Is Microsoft lying to their customers about Playstation Network ?

[r505Matt]

Baalzamon said:

r505Matt said:

Baalzamon said:

r505Matt said:

As someone else said, I doubt a customer service rep would really know whether something like that is true or not. But at the same time, I wouldn't be surprised of you/we had to pay to play online on PSN soon. Sony isn't really known for keeping its word (Other OS).

I think the whole Other OS thing was a bit amplified...that affected what, maybe 0.5% of users?  Charging to play online would probably affect 50% or more of users.

Oh, I agree, but the point is that even a few months before they removed it, Sony said they would never remove it.

Yes, that would classify as a blatant lie to the consumer...didn't it supposedly have something to do with the security of the console though?  If it was for any reason but that, I could see being completely angry, but they want to keep the console from being hacked.

Indeed, but take the idea of 'preventing hacking' to a simpler form of 'preventing loss of money'. If they start charging for online play, they can attempt to justify it by saying they're trying to prevent further loss of money (worded in some other manner obviously). In essence, it's the same idea at its core, but so many more people will react negatively to it.