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kain_kusanagi on 19 February 2013

Honestly I've been expecting this for a long time. I'm actually surprised they Sony didn't do it with the PS3 while MS made a killing with XBLA. I'm sure part of it was that they knew that if they charged it would turn people toward XBL since Sony couldn't do cross game chat. But with the PS4 they can compete on equal footing and charge competitively.



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MB1025 on 19 February 2013
JoeTheBro said:
MB1025 said:
VGKing said:
MB1025 said:
VGKing said:
MB1025 said:
I am telling you with all the news about them wanting to be an entertainment console. They will charge for online and PS+ together. All you apps will be free viewing so you can still have an entertainment hub. Microsoft makes to much money doing it. Sony would be stupid not to go this route.

They're not going to do that. I would bet on it.

Even if they did though, Playstation Plus is such a great value and I would gladly pay for it to play online.(If I wasn't already)


It isn't like it is helping Sony. They are neck n neck is sales. So it isn't like Sony is ahead by 5 million consoles due to free online gaming. Microsoft makes a bazzilion dollars from Gold members. Why wouldn't Sony want that?

Because free online was a big selling point for PS3 and it could be the difference between someone picking up a PS4 or an XBox 720.


Both companies have their market now. There is to many things like friends, achievments/trophies, and games that people are to invested in to fully switch. Why would people switch if they both cost money? Your friends and everything are on a certain system and people will stay on that system regardless.

Only hardcore gamers are invested. The average 360 gamer has no problem switching to PS3 and from PS3 to 360. I cringe every time someone claims this.


The Hardcore gaming is the one who switches because they want the most bang for their buck. That is who we are on here. The ones who will "switch" consoles if there are no used games and so on.

The average gammer is the guy who buys a 360 or PS3 to play Call of Duty with their friends and use Netflix and will continue to buy the same consoles as their friends. You can actually put a lot of hardcore gamers into that as well. 

People online thinks there is some WAR going on for the casuals. That is not the case. They want to play with their friends and watch movies.



Chark on 19 February 2013
bonkers555 said:
Chark said:
Even though this article doesn't say this. If online multiplayer become a pay service I would demand a refund on my PS+, sell my Playstation products, sell my account to someone, and buy a Wii U or a gaming PC.

Really, buddy it's not that bad. You already paid for PSN+ why not pretend that the online is free. But you should get a WiiU anyway though. ;)

....errrr.....I really don't support the concept, but it is the removal of the already free service that is so upsetting. At least Xbox Live started paid from the start.

Regardless, they won't do that. It would be a giant upset to their fanbase and potentially one of the most damaging decisions they could make. If they add enough value to their paid service than it won't matter if they leave the base service free. Charging for it now is a bad idea.



Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(

Chark on 19 February 2013
kain_kusanagi said:
Honestly I've been expecting this for a long time. I'm actually surprised they Sony didn't do it with the PS3 while MS made a killing with XBLA. I'm sure part of it was that they knew that if they charged it would turn people toward XBL since Sony couldn't do cross game chat. But with the PS4 they can compete on equal footing and charge competitively.

You do realize this article does not say they will charge for online multiplayer. People are just trolling about while everyone is hyped up.



Before the PS3 everyone was nice to me :(

UnitSmiley on 19 February 2013
Chark said:
bonkers555 said:
Chark said:
Even though this article doesn't say this. If online multiplayer become a pay service I would demand a refund on my PS+, sell my Playstation products, sell my account to someone, and buy a Wii U or a gaming PC.

Really, buddy it's not that bad. You already paid for PSN+ why not pretend that the online is free. But you should get a WiiU anyway though. ;)

....errrr.....I really don't support the concept, but it is the removal of the already free service that is so upsetting. At least Xbox Live started paid from the start.

Regardless, they won't do that. It would be a giant upset to their fanbase and potentially one of the most damaging decisions they could make. If they add enough value to their paid service than it won't matter if they leave the base service free. Charging for it now is a bad idea.

Obviously I don't know anything at all about it, but I'd imagine Sony knows that people like the free online gaming and will probably just add value to the paid service. Like with whatever stuff Gaikai will offer.

Though, if they made the paid service mandatory to pay online, I honestly couldn't blame them. I don't like the idea at all either, but Microsoft gets away with it. :/

 

I think the free online and the value that PS+ brings is a really strong point for Sony though, so hopefully they continue the trend.



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S.T.A.G.E. on 19 February 2013

It could be a Playstation Plus overhaul. Microsoft should never influence their actions completely because they will lose a ton of customers.



enditall727 on 19 February 2013
bonkers555 said:
BenVTrigger said:
I will seriously laugh if online goes pay to play

It's been far too long since we had serious melt downs on vgchartz

You thought the HATE for M$ was bad imagine if this rumor is true. Every Sony fans will blame M$ for this.


perhaps

 

hopefully Sony will launch with a crazy legit free online which will potentially force MS into making their online free due to the heavy competition

 

then M$ fans can blame Sony for that



REDZONE on 19 February 2013

LOLOLOlOL!!!!!How does "most",translate to "all"?I cannot see basic online being charged for.Added features on the other hand,wtf not?



bonkers555 on 19 February 2013
enditall727 said:
bonkers555 said:
BenVTrigger said:
I will seriously laugh if online goes pay to play

It's been far too long since we had serious melt downs on vgchartz

You thought the HATE for M$ was bad imagine if this rumor is true. Every Sony fans will blame M$ for this.


perhaps

 

hopefully Sony will launch with a crazy legit free online which will potentially force MS into making their online free due to the heavy competition

 

then M$ fans can blame Sony for that

And I will happily and be the first to blame Sony fans for that.



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arcane_chaos on 19 February 2013

I'm gonna stick my neck out and say Sony will not charge for online

I think we're reading a little too hard into this article; the article stated "Orbis is also following the path first set by Xbox Live: our source says "most" of the PS4's online features will require a premium subscription to use. Sony's new online service will be called PlayStation World, our source says, replacing PlayStation Plus."

this seems more like a PS+ overhaul than Sony charging for online service, and note they said "most" not "all" meaning it can very well be that the online is still free(and other apps that require no premium subscription ) Sony might add other incentives to make PS+ or "Playstation World" more alluring.