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[DMeisterJ]

MAG Full-Game Trial coming tomorrow (and for purchase for 29.99)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/12/20/mag-full-game-trial-on-december-21/

Unlike previous full-game trials, instead of being capped at an hour, you can play endlessly, but, you are capped at level 8.

 

[Suzzopher]

So without a phone call or email response, Sony just emailed to say they have closed my complaint as they have tried to contact me and I didn't respond. I called to see what phone number they have and they have my mobile, which I have not received any calls from them. I tend to not miss any calls :/

 

[jvm]

So without a phone call or email response, Sony just emailed to say they have closed my complaint as they have tried to contact me and I didn't respond. I called to see what phone number they have and they have my mobile, which I have not received any calls from them. I tend to not miss any calls :/

This is your PS+ resubscription issue? I'd call up and be mad as hell. That's not ideal advice, mind you, but that's my personal response to that kind of impersonal treatment.

 

[StealthGoblin]

So without a phone call or email response, Sony just emailed to say they have closed my complaint as they have tried to contact me and I didn't respond. I called to see what phone number they have and they have my mobile, which I have not received any calls from them. I tend to not miss any calls :/

Total bullshit. We need to crank up the pressure on this issue.

Maybe get a seperate thread for this issue? Other sites tend to read up on GAF and get news from here. Maximum coverage needed.

 

[spats]

EU Plus stuff:

Battlefield 1943 – 40% off
Blokus – 25% off
All NEO GEO Station launch titles 20% off, including:
Alpha Mission II
Art of Fighting
Baseball Stars Professional
Fatal Fury
League Bowling
Magician Lord (This title will be coming free to Plus in February 2011. We wanted to make sure those who just couldn’t wait that long still got a discount.)
Metal Slug
Super Sidekicks
The King of Fighters ’94
The King of Fighters ’94 (PSP)
Metal Slug (PSP)

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2010/12/22/the-final-festive-treats-for-playstation-plus-members/

We're not getting the MAG trial US is getting? Horseradish.

 

[jonnybryce]

I bought a handful of Plus months for Hulu and Killzone access but I'm going to stay a subscriber. They really give you a lot of awesome free stuff and tons of discounts. PS+ is an awesome deal.

 

[AndyD]

I bought a handful of Plus months for Hulu and Killzone access but I'm going to stay a subscriber. They really give you a lot of awesome free stuff and tons of discounts. PS+ is an awesome deal.

In the US this month alone there is $45 worth of free stuff and its $50 for 15 months. It really is a no brainer for any new to PS3/PSN owner.

 

[Suzzopher]

This is your PS+ resubscription issue? I'd call up and be mad as hell. That's not ideal advice, mind you, but that's my personal response to that kind of impersonal treatment.

I called them today and they have had to start a new incident on it =/ The hell? Just reopen my old. It's getting silly now as I can't actually buy any of the content I lost for the hour I was not a subscriber for. I should be entitled to it to be honest.

James on the blog was fecking useless, I asked him to either message me on PSN or twitter for his direct email so I can raise the issues I have found. Yet nothing.

Someone needs to raise this in the press, Kotaku and VG247 actually passed me up on the offer:lol They don't like real news.

 

[Fuzzy]

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 1/4:

Featured Games

Lead & Gold: Gangs for the Wild West (Free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $14.99)
Spyro the Dragon (Free for PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $5.99)
Pipe Madness – Minis (Free and exclusive for PlayStation Plus Subscribers)

Discounted Games & DLC

MX vs. ATV Reflex PSP (50% off) (PlayStation Plus price $15.00, regular price $29.99)
Tom Clancy: H.A.W.X. 2 – All In One Pack (25% off) (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Underwater Disco Theme (Free for PlayStation Plus members, regular price $1.49)
Rival School Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus members for $1.99)

Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming down on January 4:

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

DC Universe Online Beta
Smoke and Mist Theme
Tron: Evolution Black Guard Multiplayer Skin
Vector TD

Discounted Games/DLC

Sonic 4 Episode 1 (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99)
Dead Nation (PlayStation Plus price $11.99, regular price $14.99)
Tom Raider: The Last Revelation (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Twisted Metal 2 (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010...-gangs-of-the-wild-west-and-spyro-the-dragon/

 

[pharmboy044]

Need to grab Dead Nation before the price goes back up. Lucky for me I just got a $20 PSN card.

 

[makingmusic476]

I'm glad they're starting to give discounts and stuff on PSP games. I felt the PSP was getting rather neglected earlier.

Hopefully they'll start doing discounts on some of their better titles, so I can rebuy games like Patapon on the network for super cheap.

 

[KiKaL]

Nice, Lead & Gold is a lot of fun. I have it on PC and felt like it would be a very fun console game. I know it's pretty dead on the PC so hopefully the Ps3 one gets a decent following with this.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Someone needs to raise this in the press, Kotaku and VG247 actually passed me up on the offer:lol They don't like real news.

