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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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
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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='alwayscheaper']Get Valkyria Chronicles 2 for vita. Lots of fun, great follow-up to the first.[/QUOTE]

Bad thing Valkyria chronicles IS NOT ON THE VITA ALONE (i dont think)

you need to download it into your PS3 and then transfer it to the VITA


Dont own a PS 3 yet...


now if it was a stand alone game that would of been the first game i got
 
[quote name='htz']I would love to see Rayman and Kingdoms on US+.[/QUOTE]

Nice month for EU. I already have Rayman digital on Vita so I don't want that. But KOA would be sweet. Also, I have no clue what that Coconut game is, but it's always sweet getting new games right at release. I hope we get something similar next month.

[quote name='GT']Does anyone have a clue why EU+ can announce their next month's games so much earlier than NA+?[/QUOTE]

I'm sure the US could announce it whenever they want, they just don't. But ya, I have no idea why Europe is announcing so early now.
 
[quote name='GT']Does anyone have a clue why EU+ can announce their next month's games so much earlier than NA+?[/QUOTE]

nintendo does the same thing tells 2 or 3 days before... here you have to wait till thursday to know what is coming
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']I'm sure the US could announce it whenever they want, they just don't. But ya, I have no idea why Europe is announcing so early now.[/QUOTE]

I guess if I could announce a lineup like EU+ has been getting lately, I'd want as much mileage out of it as possible. With NA+, maybe they announce with short notice to limit the window of whining.
 
[quote name='alwayscheaper']Get Valkyria Chronicles 2 for vita. Lots of fun, great follow-up to the first.[/QUOTE]

Does anyone know if this week's $9.99 price for Valkyria Chronicles II is a limited time sale price or a permanent price drop?
 
[quote name='GT']I guess if I could announce a lineup like EU+ has been getting lately, I'd want as much mileage out of it as possible. With NA+, maybe they announce with short notice to limit the window of whining.[/QUOTE]

Seems possible.
 
I figured the RE: Revelations demo would be insubstantial but man was it short.

I feel the Soul Sacrifice demo has ruined me for what demos ought to be for all time to come.
 
[quote name='Investor']I Platinumed Sleeping Dogs, and had absolutely no trouble getting all the XP for both the Triads and the Cops by the end of my first playthrough with no purchased DLC.

The digital version of Sleeping Dogs comes with the Retro Triad pack, which adds 10% XP bonus to the Triad side. Put that set on before your first mission.

But honestly, you could get to level 10 for the Triad even without this free DLC. I only had a few missions where I had maxed out all 3 triangles at the end. Most of the others I was around 2 1/2 triangles, and still got to level 10 at the end of the game. You will not have any problem reaching level 10 on the cop side well before the game ended.

For the Triad XP, all you have to do is varied your attacks. I use the Leg Break attack, followed by the Heavy Knee attack (hold down the O button when they are stunned), then the Arm Break attack. And you should always counter with O + Triangle once that is unlock with the last Zodiac Jade returned to Si Fu. As soon as those Jade statues where available early in the game, I went and grab all of them besides the final 3, which are mission related. During the car chasing and defending missions, make sure to aim at the tires first (remember, there are 4 on the cars and 2 on the bikes) before blowing them up/and or killing the enemies. And don't rush to use the environmental kills. Use your legs breaks and arm breaks to wear them down, and then finish them off with the instant environmental kills last for max points. I hope that helps.[/QUOTE]

I'm not surprised that you were able to get all the XP (I got level 10 cop XP just from the drug bust side missions, and finished off Triad XP by replaying the funeral level), but it's amazing you were able to find all the lockboxes already. Even knowing exactly where they are, it's a massive hoovering project that is going to take me some time even still.
 
[quote name='Investor']I Platinumed Sleeping Dogs, and had absolutely no trouble getting all the XP for both the Triads and the Cops by the end of my first playthrough with no purchased DLC. [/QUOTE]

Our definition of "absolutely no trouble at all" differs greatly, lol. I didn't think even remotely as much about the other challenges in the game, and managed to obtain their respective trophies. That's what was fun about it. Granted, I had the physical version (that didn't come w/ the triad dlc).
 
EUROPE: Entering PS Plus in June.
29th May: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
29th May: ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection
29th May: Demon’s Souls
5th June: Rayman Origins
5th June: Coconut Dodge Revitalised

That's a really nice lineup, I bet we will get some of those games at some point.
 
