Even though I recently purchased Plus for the first time, and plan to renew membership indefinitely, I'll say that announcing people must pay to play online is a dick move by Sony.

I'm more willing to pay £5-10 a year just for online gaming than £40 for that and everything else. I had PS+ once after the issue and once again with a free code, I don't think I used the 'free games' much and nor did I use Cloud Storage, they weren't to my interest.

MS require you to pay £30 for everything though, this includes all online features, not just playing multiplayer. You need it for Netflix, which you already pay for. MS had an argument with BBC about iPlayer, they wanted it only to be available to those who paid gold. They lost that.

UK voted with their wallets? They did indeed, they bought the significantly cheaper Wii over the 360 and the cheaper 360 over the PS3. I'm sure though many might not have realised that after 3 years and an extra £90 that the costs were the same.

I imagine you might need to have the PS3 disc in your PS4 (verifying the disc should easily be possible for PS4, it just can't play the code) or a license for the game in your account to stream it with gaikai. At first only PS3 blockbusters will be made available that way from what I heard.

I am a Plus subscriber since 2011, so I really don't give shit about it being mandatory... It's a great service anyway.

I'll be a Plus subscriber once my dissertation is finished and probably will never look back.

I've watched GT's Jack Trenton interview. I gotta say I really like the frankness of the whole thing. He didn't seem skittish about this move, he came out saying WHY it needed to be done and it was just good business that in the end doesn't feel like it's ripping the consumer a new one. Sure, it sucks that one of the selling points of the PS3 is gone for the PS4, but I think they've handled it beautifully. If this is to be the black spot for Sony so far with this PS4 reveal, let it be. God knows they could have done much worse "RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIDGE RACEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER!"

Worse part about this is that I can't even muster the will to be super angry at them, all I feel is relief that they didn't follow Microsoft in their draconic drm and use game measure.

So yea, thanks Microsoft, you successfully diverted my wrath, not a month ago I would have been angry as hell at Sony for not doing the right thing, and now I just sigh in exasperation.

Steam is pretty awesome, but when was the last time they gave an AAA game at launch for free? Or any other AAA games (like Uncharted 3, Lbp 1 and 2 etc)?

The only game I ever remember them offerring for almost free was Age of Empires (or something similar) for 10c. I don't really see how Sony is robbing us with all the games we get for free, plus all the amazing dicounts (I don't know if you've used it, but lately it rivals Steam prices/deals).

As a PS3 owner and future PS4 owner, I can't say I am happy they are charging for MP. I have been a PS+ member for more than a year and have 12 months left on current sub. I planned to stay a member anyway before this announcement. Still ain't happy they are charging for MP

Still beats all that DRM B.S. though. If all that comes out of Sony is paying for MP... win imo

It don't bother me due to the fact you get free games, not just for PS4 but also PS3 and Vita. I hope Gaikai is included in Plus, unless that is meant to be it's own subscription

I dont know if it has been posted already but Yoshida stated that F2P games like planetside 2 will be playable without PS+

http://www.dualshockers.com/2013/06/12/e3-2013-sonys-shuhei-yoshida-shares-relevant-details-on-playstation-plus-requirement-for-multiplayer-on-ps4/