Andre Yoskowitz
26 Feb 2013 0:39
According to Sony Worldwide Studios boss Shuhei Yoshida, every PlayStation 4 game will be available for digital download.
"PS4 will be similar to PS Vita in that every game will be available as a digital download, and some will also be available as a disc," said the exec.
More importantly, Yoshida says there is the possibility of a subscription service once there is a large enough PS4 library. "As more and more services and contents become available digitally, we'll have more of an option to create attractive packages. So hypothetically we can look at different models – like a cable TV company. We could have gold, silver or platinum levels of membership, something like that. We can do subscription services when we have more content – especially now that we have the Gaikai technology available. With one subscription you have access to thousands of games – that's our dream."
Downloading games that are likely 20GB or more is not feasible for most America, as Internet speeds still lack and many ISPs enforce bandwidth caps, so there is the possibility that Gaikai's streaming game service could be used for streaming games.