Sony May Charge For PlayStation Network

In an interview with IGN, Sony's VP of marketing, Peter Dille, responded to a question about the PlayStation Network by saying that the company is considering charging for the service. He said, "It's been our philosophy not to charge for it from launch up until now, but Kaz recently went on the record as saying that's something we're looking at. I can confirm that as well. That's something that we're actively thinking about. What's the best way to approach that if we were to do that? You know, no announcements at this point in time, but it's something we're thinking about." This follows news of a customer survey from last month that listed possibilities for subscription-based PSN features.

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Re:IT makes sense to align costs and revenues

[Brianech]

the PSN already charges for content. It charges the PUBLISHER. Companies have to pay 16cents a gigabyte of content downloaded (demos included).

For "Premium" features, not the base stuff!!!!

[Dr. Manhattan]

The charges would be for new and extra features. Not what it already does.

http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/213014/premium-psn-service-planned-wont-affect-online-gaming/

"Sony is considering adding a subscription-based version of the PlayStation Network, but the company denies that it will charge customers to play games online."

http://www.next-gen.biz/news/sony-may-introduce-psn-subscription-model

"Especially in the online area, we are studying the possibility of introducing a subscription model, offering premium content and services, in addition to the current free services." (Emphasis added.)