Sony’s Peter Dille Talks PlayStation Network
Sony has revealed that they are “actively thinking” about some sort of premium PSN service, and also reveal their plans for digital distribution.
In an interview with IGN, Sony’s VP of marketing, Peter Dille, talks about the the PlayStation Network:
It’s been our philosophy not to charge for [PlayStation Network] from launch up until now, but Kaz recently went on the record as saying that’s something we’re looking at. I can confirm that as well. That’s something that we’re actively thinking about.
Dille also comments about the future of digital distribution:
We’re also working very hard to make sure we do this thoughtfully so that retail has a part to participate in the ecosystem with us. But, the notion of getting all your games digitally, I just don’t see it happening.There’s games you’re going to get at the store, there’s games you’re going to get on PlayStation Network and there’s some you’ll get in both places, and then there’s also opportunity to enhance the micro-transactions and add-on content, of course, but getting God of War III digitally? That’s just not something you’ll be seeing anytime soon.
Kaz Hirai, CEO of Sony, has mentioned that Sony is studying the possibility of introducing a subscription model.
17 Responses to “Sony’s Peter Dille Talks PlayStation Network”
I do hope they keep most of psn free but if we have to pay W’e'll have to pay!! Sony will keep us happy im sure….
& im with him on digi distribution! If i buy a game i want a disc, a booklet (just for the smell lolol) and a case!!?! Love having the actual item! dwnloads are gr8 for yr psn games and minis etc…. But mainstream games via digi…. ITS A NO NO! It also seems like the digi dis route is way more cash too!!!???
Wow, look, another way of giving us the same old new as before- “Sony are thinking about premium PSN” just coming out of another persons mouth.
This website is so lazy its untrue!
A) this was posted on QJ a while back *atleast a week*
B) as ive said a million times, sony half asses anything they really add…
Dynamic themes
Prem avatars
QORE
C) its sony’s biggest selling point is the free PSN and anything they add in a special rank wont be enough to sway anyone really
hello …
i don’t want to pay for PSN, i will certainly pay for added contents & services, so if you keep things as is & open new zones with additional exclusive contents & better services, it’s a GO for me.
but don’t ever charge us for even signing in & playing online & more add more countries/geographical zones to the list or make a single global PSN with languages options …i’m sure would cost SONY less & would be a much better product i would be happy to pay for.
cheers!
this is actually a big change from what I heard before. It was “additional content for a premium price” and now it sounds like current content for a premium price. WTF mate?!
Sony’s PSN will be fine. I’m sure we’ll still get a free service to co-exist with a paying one
Xbox has a better interface dashboard and options, you get what you pay for. But, with Natal releasing this year it would be wise for Sony to step up their game and improve the PSN with a premium service. Charging for the basic PSN will destroy this system in the console war.
Morgus:
The Xbox interface sucks is pathetic. The PS3 XMB is an award winning interface. Plus Xbox Live is laggy and full of little kids. The PSN has a better network no lag even with MAG 256 players. NATAL is going to suck more. And Sony is not charging to play online they are doing a premium optional service the main one now will stay FREE.
My PSN ID: Ivan-
@Richy2k9
there not forcing anyone.. did you read the last 7 articles that were posted on the SAME subject?
@Xael
do you know what first party means? lmao jk dude! when i read that i was thinking the same thing you responded.
xST-ANGERx – you’re such an ass I’m not sure you’re real!
Seriously though, yes we have heard about this before but this is a new comment from Dille. That is the only reason they are reporting it again. This is really the first confirmation we have heard that makes it sound like a subscription service is likely to be coming soon.
hello …
@ shadowjin – i’ve read & commented on most, i never said they are forcing, excuse me maybe i wasn’t that clear.
what i meant was OK for free PSN as it is & OK for paying anything new & more but mostly ready to pay if they do support my country & would be better if they had a global network, zoning causes more cost because must have different policy & contents while it’s easy to have multiple accounts from all zones, it’s not practical.
i’m ready to pay for PSN Premium, just make it appealing … & never remove anything from what we’ve used to.
cheers!
Up until now I always thought they were looking at adding ADDITIONAL services that you would have to pay for, but this sounds an awful lot like they’re planning on charging for the basic service. That’s a load of crap if you ask me, as they’ve assured us that it would always be free, it was something they “believed” in, or so they said.
Glad I’m a single-player only gamer, that’s all I can say. They better not charge me for downloading demo’s or browsing through DLC or their video store section – that would literally be charging someone just to walk into your store.
Peoples, simmer down alittle bit its stick stickly here. He is speaking about something that has been talked about many times and if you read into the last statements about these services he metions just as he does in this one that these will be “OPTIONAL” I dont see why people have such a deal with optional features, like he has said before if you want to continue playing for free then dont sign up
I would pay if the service was vastly improved. but it would have to be some major improvements for me to jump into a pay service. I honestly only use the online for chat with friends. I rarely play anything online.
as long as they keep the basic stuff free it’s all good.
@JackC8
Are you serious? There is no part of this that sounds like they are wanting to charge for what is currently free. Don’t you remember how from the start they have been saying over and over how they won’t be taking away from the free things? I guess it literally has to be said hundreds and hundreds of times for some retards to pay any attention.
No wait you know what? It makes tons of sense that sony is going to wait a couple years to tell us they’re gonna add a seperate premium subscription JUST to give up the online batltle and charge for basic services.
I saw some schedules regarding types of PSN subscriptions and they were quite good. Still, those who don’t wanna subscribe will be able to play online and nothing will be changed. But when you subscribe you’ll get free stuff like giving you the chance to try demos before they are released to the unsubscribed users etc.