While nice, I have to say this - free-schmee, the important detail isn't there:
Yanagi neglected to further elaborate on the means through which the game will be making its money. Whether it ends up with a Free Realms-esque microtransaction service or a more Guild Wars-inspired system of free play supported by numerous paid expansions, we'll do our best to keep you updated as time goes by.THIS is the most important thing to me, since that's going to determine more about how the game plays than most people cheering "free!" think. Micros are quite possible, but so is this turning into a yearly box-buy like Madden or Guild Wars (which, of course, have micros on top of that). I'd like to see what limits are put into place as a result of the revenue model. I do NOT expect to have the same options in DCUO as I do in COH because its free. Likewise, if they follow the Guild Wars model of updating, I again won't expect a COH/traditional MMO experience either. Since its more actiony, I could easily see something more MUA-ish (which isn't bad at all), but again, that's not the typical MMO. We'll see.
For the record, if I like the game, I'm *quite* fine with subscriptions. Freemium would be fine by me.
The cross-platform play is what I'm happiest about, though. Don't think I'll get a PS3 for this game, but the simple fact that anybody here can buy a PS3 for less than it'll cost most folks to upgrade their PCs to play DCUO (or CO for that matter) is a wonderful thing. More options = better.