Andre Yoskowitz
20 Nov 2009 13:44
During a presentation at its media and investors conference today, Sony noted that they are "looking into" a way to make more profits from its free PlayStation Network, and said it was considering a "new revenue stream from subscription."
There is little to no chance that Sony will move the PSN to a subscription-based service like Microsoft does with Xbox Live Gold, and it is likely that Sony just hopes to expand their current pay-for features, such as movie rentals and the upcoming MMO "DC Universe Online."
JoyStiq spoke to a representative, who responded: "We have not made any formal announcements on a subscription based service. We're looking into a variety of options." Perhaps by throwing the words out there the company is testing to see public reaction to a possible pay-for PSN.
Writer's Note: We love our PSN Sony, but we certainly do not want to pay for it after having it for free for years.