Sony Online Entertainment is offering lifetime membership to MMO Free Realms for the paltry fee of $30. That’s if you upgrade your account before August 2nd, of course.
The game is very much free in the strictest sense of how much a free MMO can be, with access to multiple characters, discounts on items and certain jobs requiring a paid subscription account. If you’re addicted to cutesy mini-games and interacting with like-minded tweens, this is a steal.
No mention of a PS3 release date unfortunately. But hey, no surprise there, right?
Source: Joystiq
Mason_Mk
That’s my idea of a good subscription model.
Wasn’t they ment to show freerealms at this years e3? Im guessing they’ll quietly can it at some point.
gurglesletch
It is good since it isn’t too much to buy and it will bring in some nice $.
sanmartinez
It’s a nice turn of a subscription based model. Hope they use this system for more games (FF XIV)
YOURMUMANDME
It’s free, as long as you pay.
A bit like Ford, “You can have any colour you like as long as it’s black”
TSBonyman
I guess most people are only using the free service and not paying for the premium content so this is a way to ensure some income.
badgersnapper68
Not sure about MMO’s on consoles – free or otherwise.