1.0The Escapisthttps://www.escapistmagazine.comLogan Frederick Legacy Authorhttps://www.escapistmagazine.com/author/loganfrederick/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="pGukseK7GU"><a href="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/sony-charges-third-parties-for-selling-dlc/">Sony Charges Third-Parties for Selling DLC</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.escapistmagazine.com/sony-charges-third-parties-for-selling-dlc/embed/#?secret=pGukseK7GU" width="600" height="338" title="“Sony Charges Third-Parties for Selling DLC” — The Escapist" data-secret="pGukseK7GU" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> A recent, unannounced fee on publishers offering downloadable content over the PlayStation Network has third-parties considering pulling their extras from Sony’s online store. Discretely starting last October, Sony started its “PlayStation Network Bandwidth Fee”, a 16 cents per gigabyte fee for any content provider on the PlayStation 3’s online store. Free content is charged only during its first 60 days online, while all paid content is continually charged for every gigabyte of data downloaded for each product. Three publishers confirmed to MTV Multiplayer their unhappiness with Sony’s recent policy change. This charge is in addition to the six-figures publishers must […]http://cdn.themis-media.com/media/global/images/galleries/display/56/56002.jpg