PSN Weekly Deals - 3/26: Huge Square Enix Game/DLC, THQ, PixelJunk, and Worms Sales!

FriskyTanuki · Mar 13, 2012

Welcome to the best thread for all of the deals on games, add-ons, and other stuff in the PlayStation Store both on and off of PSN.

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Current Deals (Full Update Here) - Store Updates Every Tuesday, Usually Between 4-8 EST

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Key: * - New This Week, * - Expires With Next Update, * - Permanent Price Drop, * - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3), * - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Storewide Promo - For every $50 ($49.99 works) that you spend in any part of the PS Store that uses the PSN wallet for purchases from February 26 at 12:01 AM PST to March 31 at 11:59 PM PST, you'll get $10 back for every $50 spent around April 12, 2013 via your PSN inbox and your email. Meaning if you spend $100, you'll get $20 back and so on above that.

Bundles
BioShock Infinite & Season Pass Bundle - $79.99 **
Patapon Bundle - PSP/Vita - $14.99 -

Includes Patapon, Patapon 2, and Patapon 3

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Sega Fight Pack - $9.99 -

Includes Fighting Vipers, Sonic the Fighters, and Virtua Fighter 2

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Sega Vintage Collection: ToeJam & Earl - $6.99 -

Includes ToeJam & Earl and ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron

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Tales of Graces f: Knight Edition - $54.99 -

Full Game + 13 DLC items

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Pre-Orders
Defiance - $59.99 - Ends 4/2

PS3
Amy - $1.99 *
Costume Quest - $7.49 ***
Darksiders II - $34.99 **
de Blob 2 - $7.49 ***
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - $9.99 **
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 - Move Compatible ***
Game of Thrones - $24.99 *
Jeopardy! - $14.99 **
Just Cause 2 - $9.99 **
Kane & Lynch: Dead Men - $7.49 **
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days - $9.99 **
Lara Croft And The Guardian Of Light - $7.49 ***
MX vs. ATV: Alive - $14.99 ***
Page Chronica - $6.99 **
PixelJunk 4am - $4.99 - Move Required *
PixelJunk Eden - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Monsters - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap - $3.49 *
PixelJunk Shooter - $4.99 **
PixelJunk Shooter 2 - $4.99 **
PixelJunk SideScroller - $4.99 **
Red Faction: Armageddon - $9.99 ***
Red Faction: Battlegrounds - $4.99 ***
Red Faction: Guerrilla - $9.99 ***
Red Johnson's Chronicles - $3.99 ***
Sleeping Dogs - $24.99 -

Includes Retro Triad Pack, Red Envelope Pack, and Street Racer Pack

Includes Swimsuit DLC

- Ends 4/16
Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $29.99 *
escapeVektor - $4.99 *
Foosball 2012 - $4.99 ***
Persona 4 Golden - $29.99 *
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed - $19.99 **
Super Monkey Ball Banana Splitz - $14.99 **
Virtua Tennis 4: World Tour Edition - $14.99 *

Free Vita Games
Cliff Diving - Free
Ecolibrium - Free
Fireworks - Free
Frobisher Says! - Free
Jetpack Joyride - Free
PlayStation Home Arcade - Free -

Includes Ice Breaker, Wipeout 2D, and Scribble Shooter Demo

Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
The House of the Dead 4 - Dynamic
I Am Alive - Dynamic
Infamous Festival of Blood - Dynamic
Jet Set Radio - Dynamic
Leap Year - Dynamic
Mesh - Dynamic
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Stripe Shift Part 2 - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic

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I'll be filling this thread out a bit more as we go and I'll answer questions whenever I can. Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='aus_nacht']So the journey deal will expire on Tuesday the 1st or Tuesday the 8th? I'd like to buy it but I won't be back to a ps3 unit the 2nd. Yet another reason pan sucks but ps3 rocks

Edit: looks that way. Why can't they pay the 300 bucks to get a web developer to build a website? They'd make more than that in sales in a week[/QUOTE]
Monday the 31st. Pan does suck though.

beerrun · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Monday the 30th. Pan does suck though.[/QUOTE]
Hate to do it but Monday would be the 31st.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 25, 2012

Fixed it as a Christmas present to beerrun.

jwk94 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='autobot']I added retro city rampage vita to the cart but cant add the psn version. It says " cannot be purchased at this time". Is it an error or are they telling me to pick the vita or psn version as free?[/QUOTE]
Just add the game to your cart? What do you mean it won't allow you to add the psn version?

