There have been a number of questions surrounding how the flow of content will work with PlayStation Plus for subscribers and what they’ll be able to keep if they do not resubscribe to the service after their one year membership expires. Though the service has been detailed in great measures, what people will keep and lose hasn’t been made all that clear. Finally, a clear and concise answer has been given to this issue.
Sony’s Jeff Rubenstein has clarified everything with the following statement on the official PlayStation blog: “Free add-ons expire if your subscription ends.
Add-ons you pay for (even if you pay at a discount) are yours to keep for good. The same thing is true for games- free ones expire if you don’t renew your subscription. Anything you pay for – even at a discount – is yours forever. Themes and avatars that are free, stay free for good.
There may be instances where a downloadable game is free and the add-on is priced at a discount. In this case, if your subscription ends, you would still have access to the DLC, but would need to re-purchase the game in order to use the add-on.”
Anything you buy at a discounted price will be yours forever, while anything that Sony gave to you for free while a ‘Plus’ member will be taken away. Are you a PlayStation Plus subscriber and do you feel the service has been a worthwhile investment?
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