PSN Weekly Deals - 8/27: PAX Indie Sale, DJ Hero/2/GH Sale, Spelunky $11.99, Pinballistik is Free!, and Machinarium Vita Free for PS+!

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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.

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Current Deals
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Free Games
PlayStation Plus Preview
Persistent PlayStation Plus and Alternate Deals
Frequently Asked Questions
History of Free PlayStation Plus Games

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

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Key:
N - New This Week
X - Expires With Next Update
P - Permanent Price Drop
C - Cross Buy (Vita/PS3)
D - Demo or Full Game Trial Available

Pre-orders


Battlefield 4 - $59.99 - Ends 10/29 [customspoiler='Bonuses']China Rising Expansion & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Battlefield 4 - Premium - $49.99 - Ends 10/29
Castle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse - $14.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Original Genesis game, Avatars, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Diablo III - $59.99 X [customspoiler='Bonuses']Infernal Helm DLC Pack & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
FIFA 14 - $59.99 - Out 9/24 [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 FUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

Grand Theft Auto V - $59.99 - Out 9/17 [customspoiler='Bonuses']75% Discount on a Rockstar PSN Title, Atomic Blimp, & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]

NHL 14 - $59.99 - Ends 9/10 D [customspoiler='Bonuses']24 HUT Gold Packs & Exclusive Theme[/customspoiler]
Rain - $14.99 - Ends 10/1 [customspoiler='Bonuses']Avatars, Dynamic and Static Themes, & Musical Montage[/customspoiler]
 
Bundles

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon & Call of Juarez Gunslinger Bundle - $24.99 - 17% Off ND

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX

Pinballistik + DLC Bundle - $4.99 - 38% Off NP

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle - $5.99 - 54% Off - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game + The Last Chapter Add-on[/customspoiler]

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype + Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer Bundle - $6.99 - 53% Off - [customspoiler='Does Not Include']Last Chapter Add-on for X2[/customspoiler]

PS3

Amy - $1.99 - 33% Off
Closure - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Dyad - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

flOw - $5.59


Flower - $6.99 D



Journey - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Madden NFL 13 - $29.99 - 25% Off NP
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $29.99 - 25% Off NPD
Pinballistik - Free NP
Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $4.99 - 50% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $7.49 - 50% Off NXD
Tokyo Jungle - $7.49 - 50% Off NX
Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer - $3.99 - 50% Off



Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - $4.99 - 50% Off
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $4.99 - 50% Off- Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC


 

PS2 Classics

Raiden III - $5.99 - 40% Off
Add-ons




DJ Hero - Jay-Z vs. Eminem Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Hard Edge Mix Pack - $2.99 - 50% Off N
DJ Hero 2 - Ultra Mix Pack - $3.99 - 50% Off N

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X



Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Classic Rock Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock - Coldplay Track Pack - $3.13 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Avenged Sevenfold Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero 5 - Rock 1 Track Pack - $5.49 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Linkin Park Track Pack - $5.99 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock - Rocky Horror Picture Show Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Classic Rock Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Guitar Hero World Tour - Queen Track Pack - $2.75 - 50% Off N
Rocksmith - "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Fat Bottomed Girls" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Godzilla" by Blue Oyster Cult - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Keep Yourself Alive" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Killer Queen" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "My Sharona" by The Knack - $1.99 - 33% Off NX
Rocksmith - "Stone Cold Crazy" by Queen - $1.99 - 33% Off NX

Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype - The Last Chapter - $2.49 - 50% Off

 

PS1 Classics - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
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Minis - All of these are compatible with PS3 and PSP unless otherwise noted. Check this thread for Vita compatibility.
1000 Tiny Claws - $1.75 - 50% Off
Blimp: The Flying Adventures - $1.49
Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess - $2.49 - 50% Off

Who's That Flying?! - $2.49 - 50% Off

 
PSP Games - Check this thread for Vita Compatibility
N/A
 

Vita Games

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC

Earth Defense Force 2017 Portable - $19.99 - 50% Off N

Limbo - $7.49 - 50% Off NXCD

Need for Speed: Most Wanted - $19.99 - 33% Off NP

Retro City Rampage - $4.99 - 66% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $4.99 - 50% Off NXC
Vita Add-ons

Dragon's Crown - Storyteller Voice Pack - Free X
 
PlayStation Plus

PS3 Deals



Closure - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD
Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Dyad - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD




Grid 2 - $53.99 - 10% Off X



Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds Complete Collection - $19.99 - 20% Off - Move Compatible
Journey - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness Episode 1 & 2 Bundle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXC
Retro/Grade - $2.50 - 75% Off - Compatible with Guitar Controller NXD
Skullgirls - $3.75 - 75% Off NXD

Spelunky - $11.99 - 20% Off NXC
Tokyo Jungle - $3.75 - 75% Off NX
Wicked Monsters Blast! HD - $1.00 - 90% Off - Move Compatible
Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC

