Sony Computer Entertainment America has announced the PlayStation 3 system update v3.40 will launch 'soon', and will include the PlayStation Plus subscription service and Facebook integration features.
Playstation Plus is a paid subscription service for the Playstation Network announced during E3, which allows players to access new features and applications.
The company plans to let PS3 owners try out PlayStation Plus for free for three months before choosing from several subscription options: $17.99 (€14.99) for 90 days and $49.99 (€49.99) for 365 days.
Subscribers will receive early access to betas and demos, a photo gallery, a video editor and that allows uploading to Facebook and YouTube, a five-star rating system for PlayStation Store content, and automated power save settings for the PS3 console.
The upcoming v6.30 update for PSP will add PlayStation Plus to the handheld platform as well. Services previously available on the PlayStation Network will remain unchanged and will not require a paid subscription.
The update will also allow users to integrate their PlayStation Network accounts with their Facebook profiles via an upcoming application for the Facebook platform. Users will have the ability to share their PSN information, send PSN invites, and check the online status of their PSN friends via Facebook.
"Subscribers will receive early access to betas and demos,a photo gallery, a video editor and that allows uploading to Facebook and YouTube, a five-star rating system for PlayStation Store content, and automated power save settings for the PS3 console."
I thought these features were part of the update, not the plus service.
The thing about using facebook I can already do early access to betas and demos? Not very usefull photo gallery I'm sure I have other things to waste my 600gig hardrive then stupid photos >.> FIVE STAR RATING??? OMG I NEED THAT. Power save settings that should be free.. I'll pay you to save power gg. xD
By the time Sony finishes the free part will be indistinguishable from Live Silver. "We're Sony, trust us". C'mon, you can't tell me you didn't see this coming.
I thought these features were part of the update, not the plus service.