vikramsingh

@GLightning98 Same with me. I am on Deluxe tier and won't allow me to purchase Extra tier (on discounted price) even if I cancel the Deluxe tier first. Perhaps there might be some hidden setting to do that, but they sure want to discourage downgrading.

Btw, I ended up stacking another 1 year Deluxe sub since my current one runs out in Dec. Cost me approx INR 4300 (~53USD) after the discount.

Coincidently, I am playing Forbidden West these days and one such hint from Aloy triggered similar chain of thought couple of days ago.

During PS1 era, there were times when I got stuck in a game for days before finding out the solution. It also kind of helped developed bonhomie with my brother and friends since I would invite them over to help brainstorm solution to a difficult puzzle. This led to a lot of cherished memories. Mind you, I did not had access to internet during PS1 days. So if a puzzle was too much, I do remember giving up on games.

There is a particular memory where I solved a puzzle which a lot of people in my circle were struggling with. So I was invited over to show the guys how it was done!

That being said, the answer is difficult in current times. While the feeling of accomplishment when solving on your own is undoubtedly wonderful, I no longer have the kind of time or patience I used to have. When I take out time from busy schedule to play a game, I expect myself to 'make progress' before shutting down. Additionally, the narrative devices and presentations have improved dramatically, therefore the lack of 'a-ha' moments are replaced by story progression rewards. But I can definitely image a lot of games being turned off by these in-game hints. Perhaps developers can add it in accessibility options since this is where we usually find settings to make things easier.

@Zemo55 @tomassi

There are regions where Sony cannot offer full-fledged Premium tier since PS3 streaming is not available there. These are same regions where PS Now was never a thing. In these regions Premium is rebranded as Deluxe with reduced pricing. Sort of halfway between Extra and Premium.

But the whole tier is missing from regular marketing and promo material. You won't know it exists unless you are in one of those regions.

People who subscribe to Deluxe are those who are looking forwards to PS1 and PS2 catalogue (just like most Premium users).

@get2sammyb

Deluxe subscriber here. Not only the Deluxe sub has been left out, but the way I see it, Premium marquee titles have been focussing on PS3 games recently - Sly Cooper, Ratchet and Clank etc. Won't be surprised if whoever decides tiers for these games is not even aware that something like Deluxe exists. It's a misnomer.

Since Deluxe does not appears to be a planned sub, but more of a replacement of Premium where streaming was not possible, we have to filter out announcements ourselves to see which of the Premium games we are getting. Thanks Pushsquare for highlighting this!

So PS Plus Deluxe subscribers get nothing this month? Thanks, Sony!

@jimbouk Couldn’t agree more. Where I live, Deluxe replaces Premium. So I missed all the Sly Cooper games and will miss these too.

Never thought I would see this day! way to go Sony...!

I have Deluxe (the less endowed cousin of Premium), and you can guess how its been working out for me so far.