Sony Online Entertainment is considering a new subscription model that would see subscribers given access to their entire MMO library under a single payment. SOE president John Smedley revealed the proposed plan in a post on the Planetside 2 subReddit.
Under the new model players would pay $14.99 for access to all of the studio's MMO games, a move which Smedley hopes will entice players into trying new titles. With the success of micro-payments in games like Planetside 2, it seems that SOE are hoping what they lose in individual subscription fees will be made up by purchases from their online stores.
Planetside 2’s future is uncertain as the IP was sold for a relatively low sum to a company with no history.
The last Live Letter is done and we were all surprised at the announcement of a delay to the release of FFXIV's Endwalker expansion, we got some more details about the MMORPG's new PvP Crystal Conflict mode, and some system details. Then we talk about PlanetSide 2's new continent and LOTRO's new expansion before wrapping up with some good changes for Ubisoft and Blizzard... but are they enough? All that and more on this week's Always Online!
PlanetSide 2 is going to be getting its next major expansion this December. This new addition, titled “Expedition: Oshur” will be the first addition in almost seven years to bring an entirely new continent to the game.
Sounds good. Would be easier for one model across the board than to have individual subs.
Seems like a good idea to have a global sub model, however if they are going to charge a sub for essentially free to play games, then not so much.
This should have been done eons ago, Mr. Kaz Hirai along side.the free stuff. PSN, PS+, Subsceiption based games, under
One.Sony .
Free and Paid on One site, One User Interface, One Network,
Makes it more.efficient, effective.and convenient.
Thought SOE had been doing something like that for a while now. In the waning days of SWG I remember my subscription giving me access to a few other MMOs from SOE.