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PlayStation Plus Premium Online Service Announced
by Jeff Mattas, Jun 15, 2010 1:52pm PDTThe new premium subscription-based version of the PlayStation Network was confirmed last month, but Sony revealed some more details during today's E3 press conference.
The new premium service, called PlayStation Plus, launches later this month, and will give subscribers access to an "exclusive set of content and features designed for gamers," including access to early game demos and priority betas, automatic downloads for background updates, and free content that will include full PlayStation Network games, themes, and even discounts in the PlayStation Store. Access to Qore is also included in the 'Plus' package.
Those who are satisfied with their current (free) PSN service will be able to continue using it. Subscribing to PlayStation Plus will cost $49.99 per year, or $17.99 for a three month plan. Sony has also announced that they'll be offering three-month free trials for a limited time.
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The full game demos will be cool, but I don't know how I feel about the one hour trial. Is it one hour in one sitting or can I do 15 - 20 minutes now and another 20 - 30 minutes tomorrow? That will be important.
The scheduled updates sound interesting. This really should be a feature of the system, but we get their gaming bandwidth for free so whatever. I'm good with the compromise. However, will I need to keep my PS3 on 24/7 so that it can get the updates, or will it come on, download, and go back off on its own? Manually starting the process (or having the process interrupt you once you turn it on) defeats the whole purpose of an automatic system.
But what about cross-game voice chat? Or real chat rooms with moderation powers & the ability to write messages longer than Twitter posts?
Meh. We'll see.
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