Every PlayStation 4 Game Will Be Available As A Digital Download

"We could have gold, silver or platinum levels of membership... We can do subscription services when we have more content"

I'm pretty concerned about this statement. I'm sure they won't make us pay for online, but I have a feeling they'll make us pay for online storage and possibly the ability to stream.

If they can get pre-order dlc bonuses down and retain the fact that downloads are not taxed I like this. The download time takes a while so you don't get that instant gratification but I like the fact the game cost 59.99 total. Add preorder bonuses and what would be the point of gamestopat least for me. Sit in my living room play the demo then instant purchase. If you could find a way to stream a game until all components are downloaded and installed that would be the last piece of the puzzle for me to disown Gamestop.

Holy **** this is the most incredible next gen news I've ever read. Not the all digital piece, that was expected. But the subscriptions? OH MY GOD.

So basically Sony has been testing this with PS+ on the PS3, giving away free games every month in exchange for the subscription price. Why do your games disappear when you lose PS+? Because Sony is actually testing out the Netflix model for games. Gamefly can't do that ****--they don't own the box. But Sony can, and Sony can set up licensing deals with publishers identical to those Netflix sets up with studios--rent games after X weeks of sales, publishers don't care because everything after that is used games anyway, so why not make a licensing cut to be game of the month.

NOT TO MENTION that we are finally seeing an alternative competitive model to the Valve system (deep discounts + social advertisement to spur purchase). Netflix model (one subscription with content discovery + push onus on the provider). MORE TO COME

Valve said "eh we really don't want to curate," and now Sony steps up and says, "Well we will! Don't waste your time with bad games, we picked these out for you! And they're free (w/ subscription) so why not play them!"

Bastard comment system ate my comment so basically it is ridiculous that Sony is the one innovating in the digital marketplace, Nick's article about filter bubbles was prescient because Sony has a huge opportunity to expand or reinforce gamer palates, and Sony has the data to know if this will work via achievements they know tie ratio, subs to PS+, etc. Imagine joe console gets home with launch titles, PS3 is collecting dust but PS4 he is playing new games every month he became a gamer and Sony got a steady customer for life oh my god is this really happening I'm gonna throw up okay lunch break is over bye.

I've never really respected Sony as an innovative company outside of raw technology, so if they actually manage to push the industry forward from a distribution angle I will be blown away.

Dear Sony, I know it's great that you can save money by not manufacturing a disc, case,& glossy manual & plenty in shipping & freight; but do I get to benefit by paying less?

Also, why do you want to charge be NZ$25 ($US21) for Journey while Americans only pay US$15? Does it cost that much more for you to send your 1s & 0s to me? It's not to let retailers compete because they don't sell it. I paid $25 for Limbo & I don't feel like I got my moneys worth. I've bought nothing from the PSN since.

I will start buying digitally when I see that you are not the only one profting from the deal.

I don't pay for cable because I do not watch enough TV to justify the 1 or 2 shows I may watch each week.

There is no way in hell I would go along with a gaming model that required me to pay each month for access to games I may not want, just to get at games I may indeed want. All of which would disappear if I quit paying the monthly fee.

MMO subscriptions all over again...

I'm not sure, I'm inclined to agree with you, but I pay about £50-60 per month picking up games cheap in sales and on Steam, and because of it my backlog is HUGE. If I could pay a flat fee of say £10-15 a month for access to EVERY game, I could just play what I want when I want. I'm pretty sure I could finish my monies worth of games per month, and then I wouldn't be worried about all those games I bought just sitting there collecting 'virtual dust' because I haven't had the time to play them yet.

It's an intriguing concept. I already have netflix and spotify, and I haven't bought a single music or movie disc since, and I'm pretty confident I listen to more music and see more movies than I ever did before at a greatly reduced cost to me. So why not with video games?

My main answer is ownership. With this model, you have none.

NOPE, NOPE, AND NOPE!!! Unless they have a cheaper price tag then the physical copy, I wont buy digital games. I've said this before, but I enjoy having my cd and game collection. REASON why I hate itunes and I miss stores like TOWER RECORDS. I like to get out of my house every now and then and not just sit at home and browser things online.