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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:54 am


Some of the services that have been rumored to be added...

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Customer Service Priority Access
Priority access to PlayStation's customer service both online and via phone should you need technical help or have questions about your products. This feature gives you support with little to no waiting.

Exclusive Experiences with Sony Brands
Get member-only access to attend exclusive Sony events and experiences throughout the year, including those offered by PlayStation, Sony Pictures, and Sony Music.

Extended Console Warranty 3 Years
Get your PS3 warranty extended to 3 years as part of your overall subscription (requires you to keep your subscription active). The standard warranty on your PS3 is 1 year.

Access to Beta Games
Get access to Betas of popular games not yet released at retail (Betas offer bigger experiences than typical game demos). You will have the ability to play these games before others do.

Early Access to All Store Content
Get early access to select free and purchasable game related content on the PlayStation Store before it's available to everyone else. This includes games, add-ons, themes, avatars, as well as free game demos.

Member Demo Sharing of Full Game
Share a level of a game that you just purchased for your PS3 with a subscriber who doesn't own the game. Your friends could do the same. This would be an exclusive demo not available otherwise to those who haven't purchased the game.

Cross-game Voice Chat Access
Get exclusive member-only access to cross-game voice chat. This is the ability to use your headset to voice chat with friends on your PS3 regardless of what they are doing on the PS3.

Full Title Trial - 1st Hour Is Free
Download full versions of select Blu-ray and PSN game titles and have the chance to play the entire game (single or multiplayer) for free for the first hour. After that time you will have the option of purchasing the game to continue playing.

Token Wagering
Get a fixed number of tokens per month you can wager with other players in competitive online games. These tokens could then be built up and redeemed for free PlayStation Network games and other content.

User-to-user Challenges
Unlock developer-created challenges while playing games. Compete with your friends to see who can be the first to complete these challenges. The PS3 will automatically offer and track challenges and winners and would post results. An example of a challenge is 'first to get 10 trophies' in a particular game.

Free Access to PSOne Classics, PSP Minis, and PS3/PSP Themes
Get a fixed number of PSOne Classic games, PSP Minis (bite-sized games), and PS3/PSP themes per month to keep for free for as long as you are a subscriber. The PlayStation Store offers these types of content for $2-6 each.

Discounts on Store Content
Get weekly member-exclusive discounts on specific games, game add-ons and themes on the PlayStation Store. Discounts may range from 20-50% off regular retail prices.

Member Only In-game Content
Get exclusive member-only in-game content for your PS3 or PSP such as new game play options, unlocked in-game weapons or player slots, exclusive levels, costumes/skins, and PlayStation Home spaces.

Trophy Alerts
Get automated alerts on your PlayStation XrossMedia Bar, PlayStation.com, and via text message (if you so choose) that alert you when your friends get any trophy or a specific one. This feature is customizable - you can choose which friends to receive alerts from and what kinds of alerts.

Cloud Storage Space for Games
Store your game saves on a virtual secure saver. This would allow you to access your game saves at any point in time, and from any PlayStation 3 or PSP console you are logged in on.

Online Music Service
Get a streaming music service that allows you to choose your channel based on music style, artist type, etc. and listen to an unlimited number of tracks. This service would be for use outside of playing a game and similar to Pandora or a Last.fm.

Online Music Video Service
Get a streaming music video service on your PlayStation 3 that lets you stream music videos from a continuously growing catalog of music and allows you to create a custom playlist to play back.

Automatic Downloads and Updates
Customize the types of updates you want your PS3 to download automatically. These include game updates (patches) for games that you own, firmware updates, and game demos downloaded on your PS3 without manually having to select them and wait for them to finish downloading. Your PS3 can be set to automatically turn on for updates and turn off after completion.

Loyalty Program Rewards
Get rewards the longer you are a subscriber and also earn rewards by engaging with PlayStation such as buying games, downloading movies, and rating products. Rewards can include full versions of PlayStation Network games and digital movie rentals from the PlayStation Store.

Facebook Connectivity
Access to member-exclusive Facebook features on your PlayStation 3, such as viewing and linking your Facebook accounts with their PSN ID's, updating your status, editing, uploading and sharing photos, and viewing photo albums of your friends on your TV.

Catch-up TV
Get access to popular TV shows and movies through service providers such as Hulu, simply by clicking an icon on your PS3 XrossMedia navigation bar.

