PS4 is still the best option for console gaming next gen (current? since Wii U is out). If everyone needs PS+ to play online, and PS+ offers free games/discounts, that's still pretty insane. $50 for a year and in that year (regardless of a "LONG RENTAL"), they usually deliver on some more than decent items.
With PS+, the past year I've gotten (to name a few)
-Infamous 2
-Uncharted 3 (though I bought it first)
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution
-Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One
-Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
And many others that I can't remember off the top of my head for "FREE"
Also got a few nifty discounts
You know what, I did have a little bit of a problem them starting to charge online but I'm reading that PS+ is actually there because they wanted to eliminate all the Season / Online Pass male cattle dung that everyone was doing. Sony have said that it wouldn't make sense to charge for + and then have another developer fee on top of that, so they charge for online now at a platform level so devs can't use that tactic. I'm fine with that because it's either $50 a year or buy several games and pay $10-15 for each just to play online.