Its not an insane opinion.
It makes perfect sense that SONY incites consumers to get playstation+ with further advantages. Aslong as the multiplayer keeps beeing free. This is very important because in the era of no exclusives this is what diferenciates their machine and personally its gonna be a deciding factor for my purchase choice.
It makes no sense to charge for such a limited online service like microsoft does. I got a 360 but i always refused to pay it. Microsoft is losing a customer next gen because of that.
The thing is, the multiplayer component of console games is not a rich experience at all. Its a few maps and an exercise on repetition. I understand charging a fee for a game built for online play from the ground up (MMO's), where the experience is crafted and plentiful for that online play. Multiplayer on consoles is an afterthought, and people paying for it are definitly beeing taken advantage of.
I actually am amused by some posts of players who got completely taken over by the microsoft propaganda. Multiplayer costs are factored in on the game development, server costs are less than minimal these days.
Another reason why this wont happen is the fact that Nintendo is offering/gonna offer the same package of online play for free with the WiiU. The one thats gonna lose sales this next gen is microsoft and a console sale lost costs alot more than one yearly subscription lost.