[quote name='FerDK']EUROPE: Entering PS Plus in June.
29th May: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
29th May: ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection
29th May: Demon’s Souls
5th June: Rayman Origins
5th June: Coconut Dodge Revitalised

That's a really nice lineup, I bet we will get some of those games at some point.[/QUOTE]

Was already posted a couple pages back. Nice lineup.
 
I was able to get all the XP well before the last mission, without having to replay any missions. But as far as the lock boxes go, they didn't seem to be that much trouble to find. I was able to do them pretty quickly, along with the associated cameras by area. I guess I was more lucky than others since I usually find half of them in one area while doing missions, events, jobs etc. The other half I saved for last, after finishing off my final mission. The task may seem daunting at first, but once you get going and start finding them, things will just flow smoothly from there.

You can take a Taxi to places, and that alone will save you huge amount of time. There were about 3-4 lock boxes and cameras that were below ground, which can present some problems locating at first. So if you see something that you just can't get to, can't drive there, try jumping off the cliff, diving into the ocean and look for underground ports.

[quote name='ECisMe']I'm not surprised that you were able to get all the XP (I got level 10 cop XP just from the drug bust side missions, and finished off Triad XP by replaying the funeral level), but it's amazing you were able to find all the lockboxes already. Even knowing exactly where they are, it's a massive hoovering project that is going to take me some time even still.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='Jack_Frost']*expected[/QUOTE]

hey its still early in the morning for us in the west coast, I'm not totally awake yet so *expect grammatical errors
 
[quote name='FerDK']EUROPE: Entering PS Plus in June.
29th May: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
29th May: ICO and Shadow of the Colossus HD Collection
29th May: Demon’s Souls
5th June: Rayman Origins
5th June: Coconut Dodge Revitalised

That's a really nice lineup, I bet we will get some of those games at some point.[/QUOTE]
If US follows then I should dump my KoA. Thanks for the info.
 
Having played Kingdoms of Amalur, I found it's one of most the underrated titles of 2012.

It had some fantastic combat and customization that far surpassed what you would expect in an action RPG. It was basically what I wanted Fable to be without all the nonsense.

I wouldn't mind seeing that game come up as a game on our IGC at all.
 
[quote name='Investor']I was able to get all the XP well before the last mission, without having to replay any missions. But as far as the lock boxes go, they didn't seem to be that much trouble to find. I was able to do them pretty quickly, along with the associated cameras by area. I guess I was more lucky than others since I usually find half of them in one area while doing missions, events, jobs etc. The other half I saved for last, after finishing off my final mission. The task may seem daunting at first, but once you get going and start finding them, things will just flow smoothly from there.

You can take a Taxi to places, and that alone will save you huge amount of time. There were about 3-4 lock boxes and cameras that were below ground, which can present some problems locating at first. So if you see something that you just can't get to, can't drive there, try jumping off the cliff, diving into the ocean and look for underground ports.[/QUOTE]

So, not only were you able to do this well before the campaign ended (and with no additional DLC), but you did it without replaying a single mission...? Please, lend me your potion.
 
EU does get some good stuff but...I already finished Rayman and we got Demon Souls. I'd be in for the ICO, Shadow Collection so I could sell my copy. I've heard Kingdoms is good so that would be nice. Overall though I've been pretty happy with what I've gotten after being a member for a year or so.
 
[quote name='Jack_Frost']*expected[/QUOTE]

Oh joy, please don't tell me we have grammar and spelling nazi on this thread now. :p Let's please all try to remember that we're human and make mistakes.

KoA would be a nice free offering for US sometime. I never really gave it a chance and ended up selling it to pay for some other games when it came out. So that'll be the perfect excuse to give it a second go.
 
if we do get it, hopefully they put the dlc on sale. another game i already own, lol. otherwise, only rayman would interest me from that list, and only cause it's on vita.

i could definitely see us getting ico and shadow collection, and maybe even gt5 since 6 was announced today.
 
I want Rayman, but I want it for PS3. Wouldn't mind Amular ether, but I don't know when I'd have the time to get through it. Ico and Shadow collection would be fine, but I'm not really in the mood to replay them right now. And WTF is Coconut Dodge Revitalized:lol:
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']I want Rayman, but I want it for PS3. Wouldn't mind Amular ether, but I don't know when I'd have the time to get through it. Ico and Shadow collection would be fine, but I'm not really in the mood to replay them right now. And WTF is Coconut Dodge Revitalized:lol:[/QUOTE]

Whatever it is it's REVITALIZED!!! So you know its good haha.
 
