Sony doesn't need to charge for its online services, PlayStation Home makes $1 million from in-game goods.

That's right, Sony's service hasn't been out for long, but it's already made Sony $1 million from the priced goods available.

T-Shirts, furniture and plants have all been enough to cause PlayStation 3 gamers to open their wallets. Intriguing that the "nickle and diming" tactic has already worked.

According to Kaz Hirai at Sony's CES conference, 3.4 million people have downloaded the PlayStation Home Open Beta. Plenty of people to spend some pennies (in the monetary sense, not the urinating sense.)

What have you done folks? Spending money in Home!? It's meant to be free! Stop encouraging them! I don't think this was what was meant when Bethesda said it could be the industry's defining moment.

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/news/formats/playstation3/-1-million-goods-sold-in-playstation-home-$1259460.htm

Thoughts ?

This just in, people know how to handle their money during a recession

Well stupid people, good for sony!

Right in your face haters!

DaveD who are you to say how people spend heir money? You think it's a better idea for people to pay for subscriptions for live duing a recession?

Well the good thing is, you don't HAVE to spend money in home....it's not like you come naked or anything.  It's optional...you can still use it for free if you want....like me.

And the recession has NOTHING to do with this for many people.  Hell, some of us are experiencing our wealthiest moments of our lives during this "recession"....like me.  Fortunately, many aren't affected and can spend their money how they desire.

Personally I think neither =/

wow wow wee wow

1 million in under a month is pretty good. I expect more than that this month With more people ps3's.

This also doesnt include the Red Bull, Twighlight, and Diesle money they get for the ads.

That comes out to less than 30 cents per person.

Applying it across all PS3 owners, it totals $5.7M. If that is a monthly sum, then Sony grosses $68.4M from Home annually.

Meanwhile, doesn't Microsoft get about $500M from Xbox Live, just in subscription fees (that's 10M people at $50 per year).

Mike from Morgantown