PSN Subscription Fee Possible?

Stinkinmushroom - 205 days 3 hours ago

?? Did you read it? It's a subscription to have all the PSN games

I would pay for it! Knowing all the PSN games i already have, i know i would save money with a subscription.

PS: Though, i don't think it's possible cause ALL PSP games will be on the PSN.

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SixTwoTwo - 205 days 3 hours ago

If you would have read the thing you would know that this is nothing like Qore. For $10 a month Sony rents out to you 6 games. Also theres more speculation that at $20 a month you get to rent movies.

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SaiyanFury - 205 days ago

Quite honestly, I wouldn't pay the fee. That's a personal opinion as I don't download a lot of games from the PSN, only occasionally. But if people who download many games from it saw the fee as beneficial then good for them.

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SL1M DADDY - 204 days 23 hours ago

Thinking about the hardcore gamer again. Kudos!

If they did this, you can bet I would ante up the cash for the opportunity to play the games they offer. They have some of the best arcade titles ever.

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Sitdown - 204 days 22 hours ago

Hahaha....are you serious? When did they stop thinking about the hardcore gamer?

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SL1M DADDY - 204 days 22 hours ago

They never stopped thinking about the hardcore. Unlike the other two console makers, Sony keeps the hardcore at the forefront of their thinking. That's the reason for the kudos!

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Sitdown - 204 days 22 hours ago

my fault.

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DeathroW22 - 204 days 20 hours ago

SL1M, i guess that is becuase sony knows that the hardcore audience is a good one, and infact the casual isn't as big as everyone makes it out to be.

Sure, they'll sell a crap load of hardware and one or two games, but with the hardcore audience, they know they'll buy a good amount of systems and will always be buying loads of games - which is where they make their money.

So yeah, sony is just using their past experience, knowing that the hardcore is a good audience for them to stick too, but at the same time, offering a casual experience for those that want to find that experience, rarely ever overlaps.

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SL1M DADDY - 204 days 19 hours ago

Could not have said it better myself. Kudos to you as well. Bubbles.

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Raz - 204 days 16 hours ago

I'd rather pick which games I want and get 'em, rather than pay a fee and download everything that goes up @ the Store.

A $10 buffet sounds like a deal, but doesn't make a helluva lot of sense from a marketing standpoint; wouldn't developers end up losing money? And just what does 'renting' these games mean? It gets deleted after my rental period is up? Can I only play it off the PSN servers?

It all sounds a bit...well, stupid. >_>

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GCNSeanFoster - 204 days 14 hours ago

I doubt this will ever happen in the US (I hope not). Sony has things really good as they are right now. And Sony has always had a 1-up on Microsoft for offering free online gaming.

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GarandShooter - 204 days 12 hours ago

@ Raz

Think about it like a DD version of Gamefly.

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barom - 204 days 10 hours ago

Sounds like a gamefly subscription, only digital and possibly cheaper. I might jump on that.

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Qui-Gon Jim - 204 days 7 hours ago

Raz, i'm actually with you on that, except i do see how it would be appealing to other people. For people who can burn through these games quickly, a $10 monthly fee to have access to anything is a really good deal. For me, though, it's better to buy the few that i want and have them forever.

If this applied in some way to the video store, that would be awesome. It would be handy to be able to keep caught up on some of the TV shows I never get to watch (and watch them in HD to boot).

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IdleLeeSiuLung - 204 days 6 hours ago

Option 1, $7/month for 10 games out is a steal in my opinion. I still probably wouldn't sign up, since I hate recurring fees....

To put that in perspective, 2 maps for KZ2 cost you $6 and 4 maps for Halo 3 cost $10.

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NJShadow - 205 days 5 hours ago

I know the trophy whores would be on cloud 9! ^_^ But odds are, if they're real trophy whores, they already own all the PSN trophy titles anyway, ha ha.

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hatchimatchi - 205 days 1 hour ago

scuttlebutt in the navy is a drinking fountain. Back in the day to hear rumors and whatnot you'd most likely get them by hanging around the scuttlebutt. Kinda like the watercooler in most offices.

The more you know.

ha

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LinuxGuru - 205 days 3 hours ago

Never bought a PSN game? What the hell is wrong with you? Do you have any idea what you're missing out on?

Wow.

*shakes head in amazement*

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Sarcasm - 205 days 3 hours ago

Seriously? No Super Stardust HD? Wipeout HD? Flower? Tekken 5? Warhawk? Super Street Fighter II HD Remix? The list goes on.

These are amazingly budget friendly titles, and you haven't bought one? Get to downloading!