[quote name='Darklurkr23']Hey there's nothing big planned for Xmas itself right?

And when was that Jetpack game supposed to be free for USA again? 12/31?[/QUOTE]
Nothing for Christmas, the update was pushed back to monday for today, and next week. Jetpack Joyride will be available for free for w/ trophies and in HD for Vita and PS3 users next Monday.

[quote name='aus_nacht']So the journey deal will expire on Tuesday the 1st or Tuesday the 8th? I'd like to buy it but I won't be back to a ps3 unit the 2nd. Yet another reason pan sucks but ps3 rocks

Edit: looks that way. Why can't they pay the 300 bucks to get a web developer to build a website? They'd make more than that in sales in a week[/QUOTE]
Journey deal ends next Monday when the store updates.

aus_nacht · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Monday the 31st. Pan does suck though.[/QUOTE]

Psn even. Auto correct. Read what I mean not what I write!

FriskyTanuki · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='jwk94']Just add the game to your cart? What do you mean it won't allow you to add the psn version?[/QUOTE]
He's trying to add both the Vita and PS3 versions of the game to his cart, which doesn't work because he'll automatically get both added to his download list when he purchases one version.

Jack_Frost · Dec 25, 2012

need to be careful of what I buy, always ends up free later...

LancerEvoX · Dec 25, 2012

Still debating on Gungnir and the other Sting games...

dgwillia006 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='LancerEvoX']Still debating on Gungnir and the other Sting games...[/QUOTE]

If your talking about the Department Heaven games, I'd say they are all worth a buy. Just be warned that Knights in the Nightmare is very........different, I could never get into it myself. Yggdra and Gungnir are my favorites, Riviera is great too

LibertyGeis · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='Jack_Frost']need to be careful of what I buy, always ends up free later...[/QUOTE]

Having just the opposite problem. I'm sick of missing out on good sale prices because I can't purchase games that have been part of the IGC in the past. Last week LBP2 and now the Simpsons arcade game -- and they're not the first.

It's to the point where I hesitate to download anything from the IGC now. I'd rather own a game for a good price than borrow it until my subscription lapses. I *want* to give them my money and Sony won't allow it. Bizarre...

ubdu · Dec 25, 2012

So Unit 13 is on sale, but there's also an entry to buy the online pass for $9.99. Does buying the main game include the online pass too? - I can't tell.

RiPPn · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='ubdu']So Unit 13 is on sale, but there's also an entry to buy the online pass for $9.99. Does buying the main game include the online pass too? - I can't tell.[/QUOTE]

Buying the game includes the online pass, the option to buy the online pass is for those who buy the game used with a spent online pass code. hope that helps, merry Christmas!

ddhex27 · Dec 25, 2012

I thought the playstation battle all stars at 40 for both ps3 and vita versions was a good deal. Parrapa the rapper bashing skulls with a skateboard is worth 40 alone. The rest is just gravy.

ubdu · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='RiPPn']Buying the game includes the online pass, the option to buy the online pass is for those who buy the game used with a spent online pass code. hope that helps, merry Christmas![/QUOTE]

You were right! Thanks.

Merry Xmas and happy birthday Sir Isaac Newton.

Nohbdy · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']He's trying to add both the Vita and PS3 versions of the game to his cart, which doesn't work because he'll automatically get both added to his download list when he purchases one version.[/QUOTE]

It doesn't "work" because the PS3 version utilizes the demo and the unlock key, the former not showing up in the Plus section.

anotherpoorgamer · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']He's trying to add both the Vita and PS3 versions of the game to his cart, which doesn't work because he'll automatically get both added to his download list when he purchases one version.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='Nohbdy']It doesn't "work" because the PS3 version utilizes the demo and the unlock key, the former not showing up in the Plus section.[/QUOTE]

This will be interesting. I added the Vita version first of Retro City Rampage. I don't have a Vita yet and have plenty of backlog on PS3 disc before I will get to this game.

gettinmoney662 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='LibertyGeis']Having just the opposite problem. I'm sick of missing out on good sale prices because I can't purchase games that have been part of the IGC in the past. Last week LBP2 and now the Simpsons arcade game -- and they're not the first.

It's to the point where I hesitate to download anything from the IGC now. I'd rather own a game for a good price than borrow it until my subscription lapses. I *want* to give them my money and Sony won't allow it. Bizarre...[/QUOTE]

This is ridiculous.

jwk94 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='anotherpoorgamer']This will be interesting. I added the Vita version first of Retro City Rampage. I don't have a Vita yet and have plenty of backlog on PS3 disc before I will get to this game.[/QUOTE]

Why not just play your ps3 version, then move over to the Vita when you get one?

FriskyTanuki · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='Nohbdy']It doesn't "work" because the PS3 version utilizes the demo and the unlock key, the former not showing up in the Plus section.[/QUOTE]
That has nothing to do with the issue. The issue is that a few people here are trying to purchase both the PS3 and Vita versions at the same time, but they can only add one because the other gives an error about not being able to purchase it at that time. That's because one version being in their cart entitles them to the other once the purchase is completed and doing both is sort of a paradox from the store's perspective because adding one version is essentially adding both, so it tries to protect you from buying the same game twice.

The demo and unlock key should show up after the purchase when it presents you with all of the files you should download. That has no bearing on the "issue" that people are confused by.

exopuppy · Dec 25, 2012

Grabbed Journey and Papo y Yo on the cheap. Just finished Papo - it's short but I can appreciate that. It didn't need to be any longer to communicate what it was going for. I'd recommend at this price. The theme of alcoholism and abuse through a child's perspective is very interesting. I could even see the game being helpful in therapy settings. I really was depressed by the ending though, when I was forced

to throw the girl (my sister?) under the bus

to escape.

beard_of_zeus · Dec 25, 2012

Nothing here for me, already own RCR, Papo & Yo, and Journey. Would have picked up Hot Shots, but I got the physical version when it was $10 @ Best Buy.

sherlock2g · Dec 25, 2012

I got Two Worlds II. Now thinking about getting Journey, Hot Shots Golf and Unit 13. I'm not really into shooters so I might pass on Unit 13 until the retail version go on sale.

wtsutton · Dec 25, 2012

Got journey yesterday and finished it last night. Pretty awesome experience. Also grabbed HSG and RCR. Still hoping for sales next week on disgaea 3 vita, vc2, unfinished swan and Tokyo jungle.

JJSP · Dec 25, 2012

Assuming I'm a former PS+ subscriber (it lapsed about a month ago and I haven't renewed yet), anyone know if I'll have the same issues with purchasing discounted games now that were previously free?

cancerman1120 · Dec 25, 2012

Is Quest for Booty worth $7.49? Better to try and find a physical copy?

gettinmoney662 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='cancerman1120']Is Quest for Booty worth $7.49? Better to try and find a physical copy?[/QUOTE]

You would have to import a physical copy.

cancerman1120 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='gettinmoney662']You would have to import a physical copy.[/QUOTE]

Yeah you can get it through Amazon for like $20. Figure I could resell it then after playing.

LouieT · Dec 25, 2012

Chronovolt is going to be the next game made free for PS+ members next week.
link to article - last question:

When can we expect to see the game here in the US?

The game and the first DLC will be available in the US in the 31st of December. The game will be free for PS+ subscribers.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']
Expiring for PS+ Next Week:
...
Games
BioShock 2
Bloodrayne Betrayal
Jet Set Radio - Vita[/QUOTE]

That was a typo on the blog. Bloodrayne Betrayal already left the free section weeks ago.

johnnypark · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='LibertyGeis']Having just the opposite problem. I'm sick of missing out on good sale prices because I can't purchase games that have been part of the IGC in the past. Last week LBP2 and now the Simpsons arcade game -- and they're not the first.

It's to the point where I hesitate to download anything from the IGC now. I'd rather own a game for a good price than borrow it until my subscription lapses. I *want* to give them my money and Sony won't allow it. Bizarre...[/QUOTE]

Not ideal but you could make a second PSN ID just for those purchases, have them on your system but play them on your primary. Trophies, saves, etc will all still be attached to the primary.

Wouldn't work for Vita but for PS3 content it'd be a simple way to work around this (very absurd) problem of Sony not wanting your money. I do it with my Euro account and it works just fine.

chuckie88 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='tylerh1701']Welcome. I recognize you from being a really cool guy in the XBLA thread. Hope to see you here once in a while, in my humble opinion, Sony has been taking MS to school on the digital front as of recently. So you'll run into lots of great deals here.[/QUOTE]
Thanks, it's nice to see a few familiar friendly faces here as well. I agree that Sony has been giving Microsoft the business as of late. As you may recall, my big draw for XBL Gold was the ability to watch all ESPN content. When that was neutered 4 months ago, it gave me no reason to renew my subscription. PS+ on the other hand has been an outstanding value for me as I've only had my PS3 for just under a year and so far have only played a few of the free games prior to them being offered. I look forward to continuing to increase my PS3 playing!

[quote name='JJSP']Assuming I'm a former PS+ subscriber (it lapsed about a month ago and I haven't renewed yet), anyone know if I'll have the same issues with purchasing discounted games now that were previously free?[/QUOTE]
I believe that you can only freely download titles that are currently listed as such. If the game has expired from the list and is no longer free you will have to pay for it. By that I mean that you will not be able to freely download a title that both arrived on and left from the free games list while your PS+ was not active. At least I think that's how it works anyway, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.

PimpLimp · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='LouieT']Chronovolt is going to be the next game made free for PS+ members next week.[/QUOTE]Haha I fuck

ing knew it! I called this a couple weeks ago. I guess this is what's getting rotated in the Vita IGC when Jet Set Radio leaves.

tylerh1701 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='cancerman1120']Is Quest for Booty worth $7.49? Better to try and find a physical copy?[/QUOTE]

Also, no trophies, if that sort of thing bugs you.

[quote name='LouieT']Chronovolt is going to be the next game made free for PS+ members next week.
link to article - last question:

That was a typo on the blog. Bloodrayne Betrayal already left the free section weeks ago.[/QUOTE]

Sweet! A day one game! Was expecting this to come out eventually, Joystiq had mentioned that more than likely US PS+ would be getting it for free. Wonder if we'll get 2 games since 2 are expiring.

LibertyGeis · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='johnnypark']Not ideal but you could make a second PSN ID just for those purchases, have them on your system but play them on your primary. Trophies, saves, etc will all still be attached to the primary.[/QUOTE]

Except that doesn't work for Plus discounts. You'd have to pay for Plus a second time on the second account to get (for instance) the Simpsons $5 discount this week. For non-Plus sales, yeah, it works... but that's an unwieldy solution that only addresses about half the problem.

aaf · Dec 25, 2012

also I think we should have a free PS3 game to replace bioshock 2. unless Chronovolt has a PS3 version

breakfuss · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='cancerman1120']Is Quest for Booty worth $7.49? Better to try and find a physical copy?[/QUOTE]

Are you still looking for this?

espy605 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='chuckie88']
I believe that you can only freely download titles that are currently listed as such. If the game has expired from the list and is no longer free you will have to pay for it. By that I mean that you will not be able to freely download a title that both arrived on and left from the free games list while your PS+ was not active. At least I think that's how it works anyway, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.[/QUOTE]

You guys are actually talking about two separate things.

1. Games that you got "free" during PS+ are games that you added to your cart and completed check out with. So even if it was free during your membership, if you never checked out with it, and it leaves the Instant Game Collection, you lost out on it. So obviously games during a membership lapse you never had the opportunity to checkout with, are games you won't get free.

2. The original question is if games you got "free", if you could purchase them for keeps (not just active during your PS+ membership) once your membership lapsed. I THINK the answer is no. Once you've checked out with a free PS+ game, it can only be active with a renewed subscription, you're not allowed to actually buy it. I'm unfamiliar with this subject though but someone else chime in if you know.

Kazuya · Dec 25, 2012

Got my eye on Metal Gear Solid Collection for Vita at the PS+ price, but I've heard you can't play it with a 4GB card even if it's completely empty? Can anyone confirm?

Ubichu · Dec 25, 2012

When will Retro/Grade go on sale for $4.90 for PS+? The PS Blog site said the game updates are on 12/24 and 12/31, and it didn't happen today, so does that mean it will happen on 12/31 (or will it actually not happen until Tuesday 1/1)?
[quote name='espy605']1. Games that you got "free" during PS+ are games that you added to your cart and completed check out with. So even if it was free during your membership, if you never checked out with it, and it leaves the Instant Game Collection, you lost out on it. So obviously games during a membership lapse you never had the opportunity to checkout with, are games you won't get free.[/QUOTE]
Is it true that if a PS+ free game is removed from the PS Store and no longer free, but if you checked out with it, you can still download and play the full game as long as you have PS+? I always thought you had to play them before they were withdrawn as free even if you already got them in your account.

Blabadon · Dec 25, 2012

So I got MGS HD Collection as my consolation prize for missing out on LBP Vita. Feels like I'm in for a hell of a ride.

Thrinn · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='Kazuya']Got my eye on Metal Gear Solid Collection for Vita at the PS+ price, but I've heard you can't play it with a 4GB card even if it's completely empty? Can anyone confirm?[/QUOTE]

I've also seen numerous posts stating that the game won't work with a 4GB card. It appears that the collection is roughly 3.4GB. Assuming that Vita games need to be installed like PS3 digital games do, then you'd need even more space to unpack the downloaded file.

StrangeInStereo · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='Ubichu']When will Retro/Grade go on sale for $4.90 for PS+? The PS Blog site said the game updates are on 12/24 and 12/31, and it didn't happen today, so does that mean it will happen on 12/31 (or will it actually not happen until Tuesday 1/1)?[/QUOTE]

It was on sale last week.

[quote name='Ubichu'] Is it true that if a PS+ free game is removed from the PS Store and no longer free, but if you checked out with it, you can still download and play the full game as long as you have PS+? I always thought you had to play them before they were withdrawn as free even if you already got them in your account.[/QUOTE]

That is true. As long as you add the free games to your download list, you can play them as long as your PlayStation Plus subscription is active.

TheLongshot · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='espy605']2. The original question is if games you got "free", if you could purchase them for keeps (not just active during your PS+ membership) once your membership lapsed. I THINK the answer is no. Once you've checked out with a free PS+ game, it can only be active with a renewed subscription, you're not allowed to actually buy it. I'm unfamiliar with this subject though but someone else chime in if you know.[/QUOTE]

I would assume you could buy them after your account expires, because the system acts like you never bought them.

Personally, I scratch my head at those who want to buy games they already got for free with PS+, particularly when there isn't a huge amount of value in digital ownership that can be wiped out just like that.

chuckie88 · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='espy605']You guys are actually talking about two separate things...[/QUOTE]
[quote name='TheLongshot']...Personally, I scratch my head at those who want to buy games they already got for free with PS+, particularly when there isn't a huge amount of value in digital ownership that can be wiped out just like that.[/QUOTE]
My mistake, I didn't realize that this was what the question was about. I also wonder about buying a game that was already obtained for free. In some cases it might even make more financial sense to just buy one month of PS+ to play the game you already got for free.

gkrykewy · Dec 25, 2012

Chronovolt looks like a total dog from reviews.

exopuppy · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='espy605']
1. Games that you got "free" during PS+ are games that you added to your cart and completed check out with. So even if it was free during your membership, if you never checked out with it, and it leaves the Instant Game Collection, you lost out on it. So obviously games during a membership lapse you never had the opportunity to checkout with, are games you won't get free.

2. The original question is if games you got "free", if you could purchase them for keeps (not just active during your PS+ membership) once your membership lapsed. I THINK the answer is no. Once you've checked out with a free PS+ game, it can only be active with a renewed subscription, you're not allowed to actually buy it. I'm unfamiliar with this subject though but someone else chime in if you know.[/QUOTE]

1. This is true

2. This is also true, in my experience, but it is not intentional. I attempted to purchase the Walking Dead season pass after having downloaded eps 1 & 2 free, and then letting my subscription lapse. It worked fine while the sub was active, but after lapsing and resubscribing the system treated me like I had not purchased anything. After going through customer support the conclusion was that this is a known glitch: games received free through PS+ do not properly "release" their license and thus cannot be purchased for money. (clarification: You can give them money. You won't get the game though.) Surely they are working to fix this.

LurkerLito · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='TheLongshot']
Personally, I scratch my head at those who want to buy games they already got for free with PS+, particularly when there isn't a huge amount of value in digital ownership that can be wiped out just like that.[/QUOTE]
Well for me it's not about the value of a digital ownership, it's a value of the game I want to play. For example, say I really love a game that I play often that I got for free on PS+. I value the ability to play the game when I want to play it. If my PS+ membership lapses let's just say because I don't have time to really use the PS+ IGC stuff anymore, then it would be better for me to just let my membership lapse and buy that game I got for free. But as the system is now, I can't, so either I have to keep a rather useless $50/year subscription around, or I have to give up playing that game because I can't even buy it. This is especially complicated for Vita owners IMHO because you can't just make a secondary account to buy the game since the Vita only lets you have 1 user per device.

Personally I can't understand why this isn't a simple fix for Sony. The license is just a simple file on the HD. All they have to do when you actually buy a game is overwrite the current license file. The most they have to do is check if your already have a PS+ license for the game being purchased, and put up a warning note that the game is already on your list and purchasing it will update the license from a PS+ IGC license to a regular purchased license.

GodOfUncharted · Dec 25, 2012

Hopefully the headliner of week 3 is Sound Shapes. That would be phenomenal.

depascal22 · Dec 25, 2012

Why not just start a secondary account, buy whatever you want on that account, and play them on your primary?

Kazuya · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='Thrinn']I've also seen numerous posts stating that the game won't work with a 4GB card. It appears that the collection is roughly 3.4GB. Assuming that Vita games need to be installed like PS3 digital games do, then you'd need even more space to unpack the downloaded file.[/QUOTE]

That's what I'm seeing too. If so, it's borderline criminal for Sony to not make this known on the Metal Gear Solid HD download page. I don't have any problem with needing to buy a bigger memory card to play larger games. But I think it's natural to expect that you could download and play a 3.3GB game on to a 4GB card unless Sony gave you a heads up somewhere.

FriskyTanuki · Dec 25, 2012

[quote name='LurkerLito']Personally I can't understand why this isn't a simple fix for Sony. The license is just a simple file on the HD. All they have to do when you actually buy a game is overwrite the current license file. The most they have to do is check if your already have a PS+ license for the game being purchased, and put up a warning note that the game is already on your list and purchasing it will update the license from a PS+ IGC license to a regular purchased license.[/QUOTE]
It's probably because it isn't as simple as you think it is. I don't think the account system differentiates the two versions of ownership like you and others do. You basically own the game in both circumstances as far as its concerned, so you're asking for a way to disown a game you already "own" so that you can purchase it for a slightly different form of ownership. I don't know of any digital marketplace that lets you disown a product that you've purchased.

I'd imagine that you could see that happen if they ever figure out a way to implement a used digital games marketplace on PSN to sell/trade licenses, which would basically allow for the conversion from PS+ ownership to normal ownership with it.

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