Sony open to different membership models for PS4

Sony has hinted that a tier-based subscription model could be part of the PlayStation 4's online service.

The PlayStation Network is currently free for all PlayStation 3 players, but Sony's Shuhei Yoshida believes that they could follow Microsoft by offering paid membership schemes on the PS4.

Yoshida said that gold, silver and platinum memberships could be a possibility going forward.

"As more and more services and contents become available digitally, we'll have more of an option to create attractive packages," he told The Guardian.

"So hypothetically we can look at different models - like a cable TV company.

"We could have gold, silver or platinum levels of membership, something like that. We can do subscription services when we have more content - especially now that we have the Gaikai technology available. With one subscription you have access to thousands of games - that's our dream."

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