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Today Sony announced the Qore, presented by the PlayStation Network. Qore is online interactive programming that covers the world of PlayStation on a monthly basis. Navigated by your PS3 controller, Qore will feature "exclusive multimedia news, developer interviews, in-depth game previews and behind-the-scene looks at the hottest PLAYSTATION games."

On the first Thursday of every month, a new Qore episode will be available for $2.99 on the PlayStation Network. Or, for the hardcore, you can nab an annual subscription for $24.99.

"Original content, community-related services and innovative products are a major focus for the PLAYSTATION Network this year and we are pleased to introduce Qore exclusively for our customers," said Peter Dille, senior vice president of Marketing and PLAYSTATION Network, SCEA. "Qore is the first step in providing original content dedicated to the PLAYSTATION community and evolving the network into a place where our customers can gather, share and discover new forms of entertainment."

So, why should you plunk down the cash for Qore? Sony promises "special access to game demos, betas, add-ons and other downloadable and game-related content." Also, new subscribers get Calling All Cars for free. 

The whole thing kicks off this Thursday, where new details on SOCOM:US. Navy SEALs Confrontation, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Soul Calibur 4 and Secret Agent Clank will be revealed. There is also supposed to be an invitation to the SOCOM: Confrontation beta, as well as a few other surprises.

What do you think of this new original programming? Is this something you'd dig? Is this something you'd pay for? 


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DrNutt's Avatar
DrNutt at 06/03/2008 11:14
Hmmm, 2.99 a month for Sony advertising? Count me out!
Alexradl's Avatar
Alexradl at 06/03/2008 11:14
I think I'm going wait to see how much content this thing actually offers before I throw down the 25 bucks. Actually, I'll probably cave in and just end up doing it for the Confrontation beta. This is a pretty interesting concept, but I for some reason, I don't think it is going to be very successful.
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shipero at 06/03/2008 11:17
I'll give it a shot but I'm usually against paying for things that I feel should be free so I doubt I'll become a subscriber.
TurboSpaz's Avatar
TurboSpaz at 06/03/2008 11:26
lol, $25 for ads and demos? Count me out.
manasteel88's Avatar
manasteel88 at 06/03/2008 11:28
I check blogs and websites for the latest in gaming news and entertainment. Even if they have exclusive content, I doubt it won't be on the internets a half day after its revealed. I don't own a PS3 but I doubt people are going to use the Calling All Cars buy in to pay $25 for easy to find content.

Its a cute idea that could eventually do away with PSM or those types, but I'm not really optimistic about it.
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loki d20 at 06/03/2008 11:31
I love my PS3 and all, but why would I pay $25 a year for some demos that should probably be available to the public anyway? I see some people who like to beta games and/or demo everything might get this, but I get enough of my news from Destructoid and my gaming videos/interviews from GameTrailers that I don't see why I'd pay for this.
Professor Pew's Avatar
Professor Pew at 06/03/2008 11:32
PSL!
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 06/03/2008 11:44
hellllllllooooo miss belomont
Danmartigan's Avatar
Danmartigan at 06/03/2008 11:45
HAHAHAHAH SONY FUCK YOU
falinter's Avatar
falinter at 06/03/2008 11:46
I'd get it if

A: I had a ps3
and
B: Veronica Belmont was in the corner of the screen talking to me while I browsed.
CALkulon's Avatar
CALkulon at 06/03/2008 12:06
Fuck that. They better not start putting demos only on this instead of the network.
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Kryptinite at 06/03/2008 12:13
I pretty much refuse to pay for any subscription based things on my PS3 for the shear fact that I play my 360 way more.
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broonor at 06/03/2008 12:13
Something tells me these will be totally not downloadable on the not Internets every month. Maybe if there's exclusive ingame content that's worthwhile I'd try it for a little. Not dedicating a year's subscription to an unproven and unknown entity.
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dono at 06/03/2008 12:17
everyone gives MS a hard time for charging a monthly subscription for something useful - now Sony (who is supposedly like robin hood compared to MS) is charing 2.99 for something that I can watch Tommy Tallorico do on BASIC cable for FREE.