[quote name='MrNinjaSquirrel']And WTF is Coconut Dodge Revitalized:lol:[/QUOTE]
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http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2013/05/14/coconut-dodge-revitalised-coming-soon-to-ps-vita/
 
Aside from Coconut Dodge, I literally have every one of those games coming to EU PS+ in May. I'll be pretty disappointed if we end up getting a few of those, but I won't complain too much. I'm happy with what US plus has been getting and one or two down months just allows me to tackle the backlog plus has already given me.
 
[quote name='Tsel']Aside from Coconut Dodge, I literally have every one of those games coming to EU PS+ in May. I'll be pretty disappointed if we end up getting a few of those, but I won't complain too much. I'm happy with what US plus has been getting and one or two down months just allows me to tackle the backlog plus has already given me.[/QUOTE]
That's because KoA and Rayman were $10 at BBY right?:lol:
 
[quote name='Tsel']Aside from Coconut Dodge, I literally have every one of those games coming to EU PS+ in May. I'll be pretty disappointed if we end up getting a few of those, but I won't complain too much. I'm happy with what US plus has been getting and one or two down months just allows me to tackle the backlog plus has already given me.[/QUOTE]

We both represent opposite ends of this spectrum, I don't have any of those games and would be delighted to get them through NA+, really hoping for Amalur out of all those. NA + IGC has really turned it around this year after an awful 2012 (DS and SD being my highlights). I've probably spoken too soon and they'll be loading us up with sports and fighting games this summer :cool:
 
[quote name='TooPoor']That's because KoA and Rayman were $10 at BBY right?:lol:[/QUOTE]
I actually bought KoA when it was around ~$20 and still haven't gotten around to it. :( Rayman was purchased during that $10 sale though and I've played that quite a few times. I'd rather have it on PS3 since that's the console my girlfriend and I play more, but I've already almost beaten it on 360 so I'll likely just stick with that.

[quote name='GT']We both represent opposite ends of this spectrum, I don't have any of those games and would be delighted to get them through NA+, really hoping for Amalur out of all those. NA + IGC has really turned it around this year after an awful 2012 (DS and SD being my highlights). I've probably spoken too soon and they'll be loading us up with sports and fighting games this summer :cool:[/QUOTE]

And this is the exact reason why I'm okay with not getting the games I want. You're excited to play games you haven't gotten to play yet and even though I haven't played all of them, I know they're great games that should be experienced by everyone.
 
[quote name='GT']We both represent opposite ends of this spectrum, I don't have any of those games and would be delighted to get them through NA+, really hoping for Amalur out of all those. NA + IGC has really turned it around this year after an awful 2012 (DS and SD being my highlights). I've probably spoken too soon and they'll be loading us up with sports and fighting games this summer :cool:[/QUOTE]

Same here!
 
[quote name='Tsel']I actually bought KoA when it was around ~$20 and still haven't gotten around to it. :( Rayman was purchased during that $10 sale though and I've played that quite a few times. I'd rather have it on PS3 since that's the console my girlfriend and I play more, but I've already almost beaten it on 360 so I'll likely just stick with that.
[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I also just finished my $10 Rayman. The wife quit after we reached night of the livid dead because it was too difficult for her to keep up.

I kept KoA sealed because I remember speculations about it being hard to find. But no signs of that yet, so probably will just sell it once (if) it comes to US.
 
[quote name='FerDK']Same here![/QUOTE]
You guys must have serious self control to have skipped on $10 Rayman and $10 KoA from BBY, especially at that time when everybody was trading stuff and accumulated tons of credit.

Even I caved in, I salute you gentlemen.
 
[quote name='Kazuya']Are you implying that Atlus monkeyed with the PSN release and added widescreen support? I thought it was just emulation.[/QUOTE]


I don't know for a fact that Atlus modified things, but to my eye a comparison of PS2 disc & PSN P3FES somewhat different. Turning on the PS2's widescreen from 4:3 leaves everything looking somewhat stretched, not terrible, but noticeable; the PSN version everything looks a little better widescreened - a hint of stretch but not as bad. It could be down to a difference in the PS3's emulation rendering and smoothing displaying a little differently than the PS2's native graphics processing;, it could be down to component cables vs HDMI (though with the video throughput and resolution of PS2 games this would likely be a negligible factor if at all). I do all my console gaming on the same 24" color-calibrated LCD monitor I use for video/photo editing and computer games/netflix, since I don't own a TV - from what little I've read there could be inherent differences there as well, as most TVs have algorithms built in to "widescreen" 4:3 content and my LCD monitor does not, meaning the picture is purely the unmodified output from the source.

TL;DR - It could come down to a lot of things, but to my eye the PSN version played on a PS3 looks noticeably better than the PS2 disc version played on a PS2. Not something I've really put time into researching, but something I definitely noticed. Don't know whether Atlus did a thing to the source to improve the widescreen - just know it displays nicer somehow.
 
