{"id":112859,"date":"2016-12-06T09:17:14","date_gmt":"2016-12-06T07:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=112859"},"modified":"2016-12-06T10:06:48","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T08:06:48","slug":"a-breakdown-of-just-how-bad-playstation-plus-was-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/playstation\/112859-a-breakdown-of-just-how-bad-playstation-plus-was-in-2016","title":{"rendered":"A breakdown of just how bad PlayStation Plus was in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PlayStation Plus includes exclusive discounts, downloads, and free games as part of its service, along with being a requirement for multiplayer online gaming on PlayStation 4.<\/p>\n<p>With the recent international price increases for PlayStation Plus, we thought we&#8217;d take a look at the value gained from the service using the Metacritic scores of various PS Plus games.<\/p>\n<p>Online gaming is included in the cost of PS Plus, but seeing as the service offers features such as free games, it is interesting to review the games&#8217; ratings considering the yearly subscription fee of over R700.<\/p>\n<p>We broke down just how much value you received from your PS Plus subscription below:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">January<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/j5St9phiHHE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"J6WfmS\"><strong>Dragon Age: Origins (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"A7B4pK\"><strong>Grim Fandango Remastered (PS4, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"M5tgHd\"><strong>Hardware: Rivals (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"lbcF9S\"><strong>History: Legends of War: Patton (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"xSdYJr\"><strong>Medal of Honor: Warfighter (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"828g3V\"><strong>Nihilumbra (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a070.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">February<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dNe3su_ZyCw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"BiCaQ6\"><strong>Grid Autosport (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"iKMTdd\"><strong>Helldivers: Democracy Strikes Back Edition (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"jZssOJ\"><strong>Lemmings Touch (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"tySq1h\"><strong>Nom Nom Galaxy (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"W8sguP\"><strong>Nova-111 (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"BOPbAC\"><strong>Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a074.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">March<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8mOAQ7t9JjY\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"fqCRWy\"><strong>Broforce (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"Eo8BTy\"><strong>Flame Over (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"Kyyyjo\"><strong>Galak-Z: The Dimensional (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"MgQ0oh\"><strong>Reality Fighters (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"kbOuH0\"><strong>Super Stardust HD (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"tMZY2m\"><strong>The Last Guy (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a072.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">April<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0ql69hyjTBw\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"uhwCQF\"><strong>A Virus Named Tom (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"ihicMP\"><strong>Dead Star (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"UWvqGe\"><strong>I Am Alive (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"NeFzUq\"><strong>Savage Moon (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"uegtXD\"><strong>Shutshimi (PS4, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"1odkeS\"><strong>Zombi (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a074.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">May<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FbxwlkfJADs\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"Rx1qSW\"><strong>Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"q9PbAx\"><strong>God of War: Ghost of Sparta (PS Vita, PSP)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"wqtOuT\"><strong>LocoRoco Cocoreccho (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"hTiuYF\"><strong>Switch Galaxy Ultra (PS4, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"ZjOp0A\"><strong>Table Top Racing (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"5gOo9E\"><strong>Tropico 5 (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a071.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">June<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WUId2cQa3TQ\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"K9jttQ\"><strong>Echochrome (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"uXeUf3\"><strong>God of War: Chains of Olympus (PS Vita, PSP)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"nysIEO\"><strong>Gone Home: Console Edition (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"0c1Gm5\"><strong>Little Deviants (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"HOwTjt\"><strong>NBA 2K16 (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"1BRDq0\"><strong>Siren: Blood Curse (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a079.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">July<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ATQOLX7aans\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"O4UJqc\"><strong>Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"JQr1MK\"><strong>Fat Princess (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"lwPZ0f\"><strong>Furi (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"VIxBG6\"><strong>Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"05yo86\"><strong>Prince of Persia: Revelations (PS Vita, PSP)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"EsOkLY\"><strong>Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a073.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">August<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HMZPVgycrAE\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"vfLV2L\"><strong>Patapon 3 (PS Vita, PSP)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"2h2MVj\"><strong>Rebel Galaxy (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"UGlZGL\"><strong>Retro\/Grade (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"8bMtd3\"><strong>Tricky Towers (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"tiUcVH\"><strong>Ultratron (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"ErJvGV\"><strong>Yakuza 5 (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a073.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">September<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mU3nNT4rcFg\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"5iSbDF\"><strong>Amnesia: Memories (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"b7KHug\"><strong>Badland: Game of the Year Edition (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"yoVY4y\"><strong>Datura (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"UL1p1d\"><strong>Journey (PS4, PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"Nz4nws\"><strong>Lords of the Fallen (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"dU1NJI\"><strong>Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a073.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">October<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CcKzU2O0BAc\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"ibKCTJ\"><strong>Actual Sunlight (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"eF1CGu\"><strong>Code: Realize\u2014Guardian of Rebirth (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"5r4nFt\"><strong>From Dust (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"2FsMas\"><strong>Mad Riders (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"8myaIe\"><strong>Resident Evil (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"BJVKHg\"><strong>Transformers: Devastation (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a078.7<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">November<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w1tBl7upgDU\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"mRXTwd\"><strong>Costume Quest 2 (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"cgqDwt\"><strong>Dirt 3 (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"ow1ybf\"><strong>Everybody&#8217;s Gone to the Rapture (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"9nZ3zA\"><strong>Letter Quest Remastered (PS4 PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"CxIamz\"><strong>Pumped BMX+ (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"4w3d31\"><strong>The Deadly Tower of Monsters (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a073.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">December<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WKeKoOQW46Q\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li id=\"fJDp7b\"><strong>Color Guardians (PS4, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"ovok0m\"><strong>Hyper Void (PS3)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"AB2lDd\"><strong>Invisible, Inc. (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"4fsDqo\"><strong>Stories: The Path of Destinies (PS4)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"0u6g8P\"><strong>Tiny Troopers Joint Ops (PS4, PS3, PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li id=\"x5PmN0\"><strong>VVVVVV (PS Vita)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Combined Metacritic score:\u00a072.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>Now read:\u00a0<a title=\"Permalink to 10 Games we cannot wait to play in 2017\" href=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/112137-10-games-we-cannot-wait-to-play-in-2017.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">10 Games we cannot wait to play in 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may want to reconsider your PlayStation Plus subscription in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":234,"featured_media":97082,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_enabled":true,"_sma_x_custom_text":"","_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11681],"tags":[4197,23609,5405,18457],"class_list":["post-112859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-playstation","tag-free","tag-metacriitic","tag-playstation-plus","tag-value"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/234"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112859"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112859\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":112905,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112859\/revisions\/112905"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}