Vita Deals

Dragon Fantasy Book I - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
Draw Slasher - $3.00 - 50% Off N
Limbo - $5.99 - 60% Off NXCD
Ms. Germinator - $7.99 - 20% Off XC

Muramasa Rebirth - $20.99 - 30% Off X

Retro City Rampage - $3.74 - 75% Off NXCD

Zombie Tycoon II: Brainhov's Revenge - $2.50 - 75% Off NXC
 
Add-on Deals
Bit.Trip Presents…Runner2: Future Legend Of Rhythm Alien - Good Friends Character Pack - $2.39 - 20% Off
Subscriptions

Music Unlimited Premium One Year Subscription - $41.99

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)

Bit.Trip Presents... Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien - 769 MB

Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower - PSP/Vita - 657 MB

Gravity Rush - Vita - 1.4 GB

Hitman: Absolution - 16.1 GB X - [customspoiler='Includes']Full Game, Deus Ex Disguise DLC, Deus Ex Zenith Handgun, and Discount on Sleeping Dogs[/customspoiler]

Jet Set Radio - 1.1 GB
Knytt Underground - PS3/Vita - 857 MB

LittleBigPlanet Karting - 7 GB

LittleBigPlanet Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves - Requires Move
Machinarium - 183 MB

Machinarium - Vita - 329 MB N

Metal Slug XX - PSP/Vita - 166 MB
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee - 1.2 GB
Pinball Arcade - PS3/Vita - 115 MB
Saints Row The Third - 7.2 GB - Free CheapyD Pack
Uncharted: Golden Abyss - Vita - 2.9 GB
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception - 30 GB
Wipeout 2048 - Vita - 1.6 GB

XCOM: Enemy Unknown - 7.6 GB

Zen Pinball 2 - Star Wars Pinball - PS3/Vita - 783 MB N [customspoiler='Includes']Standalone Star Wars Pinball game[/customspoiler]

Themes
[customspoiler=PS+ Themes]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[/customspoiler]

Avatars
[customspoiler=PS+ Avatars]Armageddon Riders (3)
Cool Cat
Daytona USA (5)
Dead Cloud
Double Dragon Neon (7)
Fat Princess (2)
God of War: Ascension
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 (1, 2, 3)
Resident Evil 5
Section 8: Prejudice Bundle
Squirrel
Stick Up Kid
Street Fighter X Tekken
Street Fighter 2
Tank Commander
Top Dawg
Under Siege
Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown (20)[/customspoiler]

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[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Of course, taste and usefulness is highly subjective to each person. For me, it's pretty much all about having PS3 and Vita games, cloud save back-up, automatic updates, discounts, and the other benefits I get with US PS+ while I'd only get PS3 games on EU PS+, which wouldn't be worth it to me. It's no contest that US PS+ is way better for me.[/QUOTE]
Same here. I dont need full PS3 games from plus.
 
[quote name='WNYX585AM']You can put lipstick on a pig...:)

I don't question the value of US PS Plus because it is great regardless, but the gap in desirability and value between EU and US seems to be growing wider each month.[/QUOTE]

Yeah that was one of three factors in me not renewing PS Plus during the promotion (other two being what happens once PS4 hits b/c no backwards compatibility and the other being the loyalty credit debacle.)
 
[quote name='WNYX585AM']I don't question the value of US PS Plus because it is great regardless, but the gap in desirability and value between EU and US seems to be growing wider each month.[/QUOTE]

Yeah but EU scrapes the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall treatment by the game industry. If Sony wants to give the street urchin of the gaming world a few extra scraps so be it.

I think that Sony is doing a smart thing by giving the worst area to live a bit more when it comes to gaming, even if it's their rental service.
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']Yeah but EU scrapes the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall treatment by the game industry. If Sony wants to give the street urchin of the gaming world a few extra scraps so be it.

I think that Sony is doing a smart thing by giving the worst area to live a bit more when it comes to gaming, even if it's their rental service.[/QUOTE]

I don't know how true that is, considering EU gets a lot of games on disc that we get only on PSN (Dark Souls with Artorias of the Abyss, DW7 Empires, Arcana Heart, Warriors Orochi 3, pretty much everything that isn't dubbed, etc, etc). I know they get all the shmups on 360 too that don't come here. How much worse can they be?
 
[quote name='FNL 4EVA']When do we get are free $10 for spending $50? I want to buy a few new deals.[/QUOTE]

April 12 is when we should get the credit.

Edit: Tyler beat me to it
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Suggestion for new thread title Frisky:

"PSN Weekly Deals - THE SPEND $50/GET $10 CREDITS WILL BE IN YOUR ACCOUNT BY 4/12!"[/QUOTE]
TY! :lol:
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']Yeah but EU scrapes the bottom of the barrel when it comes to overall treatment by the game industry. If Sony wants to give the street urchin of the gaming world a few extra scraps so be it.

