fortified_concept
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2 Minutes Turkish said:
:lol You've become delusional.
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Rumour: PSN+ premium service details
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:lol You've become delusional.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
I have to pay for background patching? Fuck your greedy ass, Sony.
So what features could Sony add that would make it work $10 a month?
Which of these would change your mind (taking some from the survey and making some up)
#Music service
Something similar to Spotify? That alone is like $10/month. Huge catalogue of music that you can stream in the background while playing a game. Maybe could be a company wide thing where you could share playlists between Ericsson phones/walkmans/PSP and store them for offline play.
#Unlimited video rentals
Unlimited rentals from the PSN store. Maybe Sony would want to take Netflix on to get the PS3 at the heart of the living room?
#TV catchup
Integrating a Hulu app in the XMB. Though I'm sure most would not like this since you could watch it free online.
#Loyalty program
Buying games gives you points, winning special tournaments for their biggest games or convert trophies to points. Collect so many and get free stuff like exclusive Playstation branded gear, or a greatest hits games.
What other things could Sony offer that would make you pay the money that you wouldn't for Live, or move you away from Live?
P.S. I would love if PS2 emulation was a PSN+ exclusive, simply because it would be the greatest meltdown of the decade! :lol
Which of these would change your mind (taking some from the survey and making some up)
#Music service
Something similar to Spotify? That alone is like $10/month. Huge catalogue of music that you can stream in the background while playing a game. Maybe could be a company wide thing where you could share playlists between Ericsson phones/walkmans/PSP and store them for offline play.
#Unlimited video rentals
Unlimited rentals from the PSN store. Maybe Sony would want to take Netflix on to get the PS3 at the heart of the living room?
#TV catchup
Integrating a Hulu app in the XMB. Though I'm sure most would not like this since you could watch it free online.
#Loyalty program
Buying games gives you points, winning special tournaments for their biggest games or convert trophies to points. Collect so many and get free stuff like exclusive Playstation branded gear, or a greatest hits games.
What other things could Sony offer that would make you pay the money that you wouldn't for Live, or move you away from Live?
P.S. I would love if PS2 emulation was a PSN+ exclusive, simply because it would be the greatest meltdown of the decade! :lol
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
I'm not going to pay if true (even if the price is reasonable). I barely play my PS3 online.
Also... this shit:
Also... this shit:
Would be so fucked up.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
BobsRevenge said:
I can't think of any online feature I would pay for at all. I only care about gaming online with my friends. Since that is free, there is nothing else to pay for. Even if they put all kinds of ads on the XMB I would just disconnect it fully from the network and play offline.
NIN90 said:
so don't pay for it.
I dont see anything on that list I would want, so no skin off my back. I'm satisfied with the current features they have for free.
As for the xbots and their precious 'cross-game' chat....SRSLY??? I mean its a nice feature but its certainly not a deal breaker by any means. In my case, most of my friends have the PS3 cam, so we VIDEO chat all the time, and thats free...
major_killjoy
Member
NIN90 said:
Yeh, that's a lotta swedish fish.
OldJadedGamer
Banned
cRIPticon said:
If I'm not going to be playing online then disconnecting it from the network would not allow any ad to load in the first place. Plus, I wont' get annoyed by small firmware updates as a side bonus.
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
Having ads on a system you paid at least a couple hundred for is kind of fucked up, isn't it? Who pays that kind of money to get advertised to? There is no class there. It is entirely tacky.cRIPticon said:
Neuromancer
Member
$10 a month does seem a little steep. I have no problem paying for Xbox Live as it comes out to be about $3.50 a month, not exactly breaking the bank: something tells me the PSN+ price will end up in the same ballpark.
BobsRevenge said:
Do you pay for ANY television service at all? Any? How about magazines? Or go to the movies? How about paying for public transportation? Mobile games? In-game advertising? You pay to be advertised to all the time....
If you don't see the XMB ads while you are playing, what's the problem?
2 Minutes Turkish said:
Huh? Without gaming, free cross game chat is a bit like a free conference call service...except you can only call people with PS3s...and everyone has to be on their couches during a call...and they have to turn on their PS3s...and TVs...and Bluetooth headsets to use it.
Paid cross game chat :lol PC wins again
It's surprising how I've come from being absolutely console centric at the start of this console generation and have shifted so fundamentally back to PCs. After GT5 hits the shelves there's nothing on the horizon that i'm looking for to add to my 'comfy couch' collection.
It's surprising how I've come from being absolutely console centric at the start of this console generation and have shifted so fundamentally back to PCs. After GT5 hits the shelves there's nothing on the horizon that i'm looking for to add to my 'comfy couch' collection.
ShockingAlberto
Member
Are you actually this stupidChrange said:
BobsRevenge
I do not avoid women, GAF, but I do deny them my essence.
