PSN Gold?

A few days ago Sony gave a presentation explaining a host of changes that they are implementing to their overall business plan. While not a lot of depth was given in explaining their overall transformation strategy, a few details regarding specific changes for Sony's gaming division did emerge. And out of all the details there was one of more interest to me than the rest. Under the "5 Advantages Of Playstation 3" section was a slide for the Playstation Network, the last sentence on that slide read: "New revenue stream from subscription".

While having to pay for PSN may not be perceived as a good thing, I see news of subscriptions coming to PSN in a positive light. My reasoning? If we pay a bit for the service we should get something a little more out of it. Now, don't start to panic. The plan is for a two tiered system which means that the basic PSN service that we have now will stay roughly the same as it is, at least that is what is being reported at present. Although I have no idea what Sony has in mind I'm very interested to see what they have planned. A lot of us currently pay $50 for Xbox Live service and are happy forking over the dough for that. Now, it's up to Sony to make a premium PSN service that would be attractive to pay for and as feature rich as Live is.