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With the PlayStation Network partially restored, Sony has shared further details about the compensation package promised a few weeks ago. Hoping to sooth gamers' flaring tempers, the company is offering a handful of games on the PlayStation 3 or PSP as well as subscriptions to premium services.
All PSN users will have 30 days to pick two PS3 games from a list of five: Dead Nation, Infamous, LittleBigPlanet, Super Stardust HD, and Wipeout HD + Fury. A similar offer stands for PSP owners, who can pick two of the following: LittleBigPlanet, ModNation Racers, Pursuit Force, and KillZone Liberation.
In addition to the games, Sony will provide a selection of free movie rentals for one weekend, but it hasn't announced what flicks will be offered. The company is also serving up 30 days of free PlayStation Plus membership for non-subscribers, while existing members will receive an extra 60 days of free time.
Likewise, Music Unlimited Premium Trial members will receive 30 days of subscription, while existing Music Unlimited Premium/Basic users can expect both the 30-day gratuity on top of the time lost during the outage. Sony also mentioned free PlayStation Home virtual items, including an exclusive game.
The PlayStation Network was taken offline on April 20 after hackers breached Sony's security and obtained a wealth of sensitive user information. While no person or group has taken credit for the attack, Sony blamed Anonymous in an eight-page statement to the US Congress earlier this month.
Many customers were outraged when they learned about Sony's reckless security practices, filing at least one class-action suit. Others sought greener pastures, trading their PS3 for an Xbox 360. For those of you who remained patient: is Sony's "Welcome Back" program enough to let bygones be bygones?
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Interesting lack of Sony bashing now eh?
...I'm not surprised with freebies like them though. I'm gunna go for Wipeout HD me thinks.
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Matthew, you forgot to mention that this offer is currently applicable to US & Canada only.
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stewi0001 said:
All I can say to sony is:
so long and thanks for all the fish
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mattfrompa said:
stewi0001 said:All I can say to sony is:
so long and thanks for all the fish
haha just watched that
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royalgok said:
Matthew, you forgot to mention that this offer is currently applicable to US & Canada only.
I think my many posts in this very section state otherwise :|?
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pinothyj said:
I think my many posts in this very section state otherwise :|?
Yeah. Even the heading on the linked article says it's only for North America :/
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OK let me make myself clear. I think this PARTICULAR set of games is for NA only
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Im going to get Wipeout...FINALLY!!!!! been thinking og that game ever since ps1.......Hail mary!!!
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Trillionsin said:
Is this available yet? I checked and couldnt seem to find out where to download?
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Well, as disappointed as I was with Sony's handling of the entire fiasco (how long it took to acknowledge, how little security was on customer data, etc)... I'm sure I'll be taking advantage of the 2 free games for my PSP. Honestly, as bad as the whole thing was, it still wouldn't have been enough to drive me away from my PSP to a DS or other portable gaming/media options similar to it right now. My only forays into PSN shopping were always done with a pre-paid card, so none of my real data was ever in their system to begin with, so I suppose it doesn't sting as much for me as it does for many others who had more exposure in the hack. Probably why my attitude is much more meh than outrage.
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Mizzou said:
Is this available yet? I checked and couldnt seem to find out where to download?Probably won't be available until Sony gets the Playstation Store back online, checked last night and it was still under maintenance.
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PinothyJ "Wth, Guest, that doesn't even make sense, PS3 is one of the best BluRay players on the market? " replying to guest "Oh crap, I have to take my ps3 out of the garbage bin to get these freebies before the garbage truck comes tomorrow."
I guess sarcasm doesn't come through too well online. My PS3 was never in the garbage bin btw.
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Hell yes SONY you rock..! Sweet freebies, cant wait to dive in...keep em coming!
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royalgok said:
OK let me make myself clear. I think this PARTICULAR set of games is for NA only
Again, ready my previous comments! :|
The games available to EU, AE, AU, GB, IE and NZ have already been covered in my previous post as well as other details from the EU representative; and for the record, the games are the same bar Super Stardust HD (which has been replaces with Ratchet and Clank which is a better, more accessible game, imo), with exception of countries with strict violence censorship.
Sigh?
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pinothyj said:royalgok said:
OK let me make myself clear. I think this PARTICULAR set of games is for NA only
Again, ready my previous comments! :|
The games available to EU, AE, AU, GB, IE and NZ have already been covered in my previous post as well as other details from the EU representative; and for the record, the games are the same bar Super Stardust HD (which has been replaces with Ratchet and Clank which is a better, more accessible game, imo), with exception of countries with strict violence censorship.
Sigh?
I see. Thanks for clearing that up
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ps3 one of the best blu-ray players on the market...dude are you serious...its so noisy its as if someone's hoovering in my room...the interface is dull and as far as sound or picture quality is concerned is just average...useful as its also a gaming machine but average as a whole.
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It looks very good to me.
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