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What To Expect From Premium PSN Services

Ironstarmovement: "At a recent Sony press event the future plans of both the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Network were displayed. Sony announced plans for all PlayStation 3s to be fully 3D enabled via firmware update before 2011. They also plan to develop a premium service for the PlayStation Network to generate more revenue for the console. This premium service looks to consist of (non-gaming) applications and enhancements to the current PSN."

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Not news, just oblivious speculation. No info on what the supposed services are provided at all.
HDgamer5279d ago WhoDisagree(0)Agree(0)
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This is pure personal opinion and speculation. This IS NOT NEWS.
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NateNater5279d ago

I really could care less for cross game chat but if Sony charges for this, there will no doubt be a lot of angry fanboys

thedisagreefairy5279d ago

regular psn.

i like to play online, but im not on my ps3 enough to warrant a purchase of the "extras" theyll be charging for (which is the reason i decided to not buy the xbox 360).

i see why ppl who game all the time would want to though.

im just happy sony is still letting ppl like me still play online for free through all of this.

Saaking5279d ago

I don't really care as long as basic online gaming is still free. That's what I'd like MS to do. Make online free and offer all the other crap for a fee.

Noob5279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

PS3 owners, not just fanboys, will complain. The PSN community won't let Sony get away with something like that with out doing something about it. I could see it right now. The blog would get hammered with complaints on every article. It would be a nightmare for them but I doubt Sony would charge for it.

Free online gaming is the only feature I need. I would sign up for core if it had more content.

smoothdude5279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

I would gladly pay for the ability to play my PS2 games on my PS3. There were rumours about that a while ago. Come on SONY!

IdleLeeSiuLung5279d ago

Charging for "apps" that have no gaming related functionality will probably alienate most of their current customers. That is hardly a large enough market to enter...

I surmise that if Sony had the chance again, they would have charged for PSN and followed MS model. The fact that they didn't is just a sign of poor management unable to maximize profits. After all, MS showed that they could profit from it. Instead Sony launched an overpriced console!

I guess Sony's failure is a benefit to the customers!!!

ape0075279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

psn regular free and psn premuim subscription based SOUND GREAT but If you really think about it,it gonna be MESS

Imagine a lot of members use regular and lot using premuim,It will be too confusing to chat with who or invite who

lots of players can and lots of player can't,that means we are gonna see this screen a lot

"CAN'T CHAT WITH THIS PERSON,HE'S NOT A PREMUIM MEMBER"

it will be like a bridge,let it ALL FREE or ALL PAID,that will unify everything

anybody agree???

and if you disagree,please reply,let me know what you think,maybe you'll correct things\add great points

Hideo_Kojima5278d ago

I am fine as long as no features that are free now are turned
into pay monthly features.

I never thought of this option.
I was saying that if Sony ask for money I would throw away my
PS3 because I was told I would have free online gaming but
asking to pay to get extra stuff is fine on my book.

Might even speed things up over PSN.

calis5278d ago

"The PSN community won't let Sony get away with something like that with out doing something about it."

Not many people really give a crap about cross game chat.

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DK_Kithuni_715279d ago

.. the lag in your socalled brain. Red Ring Of Death, maybe?

Dirk Benedict5279d ago

Expect more flops on the flopbox.

ULTIMATE_REVENGE5279d ago

Dedicated servers don't lag idiot! you must be confused with GeOW2's 5v5 ultra lag that can never be fixed due to the 360's already maxed out hardware

4point7BillionLoss5279d ago

Slowny ... always at least 18 months behind

Now you're going to pay for it too droids .... lolololololololol

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I_LOVE_MYSELF5279d ago

One MAJOR issue... NA get super special treatment... The thing im worried about is paying for services and NA still getting special treatment despite us both paying... If I pay I expect our store to get the stuff at the same time as NA and NOT 6 months down the line...

n4gn4gn4gn4g5279d ago

Canada (which is part of NA) get NOTHING.

No video store. US and UK have it.
No comic book store. US and UK have it.
No Vidzone. UK has it.
No PlayTV. UK has it.
No BBC. UK has it.

I_LOVE_MYSELF5279d ago

Glad im not Canadian then eh?

mercenarie5279d ago

I am sure SONY had to jump through many obstacles and $$ to get the American movie industry to agree to release content through the PSN
lets not forget, every company has a different contract agreement(FOX,NBC,etc) It's a safe bet to assume that SONY had no chance to release the video store to you guys in Europe sooner.. lets be smart, why would SONY miss out on the opportunity to profit?

SCEE won't ever be as fast as SCEA but they will have things eventually, its the ugly truth ;)

at least you guys get the PSN updates before us =]

Tony P5279d ago

Really. It's not any company's fault that different countries have different rules and regulations. It's a complex issue.

Remember back when people made a stink about MS's inability to bring Netflix to Canada? Guess what? Neither can Sony. They're not out to shaft you, it's just a matter of circumstances.

n4gn4gn4gn4g5279d ago

There is no government regulation of video on demand services in Canada. It is not a CRTC issue. The issue is licensing and SONY's willingness to go through it. iTunes is in Canada and has a very good selection of video content...there is ZERO reason for SONY to not do the same.

