Sony: PSN may not always be free.

[lektroluv]

Nextgen:

 

Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation Network operations, has said that the company may one day charge for PSN. He also feels PSN and Xbox Live are currently operating on a roughly level playing field and reveals improvements to the service currently in development. More within...

 

ImageSpeaking to Geoff Keighley on the latest edition of Gametrailers’ Bonus Round, Lempel said that there was little to differentiate Xbox Live and PSN offerings to consumers bar the price. However, Lempel indicated that as the service grows, PSN may not always be available for free.

 

 

 

“Microsoft had a year jump on us for the launch and essentially we’re offering a lot of the same stuff. I don’t think there’s a big difference in exactly what we’re offering when it comes down to the nuts and bolts of what’s actually there for the consumer… We’re not charging money for our service. That’s a key differentiating factor.”

 

 

 

However, that could be open to change in the future.

 

 

 

“Right now that’s our model. In time anything can change but right now we’re happy with it.”

 

 

 

Lempel did concede that Sony was working to replicate a number of Xbox Live’s most successful features including cross-game invites, the ability to access the cross-media bar in-game, and an achievements system.

 

 

 

“I like how their marketplace is integrated directly into their user interface….Talking across games is fantastic. That definitely builds momentum for games and actually migrate users to other games and keeps you in touch with your gaming community.

 

 

 

“We’re working on an achievements system... I can’t say if it’s definitely tied to a gamerscore or something like Xbox does but that is an important feature.

 

 

 

“We’re continuing to build on this. We’re definitely going to have all of those features at some point. We know that they (consumers) want it and we’re building to get there… It’s not in the next firmware update but it’s something we’re working on."

 

 

 

Lempel also stated that the notion of a unified PS community hadn’t been forgotten and that efforts were being made to that effect.

 

 

 

“We’re definitely going towards this one unified community. PlayStation Network doesn’t mean PS3, it extends to the PSP, it will extend to the PSP (we think he meant PS2). That’s something you’ll see in the future. There’s a lot more coming.”

 

 

Kilde

 

Gamersreports:

 

Sometimes it is hard to find a reason behind the things that Sony says to the press. This is one of those times. Geoff Keighley, speaking to GameTrailers in the latest installment of their "Bonus Round" feature, stated that besides price, Xbox Live did not offer much more or less than PSN. Then, Eric Lempel, director of PlayStation Network operations (who was also present), felt the need to add that Sony's PSN may not always be free. The first Sony exec basically says that PSN's only real difference over Xbox Live is price, which to be honest, is half-true at best. Then the second Sony exec totally negates that statement. We are stumped here, folks. We will let you all argue this one out, for we have said all we wish to.

 

 

Kilde

 

 

Ville overraska meg veldig om de plutselig tok penger for PSN, siden det har vært en av selling point'a til PS3, men det er nå sagt, så vi får vel ta det som nyheter.

 

 

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Kanskje greit å få med selve intervjuet og:

 

http://www.gametrailers.com/bonusround.php?ep=6&pt=2

 

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Endret 18. juni 2007 av lektroluv

[Blue Gene]

Skal ikke se bort fra at de vil ta penger etterhvert, spesielt ikke hvis de setter ned prisen på PS3 konsollen noe betraktelig, slik det har blitt hintet om fra Sony sjefen selv nå nylig.

[Mala]

Som sagt i den andre tråden der vi maser om dette, gjør det meg ikkje så mye om eg må ut med noen kroner i mnd. dersom det er med på å bidra til ein bedre tjeneste.

[albions]

Som sagt i den andre tråden der vi maser om dette, gjør det meg ikkje så mye om eg må ut med noen kroner i mnd. dersom det er med på å bidra til ein bedre tjeneste.

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Samme her, bedre med ein orntlig tjeneste. Kansje sølv og gull abonnement der sølv er gratis og gull koster penger pr mnd.