Sony already being cheap and weird about PS Plus Premium

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The new PlayStation Plus has finally launched and will be available in the US soon but it looks like Sony is already being a little cheap and weird about its new service.

No DLC, forcing customers to pay off old discounts, and a complicated tier system has gotten the new PlayStation Plus subscription service off to a rocky start. All the details and more in today’s Roundup!

In other news; Raven staffers form a historic union, EA tells employees to keep quiet about abortion, Xbox made a big mistake, and three PlayStation franchises are coming to TV.

This week’s 5-Second Review overestimates how into football vampires living in Boston would be and the Coming Soon sections ushers in Diablo Immortal.

Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend.

00:00 - Sony already being weird about PS Plus Premium
07:08 - Raven staffers form historic union
08:28 - EA tells employees to keep quiet about abortion
10:02 - Xbox made a big mistake
11:03 - 3 PlayStation franchises coming to TV
11:38 - 5-Second Review
12:00 - Coming Soon

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SOURCES

[PlayStation] Guide to PlayStation Plus tiers
https://blog.playstation.com/2022/05/23/your-guide-to-the-all-new-playstation-plus/

[VG247] PSN tops 100 Million users
https://www.vg247.com/psn-2022-profits-playstation-plus-premium

[VGC] PS3 Plus games won’t support DLC
https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-confirms-ps3-games-still-wont-support-dlc-on-ps-plus-premium/

[Reddit] Reddit thread about PS3 DLC
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/uwqz2b/comment/i9ufank/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Reddit] New PS Plus not ready comment
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/uwqz2b/sony_confirms_ps3_games_still_wont_support_dlc_on/i9tvbl6/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3

[Reset Era] PlayStation Plus upgrade support email
https://www.resetera.com/threads/ps-subs-bought-on-sale-will-be-charged-higher-upgrade-fees-to-make-up-for-discounts-stacked-subs-must-pay-the-upgrade-fee-for-the-entire-duration.586826/page-23#post-87121037

[Twitter] PS Plus Upgrade in Asis makes users pay the difference
https://twitter.com/PS5India/status/1529025780411293696?s=20&t=gxEiUvcDBXck0XEe9NLh2w

[Twitter] PlayStation technical error with pricing
https://twitter.com/AskPlayStation/status/1529554382014103559?s=20&t=eDcylKh_cMyDF7DVZVv9CQ

[Kotaku] Game Pass burnout article
https://kotaku.com/xbox-game-pass-subscriber-numbers-2022-xbox-series-x-s-1848963643

[Twitter] Gene Park unsubscribes from Game Pass
https://twitter.com/GenePark/status/1528187386261381120

[Twitter] Tony Polanco unsubscribes from Game Pass
https://twitter.com/Romudeth/status/1528200601934364673

[GameIndustry.biz] Raven QA group Union is official
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-23-raven-software-qa-group-becomes-the-first-us-major-video-game-union

[Twitter] Jason Schrier confirms Raven union vote
https://mobile.twitter.com/jasonschreier/status/1528821388798312449

[GamesIndustry.biz] Activision says union could hurt creativity
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-01-activision-qa-vp-unions-could-hurt-our-ability-to-create-great-games

[GamesIndustry.biz] Raven Software QA group becomes the first major video game union https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-05-23-raven-software-qa-group-becomes-the-first-us-major-video-game-union

[Washington Post] NLRB rules in favor of Raven QA union https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/22/raven-nlrb-ruling/

[Kotaku] EA won’t speak out on abortion
https://kotaku.com/ea-roe-v-wade-abortion-trans-rights-fifa-apex-legends-1848977494

[IGN] EA signs letter opposing Texas anti-trans bill
https://www.ign.com/articles/ea-gearbox-and-microsoft-sign-open-letter-opposing-texas-anti-trans-bill

[Reset Era] Xbox turned Marvel down for Spider-Man exclusivity
https://www.resetera.com/threads/history-of-video-games-vol-2-early-history-of-marvel-games-included-discussions-with-activision-microsoft-sony.586217/

[IGN] Three PlayStation franchises are coming to TV
https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-horizon-series-netflix-god-of-war-amazon-gran-turismo-tv