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?
Contest:
11:13 AM on 06.03.2008
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Its a cute idea that could eventually do away with PSM or those types, but I'm not really optimistic about it.
A: I had a ps3
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B: Veronica Belmont was in the corner of the screen talking to me while I browsed.
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?
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).
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.
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).
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.