A:AnswerNo. I didn't get ps+ and was still able to download. Just need an internet connection. Also, be sure to download one at a time, or it will take forever.
A:AnswerDoes pretty good but I would rather use a blueray player vs console because it diminishes the life of your console over time with continuous movies and gameplay, so I would just stick to gameplay to get the full life out of the console.