One major issue PS3 owners have expressed is their distaste towards the Fee Xbox 360 owners have to pay to gain access to what most agree is the best online interface. 360 owners have always replied that it's worth paying for the service that you get. So now that Sony gets ready to ad a premium to their PSN, what will the past Xbox Live Critics have to say? Will they go the way of "The Move" and say that Sony had this format for PSN way before Xbox Live was released. Will they say "It's not the same, it's different and more accurate." Should Xbox Live users remind PSN users of all their rhetoric. Or should Xbox Live users congratulate PSN users and hope them the best with their new and improved interface. 

I personally will wait for the PSN users to start expressing their response to "PSNPlus" or whatever it will be called. and hopefully we don't get any threads that read "PSNPlus is better than Xbox Live"

Well, PSN will still be free, and will work like it's worked so far. PSNPlus would be just an extra service that improves the online experience. But you will still have free online... unlike the 360.

P.S. You fail

PSN premium is optional, the ability to play online for free which is what PSN useres have now will remain while XBL you got no choice but to pay.....

what will the critics say you ask? same thing as before, I for one aint paying for the premium as Im satisfied with FREE service.

Well the main complaint has always been having to pay to play online, and it's still free on PSN so....

Second.

OP:  You're passive aggressive attempt at trolling is pathetic. PSN will still be free. You have the option to pay for upgrades. How many times does this need to be said?

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What's the difference between LIVE and PSN as of now?

I agree with all above PSN online gaming will be free which is the most important component but a free game each month which is what the rumor for PSN premium is offering sounds pretty enticing to me. I hope they integrate new features into the package if they are going to do it, something like exclusive PS Home merchandise etc, exclusive beta access, special psn sales, etc. Then there would be something worth paying for until then Microsoft users will continue to have to pay twice for online gaming once when they buy a game and once when they renew their XBL access

Laurel Aitken said all there's needed to be said, really.

afaik - cross game voice chat and having several users logged in on one console at once .. is there anything else?