I'd really like Sony to come out with a clear statement on this topic, especially since they've been given as clear a prompt to do so as they could hope for with this community Twitter campaign.
They haven't done so, and "haven't done so" in a way which I think is on par with the innuendo resulting from Microsoft's unclear but "clear-enough" statements that have already turned community sentiments against them. I don't like this direction, but all we can do is decide if the proposition given us for playing games (once both companies finally do make those plans clearer) is worth the price. Acting as though this means the end of gaming is silly in its own way, but I'm interested to see the direction. I think this scenario, where both Microsoft and Sony exert more control over license distribution than is traditional, will have a cooling effect in the industry at a time where that will have more effect on the health of individual developers than anyone would like.