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thebudgetgamer - 205 days 3 hours ago

:)

i had to do it.

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gumgum99 - 204 days 10 hours ago

*looks at username*

lol, I see what you did there

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GiantEnemyCrab - 205 days 4 hours ago

I'm sure Sony would work with and subsidize any type of "giveaway" for their created content.

This isn't too bad of an idea but the devil is in the details.

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Shbzshar - 205 days 3 hours ago

ya does seem likely that they would have some incentives for thier developers with this rental scheme... a mojority of the titles are either 5$ or 10$... but with a 10$ for 6 games monthly rental charge gives 2$ bucks for each game... guess the developer still earns the money... i guess they realised not everyone wants to buy the whole thing and keep it in their hard drive... not everyones a arcade fanatic.. some just wanna try it finish it and forget about it

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LinuxGuru - 205 days 3 hours ago

lol

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Bubbles - 205 days 3 hours ago

uyou sound like a detective from the 40's

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 205 days 2 hours ago

Preposterous poppycock! That's what this is!

Of course...a new form of gaining these titles would be just bully...absolutely bully!

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NJShadow - 205 days 2 hours ago

Well, the PS3 does support progressive video downloads, so streaming shouldn't be that bad at all.

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Sarick - 204 days 13 hours ago

The games are rented and have time limits. You don't really own them you own the rights to play them.

If you think about it most PSN games you download can be used on 5 different PS3's. A $10 game can be downloaded to 5 of "YOUR" ps3's making each copy about $2 each. As long as your PSN user account is on that system it can access the downloaded games.

With the rental system you can only have a limited number of games active per your subscription. Lets assume it's a 5 active limit. If you lend out your buddy a copy as long as that copy is on his system you can only have 4 on yours. You see it's like Netflix. you can only have x number of movies out before you can get another one (YOU HAVE TO RETURN IT). Basically you have to deactivate them to get another one.

Why it makes money sense >>

Every month you keep the game a portion of the subcription fee go's to the DEV who created it. They aren't losing anything by this deal in fact they could benefit greatly. In the long run if you keep one of the PSN games on your system 5 months the DEV could make more on the game then the 1 time purchase. As mentioned above a portion of the subscription go's to the dev in royalties every month.

Hopefully everyone reads this logic and realises the marketing isn't a bad idea.

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LiQuiFiedArt - 204 days 15 hours ago

I think it will be more along the lines of netflix. You can't rent more games until you delete your current rented games. Eitherway you can have a monthly maximum of X rented out at any one time.

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Sarick - 204 days 13 hours ago

It'll also have a time limit so that if a system breaks the game can auto-deactivate after a month unlocking the ability to get more downloads. In Netflix terms it'll send its self back after a month allowing you to renew the title without all the mailing. Even if your system breaks the limit will be restored after a month because the service assumes the titles will be disabled anyway.

Anyway, If you don't log on before the timer runs out the game would become disabled. This way the people continue paying the subscription to maintain the games they're renting. Stop the subscription and the timers run out. Keep a game on your system while paying the subscription it remains there until you deactivate it or you fail to reactivate it.

Think of it like a gas station that lets you have unlimited gas but the gas can never leave your vehicle. That means that when you refuel up to a tank of gas. If you stop the unlimited gas service you can no longer get more gas from the offer. When that runs out it's gone until you either buy more or reactivate the service.

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jarhead906 - 204 days 16 hours ago

The only communication feature you're missing on the PS3 is cross game chat which is more than likely coming before the end of the year. It's grayed out when you try to make a Text Chat room.

Other than that prediction, what is preventing you from communicating with friends on PSN?

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XXXCouture - 204 days 22 hours ago

nvm

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goflyakite - 204 days 22 hours ago

facepalm

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TheBand1t - 204 days 20 hours ago

Except the things you list are optional and unrelated to me playing online games, unlike a certain other service I can think of.

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Oner - 204 days 19 hours ago

The uninformed know nothing but misinformation...

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AssassinHD - 204 days 17 hours ago

I am a Qore subscriber, and a club owner (which was just a one time fee for the space) in Home, and oddly enough I did not need to buy either in order to play online. In fact if I choose not to renew my Qore subscription I will still be able to play online. What happens if you choose not to renew your Live subscription again?

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Man_of_the_year - 204 days 11 hours ago

If i choose to not pay my live subscription, i can still play online, be it only on the weekends..so Friday 12:00 midnight to Sunday 12:00 midnight but i can still play. And i can play all the demos, mind you a week after they are released to the gold subscribers.

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