Sony's premium PlayStation Plus now has 7.9M subscribers

Sony must feel good about the performance of its gaming business, because it is finally revealing some numbers it has kept hidden for quite some time.

The company revealed today that 7.9 million people subscribe to the PlayStation Plus service. This is the first time Sony has spelled out just how popular this premium membership program really is. PS Plus enables Sony to bring in extra cash on a regular basis with its subscription model. This helped the company’s bottom line — although Sony as a corporation reported losses for its latest fiscal quarter earlier today.