Netflix Access Without Disc
Access the Netflix video streaming service on your PS3 without the need to insert a special disc into the drive each time to access the service. A separate Netflix subscription would also be needed to enjoy the service. Netflix offers over 17000 popular movies and TV shows for streaming on your laptop or a supported device such as a PS3.
PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 2:26 pm


I smell BS with this. Some of these are just a little TOO iffy.

For example Full Title Trial - 1st Hour Is Free. OK MAYBE for PSN titles. But who in their right mind would download 10+GBs of a game only to play it for an hour? I have cable and depending on traffic and what not one GB can take around an hour to two. Go HD download at around 5GB and it can take a little longer.

Wouldn't you just download a demo of it? That usually is like the first part of the game at around 2GB?

Also PSone Classic price range is off.

PSN Premium has been around the rumor mill FOREVER. I really don't see it becoming a reality.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:50 pm


i think the trial thing is definitely possible, not that it would replace demos but i do know that there are some games on the psn that dont have demos, and im not willing to burn some money to see if i like it or not. Live has the same feature, so why wouldnt sony give the same kind of service?

I think Premium is definitely a possibility because this basically puts the online aspect of the PS3 on par with XLive, not fully there, but its close and getting there.
PostPosted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:31 pm


To me it is just a waste. I mean really why would you download a WHOLE game just to play it for an hour and then have it be junk? It might be cool with older games that were in the MB range but we're talking about games that are starting to go over 25GB in size.

With today's internet that would be killer. I'm not a huge fan of game rentals but if I REALLY wanted to try a game out I'd just go to a video store and rent it. Or do game fly. I'd be able to play it a hell of a lot faster then waiting for a 10+GB download the finish just to play it for an hour.

Also there really is no reason why half this stuff cannot just be free. Stuff like cross chat, trophy alerts, online music service, automatic download, etc.

So much of this stuff does not IMO justify spending (what I would assume) $50 a year. It is all stuff that can be free.

To me this whole premium thing is just BS. BTW where did you find this info anyways?

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:53 am


I was wondering the same thing. It seems off that they would add voice chat from anywhere and members only crap.. Seems too much like runescape now...
PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:04 pm


Sailorcancer2004
To me it is just a waste. I mean really why would you download a WHOLE game just to play it for an hour and then have it be junk? It might be cool with older games that were in the MB range but we're talking about games that are starting to go over 25GB in size.

With today's internet that would be killer. I'm not a huge fan of game rentals but if I REALLY wanted to try a game out I'd just go to a video store and rent it. Or do game fly. I'd be able to play it a hell of a lot faster then waiting for a 10+GB download the finish just to play it for an hour.

Also there really is no reason why half this stuff cannot just be free. Stuff like cross chat, trophy alerts, online music service, automatic download, etc.

So much of this stuff does not IMO justify spending (what I would assume) $50 a year. It is all stuff that can be free.

To me this whole premium thing is just BS. BTW where did you find this info anyways?
i dont think you will be downloading the whole game, i seriously doubt that, if anything, im thinking it will just be an extended demo. Some demos do that already that are timed, the Just Cause 2 demo has a 30 minute time limit for it, id imagine that some of the games that you can unlock after you pay for the game will have a 1 hour full trial to it. I think thats mainly whats going to happen. I think that half of this stuff should be free, but theres a couple of things like the tech support and sony events is what you're really paying for. If Sony would be smart about it, they should do it for $40/yr. This was copy/pasted from another forum that im on. The guy said that he found this somewhere else and said that this was part of a survey they were having ppl take. again all of this is just RUMOR

Ezeikial
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:56 pm


Another thing I noticed.

Isn't most of this already in QUORE? Like the exclusive demos, free themes, trailers, and what not?

Which you have to pay for?
PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2010 6:13 pm


Qore is a hit and miss kind of thing with themes and such.
I think they will just bundle it in along with everything else else that has a "premium" tagline on it...ala avatars

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:26 pm


I like the free PSN games and discounts.
PostPosted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:37 am


They did announce their PSN+ although unlike Msoft's pay-for-accounts, it has no bearing on the current PSN.

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:06 am


This is way better then Xboxs Gold Benefits. Tehirs is like... once a week on certain games and sometimes avatar items and stuff. Get it alot around the holidays and big events.

The PSN+ is actually not that bad. A friend of mine was willing enough to get me a $20 card for it. I like how it allows you to get discounts on alot of games and stuff. Then also It will do alot of FREE but if it is w/a game the game is only FREE for as long as your a PSN+. After that you have to buy the game. But in a way it does actually benefit you. Mines for only 3 months so gives me plenty of time to try out some of the games I got for free.
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