7 Reasons The PlayStation 3 Is Better Than Ever

5. PS Plus Subscription And Its Free Games

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If you did decide to pay for a PlayStation Plus subscription (bearing in mind online multiplayer was free on PS3) then you'd have access to the instant game collection - PlayStation's answer to Microsoft's Games with Gold.

Over the years there were quite a number of AAA games released for free like Just Cause 2, Sleeping Dogs, Battlefield 3 and Bioshock Infinite.

Whilst the games have started to dry up somewhat over the last six months as the focus is now definitely on PlayStation 4 rather than 3, a recent heavy-hitter came in the form of DiRT 3, and its sidekick Costume Quest 2 was also excellent.

It's a shame there's not a way for new PS3 players to have the library on-tap with some sort of halfway house between the instant game collection and rental/streaming service PlayStation Now, but if you've been a paid member and kept up with the downloads, you've amassed yourself games to keep you playing for many years yet.

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Bryan Langley’s first console was the Super Nintendo and he hasn’t stopped using his opposable thumbs since. He is based in Bristol, UK and is still searchin' for them glory days he never had.