PlayStation Network Details

Gamasutra has details on the gaming network that will underpin the PlayStation 3 online offering. From the article: "Co-developed by Sony Online Entertainment, the company's MMORPG development arm, and GameSpy Networks, the PlayStation Network Platform will allow players to compete online even in its free iteration, unlike Xbox Live. Sony will enforce integrated online capabilities between games, but publishers will be free to run their own servers." The folks on the 1up podcast were just talking about this topic last week. I'm personally not sure 'free' is the way to go. I'm willing to pay if it means I'm getting a quality service. Obviously you'd prefer not to pay but if it means the difference between an unreliable service and one the quality of Xbox Live, are you willing to pay?

Comments

Re:SOE Warning

[gormanly]

Wow, Sony-bashing in the OP and the FP - is this MS-fanboy day?

Just add a Sony vendor section already!

[Anonymous Coward]

How much is Sony paying Slashdot to keep their terminally delayed console in the Games section?! Just stop with the PS3 stories already! We know, Sony has a competitor to the XBox360 that was supposed to be released in a few months and has been delayed.

All these PS3 stories are just Sony propoganda to ensure that potential XBox360 customers will remember that "oh yeah, PS3 is coming" and wait for the PS3 instead of getting the next-gen console that *actually exists*.

Why don't we see Revolution stories every other Game story? I guess Nintendo isn't paying Zonk enough.

Re:Unture

[MrCopilot]

On another note, what the hell is with the name. Talk about crappy branding. Playstation Network Platform.

PNP yo, its like a nut you play with in your house.