What could possibly be better than battling with thousands of other players online in the first, and only, action MMO on the PS? How about battling FOR FREE? That’s right, DC Universe Online will soon be free to download from the PlayStation Store, and free-to-play with no monthly fees required.
So what’s the catch? There is none. The entire game will be open for you to play for free. We have gotten a lot of feedback from gamers asking for an opportunity to play without a subscription requirement. So, that got us thinking about how to offer access to the game in a way that allows gamers to play their way. We wanted something that would give players options. We know different types of gamers are playing – and want to play – DCUO, and we want each person to be able to play in a way that best fits their style. That’s why we’ve created three levels of access to the game:
- Free Access – Just like it sounds. Download and play the game for free. You also get all ongoing game updates (except DLC packs).
- Premium Access – This next level of access opens up to you if you spend at least $5 in the in-game store. Premium Access grants you additional benefits that improve your experience in the game, such as more inventory slots, more character slots, bank slots and more free Vault tickets. So all you have to do is pick up some cool items in the store or buy a DLC pack and you unlock Premium Access. The best part? Once you unlock Premium Access you keep it for the life of your account.
- Legendary Access – With Legendary Access you can unlock the maximum level of features and benefits. To unlock Legendary Access you can pay for a $14.99 per month game pass, or save big with a discounted multi-month pass. Lifetime members are automatically granted Legendary access. Legendary Access also includes all DLC packs at no extra charge.
I know all of this sounds great for the soon-to-be new players, but it’s just as good for all of you who still play, or used to play. Current players who are currently on a month-to-month or multi-month game pass will automatically be granted Legendary Access for the remaining time on their game pass once we officially transition to free-to-play. They can continue to play and stay at the Legendary Access level, or opt to migrate to another level.
If you used to play DCUO, this gives you a great opportunity to come back and rejoin your old crimefighting (or evil-doing) friends without spending a cent. If you previously purchased DCUO at a retail store or through a PSN download and activated your account, you will automatically be granted Premium Access when you come back.
You can go to our website for more details on the three levels of access, plus a FAQ that should cover any other questions that you may have. We can’t tell you how excited we are to be making this move, and can’t wait to have you all join us in game. Talk to us in the comments below and let us know what you think. We’re listening.
Nice. I’m definitely going to check it out. When does this start?
Not sure why you say its required to have trophies on paid content. There have been games free before on PSN (not speaking through PS Plus) where trophies were included. Be honest and say its how you want to capture people into paying for the game. Which is understandable, just not a whopping $15 dollars a month.
yeah i was gonna download this but since i have to pay to get the trophies f**k that.
Sweet. As long as I can keep getting the other trophies for my BD version I am happy
Wow you get access to trophies for 15 dollars a month. Sign me up…NOT!!!
I have another post that’s being censored, I guess, where I congratulate Sony on a crummy buisness model. Maybe you’ll get to see it, but probably not. Must have hit a nerve with one of the key words I tripped on.
Can I just spend $5 and unlock trophies? Or do I need to do the monthly thing?
This is huge news… so unprecedented… so unexpected… so like Sony, to give out free games.
Much love Sony, This was the right move for this game, great game… the game is driven by it’s user-base, This can only make the game better. Not to mention the ripples from this should inspire other companies ie. Square/Enix, and Blizzard, before you know it maybe we’ll have some waves.
I’m super-excited because now my kids and wife will enjoy starting accounts and playing with me, without having to pay a seemingly ridiculous amount of $$ truly the only thing that kept us from doing so. So soon playing DCUO will synonymous with owning a ps3… I’m going to do exactly what Sony wants me to do and tell freaking EVERYONE!, they deserve it for a move like this.
So how soon? The next update? Also how big is the download going to be?
Yea can you give us a loose timeframe on when this is probably going to happen?
Doesn’t have to be a concrete timeframe, I’m just curious as to whether I should start alerting my friends and family to this now or wait a little as too not have their anticipation stagnate.
At this point we are targeting late October. Still a number of thing to get ready as well as the needs of our partners at DC and SCEA to sort through. We will give an update when we have a solid date.
Lorin