That only shows that Sony isn't as greedy as Microsoft and Bethesda. They accepted the deal, they confirmed that a portion of their fanbase is more valuable to them then the others.
I'd much rather have free online, than have Sony have to charge to get all these exclusives.
After they started charging me ten bucks a month for live and I had six red rings of death, I was done.
I'm very far from a hater on businesses trying to make a profit, but Microsoft is horrible!
My PS3's online is free, I never have to buy batteries for the controllers, and it has never broken....not even once....