Online play to be charged on ps4?

[reviniente]

d21lewis said:

reviniente said:

d21lewis said:

I say give the consumer a bare bones connection similar to the Nintendo DS or something. That way, they can play online with strangers.

Standard online gives you online play.
-They can't message them.
-Can't add them to a friends list.
-Can't rate them or avoid them.
-Can't choose their region
-Can't invite them to a game.
-Can't voice chat with them.
-Can't video chat with them.
-Can't compare their trophies with yours.

Online play and that's it. That's all you get for free. Of course, you still get access to the marketplace, Netflix, etc. but for online play, you get the bare minimum. $40-$50 a year gets you the real deal (Platinum).

Diamond Online ($60) gets you all of the features of Playstation Plus.

What would they name their basic service? Bronze? Brass? Tin, marble or maybe cork? Hmm...

It'a gotta be something that's degrading without being blatant--pearl or something.  That way, people would be embarrassed to even say they have that service.  You gotta make upgrading a status symbol and not upgrading be an insult!

Status? Hmm... They could build a VIP section inside Home (only for super-premium members) so that other members watch you go inside just as you arrive, while they've waited in line for hours! Imagine the possibilities. Expensive whiskey, blackjack... and hookers.