are tied to an active subscription; those that opt not to renew their membership will temporarily lose access to the titles. Still, it's an impressive haul, and the quality of the giveaways – as determined by Metacritic – is actually pretty good, with this year's offering averaging a score of 76.
There is a perception that the service has decreased in quality, however, and comparisons to 2014's lineup do reflect this – even if the difference is marginal. Last year North America netted $1,349.29 of software, while the UK nabbed £960.64 of stuff. The average rating was also higher in 2014: the lineup got a 79 in North America and a 78 in Europe.
It's not an enormous difference, but with the pool of quality PS3 and Vita games running dry, we'd personally like to see Sony invest more heavily into the PS4 lineup moving forwards. Either way, our full report illustrates just how valuable an active PlayStation Plus membership can be. And considering that you're only paying £39.99/$49.99 annually for the service, it's hard to complain.
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Comments 9
"..it's hard to complain."
You would think so, wouldn't you! Haha.
But impressive numbers as always, I think it's pretty amazing value for money, I'm happy with it, they just need to reduce how often PSN goes down.
"It's hard to complain" but people will do anyway. Lord knows they do it once every month as it is.
Good value. Rocket League, First Light, Rogue Legacy, Valiant Hearts, The walking dead season 2 and Geometry Wars 3 stand out for me. Splitting the games between 3 platforms is obviously bringing the quality down per platform though.
PSN prices. I don't want 6 crap games, 1 for each system will do.
Its that value accross all 3, but Id wager its SIGNIFICANTLY lower if you only own a PS4.
And Im assuming thats taken as a figure based on PSN purchases alone, which is understandable.
Im not saying its not worth it, I have had next to no interest in the games offered on 4 for almost two years, but the extra money off items and all that jazz have made up for it for me.
@ToOGoodOfAPlaya Still a lot more toen 50 euro.
Very hard to believe , very few games interested me this year which is a shame
Well, this is weird comparison as nobody would download and play all of the games offered, and might have bought some already.
I think PS+ would have a better perception about it if it offered a better mix of retail games and indie titles. Maybe one AA or AAA retail game every or every other month along with the indies. The problem occurs when it seems like it is nothing but indies month after month and people get restless.
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