Is there a monthly or annual subscription cost to play online on the PS4? (like there is for xBox Live.)
Although this can be considered a universal question, I'm wondering if it specifically affects playing Call of Duty Ghosts online in muiltplayer.
I have looked on the PSN Website and it says free online gaming but on an eBay listing it's stated a membership is required to play online?
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PlayStation Plus (a paid service) is required for online multiplayer play on PS4, but not PS Vita or PS3.
Playing online multiplayer games via the PlayStation 3 is free, and only requires a free PlayStation Network account.
Playing online multiplayer games via the PlayStation 4 requires a PlayStation Plus account, with very few exceptions (mostly free-to-play online games or online games with separate subscriptions). In that sense, it's reasonable to analogize PlayStation Plus on the PS4 and Xbox LIVE Gold on the Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
3According to the Playstation website, you will need Playstation Plus to play multiplayer games on the Playstation 4. The "Free online gaming" you see on PSN page applies to PSN as a whole, but not PS4.
Note that at least some free-to-play and subscription based games do not require Playstation Plus. COD: Ghosts will need PS+.
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