This morning it was reported that the PlayStation Network would more than likely receive a paid subscription service. I’m sure many began to panic that they would have to begin paying for PSN. Well, Kaz Hirai announced that this is not the case.
Although, he did announce that there will be subscriptions for premium content and services. Hirai said,
SCE will further increase sales by offering users new entertainment through the combination of hardware, software, peripheral and PlayStation Network, Especially in the online area, we are studying the possibility of introducing a subscription model, offering premium content and services, in addition to the current free services
Well, this must be a sigh of relief for all those who thought they would soon have to pay for the PSN online services.
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Well that would have been bad, pay for online that you can’t get on that much.
well, If it adds new things, such as as more LIVE online experience, Im in. hopefully It wont be as much as LIVE for 1 year, as since the Ps3 and Xbox are now the same price level, I hope sony would have a lower price point. This is exactly what I said when LIVe came out. they should have a free service, but have another, premium, pay service.
Yeah, would love to see where this would go in regards to services and updates currently being offered by PSN. A nice pimped out XMB would be crack a lackin.
yay more ppl will come to 360 then
Oh well that’s pretty neat.
well this might turn the favors in the console wars to PS3, not that I’m a fanboy <__>
I was about to say to the PSN people, “Welcome to XBL.” But, since it’s not happening… good for them.
i dont get y u say welcome to xbl, if they was charging to use psn i wud pay not go out buy a xbox and pay them, i think it would be a good idea to pay for psn
Should be interesting to see where this leads, I’m all for Sony looking into new online plans.
I did panic at first. I just finally got the money together to get a PS3 and I freaked when I heard the rumors of possibly paying for online play.
But this is a good idea. They will defiantly make money off of this.
Still free online, but an optional choice for a paid subscription. Sounds good to me.
I might look into this depending on the subscription cost. Hopefully the money made from this will help improve the PSN from its lackings.
Wow, after they reel me in with the FREE PSN, i hear this? Just a shock to the heart of great games onPS. I wonder what would sell us? We alreaadyt buy psn games and ps home clothes. shit they made more than a million last or earlier this year. Plz sony don’t become subscription whores. Qore is enogh with home
Nice, even though I still wouldn’t have payed for PSN.
interesting…pshhh lol
oh good, don’t wanna pay money per month just for PSN, it’s just like paying $15/month for Aion but on the PS3
Called it…. though ima gonna stick wit free ver for awhile because of XBL
Thank god for that, I haven’t got the money to be paying for online.