I think that Sony is doing a smart thing by giving the worst area to live a bit more when it comes to gaming, even if it's their rental service.[/QUOTE]

Europe is the worst area to live? Time and time again you prove your ineptness and it's a wonder why no one visits your site.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Suggestion for new thread title Frisky:

"PSN Weekly Deals - THE SPEND $50/GET $10 CREDITS WILL BE IN YOUR ACCOUNT BY 4/12!"[/QUOTE]

That implies people read the whole title, which past posts have proven incorrect.
 
[quote name='TimesTicking']Has anyone tried out Yggdra Union? How's the game?[/QUOTE]

if you're into the genre, it's fantastic. one of the most interesting combat mechanics i've come across. highly recommended.

re: Jeanne D'Arc
[quote name='dncarolyn']Well, to each their own. Admittedly I wasn't much of an sprg player when I first tried it,[/QUOTE]

You may have an easier time with it now that you're more experienced. Perhaps your characters were underleveled or something... i mean, sure, some levels provide a challenge... but if they didn't, that would be even worse than being too hard (since you can grind if you really need to in order to deal with challenge, but if it's too easy you're just bored).
 
just wanted to add my voice to the pile -- i'm much happier with the US ps+ game selection. This isn't to say EU doesn't get gems... but so do we. But for a long time, people keep comparing a single week of US vs. a month of EU and created what i feel to be an unnecessarily harsh view of what we've actually gotten with US+. It's an absolutely fantastic program.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Suggestion for new thread title Frisky:

"PSN Weekly Deals - THE SPEND $50/GET $10 CREDITS WILL BE IN YOUR ACCOUNT BY 4/12!"[/QUOTE]

Well it's obvious after 61 pages about 1/3 of the posts are one of the following:

- People asking when we get our $10 credit for $50 spent.
- People asking about a game opinion when the previous 4+ pages had people giving in-depth opinions about said game, but can't look back.
- Every week people debating PSN+ for US and EU, and how their view is always correct and everyone else arguing the fact is wrong.

YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS BY NOW!!
 
I know that the spend $50/get $10 credits will be distributed on 4.12.

How about the spend $100/get $20 credits? When will I get that?

Actual relevance: EU PS+ doesn't get Vita games? Why not?
 
Hey guys,
Is the Borderlands version on sale the GOTY version, or standard? I am trying to debate if I want to buy one, or both, of these games since I have PS+ for another 2 weeks. However, I have a huge backlog, AND I'm still pretty pissed about what Gearbox did to Aliens Colonial Marines. And I REALLY don't want to support Borderlands.

But if I can get Borderlands 1 GOTY for $7..... that's a hard pill to turn down. I really can't make a decision :whistle2:k

And fuck me..... PS All Stars goes on sale 4/30, the same day my PS+ expires..... damn. If that got cheap enough, I'd have been all over it.
 
looking over the full list of EU+ titles, I have to say I've changed my mind. Though Okami would be nice, I'd much rather have Labyrinth Legends and the two upcoming games than War in the North:puke:

I think that people (myself included), hear that a big game is coming to EU, and forget that it's really almost always ONE good game, and then a bunch of filler. Personally I'd take 2-3 good games over one possibly great one, but maybe I'm just weird like that.

Either way though, PS+ is a fantastic service whichever way you get it. So many games I'd never even considered or heard of, that are actually a lot of fun. Subscribing is easily one of the best decisions I've made in gaming\\:D/
 
[quote name='alwayscheaper']Worst area to live? Are you 1920's guy?[/QUOTE]

I think he just means in regards to when/what games are released in the EU and their prices, etc.

Though obviously the worst place to be a gamer is Australia.

Or, you know...

Sudan.
 
[quote name='rcerboss']Hey guys,
Is the Borderlands version on sale the GOTY version, or standard? I am trying to debate if I want to buy one, or both, of these games since I have PS+ for another 2 weeks. However, I have a huge backlog, AND I'm still pretty pissed about what Gearbox did to Aliens Colonial Marines. And I REALLY don't want to support Borderlands.

But if I can get Borderlands 1 GOTY for $7..... that's a hard pill to turn down. I really can't make a decision :whistle2:k[/QUOTE]

I'm all but certain it's the vanilla edition, which can be found on disc for $10-15 pretty easily (so not a huge savings). GOTY digital copies are usually labeled as such, or as an Ultimate Edition. Only seems worth it IMO to get the BL2 combo, with BL1 for essentially $1
 
Second the recommendation of Yggdra Union. It's got a unique combat system for a SRPG, and has a decent story with strong voice acting throughout. I enjoyed it.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Of course, taste and usefulness is highly subjective to each person. For me, it's pretty much all about having PS3 and Vita games, cloud save back-up, automatic updates, discounts, and the other benefits I get with US PS+ while I'd only get PS3 games on EU PS+, which wouldn't be worth it to me. It's no contest that US PS+ is way better for me.[/QUOTE]

I was specifically referring to IGC only and not the total + benefits, but you can legitimately disagree with me on that too if that's the case, no sweat here. Personally, I'm into plus mostly for the IGC.

