The New PlayStation Plus Finally Revealed: Is It Worth It? - Beyond 743

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🗓️ 30 March 2022

⏱️ 76 minutes

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On this week's episode of IGN's PlayStation show, Podcast Beyond!, host Jonathon Dornbush is joined by Brian Altano, Jada Griffin, and Mark Medina to dig into the latest PlayStation news of the week. And of course, the biggest topic on our minds is the new PlayStation Plus subscription tiers, how Sony is altering PS Plus, and whether we have enough details yet to know if it's worth subscribing to the higher tiers. The panel breaks down their initial reactions to the new PS Plus three-tiered system, how it integrates PlayStation Now, and where it stands as an offering for PlayStation fans. We dig into the pricing structure, the availability of older libraries, the lack of PS3 downloads and PlayStation Vita as a whole, and whether different tiers appeal to new PS5 players, longstanding PlayStation fans, or both. We of course touch on the biggest question - what the library will actually look like, and knowing that PlayStation won't release its first-party games day one on the service, we discuss what they could do to make the game libraries worth subscribing to. We also discuss whether a metaphorical sandwich can help explain the different PS Plus tiers. We also hear from the audience on some of your thoughts on the PlayStation Plus changes! Then, we dig into some other news for the week, like April's PlayStation Plus games, the renewal of a trademark and tthe hopeful return of our one true PlayStation hero Knack, Gran Turismo 7's recent apology and economy changes, GTA+ if you wanted info on another subscription service, and a bit of Brian's Elden Ring Experience.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:11.7	Beyond and Hello, everyone. My name is Jonathan Dormbush and this is Podcast Beyond
0:15.7	IGN's Weekly PlayStation Show covering all the latest and greatest in the world of
0:19.4	PlayStation. And I do mean latest because obviously we're on high alert for any possible
0:24.0	PlayStation news breaking at any moment of the day, probably as soon as we're done recording,
0:28.3	you know, hopefully, waller recording so we can actually tell you about it. We do, though,
0:32.5	thankfully already have big PlayStation news to talk about this week and we're going to get into
0:36.2	it. That's of course the big PlayStation Plus sort of revitalization, evolution, change,
0:42.0	and what is there, what isn't there, what we still don't know, and we're going to dig into all
0:45.6	of that plus some other news. But before we get there, I'm joined this week by Mark Medina.
0:50.7	Yeah, so Severance was insane. It's just getting better.
0:54.3	This show, every episode I think I know what's going on. This was probably the biggest reveal
1:01.0	at the end of the latest episode. I'm obviously not going to say what it was, but holy smokes.
1:06.0	Also, I need everyone to know that I just finished the morning show, which is another Apple Plus
1:10.8	TV show. That show is a roller coaster. So watch that if you need more television in between
1:19.1	Severance. Only two more episodes of Severance, though.
1:21.6	We're going to have a rough time making a podcast beyond after Severance ends, but we'll find a way.
1:26.7	Mark, I was going to ask, of course, at some point whether or not you just loved Severance
1:30.5	because the main character is named Mark, but knowing you love the morning show too, I know that's
1:33.9	not the pattern. Sure. We're also joined this week by Jada Griffin. Hey, hey, hey, it does,
1:40.4	morning show does start with an im, though, so that would be tracked for Mark as well for,
1:43.5	I know, really just feeding into his love for shows and characters and myself. It's a vicious
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