by jj16802 Wed Aug 21, 2013 12:14 pm
There are a couple of upsides to PS+:
1. It's 10 bucks cheaper than Xbox Live Gold.
2. There are 12 free PS3 games (That's how I was able to play Saints Row The Third) and 6 PS Vita games per month, and they will continue this feature on PS4 as well beginning with DriveClub. You are only able to keep these as long as you are still a subscriber. If you stop the subscription for a while and start subscribing again, you will regain access to those games.
3. Free to play games and services like Netflix won't require a subscription, as well as game DVR.
4. They give out free avatars and themes. If you care about that.
5. Store discounts.
6. Exclusive access to certain betas or demos, as well as being able to download a 1 hour trial of a full game before you buy. (This is different from the free games.)
7. Anyone who buys a PS4 gets a 2 week trial.