Azir L'Stros
"So much treasure, so little time..."
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2013/...ion-plus-subscription-for-online-multiplayer/
This article discusses the online services component of the PS4. Basically, current PS Plus accounts will get migrated, so people don't have to make a new account with the PS4. However, there will be a subscription fee of about $50 USD per year.
Another important item mentioned in this article is that apparently the console won't be region locked.
I am curious though. I don't have an Xbox or PS3 and I don't subscribe to either service, naturally. One of the things in the slide from the E3 about the benefits of the Plus membership is automatic game updates. How does this work now when game vendors release patches for their titles? Surely you don't have to pay a membership fee to get a patch now, do you?
My best guess is that without PSPlus, you have to manually install that patch.