Sony's Kaz Hirai confirms 'premium level' subscription for PSN

[Coldgunner]

I think you've all been taking this too seriously, its gonna be some kind of expansion of the idea behind qore, I doubt they'd completely rework psn for a subscription service.

[spenser.d]

Only way they can do it without a major backlash. Adding a fee for something right from the get-go is easier to swallow then adding it to a few years old service which has been promised to be free, forever. Actually, the backlash would be extremely severe for Sony - So they can only do the next best thing, a new subscription level which really isn't a bad idea - Nothing changes for the original people and you get another choice, win / win.

I agree with Coldgunner and what others have said about what it's probably going to be, but I don't see how there would be a severe backlash for any extended period of time if they started charging for MP. People still want to play online. The majority will pay up, however begrudgingly. They aren't going to ditch the PS3 though. The only thing that would cause a severe long-term backlash is if Sony and others stopped developing games that cause people to choose to buy a PS3.

-Spenser