PS+ Card Sale | $16.99 for 3 months ($1 off) / $44.99 for 12 months ($5 off)

Only reason to do this is if you can't buy any more $20 cards or $50 PSN cards because you hit the limit as it is a better deal to use those cards and buy subs through the SEN store. You get a $20 card for 18.50 which gives you 50 cents more off for just spending $1.50 more for $1.50 in leftover for your wallet after buying 3 months. Or you can buy a $50 card at the same % off as a one year of PS+, but you have the freedom to use it for wallet funds instead of PS+ so you can hold onto it for later in case they have a PS+ sale again through the SEN store or use it to buy games if you decide you don't want PS+ anymore after your current sub ends.
 
Spend $17 for 3 months, save $1.
Buy $20 card for $18.50, spend $18 in credit to buy 3 months from within the store at full price, have $2 left over in credit which you purchased by spending $1.50 more. So you pay $1 more on the store for 3 months, but you make up for that by saving getting an extra $0.50 in credit. A net gain of +0.50 for spending $1.50 more to get $2 extra in credit.

Spend $45 for 1 year, save $5
Spend $45 for $50 in credit, save $5, buy the full year of PSN from within the store for $50, same cost. The only difference is, if your PS+ subscription is not currently up, if you buy the PSN card instead of the 1 year card, if the PS+ is ever on sale on the PSN you can get a double discount. Say 6 months from now they are offering the "spend $50 from wallet get $10 back" again. So you take that $50 card which you bought for $45, and use it to buy PS+ for $50 from within the store and then get $10 back for a net savings of $5+$10=$15.

Or say your PS+ subscription is about to expire in 6 months and Sony has inexplicably changed PS+ to a cheese of the month club, if you bought the PS+ card, you are already locked in and have no choice, but if you bought the $50 PSN wallet card and let it sit in your wallet you have the option to spend it on something other than PS+ in the future.
 
[quote name='Jack_Frost']all these psn/ps+ card sales around the day Xbox one is announced lol[/QUOTE]

Not to mention they released a blurry video on how the PS4 will look like... 12 hours before the xbox one conference lol
 
[quote name='Vanacloud']Not to mention they released a blurry video on how the PS4 will look like... 12 hours before the xbox one conference lol[/QUOTE]

True, but the XBOX One is getting hit with a lot of speculation and rumors before the console's release. A lot of people don't like the voice activation/camera thing. Could be an invasion of privacy. Plus, could be a myth, but it does set the system up for always on DRM, and there's no backward compatibility for 360 titles, which is complete BS.

Sony unveiled the PS4 prototype at the Tokyo Game Conference already, so that's kind of old news.
 
Don't forget that it blocks used games unless you pay a fee, and every game is a mandatory install to the system and can only be accessed through one Live account. So much for lending games to friends.

Oh, and the online check-in every 24 hours is beyond stupid.
 
[quote name='guardian_owl']Spend $45 for 1 year, save $5
Spend $45 for $50 in credit, save $5, buy the full year of PSN from within the store for $50, same cost. The only difference is, if your PS+ subscription is not currently up, if you buy the PSN card instead of the 1 year card, if the PS+ is ever on sale on the PSN you can get a double discount. Say 6 months from now they are offering the "spend $50 from wallet get $10 back" again. So you take that $50 card which you bought for $45, and use it to buy PS+ for $50 from within the store and then get $10 back for a net savings of $5+$10=$15.

Or say your PS+ subscription is about to expire in 6 months and Sony has inexplicably changed PS+ to a cheese of the month club, if you bought the PS+ card, you are already locked in and have no choice, but if you bought the $50 PSN wallet card and let it sit in your wallet you have the option to spend it on something other than PS+ in the future.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, so doing the Gamestop deal with the $10 credit is my best bet if my PS+ expires this week? Can't see paying for it in 3 month increments with the price difference.

[quote name='invincibleaggre']True, but the XBOX One is getting hit with a lot of speculation and rumors before the console's release. A lot of people don't like the voice activation/camera thing. Could be an invasion of privacy. Plus, could be a myth, but it does set the system up for always on DRM, and there's no backward compatibility for 360 titles, which is complete BS.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't call what you said speculation when it was stated by various MS reps throughout the day after the announcement.
 
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