Keeping Online Play Free On PS4 Is “Absurd” Says Sony

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Sony has always kept online play free unlike Microsoft. That all changed when it was announced at E3 you need a PlayStation Plus subscription on the PS4 for online play.

In a recent interview with Famitsu, Sony President Shuhei Yoshida says it was not possible to keep it free with the amount of investment the company they’re putting to resources.

Here’s an excerpt of what he said:

“The main pillar for the PS4 will be online play. We’re developing many new ways to play and connect which requires a large investment of resources. Considering the cost, to try to keep such a service free and consequently lower the quality would be absurd. We decided that if that’s the case, then it would be better to receive proper payment and continue to offer a good service.”

He added in the fact that you don’t need more than one PlayStation Plus account on one console to access the benefits of PS Plus. If you have more than one account on the PS4, only one of them needs to have a PS Plus subscription.

Even if you choose not to have a PlayStation Plus subscription on PS4, you’ll still have access to other apps and services that the PSN provides. Unlike with free Xbox LIVE Silver accounts where you need to pay to use apps like Netflix etc.

It has been revealed however that some free to play PS4 games don’t require you to have a PS Plus subscription to play online…

13 thoughts on “Keeping Online Play Free On PS4 Is “Absurd” Says Sony

  1. The fact that you only need one subscription per account is good news. (Take that xbox!)
    But I wonder what they will do for users who have multiple systems or sign in at a friend’s house?

  2. So basically stick with the PS3 till they realize this formula doesn’t work and make it free right?

  3. Welp mike, guess you’ll be with ps3 until your dying day mate while the rest of the world moves forward.

  4. @D

    I would think they would allow you to login on a different system like you can do on the PS3, and load your data onto it (which it will then load your PS+ data.)

  5. They proubly going to limit your account to two systems so people dont give mutiple system access to free mutiplayer only 2 systems

  6. Guess now’s a good time to make the switch to xbox since that paying for online was my only hinderance.

    + I wont have to wait that extra month for COD series anymore.

  7. He doesn’t say keeping online play free is absurd, he says lowering the standard of online features to keep it free is absurd. I understand you’re trying to catch some attention with the title, but try not to slander, that’s kind of illegal.

  8. But you guys have to look on the bright side……no more maintenance fixs…and if it does happen like 2011 the hacking with the funds of us player this would help this from happening again ALSO with Graphics, more free services and also Bugs in games… I pay $50 already for PS+ and its a pretty good service free games, exclusive content, exclusive Betas…..Look at Xbox 360 and Xbox One, They dont even have free games for their paying customers…
    GAME-ON

  9. Looks like ps3 is the last console I will be buying. Lol at the idiots paying for internet twice.

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