CHARGES FOR PSP DOWNLOADS???

[soloist]

At the Game Developers Conference Europe, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe vice president Phil Harrison largely dispelled fears that the PlayStation 3 would come in multiple SKU models. Though he didn't entirely rule out the possibility, he said it would be "confusing" for the consumer and pooh-poohed the Xbox 360 two-tiered sales strategy. <
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>But not all of Harrison's words were as comforting. In fact, many gamers were made downright nervous by the executive's comments on his company's portable, the PSP. He revealed that, having used the free downloads of Wipeout Pure as a test case, Sony would be moving to a pay-per-download model for extra content next year. "It's an experiment which has turned out to be a good experiment," he told UK-based Edge magazine. <
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>Edge also quotes Harrison as saying that Sony is in the process of setting up a digital rights management system for PSP content. Like iTunes, this system will allow gamers to pay for content once and download it multiple times. While Harrison didn't identify what kind of content would be available for download, it would presumably be similar to the Wipeout Pure content, which included new vehicles, levels, and menu skins.<
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>-GS- <i></i>

[Nakor BlueRider]

That . . . phails at life. o.o For the same reason eReader did. Not many people want to pay for things in a game they already own, with the sole exception of MMORPGs. <i>There are many rules of<
>physics that govern our world.<
>There is only one exception.<
>His name is Nakor.</i><
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>--Nakor, the Blue Rider<
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[soloist]

I truly hope this was not the plan<
>to begin with and one gamer-<
>s were lured into investi-<
>ng in the PSP, the ba-<
>it disappeared an-<
>d the fees sud-<
>denly appe-<
>ared. G-<
>reat!<
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>(heavy sarcasm...) <i></i>

[CLOUDBOND007]

I'd never pay for something structured like that. It'd have to be like Xbox Live for me to consider it, with a fair annual fee and unlimited downloads and free online play for all games that support it. <
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[soloist]

Indeed... and the fact the PSP is not <
>getting much support by way of<
>software is not really very<
>comforting either. Un-<
>less solid proof of<
>support for th-<
>ese servic-<
>es are<
>pre-<
>sented,<
>I too would<
>not willingly in-<
>vest in it. Not wor-<
>th the price I would say. <i></i>