Analysis – New Net Neutrality Rules Could Drive Up Game Prices

[Mr Khan]

*Sound Of Rain said:

SvennoJ said:

Without net neutrality your isp can charge you different rates for different content, deliver content at different speeds or even block access to certain content. Your isp could make a deal with Amazon video and block Netflix. Basically it could become the same as how a cable provider works, different sports packs etc.

It's already a grey area, Netflix has been signing deals to 'help' isps with traffic using Netflix open connect. You can only get their 8 mbps Super HD and Super 3D if your ISP works with Netflix.

How does this change gaming? 

Say Sony signs a deal with Comcast if (when, likely) this Time Warner acquisition goes through. Now all Comcast subscribers get better access to PlayStation network. But Sony could also say that Comcast will agree to give their subscribers inferior access to Xbox LIVE or the Nintendo Network, whether or not those people even have a Playstation.