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Sony confirms Premium PSN service

Posted May 26, 2010 at 7:24PM EST by Ryan F.

Listed in: PSP, PS3 Tags: e3 2010, psn, SCEE

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Yes folks, it's coming! Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Andrew House has confirmed their plans to introduce the often-rumored PSN pay-to-play service in a recent fan in question & answer post. According to House:

"I can assure you that the current PSN as you know it will remain a free service. It is something that our competitors don’t offer and something that shows our loyalty to the PlayStation Community. However, Kaz Hirai stated a few months ago that we were looking at a premium service to sit alongside the current free service and that objective has not changed. You’ll learn more about it very soon."

And by "soon" he might mean as early as next month at E3. Stay tuned.

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Charge Network should have these features Pay To Play Online especially the Call Of Duty games, Cross Game Chat,A Longer Friend's & Ban List More option's Music Video's from they have this in Europe --> Vid-Zone & yes you can download those music videos!..More support for Custom Sound track's More Avatar's.And get rid of the Laggy connection

# wtf — smash98 2010-06-03 23:30

why would u want to pay to play online he already said are current features would remain free

# Hmm . . . . — fastdan 2010-05-26 21:05

That's good. Sony can make even more profits. But I wonder how pricey is it. $10 a month is much more than XBL.

+5 # Heck yeah — l666lFaze 2010-05-26 21:34

As long as our service is still freeee i love rubbing this in xbox users faces

# and if — phiyuku 2010-05-26 22:15

our paid service is better than xbox's paid service you have another thing to rub in xbox users faces.

-1 # Bwahaha — part 1 2010-06-02 00:45

I just friggin' ROFLed hard, and now my stomach is hurting.. :(

No, PSN is not better. In fact, it is inferior compared to XBL. Sorry. I guess paying for some things does pay off (see what I did there? SEE?)

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — gbwhitney 2010-05-26 21:36

i was thinking... wasn't cross game voice chat supposed to be free as well? that is the big thing everyone wants and they are going to require the monthly fee for it right? i guess we'll find out "soon"

# Hmm — IvorySoul 2010-05-26 21:44

I am also an Xbox LIVE subscriber ($50 a year) and I'm glad PSN will remain free. Xbox LIVE is a better mutliplayer experience than PSN and I would never pay for PSN. I still wonder what the premium features will be. Knowing Sony it probably won't be worth it.

+1 # lol — mgs 2010-05-27 21:10

yeah, kinda like the 360 isn't worth it.

# RE: lol — ThreeB 2010-05-29 21:38

ITT: fanboys upvote fanboy posts. Downvote anything threatening.

I have Xbox Live and enjoy it. But I'll wait and see what Sony puts into the premium PSN before I decide to subscribe or not.

-15 # . — pholly 2010-05-26 21:51

Like 3-4 bucks a month is sooo much money. At least the 360 doesn't need a disc to play netflix at a lower resolution. I just got my PS3 and Wii discs from netflix today today and they both sucked. Wii of course was 480p since it's a last gen system and the PS3 only did 720p which I thought was weird. Let the console bashing begin

+4 # wow talk about insecurities — RavenSPe 2010-05-26 21:59

That's just sad no matter what console you prefer.

+8 # meh — narutosaiyan 2010-05-26 22:11

like i need netflix when i have bluray and torrents.

+2 # RE: meh — VashioKun 2010-05-27 01:55

This.

-1 # RE: meh — ThreeB 2010-05-29 21:40

Apparently piracy is upvoted here. I know QJ supports CFW and the like, but I thought they discouraged piracy.

+2 # RE: . — CheekyBugger 2010-05-26 22:58

Disc-based Netflix is temporary anyways. Was stated when it launched on PSN. Should have it built in via firmware sometime this year.

+1 # 780p output — rapturestar 2010-05-26 23:42

You better get a better TV then.

# RE: . — Apollo887 2010-05-27 04:04

50 bucks for a yearly subscription is pretty much one game i wasn´t able to buy a year, may sound a little cheap of me but Q4 nowadays is way to busy for not having said 50 bucks, it'd be something along the lines of SSFIV or a yearly suscription to Live.

So it may not be a lot of money but it adds up.

+4 # RE: . — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2010-05-27 06:37

Quoting pholly:

Like 3-4 bucks a month is sooo much money. At least the 360 doesn't need a disc to play netflix at a lower resolution. I just got my PS3 and Wii discs from netflix today today and they both sucked. Wii of course was 480p since it's a last gen system and the PS3 only did 720p which I thought was weird. Let the console bashing begin

Just so you know, the hd resolution that netflix sends is native 720p. Your not really seeing any difference on the 360. Even my pc set for a higher resolution isn't really showing a true 1080p depth of detail. The bitrate is not the same as with Blu-ray.

