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[Einbroch]

Tokyo Jungle yessssssss.

Oh snap and inFamous 2 free.

 

[Derrick01]

Damn they don't even have good sales this week, total failure all around this time.

I guess I'll get sound shapes for the trophies and shadow of the colossus for some reason. Every time I play it I get bored and get rid of it but maybe if the trade in factor is taken away I'll finish it for once.

 

[Dantis]

Jeez, SCEA has smashed SCEE with the sales.

This makes me sad, but I guess it's great for you guys.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Infamous 2 free? I thought that was free when Plus first came out?

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Infamous 2 free? I thought that was free when Plus if came out?

It's been free this whole time. It's basically just on sale for non-Plussers.

 

[akilshohen]

Infamous 2 free? I thought that was free when Plus if came out?

free for a year. I almost want to pre-buy katamari for the day I might get a vita.

 

[Live Free or Die]

It's been free this whole time. It's basically just on sale for non-Plussers.

Ah ok, I see now. Thanks.

 

[Killthee]

Infamous 2 free? I thought that was free when Plus if came out?

We'll its still free and probably will remain free until E3 and since you can't purchase IGC games that have gone on sale I guess that's why it's listed as free. XD

 

[Violater]

So I guess no free + game this week?

 

[AndyD]

Meh. Infamous 2 was already given as free before was it not?

 

[Killthee]

So I guess no free + game this week?

The plus post should be up in an hour or so. We're getting Chronovolt for Vita and probably NBA Jam for the PS3.

 

[inanutshell]

Time for me to pick up Tokyo Jungle. Soundshapes is a great game at that price.

 

[RedNumberFive]

In for Tokyo Jungle and Katamari. I'm still not completely sold on Sound Shapes.

 

[LuchaShaq]

When you are paying for something there is no way to be entitled about what they're giving away. They've been giving shit away and my money has been going down the drain thanks to it.

This.

My first year of plus was essentially a 50$ rental of stacking.

If it wasn't for the vita games (Uncharted/gravity/wipeout) I wouldn't have used a single thing from plus so far beyond 5 min.

Plus isn't free. Treating these games as "free" is a blatant lie at best and fanboy list warz type behavior at worst.

 

[Live Free or Die]

Has the Sound Shapes demo for Vita been fixed yet?

 

[Tizoc]

So I guess no free + game this week?

There'll be a free Vita game;

Spoiler

Chronovolt

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Only a free Vita game;

Spoiler

Chronovolt

NBA Jam: On Fire Edition for PS3 will be free too.

 

[Vitacat]

In for Tokyo Jungle and Katamari. I'm still not completely sold on Sound Shapes.

I regret buying SS. Try b4 u buy. It's not for everyone. I cannot undersand what ppl see in the game. It's as barebones as it gets, and aside from being retro-artsy I found nothing special about it. Overpriced cell phone game imho.

 

[Violater]

The plus post should be up in an hour or so. We're getting Chronovolt for Vita and probably NBA Jam for the PS3.

Lol, thanks.

 

[LuchaShaq]

I regret buying SS. Try b4 u buy. It's not for everyone. I cannot undersand what ppl see in the game. It's as barebones as it gets, and aside from being retro-artsy I found nothing special about it. Overpriced cell phone game imho.

Same.

Even if it was a 1$ phone game I wouldn't have been impressed by sound shapes.

Hell even as a free flash game.

 

[Vitacat]

Same.

Even if it was a 1$ phone game I wouldn't have been impressed by sound shapes.

Hell even as a free flash game.

Ah, so I'm not the only one. Wish I could get my money back for it.

 

[Lothars]

I think soundshapes was definitely worth the money, I think it's a pretty good sale though I wish Lumines was cheaper instead of the 17 but I am still tempted and Toyko Jungle is an great game that more people should play.

 

[breakfuss]

Hmmmm, odd seeing criticism of SS. I'll have to check out the demo first, then. I loved bit trip and the like, though, so I'm anticipating enjoying it.

