Sony Online Entertainment Offering “All Access” Subscription for All its Games for 15 Bucks a Month

by Giuseppe Nelva (5 hours ago)

Sony Online Entertainment announced today that the company will offer a new “all access” subscription plan for all its games starting “on or about” April 2nd.

The subscription model will cost $14.99 a months, and will include the following benefits.

• 500 monthly Station Cash for the SOE’s games marketplaces.
• 10% discount on all marketplace purchases.
• Exclusive promotions and offers throughout the year.
• Top-tier membership level in all eligible SOE games (EverQuest, EverQuest II, DC Universe Online PC, PlanetSide 2 PC, Vanguard: Saga of Heroes, and the upcoming EverQuest Next and EverQuest Next: Landmark).

Players that already have an existing top-tier membership for any of the listed games will automatically be upgraded to the “all access” plan when it will be rolled out.

According to the FAQ, console versions of the same games are largely unaffected by the promotion, due to the difference in platform structure and account management. The only benefit received by those playing on consoles will be the 10% discount on marketplace purchase for the PS3 and Ps4 versions of DC Universe Online.

Gamers that play SOE games through the European licensee ProSiebenSat.1 shouldn’t worry, as the two companies are working together to offer a very similar plan for Europe. For the moment those playing through other licensees won’t be affected by the promotion.

Unfortunately Vanguard: Saga of Heroes will finally be closed down after a long agony on July 31st, 2014, but they’ll still be automatically upgraded to the new “all access” plan until that date, giving them a chance to find a new home.

Prices for longer subscription periods of three, six and twelve months will be even lower, even if specific numbers haven’t been announced yet.

Finally, the first Planetside will become completely free to play soon, and since it will have no marketplace or membership plans, it’s not included in the promotion (since you won’t need it to play).

Source: http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/01/24/sony-online-entertainment-offering-all-access-subscription-for-all-its-games-for-15-bucks-a-month/

It looks like it was inspired by PSN Plus, which is great.

A great value deal, but not for me. Only thing from SOE i'm particularly interested in is EverQuest Next, and that's assuming i can get myself away from FFXIV :P

Is this just for SoE games ?

Never played any of those games (did play DCUO on PS3, no thanks). Pass.

Seems like a good deal for those who do play more than one of those games though.

A great deal if you are wanting to play more than 1 mmo from SoE. However Vanguard SoH is shutting down in July and I for one am a sad panda to hear that. Vanguard was a game that easily could have been a mmo juggernaut if it had the funds it needed for a relatively bug free launch. And a development team that would have made the game great by listening to the community and not just doing whatever they felt like. I cant believe it'll be this year I say goos bye to my favourite mmo ever. I didn't get to spend enough time with you. :(

I play Planetside 2 and will be all over Everquest Next before you know it, so this deal seems made for me. SOE's my favorite MMO dev now.

Damn, Sony with the good deals lately. Loving this.

But who really plays more than 1 MMO regularly? How much are the subscription fees for the individual games?

Meh, why isn't pirates of the burning sea included? I really like that game. :(