Sony is yet to make a profit on the PS3 and one obvious income stream they are missing is charging for online multiplayer gaming.
However they have previously said they won't ever charge for this so will it ever happen... Here's an idea that may well work for Sony and still ensure they don't break any more promises.
As CES draws to a close we examine what it means, and what is to come in the next 12 months.
LOS ANGELES, NEW YORK -- The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in videogame writing during 2010. The winner of this year’s WGA Videogame Writing Award, which recognizes writers as key creative talent in today’s gaming industry, will be presented at the upcoming 2011 Writers Guild Awards to be held on Saturday, February 5, 2011, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York.
"More times than not guys have said, “I don’t see any girls playing Call of Duty!” and it isn’t limited to just Call of Duty, you can insert any game into that statement and yes, a guy has said it. But the truth is that there are plenty of females playing all of these massively popular games online, be it on PlayStation Network or Xbox Live; they are just hiding from you and this is why.
The amount of times a female gets sexually harassed over these games, in one way or another, is beyond me as a male..."
funny man!
that's the way it goes man!
women are just made of meat that men would want to eat up!
60million PSN users, now I know where the 30million half game from, and the only game on Home.
-Ninja Gaiden- always sick!:)
"women are just made of meat that men would want to eat up!" That was quite disturbing.
Sadly his comment is resoundingly true. That simply is how women are perceived a large majority of the time
@ Jack
A lot of crap coming from you there. So from what you say, all your ex-GFs didn't want anyone that didn't look like Brad Pitt or was rich so that makes you a liar because I seriously doubt you look like Brad and are rich. You just sound like some disgruntled troll that has been turned down and rejected a lot. Also sound like the women you did date if any dumped your ass, so now you are trashing them like you are some saint and they were the problem when it was more than likely you were the problem. Go look in the mirror before you trash on women because your LITTLE pride got hurt.
Butt hurt troll, people like you are the reason why females hide on video games so not to have to deal with losers like you who treat them like trash because they reject you.
"I don't see any girls playing Wii fit"
"I don't see any girls playing farmville"
"I don't see any girls playing... kitchen themed games"
I could go on...
Good article though! Funny :D And serious :/
That's how it should be.
Such foul creatures still exist?
I thought we had banished them from the pace of our manly Earth last century, and presented them with their utmost beloved friend and life companion: the kitchen.
...Guess there are still some out there that want to build a revolution.
...May the Lord have mercy on us, for all the sins we must commit to extinguish this threat aside once and for all.
Men, it is the time to rise, and fight!
But ah, on-topic:
Honestly, if you don't like it, then change your sex.
Or something.
But ah, as long as women don't go "HURR IMA GURL GAEMR GUISE!" online, I don't mind playing with them.
...Then again, nope, women that go all like "YES I'M A GIRL AND I PLAY GAMES" are in every corner of online gaming.
And beyond.
It shouldn't come to that, there is no reason why girls have to take the backseat and change their gender to be able to play a game.
- Pyramus
haha...sounds like that MEN vs. WOMEN = (galactic warfare) anime "Vandread". Check it out. Its pretty awesome.
Well this what happened last nite when gaming with my gf on Blk Ops.
Kid in game,"WTF! Girls don't play COD! GTFO!"
My gf,"Hey STFU kid or I'm gonna find where you live, grab you by the leg and shake you til you drop your lunch money!"
Yes girls DO play games.
I'd be quite worried if I was you.
It's only a matter of time before she shakes you down for you lunch money as well.
They need to, fanboys would cry but eventually they will pay
its just like when Activision began the 59.99 price for
next gen games, what did gamers do? cry a bit but eventually
started paying.
Sony is different.. That's what I love about 'em.
Start charging for online multiplayer & they will become like Microsoft. That's not what I want to see them become into.. do you? :(
Reports have already been rumouring that the next instalment of the PlayStation Slim will be the one where Sony no longer loses money on every console sold. Secondly, I do believe the new technologies Sony implemented into their PlayStation 3 were looking towards the future. It's raised the profile of Blu-Ray disks and not to mention the Cell Processor which is being used in other products as well. So they kinda are making money, but in a round about way.
Nevertheless, I digress from the subject. Yes indeed, they did say they would never charge for playing online. That doesn't mean they can't charge for additional features and I think I would prepared to pay out for adequate features that will improve my online experience. I am definitely sure, if not positive, that Sony are eying this up because there is MONEY TO BE MADE! They need not look far before they find an example of this i.e Xbox Live. I think it's the infrastructure that is taking up the time.