It appears that it is not longer possible to subscribe to Qore. After offering a free episode a month earlier to try and get new subscribers they subscribe button has been removed. The only option now is to buy single episodes. After the largely negative response to Qore do you think Sony is trying to quietly shut it down?

UPDATE: The subscribe button has returned, I don't know why it was gone for 2 months.

I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down.

"I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down."

Doesn't surprise me one bit that they're shutting it down.

You know what was awesome? There was this game called Death Orb in the first five episodes, and that was a blast with friends.

"Doesn't surprise me one bit that they're shutting it down."

Well, they start the UK version very soon so I'd be surprised if they closed down the US one as the UK one starts.

From what I can tell no one cares about it so I guess there is no point in making a big deal about its death.

If it does I don't think anyone will miss it. Most people would download it just to get early demos or betas, and the later would usually only work weeks after the estimated date.

"If it does I don't think anyone will miss it. Most people would download it just to get early demos or betas, and the later would usually only work weeks after the estimated date."

"Well, they start the UK version very soon so I'd be surprised if they closed down the US one as the UK one starts."

qore is awesome and i dont think they should close it down. the newest episode had amazing gameplay or fear 2 and killzone 2 and a fear 2 demo.

ParanoidFreak said:

"WallacetheGreat said:

"I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down."

Pulse does seem similar to Qore, both of them are basically commercials."

I been getting my Qore for free from OPM through their codes to download not the current episode but the one before. I don't think Sony would shutdown Qore after giving us the December issue for free. But for those who have a subscription does it renew? I don't have one by the way.

OH NO! I LOVE QORE SO MUCH! WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT IT?

"I been getting my Qore for free from OPM through their codes to download not the current episode but the one before. I don't think Sony would shutdown Qore after giving us the December issue for free. But for those who have a subscription does it renew? I don't have one by the way."

If they shut it down... there's going to be a few hundred angry subscribers. Myself included. Hopefully they'd refund us, either by refunding our credit cards, or by giving us 25  dollars on our PSN account.

"qore is awesome and i dont think they should close it down. the newest episode had amazing gameplay or fear 2 and killzone 2 and a fear 2 demo.

ParanoidFreak said:

"WallacetheGreat said:

"I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down."

Pulse does seem similar to Qore, both of them are basically commercials."

very wrong. i downloaded pulse and its nothing like qore. pulse=boring advertising... qore=games you actualy care about and gives you themes,betas, demos, and better info on the games."

"psmgamer said:

"I been getting my Qore for free from OPM through their codes to download not the current episode but the one before. I don't think Sony would shutdown Qore after giving us the December issue for free. But for those who have a subscription does it renew? I don't have one by the way."

I'm not sure about that, I have a feeling they made the december edition free to see how much users were attracted to it and see if after that anyone would be interested in buying it. And I'm not sure if it worked, because I saw no one talking about it."

"shadows_kill said:

"qore is awesome and i dont think they should close it down. the newest episode had amazing gameplay or fear 2 and killzone 2 and a fear 2 demo.

ParanoidFreak said:

"WallacetheGreat said:

"I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down."

Pulse does seem similar to Qore, both of them are basically commercials."

very wrong. i downloaded pulse and its nothing like qore. pulse=boring advertising... qore=games you actualy care about and gives you themes,betas, demos, and better info on the games."

lol @ paying for betas, demos, themes, and info. Betas and demos are supposed to be free and theres a ton of free themes and user made ones you can download. Info? Seriously? Even if it is world exclusive info about upcoming games it will be blogged about all over the net."

"Lieutenant said:

"shadows_kill said:

"qore is awesome and i dont think they should close it down. the newest episode had amazing gameplay or fear 2 and killzone 2 and a fear 2 demo.

ParanoidFreak said:

"WallacetheGreat said:

"I would think so, considering they have whatever that new video is called (with the asian chick) and if they have started to deny subscriptions that's a definite sign it's shutting down."

Pulse does seem similar to Qore, both of them are basically commercials."

very wrong. i downloaded pulse and its nothing like qore. pulse=boring advertising... qore=games you actualy care about and gives you themes,betas, demos, and better info on the games."

lol @ paying for betas, demos, themes, and info. Betas and demos are supposed to be free and theres a ton of free themes and user made ones you can download. Info? Seriously? Even if it is world exclusive info about upcoming games it will be blogged about all over the net."

see i was trying to point out its not boring advertising/commercials. try reading what i was responding to >_>

also qore is basicaly a magazine on your tv that you choose what to watch not read about."

"shadows_kill said:

"Lieutenant said:

lol @ paying for betas, demos, themes, and info. Betas and demos are supposed to be free and theres a ton of free themes and user made ones you can download. Info? Seriously? Even if it is world exclusive info about upcoming games it will be blogged about all over the net."

see i was trying to point out its not boring advertising/commercials. try reading what i was responding to >_>

also qore is basicaly a magazine on your tv that you choose what to watch not read about."

The only Qure I had was the free edition; and with the exception of maybe one segment (steampunk), everything else wasn't interesting at all. Even Magazines have more articles than that."

Qore is meh... Pulse does the same job and is free. And also Qore is riddled with advertisements the free december one had lots of trailers and stuff

Last year I was give a survey from PSU(Playstation Underground) asking me about Qore like if it should be free and stuff like that even if the price should be dropped from $2 to $1 instead plus if there should be a standard Qore that doesn't have exclusive access like demos, themes, betas that should be free and a exclusive one that charges you. I even got asked if the price should drop from $24 to $20. I really don't care for Qore but whatever Sony does with it is fine by me.

"Last year I was give a survey from PSU(Playstation Underground) asking me about Qore like if it should be free and stuff like that even if the price should be dropped from $2 to $1 instead plus if there should be a standard Qore that doesn't have exclusive access like demos, themes, betas that should be free and a exclusive one that charges you. I even got asked if the price should drop from $24 to $20. I really don't care for Qore but whatever Sony does with it is fine by me."

I'm surprised people even notice.  This was Sony's attempt at doing w/ Microsoft does, selling "content" that should be free, and IS free elsewhere.  I don't buy demos, I got fooled once buying GT5 prologue, that will be the first and last demo I ever pay for.

its very easy to get free issues of qore as for that its not worth a subscription every thing you find in it can be found online and xbox live gives away the same stuff and info for free with their recent news catagories...ect

They did a great job because i have no idea what it is.

I think that Qore is a great idea, but its execution is very flawed. I mean half of the interviews are no more than few minutes long, I think that a more in-depth interviews of the developers and how exactly they make their games should be shown. I mean a measly 5 or so minutes interviews isn't the thing which will excite paying subscribers.

Further proof that Sony forgot how to sell consoles

lol @ people who just bought a subscribcion
Isnt Veronica Bellmont on QORE?I heard hear a few times at TWiT and shes sorta smart.

"It appears that it is not longer possible to subscribe to Qore. After offering a free episode a month earlier to try and get new subscribers they subscribe button has been removed. The only option now is to buy single episodes. After the largely negative response to Qore do you think Sony is trying to quietly shut it down?"

 

 

Hopefully, the fact that Microsoft was charging for peer to peer matchmaking that should have been free was ridiculous.  "

It seams so. If they added really good incentives, like coupons for free games off psn, then it would have been awesome.

I'm surprized it's lasted as long as it has. Why would anybody pay to watch commercials?

They still upload it periodically, so I don't think so.

It was a good experiment. Someone had to try it eventually with the advent of so many magazines going downhill. 

Qore has always been useless to me