When I finally made the decision, I was sort of dumbfounded by it. I originally went to the PS3 for the sole reason that I wouldn't have to pay to go online. I don't have an Xbox 360, and I'll probably never get one. As it turns out, I didn't actually take my games into Internet land all that often. If you aren't aware, Linksys routers don't really understand how to play nice with the PS3. I'm in college, and I spent 3 years in the dorms. The whole time I was there I thought the problem with my PS3 was the terrible connection my school so graciously provided. It wasn't until I came to live off campus that I realized it was my router all along. By then I really stopped caring all together.

I won't lie.  When Sony first announced the Playstation Plus program, this is the only thing that came to mind.

I've finally started toying with my PS3 online, and by that I mean I'm just downloading games and DLC off of PSN. I played Warhawk for awhile, but that only kept my attention for so long. Little Big Planet held my attention for a bit longer, but despite the quality and fun, I've sort of lost interest. This next part is going to sound sort of pathetic, not that that's unusual for me, but the only way I'll play online anymore is if I'm paying for it.

I hate tricking myself with gamer guilt, which is what's fueled me to play MMOs in the past, but I know the only way to get myself to do certain things is trick myself. It takes a special mix of stupidity and naivety to accomplish this, and I can guarantee you it took years of practice to get this skilled at it.

I don't care about PS3 updates, and it doesn't bother me that I usually have to wait to play a game so that they can download. I play my PS3 enough that I've never had an extended downtime downloading a firmware update or game patch. The Plus option will allow for automatic updates, which is kind of cool, but it still doesn't matter to me at all. Maybe that's because I rarely forget the update is coming. My current habit is to boot up the game, fully expecting it to update. Once the update starts, I hop onto Facebook or Twitter for a few minutes like I was probably doing before, and Yes, I'm well aware that on some level I have Stockholm Syndrome.

Well, there's only one reason left to get it then, and if you spout out one of Sony's other sorry excuses for bullet points then even I'll laugh at you. You get a lot of games -- 4 a month in fact -- for as long as you're a subscriber. This really generates an inherent fear with digital distribution in general:

"What the hell is going to happen to all of the games I downloaded at the end of this console cycle?"

Sony gives a pretty clear answer as it pertains to their service, the games are going to disappear when the service disappears, but that's a very long time from now. The games I'm entitled to that month save to my account, and I can download them again if I want as long as I'm a subscriber. This is really an alternate take on Gamefly, and I like the idea that my account increases in value the longer I hold onto it. I can only imagine the sheer amount of games that will be attached to my account after a couple of years. I really like the idea of being able to boot up my PS3 and try a lot of games that I might have otherwise missed.

There was still one last bit I needed to work out before I made my decision: "Am I was cool with losing all of those games eventually?" My answer is a very convicted "kind of". If I really like some games and I plan to play them again, I'll just buy them. It's not as if that option will ever be off the table. After taking that course of action, the argument is back at square one, which is whether or not our downloaded games will ascend into Valhalla, or as some of you may call it, the next generation of consoles.

So that's it, that simple feature is worth $50 a year to me, and it certainly helps that I'm not already paying for an Xbox Live subscription. If I get some other stuff along with my subscription in the end, that would be cool, but I'm already sold. Lastly, I'd like to say I only feel weird and self doubting because of all the hate that this is getting. As an adult, I know better than to let that fully influence my decisions, but you've all done a pretty good job convincing me I'm at least partially crazy, as if you needed more evidence.

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