Sony Considers Offering PSN Subscriptions

[KRA]

Kotaku: Sony Considers Offering PSN Subscriptions (http://kotaku.com/339850/sony-considers-offering-psn-subscriptions)


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File this in the "hmm, interesting" folder of your mind's desktop. Sony's polling its customers in the Asian market for ways in which they can improve their PC/PSP PlayStation Store. One of the selectable responses is "Monthly subscription plan (1 price for unlimited download)". Interesting idea. Would you be happy paying a set amount each month, ala GameTap, for unlimited access to the store's PSP and PS1 games? I sure as sugar would. Well...as soon as anyone outside Japan starts getting decent PS1 games, that is.


quite nice idea.. for japanesse people.
as others wouldn't have to much to download.

[VG Aficionado]

Unlimited downloads for a single price could be good, but something like Live fees would be terrible.

[jaxmkii]

They mean you pay a monthly price to download all the games you want vs buying them one at a time.

[Rockmond]

They mean you pay a monthly price to download all the games you want vs buying them one at a time.

That would be nice.

[Garfunkel]

It's a good idea, it takes some of the hasstle out of it, as long as it doens't turn into live style payments i'm all for it.

[gibmonster]

If I can download all the files I want, it sure would be nice. I just hope that if you decide not to renew a subscription, you can still access the files on your hard drive and online play remains free.

I highly doubt that would be the case. So sign me up I guess.

[Jay Gee]

This is something they consider an extra add-on and not an actual replacement to what people are currently doing, yes? If so, that's no problem.

[cliffbo]

is this an alternate method or is it going to become the only method?

[Zer0-Sum]

I would do this in an instant, if Sony put enough games on the American PSN Store to care about.

[CreativeWriter]

Add TV shows, movies, mp3s, and more content and I'd seriously consider paying a monthly fee, but right now there's just not enough to justify anything higher than a couple bucks a month.

[wasted]

But they can limit what is made available each month, and still get the $$.
What is wrong with paying for what you actually want ? I think the current system is perfect.

[TrueVCU]

sounds cool so long as basic accounts remain free.

[Jay Gee]

What is wrong with paying for what you actually want ? I think the current system is perfect.
QFMFT

[julps31]

Not a bad idea if you want to buy in bulk..

[Zer0-Sum]

sounds cool so long as basic accounts remain free.

I second that idea. have a free pay for what you want account, then have a monthly fee for people who want to download lots of stuff.

[Domination]

The idea is genius; it's defintely one I would consider. More content needs to justify it, though, but as usually, I'm sure it's nothing Sony isn't already on top of.

[Sephiroth_VII]

I'm in, as long as it's optional.

[raVen]

What is wrong with paying for what you actually want ? I think the current system is perfect.

What if you pay more, buying what you want actually want then what the monthly fee is?

We'd have to see more of the plan before we could jump to conclusions.

[ded5850]

Monthly payments to get classic PS games...smells like Sega Channel to me.

[kaphwan]

So long as I can still play games online and everything that isn't back catalogue PS games for zilch, I see no harm in whatever is being planned.

[Matt]

I'm in, as long as it's optional.

[zero 7]

im for the idea if sony puts the euro store up to par with the us/jap stores