I base this on how new the games are and how big the name of the game has been. Even if you only based it on the newness of the primary PS3 game offered each month, Okami HD and Demon Souls, less than one year vs ~4 years old, respectively and there are unending examples of this. Demon Souls is of course a fablous high profile game, but then again, very old.

Again, I'm only talking about IGC, not the total plus package. Yes, I acknowledge some segment likes to get unpopular, excuse, me, less well known stuff that could be "gems". I'm going to guess US gamers are far more likely to purchase the higher profile games like Batman AC when they are newer, so perhaps that is a regional difference that influences our IGC as well.

I've actually been a lot happier with Plus the last couple months, I don't buy games new very often, so a game like Demon's Souls is new to me. Still, I think very strongly that the EU IGC offers are highly superior, yes my opinion. I still really don't think it's that debateable regardless of personal preference, oh just shoot me already.
 
[quote name='whitereflection']Europe is the worst area to live? Time and time again you prove your ineptness and it's a wonder why no one visits your site.[/QUOTE]
For games? Yes, yes it is.
Way to twist what I said though, bravo!
 
[quote name='Eldredpe']I think he just means in regards to when/what games are released in the EU and their prices, etc.

Though obviously the worst place to be a gamer is Australia.

Or, you know...

Sudan.[/QUOTE]
I have a lot of friends in Australia that would agree, gaming there is horrible and looking for work in the industry is worse.

Thank you for not twisting what I said though, I appreciate it.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']I'm all but certain it's the vanilla edition, which can be found on disc for $10-15 pretty easily (so not a huge savings). GOTY digital copies are usually labeled as such, or as an Ultimate Edition. Only seems worth it IMO to get the BL2 combo, with BL1 for essentially $1[/QUOTE]

The fact that all the DLC Is also on sale seems a pretty clear indicator that it is just the vanilla version.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']I'm all but certain it's the vanilla edition, which can be found on disc for $10-15 pretty easily (so not a huge savings). GOTY digital copies are usually labeled as such, or as an Ultimate Edition. Only seems worth it IMO to get the BL2 combo, with BL1 for essentially $1[/QUOTE]
I see, thanks for clarifying. I probably will pass on it, I don't have time to play half the games I have now anyways.
[quote name='johnnypark']The fact that all the DLC Is also on sale seems a pretty clear indicator that it is just the vanilla version.[/QUOTE]
Not necessarily. I am pretty sure I have seen multiple sales where all versions of a game + all of it's DLC were on sale. Mortal Kombat and Assassin's Creed in particular come to mind.
 
[quote name='rcerboss']Hey guys,
Is the Borderlands version on sale the GOTY version, or standard? I am trying to debate if I want to buy one, or both, of these games since I have PS+ for another 2 weeks. However, I have a huge backlog, AND I'm still pretty pissed about what Gearbox did to Aliens Colonial Marines. And I REALLY don't want to support Borderlands.

But if I can get Borderlands 1 GOTY for $7..... that's a hard pill to turn down. I really can't make a decision :whistle2:k

And fuck me..... PS All Stars goes on sale 4/30, the same day my PS+ expires..... damn. If that got cheap enough, I'd have been all over it.[/QUOTE]
It would be called Borderlands Game of the Year Edition if that's what it was, so no, it's not that. I make sure to label the games properly to note that sort of stuff.
 
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I am loving Vita 2.10! Went from 5 pages to 2 because of folders (I don't even have that many game icons)... now if only they'd let me just delete those useless forced apps.
 
[quote name='JMusic']Actual relevance: EU PS+ doesn't get Vita games? Why not?[/QUOTE]

I think you're probably referring to Frisky's comment. He meant that an EU PS+ subscription for someone living in the US doesn't allow you to get the free Vita games that are given out over there. At least I think that's what he meant. EU PS+ definitely gets Vita games, they're getting Virtue's Last Reward and Thomas Was Alone this month.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Of course, taste and usefulness is highly subjective to each person. For me, it's pretty much all about having PS3 and Vita games, cloud save back-up, automatic updates, discounts, and the other benefits I get with US PS+ while I'd only get PS3 games on EU PS+, which wouldn't be worth it to me. It's no contest that US PS+ is way better for me.[/QUOTE]

Isn't this borderline semantics? All features are account related (not region related), so you're basically actively deciding that you won't get said features, over getting actual features. Additionally, automatic updates I believe are a "system wide" feature, so if you had a EU plus account, you could set it on that account and they would automatically update. You can also move your saves from 1 user profile to another and then upload them online (not automatically, but still cloud back up in a sense). Finally EU offers their own discounts and if you switched your Vita over, then you could fully capitalize on it.

