User blog comment:Jimeee/Elder Scrolls Online will be subscription based/@comment-76.3.250.189-20130830153227

I do feel that the pay to play option is definitely viable due to developers wanting there to be access to all content added for everyone, but every game with a subscription should have a free to play option, especially on the PS4 and Xbox One, where you have to pay a subscription for online play already. Whether or not Bethesda is able to get Microsoft and Sony to drop their subscriptions for ESO is still being decided but this game definitely should still have a free to play option available.