Sony Online Entertainment - 1 sub fee for all games

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  1. CrownedClown

    CrownedClown Well-Known Member

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    So apperantly SOE has decided to set up a fixed fee that will give you access to all their games:
    Here is what the president of SOE John Smedley said:

    Source: http://www.reddit.com/r/Planetside/comments/1ulcav/moving_forward_with_subscription_plan_changes/

    I think this is really good idea and some other major companies should follow their example.
     
  2. RMCMage

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    Sounds cool it will be interesting to see how successful if it is a hit I expect other companies to follow.
     
  3. Trevo

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    This is good news, Cannot wait to find out how well it works.
     
  4. CrownedClown

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    If this works out I hope other companies like NCSoft for example will follow. I'd really love if FF XIV A Realm Reborn and Wildstar are with a single subscription fee. I probably won't start playing FF since it didn't really cought my eye, but I still like to know that I have that option if I do get bored :p
     
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    I see this as the way of the future. Kind of like netflix but for games.
     
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    I always considered GameFly to be similar to Netflix, but I never used neither so I may not be 100% correct.
     
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    Oh my god. That's pretty freaking awesome. If they did that for FFXIV and FFXI I might give XIV a try but I just don't feel like paying for that game in it's current state.
     
  8. CrownedClown

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    Yeah trully if they did this I'll subscribe when EQ comes out even if I don't play it simply because I can play other sub games as well. It's a brilliant idea and I do hope that this becomes a norm.
     
  9. 4justice

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    This is actually old news (to me). I remember reading about them planning this nearly two years ago. It's a good idea because it gives people a chance to refill to servers for some of their less popular games like Vanguard. And at the same time continue to help games with big install bases continue to grow such as DCUO and Planetside 2.
     
  10. CrownedClown

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    Well yeah there was talk about this years ago, but noone could take that step back then because it wasn't profitable, however now with all the free good games that come out literally every day companies won't have a choice, but to take this step. As I said I really hope that NCSoft adopts this since I'll be playing Wildstar anyway I wouldn't mind having access to FF XIV as well :p
     
  11. William Quah

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    Sounds like a great idea but how many MMOs do Sony currently own exactly. The amount of games have to justify the price for it to be a bargain. In the end, it all comes down to how many SOE MMOs I play to justify the price if I'm not an All Access subscriber.
     
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    I agree. I myself don't play a single game by them, so this isn't really much of a news for me, but if NCSoft does the same than I'd really happy.
    Btw their most famous titles are DC Universe Online, PlanetSide 2, EverQuest Next and EverQuest Landmark and Dragon's Prophet.
    Overall they are all solid names, so I can definitely see it worth well over $15 a month if you ask me :p

    I've signed up for EQ alpha/betas, but I doubt I'll have the luck to test them before they are officially released :(
     
  13. 4justice

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    SOE definitely has enough MMO games out there to make a sub fee more than worth it. If this does work out, I can see NC Soft doing it as well since they have a bunch of MMO games running as well.

    @CrownedClown- you'll be out of luck on that Final Fantasy XIV inclusion considering Square Enix only has that and Final Fantasy XI running as MMO games right now.
     
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    Dear lord you are right I have no idea why I have been under the impression that NCSoft have FF XIV lol. Well that's too bad, but still they have enough games. If for example they make games like Guild Wars not having to buy it because of the sub fee that will also be good :p
     
  15. 4justice

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    If NC Soft did to a 1 sub for all thing like Sony is about to I think Guild Wars would have just been a bonus. I could have sworn that Guild Wars was f2p. I haven't played it in a long time but maybe my memory is hazy.
     
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    There is no subscription, but you do have to buy the game. What I mean is that for example if you are paying monthly fee sub you get the game for free without having to buy it. And not just Guild Wars, but all their games ;)
    Now that would be quite a bargain :p