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THQ: PSN offline has had "small impact" to company revenue
Posted: 04.05.2011 12:41 by Simon Priest Comments: 5
CEO Brian Farrell of THQ admits that PSN being down from the attacks has had a "small impact" on their revenue stream but otherwise "minor" problems.

Farrell is confident PSN should be up by May 10th when MX vs. ATV Alive releases, which is supported by an in-game store as it carries a low MSRP of $39.99.

"With respect to the general question, Sony's asked us to refer all questions about the status of the network to them,” said THQ CEO Farrell. Obviously PSN will be of vital importance to MX vs. ATV Alive as it wants to profit via premium DLC.

It carries an MSRP (manufacturer's suggested retail price) of just $39.99 which THQ believe will encourage more to buy the game and then likely become curious to what else they can add through piece meals purchases in-game.

MX vs. ATV Alive releases on Xbox 360 and PS3 May 10th.

Comments

By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on May 04, 2011
FoolWolf
I guess that not having to activate everything online is a nice idea sometimes ;)
By Knave (SI Core) on May 04, 2011
Knave
I don't know about everyone else but I'm going to be wary of PSN purchases online for quite some time.
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on May 04, 2011
herodotus
Even GFWL's notorious rep pales in comparison to PSN.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on May 05, 2011
FoolWolf
At this moment -very true Hero. I think I will start looking into this digital VISA - a one time VISA number for each purchase - messier - but safer.
By Eversor (SI Elite) on May 05, 2011
Eversor
It ought not hurt them, because unless i'm wrong, they don't have to many Play Sation titles.