None of those things are nearly as expensive as a PS3.cRIPticon said:
And it's tacky in all of those things. It's just that when you spend more you tend to expect more class, and the PS3 has always been a relatively classy product.
Big-ass Ramp
hella bullets that's true
Honestly, doesn't seem that bad. I mean, it's not exactly something absolutely needed so it hits that sweet spot for people who really want it all and are willing to pay for it.
Domcorleone
Member
I guess rumor means fact here at gaf... Anyways, IF true, 10 a month might be too pricey but I'm sure theyll have a one time fee as well, cross chat should be free everything else Id pay for if priced well enuff, protection plan? Cloud saving? Free psn games? Hr long demos? Sounds real good. Ppl want it priced the same as xbl but xbl don't give u shit fo free!!! Naturally it's gunna be more look what try give u, minus patching and x chat. 70 a year will prolly b the price watch.
lol - it's not equally 'stupid' to say that there should be no ads on PSN or Xbox Live (when they're almost entirely ads for stuff available ON THE SERVICE) because you paid for it? You pay for TV and there's ads. You pay to go to a movie and there's ads.ShockingAlberto said:
Gamers have such a bloated sense of entitlement lol
If you're not online, you get no ads. You're not talking about the PS3, you're talking about the PSN SERVICE - and at 'free' at least for the time being, that's far less expensive than TV or satellite radio.BobsRevenge said:
So paying for playing online is now being justified??? :lol :lol :loljedimike said:
I hope people dont try to spin things just to defend their console of choice. Online play should be free, specially if servers are P2P. Gamers shouldnt worry about what corporations have to do since we payed a pretty penny for the machines and games already.
Also free online > cross game chat.
H_Prestige
Banned
Cruzader said:
Yeah, some people keep forgetting that part for some reason :lol
Cruzader said:
Fine. Explain. Please break down for us how this should happen, where the money should come from to get the infrastructure in place, supported, and growing. Please detail the $$$ and show your work.
And please tell us what percentage of the games and console revenues should go to paying for these servers, services, personnel, developers and continuing development.
Raging Spaniard
If they are Dutch, upright and breathing they are more racist than your favorite player
Not paying for any monthly fee whatsoever, sorry Sony
Commanche Raisin Toast
Member
good thing they leaked this stuff early themselves to gauge everyone's reactions... :lol
custom soundtracks will stay free, as it's already built into the SDK for developers to add in at their discretion. sony already said that IF THEY WERE to introduce i higher tier PSN that it would have to add value and features, not take existing features and put a price on them.
also, how many times has this exact same rumor sprung up? im not saying it won't happen, but didn't we have this EXACT same list a handful of months back?
custom soundtracks will stay free, as it's already built into the SDK for developers to add in at their discretion. sony already said that IF THEY WERE to introduce i higher tier PSN that it would have to add value and features, not take existing features and put a price on them.
also, how many times has this exact same rumor sprung up? im not saying it won't happen, but didn't we have this EXACT same list a handful of months back?
DjangoReinhardt
Thinks he should have been the one to kill Batman's parents.
The arrival of Steam on Mac makes it even easier to laugh at this kind of crap. MS and Sony are driving me to PC games for the first time in my life. I can't wait until it's time to upgrade my laptop. 
Byakuya769
Member
Chrange said:
soundahfekz
Member
I don't give a shit about any of those things, if that's true I'll be sticking to regular PSN.
Str0ngStyle
Member
CRD90 said:
This is the only thing that would make me consider paying. I want Hulu on my TV so bad, it is scary. But that price makes me want to say fuck that noise.
My point was that if Sony has success charging people a recurring monthly subscription rate, MS will have no reason to charge people a yearly one that is heavily discounted. They'd likely follow suit I'd imagine. They give up a ton of money by selling in year batches.OldJadedGamer said:
Projectjustice
Banned
Dam $120 a year is too much. Ill stick to my XBL $50 a year.
corrosivefrost
Member
:lol
I refuse to pay more than $30 a year for XBL, and considering how often I actually *use* it? I've considered letting it lapse.
Offering me nothing special for $120 a year? Good luck with that business model, Jack.
I refuse to pay more than $30 a year for XBL, and considering how often I actually *use* it? I've considered letting it lapse.
Offering me nothing special for $120 a year? Good luck with that business model, Jack.
corrosivefrost
Member
Norml said:
9.99 per month.
12 months in 1 year.
$9.99 x 12 = $119.88 (+tax?) for a year.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
$10 a month? Yeah, right.
Doesn't matter, I'll play online for free just fine on PSN anyway. So no big loss.
Doesn't matter, I'll play online for free just fine on PSN anyway. So no big loss.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Lets apply that logic to XBL 1 Month pricing:corrosivefrost said:
$7.90 x 12 = $94.8
Do you pay that much for a year of Live now?