 

[LuchaShaq]

Hmmmm, odd seeing criticism of SS. I'll have to check out the demo first, then. I loved bit trip and the like, though, so I'm anticipating enjoying it.

I love the bit trip games, honestly besides being 2d/importance of music they are nothing alike.

 

[Dantis]

I really liked Soundshapes personally.

The Superbros levels alone justified the purchase for me.

 

[jvm]

Snagged HSG Vita while still on sale. Too bad my network connection here is so terrible that I won't be able to download it until later this week. Betting it won't go for free for a few months.

 

[Killthee]

As expected:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/31/playstation-plus-update-2/

 

[Pranay]

Well it is the free game for this month and not january

 

[The Wizard]

SOTC HD is on sale but not Ico? I wonder if they're plaining to give Ico as a plus freebie any time soon.

 

[androvsky]

So apparently the NBA Jam servers are being taken down in two weeks, I presume that doesn't include the On Fire edition?

 

[anddo0]

So apparently the NBA Jam servers are being taken down in two weeks, I presume that doesn't include the On Fire edition?

It's a fire sale...

Yeah. It's probably going down. Perfect timing Sony.

 

[netguy503]

As expected:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/31/playstation-plus-update-2/

It's taking a PS3 game slot and not a PSN game slot? That's.....interesting. Oh well, like someone else said, at least it's not taking slots from January.

 

[Killthee]

It's a fire sale...

Yeah. It's probably going down. Perfect timing Sony.

AFAICT, NBA Jam is the 2010 version and NBA Jam: On Fire is an upgraded version with separate matchmaking servers.

You wanted a BETTER ONLINE EXPERIENCE – DONE!

We’ve made a complete overhaul to how we do all things online. We learned a lot last time out and are doing our best to provide you guys with a place online to game it up with your friends. We’ve got an Online Co-op Campaign in the works (ROAD TRIP) as well as a cool new tournament mode we’re calling ARENA. Whether you want to go Solo, Co-op, or want to take on the world NBA JAM: OFE will be online and ready for you.

https://www.ea.com/nba-jam-on-fire/blog/about-nba-jam-on-fire

 

[zerokoolpsx]

As expected:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/12/31/playstation-plus-update-2/

At least its not taking slots from January. Servers going down sucks though.

 

[androvsky]

AFAICT, NBA Jam is the 2010 version and NBA Jam: On Fire is an upgraded version with separate matchmaking servers.

https://www.ea.com/nba-jam-on-fire/blog/about-nba-jam-on-fire

That's good news. I remember hearing a lot of good things about NBA Jam: On Fire, so I'm sure there will be some people happy about it.

Btw, anyone know what happened to that leaked sale list from a few weeks back? There were several games I wanted on it, like Acceleration of Suguri X and Crimson Pale Mist.

 

[netguy503]

Didn't someone say Dues Ex would be on sale? I see no mention of it here. Maybe the clock jump bug doesn't fully work right? But I'd love others to try it for next week.

 

[WAR recon zero]

game does not appear on my Vita US Store D:

 

[Killthee]

Didn't someone say Dues Ex would be on sale? I see no mention of it here. Maybe the clock jump bug doesn't fully work right? But I'd love others to try it for next week.

The store banner for Deus Ex didn't have the PS+ logo, it just said "$29.99 $14.99". It's probably a regular sale not tied to the Holiday sale/PS+ discounts. Regular sales are posted in the weekly store update post which we should be getting in ~30 mins if they stick to last weeks schedule.

game does not appear on my Vita US Store D:

Store hasn't been updated yet. If they stick to last weeks schedule it'll start going live ~10 AM PST, ~30 mins from now.

