Howard Stringer: Playstation Network will be expanding!

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"One of the first examples of this strategy will be an expansion of the PlayStation Network. The network now is mostly used by gamers. Sony wants to turn it into a platform to deliver video, too. Sony will hold a press conference in two months to discuss changes to the PlayStation 3."

Sony usually has a event (Gamer's Day) in March so it will most likely be then.

PSN Premiere Subscription $49.99 per year

PSN Standard Free

Just a hunch.

PSN Premiere Subscription $49.99 per year

PSN Standard Free

Just a hunch.

gromit007

No, the Premiere would have to offer more for that to work. PSN is free, it may not be as good as XBLIVE, but free is cool.

PSN Premiere Subscription $49.99 per year

PSN Standard Free

Just a hunch.

gromit007

I doubt that should the PSN have som sort of premium subscription itwill be $50. I dont think it will get that high

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.farrell2k

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

I think PSN is definitly on the verge of a payment plan. I've seen the same scenario playout with sony and it's fans for a while now:Sony fans will continuously deny that Sony will ever charge for online, than Sony will announce that it is going to charge for online, and Sony fans will scramble to justify it. It was that way with rumble, the $600 price point, the delay...etc. bezaire2005

If they were going to be charging for PSN, then HOME wouldn't be FREE. And it is...

[QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.gmastersexay

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

[QUOTE="gmastersexay"][QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.wmc540

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

If they were to use dedicated servers for 50 bucks a year, either system, I would pay that in a second.

Edit: I don't know why I quoted you, but whatever lol.

[QUOTE="gmastersexay"][QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.wmc540

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

It's good to see Howard hasn't given up on the PS3

[QUOTE="wmc540"][QUOTE="gmastersexay"][QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.stereointegrity

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

I thought they were still making heavy losses on the PS3 and still not selling high enough amount of games?

Sony can't charge anything untill they at least match the xbox live services that improve games like the ability to invite friends when your playing a game no matter if the other person is playing a different game. Also the ability to send messages when your in game.

[QUOTE="wmc540"][QUOTE="gmastersexay"][QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.stereointegrity

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

[QUOTE="stereointegrity"][QUOTE="wmc540"][QUOTE="gmastersexay"][QUOTE="farrell2k"]

[QUOTE="bigLLL"]sony will never charge to play games online!!! however there was talking about a service where u can download all the psn games an so on that usually cost to buy that is all and its a good thing, paying to play online is a joke.campbell1874

LIVE has 10M paying members. Sony is salivating over that amount of money coming in on a yearly basis. Don't be foolish. PSN will not always be free. 500M / year is too much to pass up. If the competition is doing it, and people are willing to pay, Somy will do it as well.

PSN might not always be free.

Those 10 million are both Silver and Gold members. Silver members do not pay.

5 million gold. 250,000,000 a year

I thought they were still making heavy losses on the PS3 and still not selling high enough amount of games?

Sony can't charge anything untill they at least match the xbox live services that improve games like the ability to invite friends when your playing a game no matter if the other person is playing a different game. Also the ability to send messages when your in game.

So we are paying for these amazing features, lol along with some amazing servers which one laggy person can ruin it for us all, lol. Amazing. :P

One day Sony is going to need money to cover the cost of the PSN network. More peopleon PSNin the future you are going to see worst problems then XBL had a few weeks ago.

One day Sony is going to need money to cover the cost of the PSN network. More peopleon PSNin the future you are going to see worst problems then XBL had a few weeks ago.

PS3_3DO

Funny, considering that PSN didn't get any problems like that and XBL is a paid service.

[QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

One day Sony is going to need money to cover the cost of the PSN network. More peopleon PSNin the future you are going to see worst problems then XBL had a few weeks ago.

leviathan91

Funny, considering that PSN didn't get any problems like that and XBL is a paid service.

...take into consideration the differences between the number of users.

[QUOTE="leviathan91"][QUOTE="PS3_3DO"]

One day Sony is going to need money to cover the cost of the PSN network. More peopleon PSNin the future you are going to see worst problems then XBL had a few weeks ago.

bezaire2005

Funny, considering that PSN didn't get any problems like that and XBL is a paid service.

...take into consideration the differences between the number of users.

One day Sony is going to need money to cover the cost of the PSN network. More peopleon PSNin the future you are going to see worst problems then XBL had a few weeks ago.

PS3_3DO

Sony is in no position to start charging for PSN. Its one of their biggest selling points. And besides, they aren't going to charge for PSN, because if they did, they would make you pay for HOME, otherwise you wouldn't be paying for much. And they already stated that HOME is free.