PSN Subscription Service Survey

[Elandyll]

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2009/12/...omment-page-2/

Seems a survey made by IPSOS (and -assumed- to be originating from Sony) received by Kotaku details some of the options in "packages" that could be included in the "possible" future PSN Premium.

We find 4 options at different pricing ($29.99 annual or $69.99 annual), and some of the stuff sounds actually quite good:
- Cloud storage (accessing your saved games and data anywhere)
- Free access to all PSOne games, PSP minis and themes
- Exclusive access to some Betas
- Online Music & Music Video service (Vidzone?)
- Discount on Store content
- 1st hour of Full Games playable for free
- Member demo sharing of full games
- Extended Console waranty 3 years
- Exclusive "Sony brand" access, priority Customer service access
- Early acess to Store content
- Loyalty program rewards
- Catch Up TV (?)

ok cool.

but some of the stuff would DEFINITELY not sit too well with me (and I'm not even a big time multiplayer fan):

- Cross Game Voice chat (uh? ONLY for PSN Premium?)
- Netflix useable without disc (That'd be spitting in our faces, figuratively speaking)
- Member only in game content (way to create a two tiered game experience)
- User to User challenges (cf X-game chat - it's a multiplayer feature)
- Facebook connectivity (aren't we supposed to have that already?)

We'll have to wait and see, but definitely a mixed bag here...

[Terjyn]

Originally Posted by Elandyll

- Cross Game Voice chat (uh? ONLY for PSN Premium?)
- Member only in game content (way to create a two tiered game experience)

These two would be the worst IMHO.

Any idea what "Trophy Alerts" means? Would that be telling you when people on your friends list got a Trophy?

[Evra]

I'd sell my PS3 if this shit is implemented. The only reason why I opted for the PS3 was for a free online experience as I am too young to have a credit card.

[McGarnigal]

Theyre opening Pandoras box- they have a good thing going already. This is like hulu- Fox and NBC were offended at their content on youtube so they created a hit site in hulu with ads.. and soon they want it to be a paid service...

[androvsky]

Originally Posted by kobe8byrant

I'd sell my PS3 if this shit is implemented. The only reason why I opted for the PS3 was for a free online experience as I am too young to have a credit card.

Current PSN features, such as online pay, would still be free. I see nothing that implies otherwise.

- Catch Up TV (?)

Hulu (and others) app, presumably.

[Rike255]

Works for me, I could not possibly care less about X-game chat. I hate talking to ppl while I play, especially if it's not related to the game I'm playing (which it wouldn't be).

Depending on what is included and for what price, I'm completely happy with what I get now. I may consider cloud storage and the free PS1/mini access though since I own 3 PS3's and spend a lot on PS1/minis already anyways.

[Groo The Perverted]

We find 4 options at different pricing ($29.99 annual or $69.99 annual), and some of the stuff sounds actually quite good:
- Cloud storage (accessing your saved games and data anywhere)
- Free access to all PSOne games, PSP minis and themes
- Exclusive access to some Betas
- Online Music & Music Video service (Vidzone?)
- Discount on Store content
- 1st hour of Full Games playable for free
- Member demo sharing of full games
- Extended Console waranty 3 years
- Exclusive "Sony brand" access, priority Customer service access
- Early acess to Store content
- Loyalty program rewards
- Catch Up TV (?)

The bolded stuff is things I'm interested in, but that's depending on what the price plan is.

[DeathByAsh'aman]

Some of the things that are going to the subscription service would suck (xgame chat, netflix w/o disc, user-user challenges). But Im all for some form of subscription service for things like discounted content, access to PS1 games, etc. I guess we just have to wait and see.

[jamclaur]

trophy alerts?

[jamclaur]

it seems like there's no winning plan with this service. Why isn't the $70 one all inclusive? I think this must be just a demo sheet of things they are thinking about.

There's no way they'll have 3 $70 services that all offer different content.

[xtop]

toss in free movies and music (when it comes) and count me in

[Marine Mike]

I think that the more Sony tries to sell 'extra' services, the more it starts looking like an XBox Live service.

Soon the motto will be:

"PS3 does everything (for a monthly fee)"

[Big-byrd]

this pisses me off, the reason i got the ps3 years ago was no fee to play online

[Petra_Kalbrain]

Originally Posted by Big-byrd

this pisses me off, the reason i got the ps3 years ago was no fee to play online

Does anyone read these threads properly???

ONLINE PLAY WILL ALWAYS REMAIN FREE!!!

In fact, it has been stated that everything currently available on the PSN for free shall remain free whenever this subscription service BS is implemented.

[financially stable]

Originally Posted by Big-byrd

this pisses me off, the reason i got the ps3 years ago was no fee to play online

yeah make it seem like its from 1992

[jamclaur]

Originally Posted by petra_kalbrain

does anyone read these threads properly???

online play will always remain free!!!

in fact, it has been stated that everything currently available on the psn for free shall remain free whenever this subscription service bs is implemented.

x2

[Trogdor2010]

Hopefully we won't have to pay per view for playing our blu ray discs, but if they did that, then goodbye PS3... Hello Oppo.

[Groo The Perverted]

Originally Posted by Trogdor2010

Hopefully we won't have to pay per view for playing our blu ray discs,

[Trogdor2010]

Originally Posted by Groo The Perverted

Kaz, we just lost a customer... wait a minute, we lost millions of customers .

[Septimus Prime]

Given the source of this information, I'm just going to say it's Kotaku spewing its usual bullshit. This sounds more like some fanboy's wishlist than anything realistic.