VG247 Blog Archive Premium PSN plans for E3 reveal, to cost “less than �50 per year”

According to a highly-placed source, Sony will announce a large-scale monetizing scheme for PSN at the LA show, but we�re assured nothing planned will impact the service�s current free aspects.

A string of features will be revealed, apparently costing �less than �50 per year�.

Sony will confirm plans to give all subscribers one free PSN game per month, from a choice of �two to four� every month.

�If you work it out, PSN games cost an average of �6-9 each, so over a year you�re basically going to be breaking even,� said our source.

A streaming music application similar to Spotify will be announced in Sony�s press conference on June 15. It�s thought that this can run in the background while playing games.

Rumours that cross-game voice chat is being saved as a paid feature are apparently not true, we were told.

�I can tell you now, 100 percent, that that�s not the case,� our man continued.

�There�s nothing in the premium package which will gimp regular PSN users.�

The PSN premium services announcement is thought to be a major part of Sony�s E3 conference, which will also heavily feature Move.