Having followed this game from the beginning I can assuredly tell you that there will be both a PSN store download and a Blu-ray copy of this game.
Although the posting of my news article is from 1UP dated 08/21/2007, I believe this hasn't changed since the Q&A. I hope this provides some answers to what you two have been discussing. Link to source of what I'm about to quote: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3162163
"1UP: You won't confirm it's free -- the beta?
AE: What I say on the beta trial is that we're gonna go with the Home model, so it's gonna be global as far as I know. It'll start private, just as the Home one has, and we'll grow it as fast as we can, get as many people excited and involved in the game. But I don't see that it needs to link directly to the pricing model of the final game, which will be coming out on a Blu-ray disc, as well as on the PlayStation Store. And when we're [closer to] that time -- still a long way off -- we'll be able to assess what the best way is, and I'm sure Sony will support us in making sure the community is really supported all the way through. That's what most important, is the community of people that we'll build around this game."
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Having followed this game from the beginning I can assuredly tell you that there will be both a PSN store download and a Blu-ray copy of this game.
Although the posting of my news article is from 1UP dated 08/21/2007, I believe this hasn't changed since the Q&A. I hope this provides some answers to what you two have been discussing. Link to source of what I'm about to quote: http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?pager.offset=1&cId=3162163
"1UP: You won't confirm it's free -- the beta?
AE: What I say on the beta trial is that we're gonna go with the Home model, so it's gonna be global as far as I know. It'll start private, just as the Home one has, and we'll grow it as fast as we can, get as many people excited and involved in the game. But I don't see that it needs to link directly to the pricing model of the final game, which will be coming out on a Blu-ray disc, as well as on the PlayStation Store. And when we're [closer to] that time -- still a long way off -- we'll be able to assess what the best way is, and I'm sure Sony will support us in making sure the community is really supported all the way through. That's what most important, is the community of people that we'll build around this game."