Sony on PS4: A Multi-tiered Subscription Model is Our Dream

In an interview with The Guardian, Sony president of Worldwide Studios Shuhei Yoshida indicated that Sony would love to introduce a subscription-based model with their products, most likely with the recently announced PlayStation 4. According to Yoshida, they'd like to have different packages, basically, and slide into the comfortable role of filling all their customers' multimedia needs.

"As more and more services and contents become available digitally, we'll have more of an option to create attractive packages. So hypothetically we can look at different models–like a cable TV company," Yoshida said.

Sony appears to be fully embracing the digital content model, which is undoubtedly a positive thing. Having games and content available at the press of a button makes consumers more likely to buy. They're certainly in a good position to transition into "cloud" gaming, with acquisitions like Gaikai.

"We could have gold, silver or platinum levels of membership, something like that. We can do subscription services when we have more content–especially now that we have the Gaikai technology available," he added. "With one subscription you have access to thousands of games–that's our dream."

Source: GameSpot