Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010

comp_ali · Nov 22, 2009, 09:53 PM

[UPDATE] Kaz Hirai confirms premium level will be added on top of PS3 and PSP's online service, which will remain free to play online; PSN revenue expected to hit $563 million this fiscal year.

One the biggest selling points of the PlayStation 3 is that gamers can use the console to play online at no additional charge. However, evidence has surfaced that the company is planning a two-tiered subscription model for the PlayStation Network similar to--but also fundamentally different from--Xbox Live.
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source : Gamespot

BlueMak · Nov 22, 2009, 10:53 PM

I see nothing wrong with that they say. Everything the system has today, including online play will remain free for all, and only additional features will be paid. I think it makes sense and does not worry me at all.
In fact day by day I am considering jumping ship to the PS3 this Winter or Spring.

Zardon · Nov 22, 2009, 11:15 PM

one major thing the PS3 has going for it is they don't often break down. X360 is a great console but you can never rely on it.

**kris23** · Nov 23, 2009, 05:26 AM

i wonder why the 360 has such a high failure rate..... shoddy manufacturing?

my cousin has all three consoles..... first was wii, then PS3... for blu-rays..... then 360....

hes on his 2nd 360 i think....

....or is it just old fashioned overheating?

BlueMak · Nov 23, 2009, 06:38 AM

Both.

Though I suspect it also matters if you follow a few steps to help. Steps that you shouldn't have to do, but if you do, you save your console.

Let the console a couple of min in the dashboard before you start a game.
When you quit a game, leave it at the dashboard for at least 10 min.

and plenty of free airflow on all sides.

I have 2 360s and they both work fine apart from a small issue with the tray of the first one.

Nov 22, 2009, 09:53 PM	#1
comp_ali Sniper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Egypt Posts: 10,443 Rep Power: 331 System Specs	Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010 [UPDATE] Kaz Hirai confirms premium level will be added on top of PS3 and PSP's online service, which will remain free to play online; PSN revenue expected to hit $563 million this fiscal year. One the biggest selling points of the PlayStation 3 is that gamers can use the console to play online at no additional charge. However, evidence has surfaced that the company is planning a two-tiered subscription model for the PlayStation Network similar to--but also fundamentally different from--Xbox Live. _____ source : Gamespot __________________

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Re: Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010 I see nothing wrong with that they say. Everything the system has today, including online play will remain free for all, and only additional features will be paid. I think it makes sense and does not worry me at all. In fact day by day I am considering jumping ship to the PS3 this Winter or Spring. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,990 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010 i wonder why the 360 has such a high failure rate..... shoddy manufacturing? my cousin has all three consoles..... first was wii, then PS3... for blu-rays..... then 360.... hes on his 2nd 360 i think.... ....or is it just old fashioned overheating? __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,248 Rep Power: 328 System Specs	Re: Sony planning paid PSN subscriptions for 2010 Both. Though I suspect it also matters if you follow a few steps to help. Steps that you shouldn't have to do, but if you do, you save your console. Let the console a couple of min in the dashboard before you start a game. When you quit a game, leave it at the dashboard for at least 10 min. and plenty of free airflow on all sides. I have 2 360s and they both work fine apart from a small issue with the tray of the first one. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*