Its not sensationalist enough for them. Tsk.

You need to throw in that Andrew House actually came to your house, deleted your account and shat on your doorstep.

 

[Suzzopher]

Its not sensationalist enough for them. Tsk.

You need to throw in that Andrew House actually came to your house, deleted your account and shat on your doorstep.

:lol

 

[AndyD]

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 1/4:

Featured Games

...

Between Oddworld, CTR and Spyro, soon all my PS1 disc games will be obsoleted by free PSN Plus offers.

And nice on Lead and Gold, tried it on PC and liked it.

 

[StealthGoblin]

Fuck, help.

My sub expires in just under two hours and I don't want it to auto renew. I just want to buy another three months.

How the fuck do I do this when the option is not on the PlayStation Store?

 

[criesofthepast]

Fuck, help.

My sub expires in just under two hours and I don't want it to auto renew. I just want to buy another three months.

How the fuck do I do this when the option is not on the PlayStation Store?

You have to go under account management. My ps3 is not beside me right now but look under there and you'll find psn+ and a checkbox to uncheck for the auto sub.

Sorry I can't be more specific but it's easy to find if you comb through account management.

 

[AndyD]

You have to go under account management. My ps3 is not beside me right now but look under there and you'll find psn+ and a checkbox to uncheck for the auto sub.

Sorry I can't be more specific but it's easy to find if you comb through account management.

Its under services I think.

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Lead and Gold, wanted to buy and glad I waited.

 

[StealthGoblin]

You have to go under account management. My ps3 is not beside me right now but look under there and you'll find psn+ and a checkbox to uncheck for the auto sub.

Sorry I can't be more specific but it's easy to find if you comb through account management.

I had a three month sub and I want a year one. I already unchecked auto renew but there is no option in the PS Store to buy a sub anymore for me. Nothing under the Plus space or in Latest.

What a bunch of fucknuts.

 

[graywolf323]

I had a three month sub and I want a year one. I already unchecked auto renew but there is no option in the PS Store to buy a sub anymore for me. Nothing under the Plus space or in Latest.

What a bunch of fucknuts.

it's under new releases at least it shows up for me

 

[StealthGoblin]

Its not anywhere on the UK store, I've even searched.

Sony really are fucking idiots.

 

[SolidusDave]

I think you can only buy another 3 months while you're NOT a PS+ member. The yearly sub is also only indirectly available via the auto-renew option. Makes kinda sense but in your case you now have to hope that you keep your stuff from your first three months if you decide to buy 3 for months instead of auto-renew.ing Fingers crosses that they really fixed that or that it doesn't matter if it's just 5 minutes before you regain PS+.

 

[StealthGoblin]

I think you can only buy another 3 months while you're NOT a PS+ member. The yearly sub is also only indirectly available via the auto-renew option. Makes kinda sense but in your case you now have to hope that you keep your stuff from your first three months if you decide to buy 3 for months instead of auto-renew.ing Fingers crosses that they really fixed that or that it doesn't matter if it's just 5 minutes before you regain PS+.

I really hope this thing autorenews or I'm fucked. I've left it up to that as its my only option.

 

[Clipper]

So what happened? Seems like your time is up and it should have auto-renewed by now. In any case, it seems like newly expiring accounts are safe from that report we got in this thread. It would be nice to have confirmation on that either way if your account did indeed expire instead of auto-renewing.

 

[StealthGoblin]

So what happened? Seems like your time is up and it should have auto-renewed by now. In any case, it seems like newly expiring accounts are safe from that report we got in this thread. It would be nice to have confirmation on that either way if your account did indeed expire instead of auto-renewing.

Technically its run out, but its remained active. Hasn't renewed yet.

 

[jonnybryce]

Google didn't really help, where can I check when my PS+ expires? I did the three month and think it's coming around soon but I love PS+.

You have any free games? Hit Triangle on one of them and then check Information. It'll tell you what day and time your subscription expires.

Thank you very much sir. I shall ask $2 Space Shooter.

 

[Fuzzy]

Google didn't really help, where can I check when my PS+ expires? I did the three month and think it's coming around soon but I love PS+.

You have any free games? Hit Triangle on one of them and then check Information. It'll tell you what day and time your subscription expires.

 

[makingmusic476]

Did we ever find out if you can stack subs? Like, if I were to buy a year sub now, would it just add another year's worth of time to my current sub?

I know you can do that with Live subs, and it would make renewing easier for some of us.

 

[Agent X]

Technically its run out, but its remained active. Hasn't renewed yet.

I wonder if anyone whose account is on the verge of expiring has ever tried setting the PS3 system clock back a day or two, in an attempt to artificially extend his activation while the system remains offline? That might be a way to prevent the system from disabling the games on a lapsed account--provided that you don't connect that system to PSN, of course.

