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Speaking to GI at Games Convention last week, Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida said that “free” is the way to go for PS3 and PSP services.
“We like to provide as many services as possible for free - we already provide our network access for gameplay for free - and the interesting thing about the network side and the Internet business is that there’s a variety of revenue sources,” he said. “Not necessarily getting people to pay, but with advertising and so on.
“Those are things we’re looking at, and learning how we can provide a service without people having to pay - but we still get our operation running with funding from somewhere so that we can maintain the level of quality we want.”
More through the link. There’s a full interview here.
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mightyhokie said:
If Sony can give us the equivalent to Live for free, then that will force MS to make theirs free, most likely. So, I’m for it.
Honestly, is it really a big deal to pay for online services? Now, I don’t like to throw money away, but I have Xbox Live Gold account and maybe play on it twice a year. I usually download demos and trailers and whatnot. It is only $65 per year…for the services I get I feel that it is a bargain. I mean, it’s like $5 a month! It costs four times that to go to a movie with a date.
wickedman said:
That’s the reason why i love my ps3, free online gaming,free downloads, after all this is the home of the free, go sony, go baby go!!
Psychotext said:
Speak for yourself wickedman. I live in the UK, the home of the ripped off.
wickedman said:
sorry mate!!
morriss said:
Like Qore, lolamirite.
Newbie101 said:
Eh? Qore isnt run by Sony, its a 3rd party company.
Plus, demos/multiplayer will still be free.
morriss said:
Right, so the Motorstorm Pacific Rift demo only being available to Qore subscribers for a whole month before anyone else can play it is “free content for all” is it?
Newbie101 said:
0_o! Ok, /slaps self.
sorry!
morriss said:
Isn’t the SOCOM Beta Qore only too?