Sony: After three years "PSN is still free"

It has been one of the many areas that Sony touts when talking-up their online service, The Playstation Network. They concede that the competitor's own have been around a bit longer, but that doesn't make it better, especially now with the strides that they've made, and according to them, "oh, and yes, it's still free."

"In its infancy, the Playstation Network began as a free service to gamers offering an online commerce option for games and game content," Kim Nguyen, Playstation 3 marketing manager said on the US PS Blog yesterday.

"Today, it offers an unrivaled social networking experience in Playstation Home, a robust video delivery service for purchasing and renting SD and HD content from every major studio, social networking applications like Facebook, instant streaming content from Netflix, and a rich selection of more than 450 games for PS3 and PSP.

And here's the last line the boss almost forgot to mention:

"Oh, and yes, it's still free."

Cannot not forget the most important part Kim, you could lose you job!

11/18/09 Ernice Gilbert

Sony: "Without your support, PS3 wouldn't be what it is today"

A great community is forged by people who care passionately for it. For them, there's a vested interest in said community's survival, in its success. Sony knows that; and yesterday on PSN's 3rd birthday, They acknowledged the ones who are responsible for the growth and success of the PS3, that's you. Here's Playstation 3 marketing manager Kim Nguyen:

"Really, what I'm here to say is, thanks for your support. Without your enthusiasm and feedback, PS3 wouldn't be what it is today," he said.

The boss also was excited about the progress that the Playstation Network had made in such a short period of time, and that he thinks it's only the beginning of what's to come in the future, especially with the sheer amount of exclusives coming out soon.

"We are really hitting our stride here and with how far you've seen us come in three short years, imagine how far we'll go with the next three.

"It all starts with this holiday and blockbusters like Uncharted 2 and Ratchet and Clank, and it only gets better in the Q1 with MAG, Heavy Rain, and God of War III."

A good company always give credit where credit is due, and yesterday, the software giant took time out to solute you.

11/18/09 Ernice Gilbert