 

[pharmboy044]

Google didn't really help, where can I check when my PS+ expires? I did the three month and think it's coming around soon but I love PS+.

Use the following path on your PS3 to check when your Playstation Plus membership expires.
Account Management -> Transaction Management -> Services List

 

[Clipper]

Did we ever find out if you can stack subs? Like, if I were to buy a year sub now, would it just add another year's worth of time to my current sub?

I know you can do that with Live subs, and it would make renewing easier for some of us.

Well, it seems you can't do it in the UK, given Galvanise_ tried to do that earlier today. As for the US store, I'm pretty sure the option to purchase more time remains once you have already purchased Plus, so the only question is whether that stacks your time or you just lose any remaining time.

I guess we won't know for sure unless some kind sole who is about to run out of a three month sub decides to renew a day or two early and tell us what happens.

I wonder if anyone whose account is on the verge of expiring has ever tried setting the PS3 system clock back a day or two, in an attempt to artificially extend his activation while the system remains offline? That might be a way to prevent the system from disabling the games on a lapsed account--provided that you don't connect that system to PSN, of course.

It could work, but I doubt it. I assume the expiry time uses the fixed PS3 clock that is installed in every system and isn't updated when you change the date/time setting. The clock I mean here is the one that caused the March 1 bug on Phat consoles earlier this year when it thought it was a leap year. The system probably has something in place to use to detect attempts to screw with the settable clock to avoid expiry.

 

[Suzzopher]

Well Sony have refused to do anymore for me with regard to my complaint. They feel all has been done. Yet the trouble with their service remains. I have now emailed Andrew House again and used the Plus manager's name saying he has refused to be of any help. Even used the former SCEE employee line to try and get something done.

 

[jvm]

Well Sony have refused to do anymore for me with regard to my complaint. They feel all has been done. Yet the trouble with their service remains. I have now emailed Andrew House again and used the Plus manager's name saying he has refused to be of any help. Even used the former SCEE employee line to try and get something done.

So you lost your games, SCEE support says "tough luck", and that's it?

I guess we're down to the point where I have to get details and write something. Did SolidusDave ever get an answer (or a new answer) from support?

 

[Suzzopher]

So you lost your games, SCEE support says "tough luck", and that's it?

I guess we're down to the point where I have to get details and write something. Did SolidusDave ever get an answer (or a new answer) from support?

Yep. They say it can't be that my games are gone etc. They refuse to believe they have a faulty system and won't let you contact the right people to get it sorted.

 

[Fuzzy]

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 1/18:

Featured Games

Hero of Sparta (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $4.99)

Discounted Games & DLC

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (PlayStation Plus price $5.00, regular price $9.99)
Modern Combat (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, regular price $7.99)
Juiced 2 (PSP) (PlayStation Plus price $10.00, regular price $19.99)
R.U.S.E. – The Chimera Pack (PlayStation Plus price $5.24, regular price $6.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars

Mega Man 10 Avatar Bundle (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99)
Argyle Girls Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers)
Hockey Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers)
Sonic 4 Dynamic Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers)


Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming down on January 18:

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers

Burn Zombie Burn Home Item
Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse (Episodes 1-5)
A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks
Fieldrunners
Crash Team Racing
PlayStation 15th Anniversary Dynamic Theme
Dead Nation Avatar Hero
Dead Nation Avatar Heroine
Hustle Kings PSN Avatar Bundle

Discounted Games/DLC

Battlefield 1943 (PlayStation Plus price $8.99, regular price $14.99)
Tomb Raider III (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Flow PSP (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, regular price $7.99)
Marvel Super Hero Squad PSP (PlayStation Plus price $15.00, regular price $29.99)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...im-vs-the-world-and-modern-combat-domination/

 

[StealthGoblin]

Update on my situation.

Basically I was waiting for it to auto-renew even though I just wanted to purchase a years sub (the option had gone). Anyways, my subscription had technically expired as it had gone past the expiry date but it was set for auto renew. The day after I got an e-mail telling me they'd renewed it.

Was cacking myself for a while.

 

[Suzzopher]

Update on my situation.

Basically I was waiting for it to auto-renew even though I just wanted to purchase a years sub (the option had gone). Anyways, my subscription had technically expired as it had gone past the expiry date but it was set for auto renew. The day after I got an e-mail telling me they'd renewed it.

Was cacking myself for a while.

Did it renew for a year?

 

[Suzzopher]

And problem resolved. All my missing content has returned to my download list and I now have a year subscription waiting once mine ends.

 

[SolidusDave]

And problem resolved. All my missing content has returned to my download list and I now have a year subscription waiting once mine ends.

Nice, especially the extra free year.
So did they tell you if it was an error in their system and if that's fixed or if there are certain conditions you have to avoid?
How did you convince them anyway? I want to call them this week and therefore would like to know.

