Remember when Sony dropped a sinister reference to PSN subscription fees last month? Well, prepare your wallets for a raping because the company’smentioned them again, all but confirming that regular paid content will be a part of Sony’s online model.
“Servers and the like have running costs … after we sell the hardware, though, we continue to sell products such as content and services,” states SCE technology platform chief Masayuki Chatani. “We expect to see considerable growth in digital content, such as game download services, avatar items and the like. We can also accept payment in a growing number of ways.
“In addition to single-payment packaged software, there are also schemes like monthly fees or per-item charges. I think this variety of payment methods will bring about a diverse range of playing methods, too.”
I’d always said that Sony would charge for PSN services as soon as it felt it could get away with it, and people called me a moron for suggesting such a thing. Well, who’s the moron now, IDIOTS!? Luckily, Sony has said that online play would always be free, but that does bring forth a question — what the Hell could Sony offer that would be worth paying a subscription fee over?
