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I'm looking for answers to a few questions, and I'm hoping someone in here knows, or at least knows how to make educated guesses. They are as follows:

1) Who pays to keep the Playstation Network online?

2) Approximately how much does this cost to keep up?

3) How will this cost scale as PSN grows?  



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Sony pay for it. Or rather everyone who buys Sony stuff pays for it. Then with home they are adding advertising and premium content to help with costs.



Yes

ion-storm said:
Sony pay for it. Or rather everyone who buys Sony stuff pays for it. Then with home they are adding advertising and premium content to milk even more money.

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like everything else in life, you are paying for it. Yes you. No, not that other guy. Yes, even if you don't own a PS3, you are paying for it. Nothing in life is free.



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1 sce 2 only sce knows 3 only sce knows



Sony's little minions or sce..whatever you want to call em



I am WEEzY. You can suck my Nintendo loving BALLS!

 

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The same people who pay for Nintendo's online network: gamers.



What about 3rd party game servers??? I heard MS provides servers for 3rd parties but Sony doesn't right? = game companies have to pay for their own online content.



crappy old school NES games are more entertaining than next-gen games.

ihira said:
What about 3rd party game servers??? I heard MS provides servers for 3rd parties but Sony doesn't right? = game companies have to pay for their own online content.

 Oh wow, now THAT is a big deal. Those figures can be very hefty for popular games. 



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