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August 28th, 2008 @ 09:18
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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if you bought your console, your one out of millions, so who gives a shit about how many...
August 28th, 2008 at 7:10 pm
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.
August 28th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
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!!
August 28th, 2008 at 8:33 pm
Speak for yourself wickedman. I live in the UK, the home of the ripped off.
August 29th, 2008 at 4:41 am
sorry mate!!
August 29th, 2008 at 8:50 am
Like Qore, lolamirite.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Eh? Qore isnt run by Sony, its a 3rd party company.
Plus, demos/multiplayer will still be free.
August 29th, 2008 at 10:14 am
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?
August 29th, 2008 at 10:26 am
0_o! Ok, /slaps self.
sorry!
August 29th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Isn’t the SOCOM Beta Qore only too?