# RE: RE: . — MangoScango 2010-05-27 07:19

Owned.

# RE: . — Zakj 2010-05-27 07:47

Didn't know if you knew this idiot but sony is getting the non-disc netflix very soon.

# ... — squeeks 2010-05-27 10:38

Netflix will be part of the XMB this year. Don't get your knickers in a knot.

# Just you wait Nintendo has something big due out soon! .. — SnowSerpent 2010-05-31 00:11

Nintendo has more development with something different and more powerful no its not the 3DS its an even more powerful console to the Wii and Game Cube. I wonder when it will come out I'm guessing in 2011 or 2012..I don't like the name for it The what? The Zii..But its supposed to be more then twice the power of Wii and Game-cube..And you should realize Nintendo is a very Innovative Company!..

# Bwahaha — JaX3RiR 2010-06-02 00:49

More powerful than the Wii or GameCube! OH WOW OH WOW. That's not really an achievement.

Although when you first open up your Xbox 360, I guess it could say "Achievement Unlocked - 100G - More Powerful than Wii". what?

# Can't wait — Hatake Kakashi 2010-05-26 21:58

PSN will remain the same(free) and as an option we're able to get premium for extra features or something. Pretty sweet if you ask me.

-1 # well — Ricochet__ 2010-05-27 13:24

Quoting Kakashi:

PSN will remain the same(free) and as an option we're able to get premium for extra features or something. Pretty sweet if you ask me.

depends on what premium will have to offer

+1 # this is cool and all — woahwoah 2010-05-26 22:11

but xbots will still act like they won something.

-1 # actually — narutosaiyan 2010-05-26 22:13

i love psn as it is, if they want me to pay they have to really add some good stuff...not just cross game chat, i could hardly care about it.

# RE: actually — Apollo887 2010-05-27 04:07

Actually I'm pretty interested in what they can come up with, don't think I'll be getting it since pretty much all I'm really interested is the online gaming which we already get.

Ayways having an actually good free service is a pretty decent selling point because people will eventually compare Live's silver account and the free PSN.

-1 # all i can say is... — Datnizzle 2010-05-27 08:24

Ditto.

# ?? — Ricochet__ 2010-05-27 13:26

Quoting narutosaiyan:

i love psn as it is, if they want me to pay they have to really add some good stuff...not just cross game chat, i could hardly care about it.

what makes you think they will add "good stuff"?
what if what they add will be nothing you need or want?
dont jump the gun on this

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Freyta 2010-05-26 22:15

They will probably charge for the cross game chat (that you all want..)

+1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — jgr9 2010-05-26 22:29

I want cross game chat and of course improved backwards compat (still buggy on the games that I like), but I don't wanna pay for it. I can't think of anything else that I would want really. Since I already have BC and cross game chat isn't that big of a deal, unless they add something else that I would like then it's not worth my money.

# i wonder... — JOshISPoser 2010-05-26 22:55

If one of your friends gets the premium service, will it work like gameshare?
would they be able to "share" the features by giving their account info?
there are some people with multiple ps3's, so it wouldn't be right if you couldn't...

# Well — chessboxer 2010-05-27 01:00

Quoting JOshISPoser:

If one of your friends gets the premium service, will it work like gameshare?
would they be able to "share" the features by giving their account info?
there are some people with multiple ps3's, so it wouldn't be right if you couldn't...

I doubt this will work like gameshare. Sony are introducing this service to make money. Being able to split and share premium features between several users is not a sensible way to increase profits and Sony would not be able to prevent people from abusing it.

It will work the same way as XBL Gold - If 2 360s in the same household want to play online at the same time then they would need 2 different IDs and 2 separate purchases of XBL Gold.

# RE: i wonder... — Apollo887 2010-05-27 04:10

I'd guess that it's not something installed or downloaded but something unlucked that you can use in your account like your friends for example which are loaded into the account itself and doesn't matter where you log in.

+1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Sak 2010-05-26 22:55

As long as everything we have right now remains free then I'm OK with it. Just make sure PSN premium is worth it

# I wonder — John E 2010-06-01 22:37

This will probably include cross game chat and server priority. Meaning that the Prem pack users may connect to random game matches faster (matching like soul cal) as well as having an overall better connection to the server.
This both makes the Prem service worth getting as well as gimping the free service w/o taking away any features.