Obviously this reply is just as semantic, but my point is that they're universal features and completely irrelevant to their point.

[quote name='GT']I was specifically referring to IGC only and not the total + benefits, but you can legitimately disagree with me on that too if that's the case, no sweat here. Personally, I'm into plus mostly for the IGC.

I base this on how new the games are and how big the name of the game has been. Even if you only based it on the newness of the primary PS3 game offered each month, Okami HD and Demon Souls, less than one year vs ~4 years old, respectively and there are unending examples of this. Demon Souls is of course a fablous high profile game, but then again, very old.

Again, I'm only talking about IGC, not the total plus package. Yes, I acknowledge some segment likes to get unpopular, excuse, me, less well known stuff that could be "gems". I'm going to guess US gamers are far more likely to purchase the higher profile games like Batman AC when they are newer, so perhaps that is a regional difference that influences our IGC as well.

I've actually been a lot happier with Plus the last couple months, I don't buy games new very often, so a game like Demon's Souls is new to me. Still, I think very strongly that the EU IGC offers are highly superior, yes my opinion. I still really don't think it's that debateable regardless of personal preference, oh just shoot me already.[/QUOTE]

While I would love to say the difference was closer, EU is without a doubt the best (Japan is the best for Vita though). I think the problem with the US is the lack of listening to what people want and perhaps just accepting whatever they can get. Like I personally enjoy fighting games myself, but they really need to offer less of them. Before someone replies with a rational of the variety of genre's (like Frisky was thinking of doing), I would like to point out that we've gotten a fairly large percent of the "true" fighters released over the past few years. Hopefully things will work out better in the future, but I really don't see the US getting better.

[quote name='tylerh1701']I think you're probably referring to Frisky's comment. He meant that an EU PS+ subscription for someone living in the US doesn't allow you to get the free Vita games that are given out over there. At least I think that's what he meant. EU PS+ definitely gets Vita games, they're getting Virtue's Last Reward and Thomas Was Alone this month.[/QUOTE]

He is electing to use his US account over the EU one. You can of course download them if you change the account.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']Suggestion for new thread title Frisky:

"PSN Weekly Deals - THE SPEND $50/GET $10 CREDITS WILL BE IN YOUR ACCOUNT BY 4/12!"[/QUOTE]

"On of around", not by. It sounds like the credits might be coming in throughout the whole weekend would be my guess since there likely a lot to send out.
 
Pepsi sucks. Coke is way better. Sure, I could just start drinking Coke but it's more fun to keep drinking Pepsi and whine about how much better Coke is.
 
[quote name='Soma_Cruz']"On of around", not by. It sounds like the credits might be coming in throughout the whole weekend would be my guess since there likely a lot to send out.[/QUOTE]

The original PS Blog post said before April 12.

We’ll be sending out your earned credit before April 12 via e-mail and XMB Message on your PS3! Let us know what you’ll be buying this March in the comments, and make sure to get all your purchases through April 1. Happy gaming!
Click to expand...
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Pepsi sucks. Coke is way better. Sure, I could just start drinking Coke but it's more fun to keep drinking Pepsi and whine about how much better Coke is.[/QUOTE]
Your stupid. Pepsi is clearly the best! Its the choice of the new generation remember!?!

Of course I am kidding. I always love your sarcastic comments that include topics that come out of left field.

Anyway, I think I will play some Labrynth Legends tonight and try and finish it over the next day or two since it isnt supposed to be a long game. Seems like a good time waster before I start my next big game (Sleeping Dogs I think).
 
[quote name='Jaysonguy']For games? Yes, yes it is.
Way to twist what I said though, bravo![/QUOTE]

That's still wrong. In addition to Australia, see Brazil, China, Russia, Latin countries, and anywhere else where the industry doesn't have an official presence. Hell, even places where there are established retail channels like Japan have it worse than most of Europe.
 
[quote name='admiralvic']Isn't this borderline semantics? All features are account related (not region related), so you're basically actively deciding that you won't get said features, over getting actual features. Additionally, automatic updates I believe are a "system wide" feature, so if you had a EU plus account, you could set it on that account and they would automatically update. You can also move your saves from 1 user profile to another and then upload them online (not automatically, but still cloud back up in a sense). Finally EU offers their own discounts and if you switched your Vita over, then you could fully capitalize on it.

Obviously this reply is just as semantic, but my point is that they're universal features and completely irrelevant to their point.[/QUOTE]
When I subscribe to PS+, I'm signing up for the whole package because these things affect every single game on the system and not just the few games we also get for free each month. If I'm not getting these, then it's a terrible deal no matter what games are offered.

1. I'm sorry, but your solution to the cloud save problem is stupid. The whole point is that it's done automatically, so moving hundreds of saves over to another account and then doing that after every time I play games is so asinine that it wouldn't work. I also wouldn't be surprised to find out that certain game's saves don't work cross-region, so that's another issue there.

