User blog:Blinzy45/PSN+

I guess Sony is creating a new service called PSN+. You will have to pay $9.99 a month. It is not needed but it puts its online on par with Xbox with the addition of actual parties, not text chats.

http://videogames.yahoo.com/events/plugged-in/reports-paid-quot-psn-quot-service-coming-to-playstation-network/1400317