Whether it's going to be truly free or if there's going to be some hidden costs remain to be seen but Ars Technica has a
report that Sony president Ken Kutaragi saying that the onine portion of the PlayStation 3 will be free and that they will generate revenue from sales of content from the service. if this is true, I hope Microsoft follows suit and stops charging for the gold service of Xbox Live. I've played a few networked games on the PlayStation 2 and had a great experience without the costs.