I have to say, in a the PS+ blog whining sessions, Sony did say they were listening and improvements would be coming. It took some time, understandably with the complexity of securing games for +, but in my opinion they are delivering on the improvements, specifically genre selection and freshness date of the games. Fingers crossed this improvement continues upwards and does not revert. If they give out Hitman Abs, Arkham City and Amalur in the coming months, I'll be very happy, though I'm sure some segment wants different games than these. I'm not sure what the majority really wants since they stopped making their survey results public.
 
[quote name='TooPoor']You guys must have serious self control to have skipped on $10 Rayman and $10 KoA from BBY, especially at that time when everybody was trading stuff and accumulated tons of credit.

Even I caved in, I salute you gentlemen.[/QUOTE]

I missed that sale, or I would have jumped on Amalur for $10 bucks. Rayman I'm not that interested in, go ahead and flame me. I'll try it if it comes to +.
 
[quote name='GT']I missed that sale, or I would have jumped on Amalur for $10 bucks. Rayman I'm not that interested in, go ahead and flame me. I'll try it if it comes to +.[/QUOTE]

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[quote name='GT']I missed that sale, or I would have jumped on Amalur for $10 bucks. Rayman I'm not that interested in, go ahead and flame me. I'll try it if it comes to +.[/QUOTE]
I never flame others for liking/disliking games. If it comes to +, I hope many will try it and encourage development of these "old school-ish" 2D platformers.
 
[quote name='TooPoor']You guys must have serious self control to have skipped on $10 Rayman and $10 KoA from BBY, especially at that time when everybody was trading stuff and accumulated tons of credit.

Even I caved in, I salute you gentlemen.[/QUOTE]

I tried KoA demo but I was not impressed and Rayman Origins looks really fun but I spent all my budget in other titles, although I will gladly give them a try later if they hit PS+ NA.
And about self control, right now I am working on my backlog (only 11 games left on the shelf!), the only game I have bought this 2013 is Injustice (PS3).
 
[quote name='TooPoor']You guys must have serious self control to have skipped on $10 Rayman and $10 KoA from BBY, especially at that time when everybody was trading stuff and accumulated tons of credit.

Even I caved in, I salute you gentlemen.[/QUOTE]

When/from where were these two games going for $10? Were they used for that price?

I definitely missed that sale, as I paid $20 for KoA and $14 for Rayman months ago (both still un-played--- backlog!).
 
[quote name='cbulas1']When/from where were these two games going for $10? Were they used for that price?

I definitely missed that sale, as I paid $20 for KoA and $14 for Rayman months ago (both still un-played--- backlog!).[/QUOTE]

I don't know about Rayman, but KOA went down to $10 when BBY was going crazy with the all the GCU coupons. Ahhh, what a glorious time.
 
[quote name='cbulas1']When/from where were these two games going for $10? Were they used for that price?

I definitely missed that sale, as I paid $20 for KoA and $14 for Rayman months ago (both still un-played--- backlog!).[/QUOTE]

[quote name='breakfuss']I don't know about Rayman, but KOA went down to $10 when BBY was going crazy with the all the GCU coupons. Ahhh, what a glorious time.[/QUOTE]
Rayman was $10 at the BBY blowout, along with Deus Ex for $10, and inFamous 2 for $10.

Tsel broadcast the whole thing while sitting on the toilet.
 
[quote name='TooPoor']Rayman was $10 at the BBY blowout, along with Deus Ex for $10, and inFamous 2 for $10.

Tsel broadcast the whole thing while sitting on the toilet.[/QUOTE]

I don't recall the Vita version of Rayman being on sale.
 
[quote name='admiralvic']I don't recall the Vita version of Rayman being on sale.[/QUOTE]
Oh you guys are talking about the vita version?
Sorry, forget I said anything:whistle2:#
 
[quote name='admiralvic']I don't recall the Vita version of Rayman being on sale.[/QUOTE]

There was a weekly BB ad stating a $10 price for Rayman Origins on "all consoles" awhile back. I think they assumed PS3/360 only but many of us were able to apply it to the Vita version.
 
[quote name='punkmaggit']There was a weekly BB ad stating a $10 price for Rayman Origins on "all consoles" awhile back. I think they assumed PS3/360 only but many of us were able to apply it to the Vita version.[/QUOTE]

+1, that's how I picked it up. Even though I had it on PS3 I couldn't help to get a portable copy for that price. The Vita version looks beautiful on the OLED screen.
 
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