PSN survey hints at upcoming subscription-based features

[wraggster]

Sony's European team has sent out a survey to some of its UK PSN members asking them yet again about possible subscription models for the service. The survey is run by a market research company called Ipsos, and appears to offer up a list of possible member benefits for a few different plan tiers, along with pricing for each. The benefits range from more tame ideas like exclusive and early access to content to more interesting options like "free title trials" (first hour of a game for free), user-to-user challenges, "token wagering" and a service called "catch-up TV." Oh, and since it's Sony we're talking about, there's even a listed option for "cloud storage space for games." You can find the full list of possible features after the jump.

The price options differ from plan to plan, but they go as cheap as £2.99 (about $5 U.S.) up to £14.99 (about $25) for monthly fees, with annual fees also listed for 55% less than you'd pay month to month (so around £19.99 up to £99.99, or $32 to $160). Note that just because all of these things are on a survey doesn't mean that Sony has them up and running -- it only means that they're testing the water in terms of what UK members are willing to pay for certain features. But you can just add this to the growing mountain of evidence that Sony is planning some sort of premium subscription service.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/06/ps...ased-features/

[shadowriffe]

None of that looks like it's worth $160. Unless it gave you free access to the video store or something.

[Hiei311]

None of that looks like it's worth $160. Unless it gave you free access to the video store or something.

idt sony would actually make 160$ subcrtion thing if anything it can be around 35-60

if it wants to actually compete with xbox live wich im surely postive that they will do it around those numbers

[phsychokill]

I got this survey yesterday and to me not one of the sub options seem worth it, they seem more viable options than Xbox live gold (but then I refuse to pay for that as well) but I still wouldn't pay for it, I want to play online I don't need a movie service or extended warranty, if I wanted one I would take one through some1 who specialises in it.