Sony Online Entertainment is considering a single rate for all of its subscription model online PC games.
For USD14.99 a month users will get access to all SOE subscription model games, such as Planetside 2, DC Universe Online, and Everquest 2.
The news came from a post in the Planetside 2 sub-Reddit, where SOE’s John Smedley was discussing plans for that game specifically.
One of the reasons for this proposed model would be to get players involved in more of the SOE games portfolio, and therefore spending their Station Cash (SOE virtual currency) on in-game items.
Touching on the PC-only nature of this plan, Smedley said:
We have a problem with a disparity between our console titles (which can’t use Station Cash) and our PC Games. We can’t do the same kind of promotions as easily on the PS3 and PS4. We’re a lot more limited because we can’t use Station Cash on there. So when we have a 3x sale on SC we have to do something different for our console titles. It’s a pain in the neck to deal with this.
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Planetside 2 players throw an utter tantrum over this, the idea might be retracted already, not sure.