Yea it wouldn’t surprise me if they do start charging for their network. But honestly I would pay for it, they already have Playstation Plus out, and that is basically a monthly charge for “perks” so I can see everyone eventually just getting into the Plus.
But yea, I’m in the same boat as you, I would play this on my PC but it’s a model from 2009 and was meant solely for Student use, so i’m sure it would be a lag-fest for me :mad: