PSN Weekly Deals - 11/13: Game Show & Persona Sale! 11/19: PS+ on Vita Begins!

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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.

Index
Current Deals
Upcoming Deals & PlayStation Plus Schedule
Bundles & Vita Discounts
Persistent PlayStation Plus Deals
Alternate Deals
Frequently Asked Questions

Current Deals (Full Update Here) - Store Usually Updates Every Tuesday Between 2-6 EST

Key: * - New This Week, * - Expires With Next Update, * - Permanent Price Drop

Bundles
Game Show Party Bundle - $9.99 - Includes Family Feud, Press Your Luck, and The Price is Right *

PS3
Catherine - $19.99
Choplifter HD - $2.99 *
Dragon's Lair - $4.99 *
Family Feud - $4.99 *
Family Feud Decades - $4.99 *
Hollywood Squares - $4.99 *
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - $59.99 - Pre-order w/Exclusive Theme & Pre-order Costumes - Out 11/20 *
Press Your Luck - $4.99 *
The Price is Right - $4.99 *
The Price is Right Decades - $4.99 *
Ricochet HD - $2.49
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3: FES - $4.99
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - $4.99 *

Add-ons
007 Legends - 007 Pack - Free *
007 Legends - Nemesis Pack - Free *
007 Legends - Stealth Pack - Free *
DJ Hero - Hard Edge Mix Pack - $2.99
Guitar Hero III - Guitar Virtuoso Track Pack - $3.13
Guitar Hero 5 - Lynyrd Skynyrd Pack - $2.75
Guitar Hero World Tour - Hendrix Track Pack - $2.75
Guitar Hero World Tour - Hendrix Track Pack 2 - $2.75
Mugen Souls - Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 7 - Free *
Mugen Souls - Jiggly Transmission and Equipment Pack 8 - Free *
Rock Band - Various Add-ons (Link for full list) - $0.99 to $9.99
Sniper Elite V2 - Multiplayer Expansion - Free *

PSP
The Red Star - $4.99
Shin Megami Tensei Persona - $9.99
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 2: Innocent Sin - $14.99
Shin Megami Tensei Persona 3 Portable - $9.99

Vita
Frobisher Says! - Free
Treasures Of Montezuma Blitz - Free - 152 MB

Vita Add-ons
Street Fighter X Tekken - Special Color Palette 2 - Free - Cross Buy *
Street Fighter X Tekken - Special Color Palette 3 - Free - Cross Buy *

Music
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Soundtrack - $5.99 **

PlayStation Plus

PS3 Deals
Absolute Supercars - $7.99 - 20% Off *
Choplifter HD - $2.69 **
Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection - $19.99 - 20% Off
Machinarium - $6.99 - 30% Off *
Super Stacker Party - $0.89 - 10% Off **

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)
BloodRayne: Betrayal - 961 MB
Double Dragon Neon - 1.9 GB
Infamous 2 - 15 GB
The King of Fighters XIII - 2.2 GB
LittleBigPlanet 2 - 4.8 GB
LittleBigPlanet Sackboys' Prehistoric Moves - Requires Move - Location: PS3 Games > By Genre > PlayStation Move Games
Outland - 1.2 GB
PayDay: The Heist - 2.2 GB
Quantum Conundrum - 1.6 GB *
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One - 14 GB
Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition - 7538 MB
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - 176 MB

Themes
Abstract Art - Dynamic
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Dynamic
Cuckoo - Dynamic
Daytona USA
Double Dragon Neon - Dynamic
Dragon - Dynamic
Hell Yeah! - 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
Mexican Skulls - Dynamic
PlayStation Plus - Dynamic
Robot - Dynamic
Samurai - Dynamic
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode 1 - Dynamic
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II - Dynamic
Tales from Space: About a Blob
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown - Dynamic

Avatars
Armageddon Riders (3)
Cool Cat
Daytona USA (5)
Dead Cloud
Double Dragon Neon (7)
Fat Princess (2)
Green Hamster
Hell Yeah! (4)
The House of the Dead III (3)
The House of the Dead 4 (3)
Jet Set Radio (6)
LittleBigPlanet (2)
Mutant Skull
Pink Hamster
PlayStation B-boy (3)
Resident Evil 5
Section 8: Prejudice Bundle
Squirrel
Stick Up Kid
Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter 2
Tank Commander
Top Dawg
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (20)
Warriors Orochi 3

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.
 
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Here are the deals for this week (Full Update Here):

PS3
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection - $6.99 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - $13.99 - Ends 4/10
Prototype - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop

Add-ons
Mortal Kombat - DLC Warrior Bundle - $10.49 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat - Freddy Krueger - $3.49 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat - Kenshi - $3.49 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat - Rain - $3.49 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat - Skarlet - $3.49 - Ends 4/10
Mortal Kombat - Klassic Skins Pack 1 - $3.49 - Ends 4/10
MotorStorm RC - Bonus Supermini Duckie - Free
MotorStorm RC - Bonus Supermini Bumper - Free
SSX - Eddie And More - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Preset Combo 3 - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Preset Combo 4 - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Preset Combo 5 - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Color Palette Add-on 1 - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Color Palette Add-on 2 - Free
Street Fighter X Tekken - Special Colo Palette 1 - Free

PlayStation Plus

Deals
Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection - $4.89
Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe - $9.79
Mortal Kombat - DLC Warrior Bundle - $7.34
Mortal Kombat - Freddy Krueger - $2.44
Mortal Kombat - Kenshi - $2.44
Mortal Kombat - Rain - $2.44
Mortal Kombat - Skarlet - $2.44
Mortal Kombat - Klassic Skins Pack 1 - $2.44
Wheels of of Destruction - $7.99

Games
Canabalt - PSP/PS3 - 12 MB
Farm Frenzy 2 - PSP/PS3 - 16 MB
Shank 2
Shift 2 Unleashed - 5.9 GB
Silent Hill - PSP/PS3 - 294 MB

Avatars
Devil May Cry Avatar Bundle - $0.99
Devil May Cry 2 Avatar Bundle - $0.99
Devil May Cry 3 Avatar Bundle - $0.99
Escape Plan (5)
 
[quote name='mpaullin']If you have Plus, its a no brainer. I'm not a huge fighting game guy, but this newest Mortal Kombat is probably my favorite fighting game ever. Its overflowing with content and they really managed to balance/modernized the old MK style.

As far as the DLC characters, they are all pretty great. I bought them without too much trouble as they were released (for $5 a pop, which is too much, but I really liked the game as I said). For less than $2 a piece, I don't think you can go wrong.[/QUOTE]

Cool, cool, I'll pick them up, thanks.
 
I'll definitely get Silent Hill. It is nice to have a digital copy of a game that I already have on disc. Wish PS+ would have a promotion one week where you could choose a free PSone title.

Still waiting on Raiden Project, Intelligent Qube, Silhouette Mirage, Silent Bomber, and Metal Gear Solid: VR Missions. Probably should pick up Vagrant Story.
 
Along with the MK deals, these items will be expiring for PS+ members next week:

Deals
Dead Block - $4.89
MotorStorm RC - Elite Vehicle Pack 2 - $0.50 - PS3 Bundle
MotorStorm RC - Pro-Am Expansion Pack - $1.50 - PS3 Bundle
SkyDrift - $7.49
Zack Zero - $6.29

Add-ons
MotorStorm RC - Elite Vehicle Pack 1 - Free - PS3 Bundle
 
Man PS+ is awesome but it's gotten to the point where I can't buy anything on PSN because I'm scared it will be free/discounted in PS+ If I dropped $14.99 on a PSN title, and it became free. I wouldn't be able to live with myself.
 
[quote name='diplo']Man PS+ is awesome but it's gotten to the point where I can't buy anything on PSN because I'm scared it will be free/discounted in PS+ If I dropped $14.99 on a PSN title, and it became free. I wouldn't be able to live with myself.[/QUOTE]

You can wait for a deal or just buy it and enjoy it. I've bought many games that were free later but the fact of matter is life goes on. If you can't live without paying for games then don't buy ANY and wait for the free ones.
 
[quote name='mpaullin']If you have Plus, its a no brainer. I'm not a huge fighting game guy, but this newest Mortal Kombat is probably my favorite fighting game ever. Its overflowing with content and they really managed to balance/modernized the old MK style.

As far as the DLC characters, they are all pretty great. I bought them without too much trouble as they were released (for $5 a pop, which is too much, but I really liked the game as I said). For less than $2 a piece, I don't think you can go wrong.[/QUOTE]
I got the $15 pack as soon as it came out on PSN, and while I despise DLC as a whole I have to say I love playing as Freddy Krueger. I don't like Kenshi much, but the other fighters are pretty awesome.
 
I don't mean to bitch, but when is Journey going to go on sale, if ever, for PS+? I could care less about getting a game "a week early but pay full price".

My rant is I signed up for PS+ for free stuff, discounts, auto-patches, cloud saves. All great stuff, and my subscription has more than paid for itself. But I don't want an "early release" bonus in lieu of a PS+ discount. I hope this doesn't become common place.
 
I no longer need to waste gas to go to a redbox, now that amazon instant video is available on PS3. Amazon's video deal of the day on near new release movies is pretty sweet for $0.99, even cheaper than redbox charging $1.20 now. Just rented Rise of the Planet of the Apes for $0.99. Hoping Justice League : Doom wins the threatrical throwdown for the weekend.

Loving my PS3 more each day (PS+, and now $0.99 video rentals from amazon).:D
 
[quote name='Kazaganthi']I don't mean to bitch, but when is Journey going to go on sale, if ever, for PS+? I could care less about getting a game "a week early but pay full price".

My rant is I signed up for PS+ for free stuff, discounts, auto-patches, cloud saves. All great stuff, and my subscription has more than paid for itself. But I don't want an "early release" bonus in lieu of a PS+ discount. I hope this doesn't become common place.[/QUOTE]

The game just came out, relax.
 
I dunno why I spent all this time downloading and installing the free Shift 2. I have barely played my launch copy of GT5...
 
Awwww FML! I just bought Shank 2 like a week ago. Well at least PS Plus is getting some great stuff in, awesome game for those of you guys that haven't played it.
 
[quote name='Dranakin']I dunno why I spent all this time downloading and installing the free Shift 2. I have barely played my launch copy of GT5...[/QUOTE]

True, but assuming you have a fair amount of hard drive space it's great to have installed for quick plays after or before your disc game.
 
[quote name='Kazaganthi']I don't mean to bitch, but when is Journey going to go on sale, if ever, for PS+? I could care less about getting a game "a week early but pay full price".

My rant is I signed up for PS+ for free stuff, discounts, auto-patches, cloud saves. All great stuff, and my subscription has more than paid for itself. But I don't want an "early release" bonus in lieu of a PS+ discount. I hope this doesn't become common place.[/QUOTE]

[quote name='gettinmoney662']The game just came out, relax.[/QUOTE]

While I agree that getting it a week early wasn't nearly as nice as a 20% off discount would have been, I'd agree with "gettinmoney" that you should probably just relax, or just pay full price (nothing wrong with supporting a developer of a game you really want by paying full price).

Also, PSN/thatgamecompany clearly made the right choice NOT to give it a 20% discount. Even without it, it was still the fastest selling PSN game of all time.

[quote name='htz']I no longer need to waste gas to go to a redbox, now that amazon instant video is available on PS3. Amazon's video deal of the day on near new release movies is pretty sweet for $0.99, even cheaper than redbox charging $1.20 now. Just rented Rise of the Planet of the Apes for $0.99. Hoping Justice League : Doom wins the threatrical throwdown for the weekend.

Loving my PS3 more each day (PS+, and now $0.99 video rentals from amazon).:D[/QUOTE]

Amazon Video Deal of the Day? Is there a link for this? I can't seem to find it.
 
Thanks Frisky! Time to stream some Mr. Popper's Penguins!!!

Not really, and also thanks for the list of free TV episodes, added several to My Amazon Video Library!
 
Cool. Prototype dropped in price. I played the game for about an hour on the Xbox and had fun. Now I will play the waiting game and hope it goes on sale in the near future. I've got so many games to catch up on anyway.
 
[quote name='JJSP']Perhaps I'll finally play Silent Hill.[/QUOTE]
I played the hell out of the original Silent Hill back on the PS1(and I still have a copy of the guide for it even), but I just couldn't get into the sequels on the PS2. The same thing happened with Bioshock this gen. I loved the first game in the series so much I beat it in about 2-3 nights playing 5-6 hours a night.

But I bought the sequel a couple times(including a $18 CE from Target on clearance) and I just couldn't get past the first level without yawning and going ho-hum.

I'm all for new ip's that do something we might not have seen before or that do something in a different way from usual. But it seems like when they get sequels I get bored as hell with them if they don't radically change stuff so it's got that 'new' feeling to it again.:whistle2:#
 
[quote name='beefytwinkie']Cool. Prototype dropped in price. I played the game for about an hour on the Xbox and had fun. Now I will play the waiting game and hope it goes on sale in the near future. I've got so many games to catch up on anyway.[/QUOTE]
Go find a copy of Hulk: Ultimate Destruction on PS2 or Xbox and play that instead. That's really all Prototype is is a re-skinned H:UD. Same developer and same animations mostly for the characters. The only thing different is really the ability to absorb people and/or become them from what I've seen.

Besides which, I'd check your local Sears for Prototype as it was on clearance there for $10 or under a while ago. At least then you have something you can resell if you get bored of it or finish it.
 
Nothing for me this week besides the free stuff, I think I'm gonna pass on MK vs DC. If I could find it on disc for $10 I'd probably buy it.

Gotta decide by Tuesday on Zack Zero and Skydrift. Leaning towards Yes on Zack Zero and waiting for ~$5 on Skydrift.

EDIT: Also, Farm Frenzy 2 is an awesome, addictive game! (on my phone anyway, I love it!)
 
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IATCG, bioshock 2 is definitely a little tough to get into but if you have it, just play it. IMO there was a single section towards the end of the game that made the whole game payoff.
Near the end of the game, you get to play through the eyes of a little sister and it's fucking awesome. Also, the actual big daddy you are playing as has an interesting story. They give too many hints and I was able to predict the ending but it was still good anyway.
 
[quote name='IAmTheCheapestGamer']Go find a copy of Hulk: Ultimate Destruction on PS2 or Xbox and play that instead. That's really all Prototype is is a re-skinned H:UD. Same developer and same animations mostly for the characters. The only thing different is really the ability to absorb people and/or become them from what I've seen.

Besides which, I'd check your local Sears for Prototype as it was on clearance there for $10 or under a while ago. At least then you have something you can resell if you get bored of it or finish it.[/QUOTE]
Hey, thanks for this. I'll give Sears a shot when I'm in the area. I also read that Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was a fun time-waster. I'll try to find one. My PS2 needs to do some work. It's been idle too long!
 
Whew! With PS+, it looks like I'll end up having to 'buy' a hard drive rather than, just, 'post' a deal on one.

*note to self-buy nothing on PSN...save the money for my PS+ subscription* (Mr.Burns voice...excellent)
 
I took advantage of the 15% off TRU sale and bought a $50 PSN card so I could finally sign up for plus. Is there any "strategy" to when I should actually join? Certain day of the week? Certain time in the month? I haven't put together a clear picture of when deals happen etc so if anyone wants to chime in with their experience your input would be much appreciated.
 
[quote name='Palinn']I took advantage of the 15% off TRU sale and bought a $50 PSN card so I could finally sign up for plus. Is there any "strategy" to when I should actually join? Certain day of the week? Certain time in the month? I haven't put together a clear picture of when deals happen etc so if anyone wants to chime in with their experience your input would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]
I would sign up for plus when there is a game I want that month. If nothing, I would just wait for the next month.
 
[quote name='Palinn']I took advantage of the 15% off TRU sale and bought a $50 PSN card so I could finally sign up for plus. Is there any "strategy" to when I should actually join? Certain day of the week? Certain time in the month? I haven't put together a clear picture of when deals happen etc so if anyone wants to chime in with their experience your input would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

Good question. Below is a link for the content for April (they may add a few small things here and there). So if you like April's content, then sign up now. Otherwise, wait til the end of April to see what May brings.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...-2-unleashed-ghost-recon-future-soldier-beta/
 
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/04/05/the-pinball-arcade-hits-ps3-and-ps-vita-on-april-10th/

The Pinball Arcade will be out next week and will support the buy-one-get-the-other-free model for the PS3 and Vita versions of the game.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...-on-april-10th/comment-page-1/#comment-704465

$9.99 for the game (free demo/trial like Pinball FX2) and there will be a pack of two tables coming for $4.99 soon. Read the comments to get more info about future DLC/table plans and such.

I also got an email with details on the Ghost Recon Future Solider beta:

Today Ubisoft announced the Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier multiplayer beta will run from April 19th until May 2nd for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system.

In the multiplayer beta, up to twelve simultaneous players will have the opportunity to choose from three classes (Rifleman, Engineer and Scout) and experience the intense adversarial online action in two different modes:

Conflict
• Description: players battle to complete objectives located throughout the map and earn points, the team with the most points at the end of the round wins
• Game session: 1 round of 15 minutes

Saboteur (available starting April 26th)
• Description: a bomb spawns in a central location, both teams compete to retrieve the bomb and be the first to detonate it at the opposing team’s base
• Game session: 1 round of 10 minutes

Both modes will be playable on two different maps (Pipeline and Mill).

The beta can be accessed in the following ways:
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction Owners
o Splinter Cell Conviction Xbox 360 owners can access the beta directly through the game
• Pre-order Ghost Recon: Future Solder on Xbox 360 from GameStop and receive a Xbox 360 beta key
• PlayStation Plus subscribers receive a PS3 beta key
Click to expand...
 
[quote name='Palinn']I took advantage of the 15% off TRU sale and bought a $50 PSN card so I could finally sign up for plus. Is there any "strategy" to when I should actually join? Certain day of the week? Certain time in the month? I haven't put together a clear picture of when deals happen etc so if anyone wants to chime in with their experience your input would be much appreciated.[/QUOTE]

I've had a couple 30 day trials, and I noticed a lot of things tend to be available through the end of the month, so I would argue for subscribing near the end of the month so you can grab everything from that month right away and on your last month you will get just about everything for that month, though you won't have it very long.

But as others have said, wait for something you want. I want Shank 2 and I'm finally going to actually pay for the thing, but I'm going to wait until near the end of the month.
 
The new PS Blogcast is up, so here are next week's releases:

Games
The Pinball Arcade - $9.99 - Get Vita Version With Purchase
Skullgirls - $14.99
World Gone Sour - $4.99

PS2 Classics
Persona 3: FES

Minis
Defenders of the Mystic Garden - $3.49 - Free for PS+

Demos
The Pinball Arcade

Add-ons
Disgaea 4
Dungeon Defenders
Final Fantasy XIII-2
MotorStorm RC
Saint's Row: The Third
Tales of Graces f
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Map Pack

Music
Journey Soundtrack

Vita Games
The Pinball Arcade - $9.99 - Get PS3 Version With Purchase
Treasures of Montezuma Blitz - Freemium

Vita Add-ons
Dynasty Warriors Next
MotorStorm RC
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']The new PS Blogcast is up, so here are next week's releases:

PS2 Classics
Persona 3: FES
[/QUOTE]

Nice! Only copy I own is non-FES disc version on PS2, this could be neat
 
[quote name='beefytwinkie']Hey, thanks for this. I'll give Sears a shot when I'm in the area. I also read that Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was a fun time-waster. I'll try to find one. My PS2 needs to do some work. It's been idle too long![/QUOTE]
Yeah. Throwing cars n other crap at the military never got old in H:UD. Mind ya, I think I always went after NPC's n used them as cannon fodder too.:lol:
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Is the PSP version of Persona 3 worth the extra $10? I think I'd rather play it on my Vita.[/QUOTE]
If you'd rather play it on your Vita, then it's worth it.
 
I'm glad to hear that P3FES is coming to PSN, although I am slightly disappointed. I was really hoping Atlus would give us some HD remasters for the SMT games.

[quote name='gettinmoney662']Is the PSP version of Persona 3 worth the extra $10? I think I'd rather play it on my Vita.[/QUOTE]

I think so. Personally I would always prefer the portable RPG because it's easier for you to grind while doing other things, but even putting that aside I think the portable version is probably my favorite iteration. You don't get the extra story that came with FES but I never found it to be very endearing anyway and as a sort of compensation they do offer you the ability to play as a female character (which has its own slight story changes). There are some technical sacrifices: the small handful of animated scenes are gone (but you can just youtube those if you feel so inclined), and instead of moving your character around in 3D worlds in the daytime segments you now just slide a pointer around in pre-rendered environments. IMO that's an improvement since it lets you move around faster and, well, these places weren't exactly that big or exciting in the first place so its not like you're losing some real sense of freedom.
 
[quote name='iamsmart']I'm glad to hear that P3FES is coming to PSN, although I am slightly disappointed. I was really hoping Atlus would give us some HD remasters for the SMT games.



I think so. Personally I would always prefer the portable RPG because it's easier for you to grind while doing other things, but even putting that aside I think the portable version is probably my favorite iteration. You don't get the extra story that came with FES but I never found it to be very endearing anyway and as a sort of compensation they do offer you the ability to play as a female character (which has its own slight story changes). There are some technical sacrifices: the small handful of animated scenes are gone (but you can just youtube those if you feel so inclined), and instead of moving your character around in 3D worlds in the daytime segments you now just slide a pointer around in pre-rendered environments. IMO that's an improvement since it lets you move around faster and, well, these places weren't exactly that big or exciting in the first place so its not like you're losing some real sense of freedom.[/QUOTE]

That actually makes me want the PS2 version. I'm all about having extra story parts and cutscenes, even if they're not that big of a deal. I thought the PSP version had all that.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']That actually makes me want the PS2 version. I'm all about having extra story parts and cutscenes, even if they're not that big of a deal. I thought the PSP version had all that.[/QUOTE]

If you're into the extra story parts, then the PSP version is the one you want. Granted you lose some cutscenes, but you can play as a female character and that changes a significant chunk of the story. And, to be honest, the battle system in Persona 3 and FES is kinda bad because you can't control your ally characters, only the main character. The AI likes to go completely stupid sometimes, which can get you killed easily, especially on the higher difficulties. P3P is definitely the version to pick up.
 
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