 

[V_Ben]

And problem resolved. All my missing content has returned to my download list and I now have a year subscription waiting once mine ends.

That's great news, good to hear that they finally listened to you

 

[jvm]

Yay! So we're down to just SolidusDave, right?

 

[Fuzzy]

PlayStation Plus Highlights for 2/1:

Full Game Trial
Assassin’s Creed II Deluxe Edition

Automatic Downloads
Tales from Space: About a Blob Demo (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers)

Featured Games
Digger HD (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $9.99)
Spyro 2: Ripto’s Rage (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $5.99)
Karimogi (Free to PlayStation Plus subscribers, regular price $2.99)

Discounted Games & DLC
Fat Princess (PS3) (PlayStation Plus price $7.50, regular price $14.99)
Fat Princes PSP (PlayStation Plus price $10.00, regular price $19.99)
Mega Man 2 (PSone Import) (PlayStation Plus price $3.00, regular price $5.99)
Kung Fu LIVE (PS3) (PlayStation Plus price $11.99, regular price $14.99)

Featured Themes & Avatars
PlayStation Plus Dynamic Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Junebug Bench Static Theme (Free and exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers)
Ghouls and Ghost Avatar Bundle (17 avatars) (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $1.99)
Bionic Commando Rearmed Avatar Bundle (10 avatars) (Exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers for $0.99)
Atomic Blast Static Theme (Free to PlayStation Plus Subscribers)


Last Chance, Get Them While You Can – Coming down on February 1:

Featured Offers to PlayStation Plus Subscribers
Lead & Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
Spyro the Dragon
Pipe Madness – minis
Underwater Disco Theme

Discounted Games/DLC
MX vs. ATV Reflex PSP (PlayStation Plus price $15.00, regular price $29.99)
Tom Clancy: H.A.W.X. 2 – All In One Pack (PlayStation Plus price $7.49, regular price $9.99)
Modern Combat: Domination (PlayStation Plus price $5.99, regular price $7.99)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...-digger-hd-and-select-psn-exclusives-on-sale/

 

[ScrabbleBanshee]

Is it just me, or has every single one of the free themes by "Disruptive" been complete trash? I don't even know why they are wasting what little money they are spending on having them made.

I'd rather have only one free theme every 3 months if it was at least a decent one, and preferably a dynamic one.

 

[StealthGoblin]

I still have the issue of not being able to buy a years sub if I want one. Mine autorenewed for another three months. The option to buy a years sub has disappeared from my store.

 

[Baller. PhD]

Is it just me, or has every single one of the free themes by "Disruptive" been complete trash? I don't even know why they are wasting what little money they are spending on having them made.

I'd rather have only one free theme every 3 months if it was at least a decent one, and preferably a dynamic one.

I still use their "Bloodwork" theme that I bought years ago. None of the free ones have been any good, imo.

 

[Agent X]

Is it just me, or has every single one of the free themes by "Disruptive" been complete trash? I don't even know why they are wasting what little money they are spending on having them made.

There were a few that I liked. There was one called "Shades of Autumn" that was released for free on PS+ a few months ago, which I thought was very nice looking.

 

[mehdi_san]

ACII Deluxe edition has the 2 DLC chapters right? If I already cleared the game on bluray, can I use the same savefile with the PSN version? It would be great if I could clear the 2 DLCs within the 1 hour trial. It would be basically free DLC

 

[Agent X]

ACII Deluxe edition has the 2 DLC chapters right? If I already cleared the game on bluray, can I use the same savefile with the PSN version? It would be great if I could clear the 2 DLCs within the 1 hour trial. It would be basically free DLC

The Drop on PlayStation.Blog this week describes it like this:

Assassin’s Creed II: Deluxe Edition — The Assassin’s Creed II Deluxe Edition includes 3 bonus maps! Explore some of the Renaissance’s most prestigious monuments to reveal secret treasures in three special in-game maps: Palazzo Medici, Santa Maria Dei Frari, and the Arsenal Shipyard. Assassin’s Creed 2 is an epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. Ezio befriends Leonardo da Vinci, takes on Florence’s most powerful families and ventures throughout the canals of Venice where he learns to become a master assassin.

Two of the three "special in-game maps" were from the Master Assassin's Edition of the game. I'm not sure about the third, but after doing some quick Web searchig, it looks like that might have been a preorder or collector's edition bonus in some parts of the world (along with the other two maps).

With that in mind, I don't believe you're going to get the two DLC chapters with this. But if you find out anything different, let us know!

 

[Massa]

The initial blog post about the AC2 Deluxe Edition being available described it as including both DLC's:

PlayStation Plus subscribers will also be able to download a full game trial of Assassin’s Creed II Deluxe Edition, which includes the two DLC sequences (Battle for Forli and Bonfire of the Vanities).