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — es99 2010-05-26 22:59

and the door to doom opens.
I say nobody get premium, we shouldn't support this nonsense.

# I don't see how this matters — Lokobo 2010-05-26 23:50

I can't imagine what a paid service could possibly give us that the Xbox doesn't already have(besides new episodes of lost). And ps3 fanboys saying they are gonna rub it in xbox users faces, big news guys! We don't give a shit. I love my ps3 and my xbox, but HOME was new and exciting too, untill it came out.

-6 # What the fuck — Olalekan-Ajifowoke 2010-05-26 23:56

what the fuck wrong with PSN...dat's faggot. PSN copy xbox live. OMFG that's Motherfuck.......I am sick of PSN sony.

+3 # Yeah — BryCee12 2010-05-27 10:55

And I'm sick of your SHITTY English!

If you are going to insult someone/something, learn the language first.

+1 # ... — hush404 2010-05-27 00:05

how is it "pay-to-play" if they're blatantly saying you'll be able to play for free as you always have, even touting that it'll be something their competitor isn't doing.

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — force12141214 2010-05-27 01:38

from pholly 2010-05-26 20:51
Like 3-4 bucks a month is sooo much money. At least the 360 doesn't need a disc to play netflix at a lower resolution. I just got my PS3 and Wii discs from netflix today today and they both sucked. Wii of course was 480p since it's a last gen system and the PS3 only did 720p which I thought was weird. Let the console bashing begin

you know for one the ps3 only needs the disc because of microsoft, originaly from what i remember microsoft had a contract with netflix that prevented sony from using it through firmware only

but im not sure but thats what i herd

# hmm — InfinitiProject 2010-05-27 03:12

What they need to do is bring back the PlayStation Underground along with this service. They never really explained why they canceled it in the first place :[

-1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — NakedFaerie 2010-05-27 03:51

When he says "the current PSN as you know it will remain a free service" does that mean that the current is the last update it will ever have and they will only be updating the paid service from now on?

Whats the difference between the current PSN service and xbox live silver? We get to play online for free. thats about it. XBL Gold and PSN+ are going to be the same but I bet in the future the "free to play" will be dropped and only the PSN+ will be playable online.

$ony have lied in the past (OtherOS) so whats stopping them from lying again to us?

# RE: RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Grey 2010-05-27 04:03

We already have a lot more than a Silver account. Almost as much as a Gold on XBox Live with the exception of cross game chat. They are thinking about adding a token system to the premium service, when you get so many tokens you can unlock free stuff from the store

# RE: RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Apollo887 2010-05-27 04:21

Yeah I think the only difference between silver and current PSN is playing online and that's why people pay for golds mostly.

I don't think the free to play part will be dropped since having that competitive edge is good for sony since selling the whole package has been their strategy for quite a long time and a lot of their market buys it for that, if they drop such free to play a lot of people would be hard pressed to only pay for one service and keep the other console offline and with the 360's popularity that wouldn't leave sony in a good spot.

And well I'm not gonna get into a discussion of the OtherOS feature since I think we'll never agree os it's kinda pointless, but I don't see how sony lied to us.

-1 # RE: RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Annie 2010-05-27 04:39

Yea? I never saw them say that the otherOS was always gonna be there, where is the source for that? They saw a security risk to their console and took it off. Which I agree I dont like either but I seriously never heard them state that it would always be there and "lied to us".

And no they said they wanted to keep the current service free, which the current service is the one where they offer you to download new demos for free and play online for free etc.

-4 # Ok — BryCee12 2010-05-27 10:59

Okay, you 'OtherOS' groupies listen

Sony dropped 'OtherOS' due to security concerns, so saying that "OMG OMG Sony took our 'OtherOS' feature, now they guna take our 'Free PSN' service and itl be replaced my PSN+" is COMPLETELY stupid. They do not have security concerning reasons as to why they would need to do that. So just get over that ok?

+4 # Here's your source Annie! — MajorBoothroyd 2010-05-27 11:46

Geoffrey Levand, August 2009,
Principal Software Engineer at Sony Corporation:
"Please be assured that SCE is committed to continue the support for previously sold models that have the "Install Other OS" feature and that this feature will not be disabled in future firmware releases."
mailing list to PS3 customers using Linux

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — buzzkill 2010-05-27 04:09

There will be two service: Paid and the current one. Both will get the same updates, but paid is expected to have smoother service and some exclusive like XBL. So if you want better servers when playing online, go premium, if not, stay with the normal one, it's pretty good as it is and best of it's free. As for those who say XBL>PSN or vice versa, it's preference. No one cares which you prefer. Both PS3 and xbox are awesome

+1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — GUNBEHINDTHESUN 2010-05-27 06:42

I am mixed right now on being happy about this premium service until I here more details. They might say that what we get now will not change but possibly over time, the basic service may get more watered down to where we get less than what we are used to seeing and payed for content, may be higher than it normally would because we did not pay a monthly fee or something. The only thing I can say I would like to see as far as a paid for premium service is a flat rate to view unlimited movies. Something comparable to netflix.