As for Netflix...Netflix doesn't operate in Canada so it would make sense that it wouldn't be on the PS3 or Xbox in Canada.

Tony P5279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

I spoke very broadly about that first part since it concerned *every* country (not just Canada). Bottom line is the same. You just can't expect to get what another country gets. Hopefully something different but similar. They aren't willfully playing favorites.

And yes, that's specifically why Netflix doesn't go to other places, but that didn't stop hundreds of comments worth of complaints at the time. You say "it would make sense" like it's common knowledge, but most people didn't know or didn't research and still don't. Just check the official PS forums for all the "Netflix in Canada?" threads. Many still don't understand.

creeping judas5279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

I know this will not get read. But the CRTC has not allowed netflix to operate in Canada due to the fact that they don't offer the correct amount of Canadian content. And only once they have the correct amount, then they can operate in Canada.
All VOD is regulated by the CRTC, ensuring that there is Canadian content on the service.

We Canadians did not get Last.FM in the last update(360), guess why?? No guaranteed Canadian content.

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Delta5279d ago (Edited 5279d ago )

Everything you could ever what. PSN is that awesome :)

ExPresident5279d ago

How is this even news? He's making assumptions and not only that at best speculation. This shouldn't even be posted as news. If you want random opinions go read the other social sites.

I love the spin at the end to:

"Considering the possibilities I wouldn’t be shocked to see the PSN premium service costing more than a yearly XBL subscription."

Seriously? Are you kidding me? Assume more? Speculate much? Utter crap.

bigrudowsky5279d ago

yup i thought i was going to find out what the premium service would provide and still have nothing concrete on it just assumptions..

YungXclusive2K95279d ago

Thats exactly why its called an article, if you don't like it no one required you to read it.

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Games That Were Bad on Release, But Are Now Great

BLG writes, "Some of the most popular games have had a rough start, with some of them being downright unplayable.

Despite that, developers have managed to turn it around for them and make their game worth playing. Here are some games that had a rough start but were pretty great."

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Terry_B12h ago

Good list..hoped to see Street Fighter 5 there..and it is.

Vits11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Sea of Thieves... I'm not disagreeing that the game has improved in terms of content. But I feel that the most significant change between now and its release is actually the public perception. Nowadays, most people are aware that the game is a multiplayer PvP-focused experience first and foremost, and not "Black Flag made by Rare". Consequently, people dismissing the whole experience because the single-player aspect is lacking or the story is plain are much less common.

darthv729h ago

Several years ago, i submitted an idea to Rare that would change up the mechanics of battling opponents in the game. whereby if you died in battle, you turned into a skeleton warrior and had to fight your way back to the land of the living. It was an interesting twist on respawning and would allow the player to experience both sides of a battle.

I keep hoping to see something like that get added to the game.

Kaii11h ago

They consider FO 76 & ME Andromeda to be great now 🤭

anast8h ago

Every game in the last 2 decades...

INMATEofARKHAM5h ago

It's sad that this quick retort is more often than not true... The industry's acceptance of release and patch has gone too far.

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Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S Review | TheXboxHub

Richard writes: "Now was the right time to release the Fallout 4 Xbox Series X|S update. It just could have been more."

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anast1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

They aren't going to give more. We are talking about a company that has rereleased an 13 year old game at least 5 times.

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shinoff21832d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Doesn't seem to be that bad of a month. Got a bit of something for everyone.

Please do not support braid anniversary edition. Don't support Phil phish, he's a very despicable person, a a cry baby.

One example

https://youtu.be/yKUGwlFJAH...

Tacoboto2d ago

Wrong developer. Phil Phish was the developer behind Fez.

Jonathan Blow was behind Braid. If you're gonna cancel culture, don't take down the wrong indie...

CrimsonWing691d 21h ago

Man, I don’t know why, but it also irks me when people try to tell others what to do. Fez was an awesome game, I couldn’t care less if the dev was a douche.

This is just extra cringe since the person actually doesn’t know what they’re talking about 🤦‍♂️

remixx1161d 12h ago

Welcome to the internet crimson

shinoff21831d 6h ago (Edited 1d 6h ago )

I wasn't cancel culturing shit. Phil phish is a complete douche. Did you bother to watch the video? Probably not.

I was wrong but call me cancel culture is just plain dumb also

Also crimson.

As you I'm human and we make mistakes. That was a mistake I mixed the games up. Shit happens. So go cringe yourself

Honest mistake, if you can watch that video and support the guy. Then I guess your in the same camp

Tacoboto1d 5h ago

You were wrong and that's that. Don't be so angry.

And yeah, that is a case example of cancel culture. It was a dozen years ago, he's apologized since, had Japanese developers rationalize with his remark, barely has done anything in the industry since Fez, and yet here you are, not even remembering the one game he made...

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