2. I believe updates are released at different times based on the region and I'd have to know for a fact that US retail games work with EU updates. That may be the most flexible thing, but still a big question mark.

3. Getting into the UK PSN ecosystem requires a big financial investment because I'd have to be constantly buying UK PSN cards at a loss and then I'd have major digital and phsyical purchases across two regions, which would be a big headache to keep track of all of that so I don't waste money on DLC I can't use. That's why when I make purchases in foreign PSN stores, it's only for exclusive content that I'll never see in US PSN (Dark Mist, Flight Control HD, Hot Shots Minigolf, etc.) because it doesn't make sense to do it otherwise.

4. I'm not going through the hassle of switching between regions on a Vita. It's not happening, so that's a third of the IGC content that would be completely unavailable to me.

So those are some huge hurdles to overcome in the switch over to EU PS+ before I even start on the games. It's silly to try to suggest that these are minor issues.

To the rest of the discussion:

Looking at the current lineup, I'd only care about F1 Race Stars and MotorStorm Apocalypse and the latter's incompatibility with my retail/NA save is a huge mood killer. I enjoyed F1 Race Stars from when I had the EU PS+ trial. I already have Okami HD on US PSN, The Cave from US PS+, already purchased Joe Danger 2, Quantum Conundrum from US PS+, Puddle on Vita US PSN, LBP2 from US PS+, and Infamous 2 from US PS+. I don't care about Hitman Absolution or Lord of the Rings: War in the North or I would've gotten them in one of the many recent sales for each game. Mass Effect 3 from the past month or two was a bad choice because nobody should be playing the last part of the trilogy if they haven't done the prior two installments, as I'm working on ME2 on Xbox 360 to make a free copy of the PS3 game so pointless.

The notion that EU PS+ is objectively better just by the games alone is completely silly because of everybody's personal collections that can kill the lineup from the "opposing" region from being nearly as good for some people as it is to others. Objectively, it's a very good lineup and I'd say the same about the US PS+ lineup, but which is better is a completely subject thing in every way.
 
Is it possible to configure PS+'s daily automatic backup feature to work silently-- i.e., skipping the "here's what we backed up while you were sleeping" splash screen that pops up on the first boot-up of the day?
 
[quote name='Josh1billion']Is it possible to configure PS+'s daily automatic backup feature to work silently-- i.e., skipping the "here's what we backed up while you were sleeping" splash screen that pops up on the first boot-up of the day?[/QUOTE]
No.
 
[quote name='Josh1billion']Is it possible to configure PS+'s daily automatic backup feature to work silently-- i.e., skipping the "here's what we backed up while you were sleeping" splash screen that pops up on the first boot-up of the day?[/QUOTE]
Wow, really? This is sarcastic to right? One extra button press cant be that hard for you.

I always look forward to that screen in order to see if any game updates occured or poossibly any new demos that may have auto downloaded.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']When I subscribe to PS+, I'm signing up for the whole package because these things affect every single game on the system and not just the few games we also get for free each month. If I'm not getting these, then it's a terrible deal no matter what games are offered.

1. I'm sorry, but your solution to the cloud save problem is stupid. The whole point is that it's done automatically, so moving hundreds of saves over to another account and then doing that after every time I play games is so asinine that it wouldn't work. I also wouldn't be surprised to find out that certain game's saves don't work cross-region, so that's another issue there.

2. I believe updates are released at different times based on the region and I'd have to know for a fact that US retail games work with EU updates. That may be the most flexible thing, but still a big question mark.

3. Getting into the UK PSN ecosystem requires a big financial investment because I'd have to be constantly buying UK PSN cards at a loss and then I'd have major digital and phsyical purchases across two regions, which would be a big headache to keep track of all of that so I don't waste money on DLC I can't use. That's why when I make purchases in foreign PSN stores, it's only for exclusive content that I'll never see in US PSN (Dark Mist, Flight Control HD, Hot Shots Minigolf, etc.) because it doesn't make sense to do it otherwise.

4. I'm not going through the hassle of switching between regions on a Vita. It's not happening, so that's a third of the IGC content that would be completely unavailable to me.

So those are some huge hurdles to overcome in the switch over to EU PS+ before I even start on the games. It's silly to try to suggest that these are minor issues.

To the rest of the discussion:

Looking at the current lineup, I'd only care about F1 Race Stars and MotorStorm Apocalypse and the latter's incompatibility with my retail/NA save is a huge mood killer. I enjoyed F1 Race Stars from when I had the EU PS+ trial. I already have Okami HD on US PSN, The Cave from US PS+, already purchased Joe Danger 2, Quantum Conundrum from US PS+, Puddle on Vita US PSN, LBP2 from US PS+, and Infamous 2 from US PS+. I don't care about Hitman Absolution or Lord of the Rings: War in the North or I would've gotten them in one of the many recent sales for each game. Mass Effect 3 from the past month or two was a bad choice because nobody should be playing the last part of the trilogy if they haven't done the prior two installments, as I'm working on ME2 on Xbox 360 to make a free copy of the PS3 game so pointless.