 

[Derrick01]

As long as this doesn't count as the january stuff then I'm ok with it I guess. The selections are too horrible and cheap to be a main feature of the month.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Holiday Essential Sales for this week:

• AR PLAY (Sale: $6.25, PS Plus: $4.38, Regular: $8.94)
• Assassin’s Creed 2 Deluxe Edition (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: $9.80, Regular: $19.99)
• Batman: Arkham City (Sale: $20.99, PS Plus: $14.70, Regular: $29.99)
• Bulletstorm (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: $9.80, Regular: $19.99)
• inFAMOUS 2 (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: Free, Regular: $19.99)
• inFAMOUS Festival of Blood (Sale: $6.99, PS Plus: $4.90, Regular: $9.99)
• Lumines Electronic Symphony (Sale: $24.99, PS Plus: $17.49, Regular: $35.99)
• Shadow of the Colossus (Sale: $13.99, PS Plus: $9.80, Regular: $19.99)
• Skullgirls (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
• Sound Shapes (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
• Sound Shapes Vita (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
• TOKYO JUNGLE (Sale: $10.49, PS Plus: $7.35, Regular: $14.99)
• Touch My Katamari (Sale: $17.99, PS Plus: $12.25, Regular: $24.99)

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012...ials-last-chance-to-scoop-up-must-have-games/

We don't know when it's going up right? Still debating on whether to buy metal gear...

 

[netguy503]

The store banner for Deus Ex didn't have the PS+ logo, it just said "$29.99 $14.99". It's probably a regular sale not tied to the Holiday sale/PS+ discounts. Regular sales are posted in the weekly store update post which we should be getting in ~30 mins if they stick to last weeks schedule.


Store hasn't been updated yet. If they stick to last weeks schedule it'll start going live ~10 AM PST, ~30 mins from now.

They only did Monday because of the holiday last week. It's most likely back to Tuesday now.

 

[Killthee]

We don't know when it's going up right? Still debating on whether to buy metal gear...

Last week it was updated ~10 AM PST, so I wouldn't be surprised if they did the same for the update today.

They only did Monday because of the holiday last week. It's most likely back to Tuesday now.

They're doing the same this week cause of the holiday tomorrow ^_^

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Wait, is Metal Gear Solid 2 HD not even on PSN? The hell?

Edit: Nvm, finally found it. PSN search sucks balls... I wonder why that's not on sale?

 

[Inferno313]

Is Sound Shapes Cross-Buy? Or are the two versions separate.

 

[Massa]

Is Sound Shapes Cross-Buy? Or are the two versions separate.

It's Cross Buy. They're listing it like that to make the sale look like it has more games, I guess.

 

[MisterC20XX]

It's Cross Buy. They're listing it like that to make the sale look like it has more games, I guess.

I was just wondering about this as well because the PS blog has "Sound Shapes (PS Vita only)" right below "Sound Shapes (PS3 and PS Vita Cross Buy)"

 

[leroidys]

I regret buying SS. Try b4 u buy. It's not for everyone. I cannot undersand what ppl see in the game. It's as barebones as it gets, and aside from being retro-artsy I found nothing special about it. Overpriced cell phone game imho.

I agree. It would have been a pretty awesome $5 game, but even then it has issues. That and RCR were definitely my worst vita purchases this year.

 

[Killthee]

Store is updating right now. Scott Pilgrim and Chronovolt (lol) are expiring next week. Deus Ex is on sale ($15) for everybody, there's no additional PS+ discount and the dlc doesn't seem to be on sale (Missing Link is $15).

Clock trick also seems to have been fixed. I'm getting an error (Network Unavailable.) when I launch the store with my clock ahead. It still works, but they haven't preloaded next weeks banners yet.

 

[Derrick01]

Consoles need to get with the program. You can get Deus Ex and missing link on steam right now for almost half of what it costs to get Deus Ex alone on PSN with this "sale". And Steam's not even having a very good sale this year :lol

 

[Valnen]

Consoles need to get with the program. You can get Deus Ex and missing link on steam right now for almost half of what it costs to get Deus Ex alone on PSN with this "sale". And Steam's not even having a very good sale this year :lol

One of these days they'll wake up to see the mad cash that can be made from these sales.