PlayboyPlus takes a comical and stereotypical approach to bringing a classic brand into the new millennium. But it's not the name that interests me more, it's what they actually show. It's the porn brand your grandfather grew up on, but it's not very familiar to the younger generation. Playboy has lost some of its luster in this world of hardcore Internet turmoil, but it still has a reputation for providing sophisticated and stylish nudes for fashionable youth, intellectuals and just plain perverts.

PlayboyPlus.com is the premium site of the original nude magazine, offering extensive galleries and videos. The site gets about 1.4 million visitors a month, which is almost sad compared to the traffic of modern reality porn such as Brazzers. Still, at least it gets a little more attention than your mom, so it's worth a look. Anyway, I'm very interested to know what Playboy is doing to keep it relevant these days, so let's take a closer look.

Putting Plus on Playboy Plus

The Playboy Plus landing page, like most premium sites these days, has a large autoplay video montage of sexy beauties at the top of the screen. In case you were wondering, it's currently Sophie Dee. Playboy has always partnered with the most prominent models, celebrities and porn stars, and that hasn't changed one bit.

That's where the similarities with other sites end. There are some nice flashes of boobs and booty in this video, but it's definitely softcore compared to what most pervs are used to. Honestly, this is what I expect from Playboy, and definitely one of the reasons for their downfall. Playboy is trying to be noble, but it .

Scroll down the page and you'll find a clean, modern layout with asymmetrical miniatures of even more upscale sexy actresses. It is updated several times a week and is relatively bland but sexy. Today's update is the Sophie Dee gallery, which includes a sexy video of Ora Young from a few days ago.

There are quite a few Playmates and celebrity miniatures to look at, but I kept getting thrown back to the registration page, demanding money. The tour page said there was a free preview account that didn't require a credit card, so I wanted to see what I could see on PlayboyPlus without first reaching for my wallet.

PlayboyPlus free and premium

We found that a free membership gives you access to three pieces of content. The free PlayboyPlus membership, updated daily, is an easy recommendation if you like classic nude photos. We also recommend it as a preview of what's inside, as it gives you a feel for the Playboy atmosphere.

And what that Playboy atmosphere is all about. It is beautifully represented in this photo book. In other words, you can masturbate with both hands around your ballsIt doesn't have the events you see on other sites, but there's something sensual about the way these women touch each other.

Maybe I love the VIP content on PlayPlay Plus because the whole site is so damn mild compared to what I'm used to as a porn critic, and in this section at least you see sexy people interacting with each other. No, they're not sticking their tongues up each other's anuses, but that's never what the Playboy brand was about.

That branding is what makes a membership successful or unsuccessful for many users. Playboy is digital now, but in its last year as a paper magazine it experimented with a complete rejection of nudity. It's hard to maintain a soft, healthy style compared to hard, money-making magazines.

So whether you'll like PlayboyPlus.com. Perhaps it depends on how much you appreciate the beauty of female nudity.