The notion that EU PS+ is objectively better just by the games alone is completely silly because of everybody's personal collections that can kill the lineup from the "opposing" region from being nearly as good for some people as it is to others. Objectively, it's a very good lineup and I'd say the same about the US PS+ lineup, but which is better is a completely subject thing in every way.[/QUOTE]
Please debate this in the proper thread so as to not clutter up Frisky's thread which he has worked so har....wait a minute...

Seriously though the big thing that sucks about an EU account is having a source to buy crap from the store. They make it ridiculously hard when you can't use US paypal or credit cards and such.

Also the Vita thing sucks big time. I would have already bought another Vita if it worked like PS3.

Having said that, I still love having both a US and EU PS+ account. They're both worth it and it isn't really an annoyance at all to me aside from what I said above.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']No.[/QUOTE]
Dang. Thanks for the response.
[quote name='wrencrest']Wow, really? This is sarcastic to right? One extra button press cant be that hard for you.

I always look forward to that screen in order to see if any game updates occured or poossibly any new demos that may have auto downloaded.[/QUOTE]
Hm? What's with the hostile response? I was merely asking a question.
 
[quote name='ShockandAww']Please debate this in the proper thread so as to not clutter up Frisky's thread which he has worked so har....wait a minute...

Seriously though the big thing that sucks about an EU account is having a source to buy crap from the store. They make it ridiculously hard when you can't use US paypal or credit cards and such.

Also the Vita thing sucks big time. I would have already bought another one if it worked like PS3.

Having said that, I still love having both a US and EU PS+ account. They're both worth it and it isn't really an annoyance at all to me aside from what I said above.[/QUOTE]
It's cool that you're enjoying EU PS+ despite the negatives. I just get a little annoyed at the people that try to suggest that everybody has to agree that the service is objectively better when there are legitimate reasons why it's not better for everybody, games or not.
 
The Playstation Allstars week if the Spring Sale has a lot of potential. I still haven't picked PSABR up yet so getting it cheap would be great, plus all the games that could be on sale from characters in the game. Will be saving my $20 back for that week most likely. Though I would like to see RE4 HD in the $5-$8 range.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's cool that you're enjoying EU PS+ despite the negatives. I just get a little annoyed at the people that try to suggest that everybody has to agree that the service is objectively better when there are legitimate reasons why it's not better for everybody, games or not.[/QUOTE]
The problem is that your "legitimate reasons" are purely based off your own subjective views of the program. The fact is that you owning a US account and not wanting to change regions, doesn't instantly add value in the aforementioned features, since every region offers the exact same things. The only differences are sales / IGC offerings, which is where a lot of the personal preferences come into play. Thats cool you don't agree with others, but the argument is what they're offering vs what we're offering, not "why EU plus isn't better because I have a US account" like you seem to think it is.
 
[quote name='ItsKayJayBee']The Playstation Allstars week if the Spring Sale has a lot of potential. I still haven't picked PSABR up yet so getting it cheap would be great, plus all the games that could be on sale from characters in the game. Will be saving my $20 back for that week most likely. Though I would like to see RE4 HD in the $5-$8 range.[/QUOTE]
When do these sales usually go live? My PS+ is set to expire on 04/30, is there any chance that I'll be able to catch this sale? I know I've tried to get PS+ updates on Tuesday before just to find that the store hadn't been updated, so now I just always go on Wednesdays.
 
[quote name='admiralvic']The problem is that your "legitimate reasons" are purely based off your own subjective views of the program. The fact is that you owning a US account and not wanting to change regions, doesn't instantly add value in the aforementioned features, since every region offers the exact same things. The only differences are sales / IGC offerings, which is where a lot of the personal preferences come into play. Thats cool you don't agree with others, but the argument is what they're offering vs what we're offering, not "why EU plus isn't better because I have a US account" like you seem to think it is.[/QUOTE]

The reasons are legitimate regardless of whether they are subjective or not. His point is that already having a US PS+ account makes getting the EU PS+ account more problematic than it's worth, at least according to him.

Furthermore, if those things that both programs offer don't work for everybody equally, then they aren't exactly the same. If automatic updates works with my US PS+ but not if I get EU PS+ because the game it is updating is from a different region, then no, both Plus programs do not offer the same thing.

My overall view of the argument (and why I posted that Pepsi/Coke comment) is if you really don't like US Plus and think EU Plus is killing it, go sign up for EU Plus. Nobody is stopping you. Every now and then, people come in here and whine about how much EU Plus is so much better but don't do anything about it. Go switch.