+2 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — MangoScango 2010-05-27 06:44

Alright sony... don't screw us over again.

Remember you also said that OtherOS won't be removed...

-2 # RE: RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — BryCee12 2010-05-27 11:01

Security concerns, Security concerns, Security concerns..

..

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — ONESTEP 2010-05-27 07:30

and i remember the day that sony announced that they would not remove other os from phat ps3s and will continue to support it.

DOH, duped :(

i pray they dont reneg on this too.

-1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Norml 2010-05-27 09:06

Surprised, anyone? As for PAY to PLAY, total BS, LIVE to PSN is the same from my experience both plagued with same problems.

Along with DLC, it's one big scam.

+1 # IDIOT — anon69 2010-05-27 15:56

u are stupid. Wanna read the article again? Illiterate moron...

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — Olalekan-Ajifowoke 2010-05-27 16:29

hehehhehe

i hope that Geohotz won't hack into PSN premium

-1 # RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — jackstraw419 2010-05-27 16:37

I remember reading about this in the past and seeing something like PS1 classics may be something they would include in a premuim service.

Also I would bet money that eventually you would end up getting the premium service for one reason or another.

& Some one above stated if you have to pay to play on both consoles that they would only pay for xbox because it has better features. I think people would pay for PSN+ and keep their 360's for back up/ burnt/ pirated/ stolen games < or whatever you guys are calling them these days.

# RE: Sony confirms Premium PSN service — POC 2010-05-27 20:56

Honestly, I wouldn't mind paying sony some $$ if it meant getting Demos & Trial games (PSN is severely lacking in this dept. at times) and possibly decrease lag on MP games.

Other than that I really couldn't think of anything else that could be improved, maybe earlier release dates for some titles through PSN+ ?

# No Worries — Cydonos 2010-05-28 10:24

I'm sure a great company like Sony would never "assure" us of something and then quickly and suddenly reverse their position. And they would certainly never strip away an advertised feature. No no.

-1 # So... — RexNox 2010-05-28 17:50

essentially, Sony offered crappy service for two+ years for nothing. Now, think this through, the same ppl who thought it was a good idea to offer crappy service and overpriced games. Now, want you to pay for their services. The only way this is a value is if you have multi-systems.

At this point, if you only have a PS3, you might want to reevaluate the term "value".

And, just to dig in a little, my PS3 toasted. I bought a Pana BR player instead and it's like night and day.

Best of Luck.

# Cross-game-chat — PNo4 2010-05-29 12:01

Could be an issue when ALL online players can't use it. It will probably split the onlineplayers in to two camps.

+1 # Pretty Simple Folks — Stromos 2010-05-30 17:52

Pretty Simple Folks

Just have to read what they say, "you will have everything you already have now."

Translation, all current games will remain free for online play. New upcoming games will require a premium service. They took nothing away you already have that is how Sony works lately.

Can't speak for everyone but I legitimately used Ubuntu on my PS3 and it took me quite some time to get all the bugs worked out. Time I will never get back. Sony since that update has given me nothing new of worth from updates and now is planning on charging for new features from now on. I love my PS3 and will continue to use it but I am really not happy with Sony's choices lately.

Those security concerns they talk about required you to take your PS3 apart and it would of taken months for it even to be worth anything. They jumped the gun and instead of patching the issue just removed the feature.

Those who complain about the Eula they change the Eula all the time and really that in itself shouldn't be legal. Think about it you say I have a choice when they change the Eula. My choice is to accept and keep functionality or refuse and lose functionality I paid for. It's amazing its like making a contract with someone and then they can change the contract whenever they feel like it. If you don't like the changes then the contract is broken and they don't have to deal with you anymore. Does that really seem legal to you people?

-1 # Geohotz — Kobe 2010-05-31 20:47

hmmmmm.....Geohotz will hack it and whoop them sony

+1 # What I know — SonicTH 2010-06-02 21:49

Yes, PSN is going to stay the same otherwise. I had no doubt about that. Being free is what makes it special. What are you offering? I might pay it if it's good.

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