If you're desperate for cash Sony why not implement a small and reasonable fee for a valuable service rather than things I can find anywhere else on the internet or TV?
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xe-cute at 06/03/2008 12:42
Wow, what a bad move from Sony... what are they thinking?

If they want/need money to support there online service then simply charge like the Xbox.


But to try and get money this way will just alienate there majority who expect this stuff (demos, trailers etc) for free like they do on the xbox live (don't need to be gold).
necrozen's Avatar
necrozen at 06/03/2008 12:52
I'll do it. Just $25 for a whole year? That's about what I pay for my sub of nintendo power, not that big of an investment.
Demtor's Avatar
Demtor at 06/03/2008 13:00
Hmmm, I can't imagine they'll be very objective views... just a lot of hype and shady "subscriber only" demos
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Garbz at 06/03/2008 13:04
I whole heartedly approve of the existence of this Veronica Belmont woman.

Granted, i don't own a PS3 yet and probly won't use this anyway, but her inclusion in the video made it infinitely more bearable.
MechaMonkey's Avatar
MechaMonkey at 06/03/2008 13:25
Is Veronica Belmont interactive?
Pedro Blandino's Avatar
Pedro Blandino at 06/03/2008 13:28
sounds like xbox live. hmmm
loki d20's Avatar
loki d20 at 06/03/2008 14:25
I disagree with the need for money from this, but I'm not going to suddenly turn around and call Sony money-grubbers (well, more than usual) because they're offering another service on top of what they already provide for free.

I think a lot of people are ignorant or jumping the gun on what this will provide. It's not going to suddenly pull and stop all videos and demos from popping up on PSN like they have been already (surprise, that's not unique to XBLA!), but will just be additive and probably offer special interviews and demos for third-party games. It also sounds like Sony is offering this but Qore is the one needing the subscription fee since it's doubtful that any money obtained as advertisement from third parties will pay out enough to keep it going (especially since it can't get Ad revenue like gaming Web sites).
Samit Sarkar's Avatar
Samit Sarkar at 06/03/2008 15:05
Veronica Belmont is very cute, but she’s not enough to make Qore (retarded fucking name, btw) worth $25/year or $2.99/episode.
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naia-the-gamer at 06/03/2008 15:17
Does this mean demos will only be available via subscription? That would be a pretty bad move on Sony's part. I guess it would depend on what kind of exclusive downloadable content we were talking about. If this ends up turning into the only way to get the equivalent content that even silver members on XBLA can get that would be total bullshit. I think I need moar info
Volomon's Avatar
Volomon at 06/03/2008 17:22
The digital magazine is produced by Future US, INC its nothing more than an online magazine and should be treated as such.
Zeromus's Avatar
Zeromus at 06/03/2008 18:53
That movie autoplayed in Google Reader and scared the shit out of me, I wasn't even up to this post yet. That is all.
braulio09's Avatar
braulio09 at 06/03/2008 23:14
Don't think it's wise to charge for it. Demos and betas (at least open ones) are supposed to show what the community as a whole likes and dislikes and this will only break it apart.
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Spykron at 06/04/2008 00:03
sounds to me like paying for a commercial
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brainderailment at 06/04/2008 01:35
Hopefully this will fail hard so it will go away.
Dom's Avatar
Dom at 06/09/2008 20:33
lol you people are all jumping the gun and talking alot of bullshit. As someone has already said, look at it like an online magazine, only instead of shitty wristbands or dog tags or whatever magazines give away these days as promos, your gonna be getting ingame content that might not, believe it or not, suck hard.

I'll easily pay $25 a year for this, just like I pay a sub for OPSM. Not everyone will get it, but then again, not EVERYONE buys OPSM and it survives. And the people saying that your paying for a commercial are fucking stupid, your paying for the content and the presentation, you think people work for free?

I lol @ anyone who cant afford $25 a year, and lol even harder at the ones bashing it simply because Sony brought it out.
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