[quote name='rcerboss']When do these sales usually go live? My PS+ is set to expire on 04/30, is there any chance that I'll be able to catch this sale? I know I've tried to get PS+ updates on Tuesday before just to find that the store hadn't been updated, so now I just always go on Wednesdays.[/QUOTE]

Every second Saturday of the month.
 
[quote name='rcerboss']When do these sales usually go live? My PS+ is set to expire on 04/30, is there any chance that I'll be able to catch this sale? I know I've tried to get PS+ updates on Tuesday before just to find that the store hadn't been updated, so now I just always go on Wednesdays.[/QUOTE]

You will have to renew your Plus subscription, since the 30th is on a Tuesday. Of course you can see what the deals are going to be that week for Plus on Monday so that can help decide if you should renew for that update or wait for a better one.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']Pepsi sucks. Coke is way better. Sure, I could just start drinking Coke but it's more fun to keep drinking Pepsi and whine about how much better Coke is.[/QUOTE]

I prefer orange Crush :cool:
 
[quote name='wrencrest']Wow, really? This is sarcastic to right? One extra button press cant be that hard for you.

I always look forward to that screen in order to see if any game updates occured or poossibly any new demos that may have auto downloaded.[/QUOTE]

In his defense, I want to know the answer to his question too. I don't set my ps3 to download random demos without my knowledge (space is almost full) so the only downloads I expect are cloud saves being updated and system updates. I could care less as far as updating saves, if you do it, just don't bug me about it. Let me navigate to my music folder or the ps store without actually switching my monitor over to the ps3's video input and leave the notifications for firmware updates or the like.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']The reasons are legitimate regardless of whether they are subjective or not. His point is that already having a US PS+ account makes getting the EU PS+ account more problematic than it's worth, at least according to him.

Furthermore, if those things that both programs offer don't work for everybody equally, then they aren't exactly the same. If automatic updates works with my US PS+ but not if I get EU PS+ because the game it is updating is from a different region, then no, both Plus programs do not offer the same thing.

My overall view of the argument (and why I posted that Pepsi/Coke comment) is if you really don't like US Plus and think EU Plus is killing it, go sign up for EU Plus. Nobody is stopping you. Every now and then, people come in here and whine about how much EU Plus is so much better but don't do anything about it. Go switch.
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If I could step in for a minute, I think the start of this whole things was just an off hand statement that if you take the US's current IGC and compare it to Europe's, one looks a lot better than the other. No one is trying to argue whether it is worth the effort to get a EU plus account if you live in the US (I think most would agree its not worth that effort). Just one list is more appealing than the other for a lot of people. If this weren't a regional thing and they allowed users to choose from list a or list b, I would suspect that an overwhelming majority of people would choose the list that corresponds to Europe's collection.
 
[quote name='gettinmoney662']The reasons are legitimate regardless of whether they are subjective or not. His point is that already having a US PS+ account makes getting the EU PS+ account more problematic than it's worth, at least according to him.

Furthermore, if those things that both programs offer don't work for everybody equally, then they aren't exactly the same. If automatic updates works with my US PS+ but not if I get EU PS+ because the game it is updating is from a different region, then no, both Plus programs do not offer the same thing.

My overall view of the argument (and why I posted that Pepsi/Coke comment) is if you really don't like US Plus and think EU Plus is killing it, go sign up for EU Plus. Nobody is stopping you. Every now and then, people come in here and whine about how much EU Plus is so much better but don't do anything about it. Go switch.
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I never said they weren't legitimate, just noted that they're more subjective in nature. Additionally, they have little to no relevance to the IGC offerings, which is always what this topic is about. Anything else is moot, since the features would work the same if you choose to use a different region account and the cost is almost the same for the average EU and US consumer.

Unless I have absolutely no understanding of how the automatic updates work (I don't use them, think it's a stupid feature), they should be going off the game ID and would either download the correct one or nothing at all. If it is the former, then it doesn't matter which region you get it from and if it's the latter, then it wouldn't have as much value for anyone who has anything from another region (in my case, a lot of games).

I agree with this and fully believe the people constantly complaining should just bite the bullet. However, I don't think that is enough of a reason to discount the arguments either. If everyone just "accepts" the offerings that they "don't like", then you only have yourself to blame for the problems going forward. Without a doubt people can be more civil about it, but I suppose that will never change.


[quote name='mpaullin']If I could step in for a minute, I think the start of this whole things was just an off hand statement that if you take the US's current IGC and compare it to Europe's, one looks a lot better than the other. No one is trying to argue whether it is worth the effort to get a EU plus account if you live in the US (I think most would agree its not worth that effort). Just one list is more appealing than the other for a lot of people. If this weren't a regional thing and they allowed users to choose from list a or list b, I would suspect that an overwhelming majority of people would choose the list that corresponds to Europe's collection.[/QUOTE]

This is correct. I do believe all of my posts have reflected this too.
 
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