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PSN Welcome Back Program Available Now - UPDATED Details Inside

Replicant

Member
bigjimmystyle said:
Just a few questions about the Welcome back stuff:
- Say I want infamous, but I don't want to download it this month, can I just redeem it and be able to download it whenever?
Yes. As long as you have it on your download list you can download it anytime you want. I was planning to do this but then I realised that I have no game to play due to me not having any money to buy game atm. So I'm waiting for inFamous to download now. Thx Sony!
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
bigjimmystyle said:
Just a few questions about the Welcome back stuff:
- Say I want infamous, but I don't want to download it this month, can I just redeem it and be able to download it whenever?
- How often does PS+ update? Nothing really interests me on it atm so would it be worth waiting until later?
- I thought I hd another question, but I don't.
No idea but I'm assuming if you start the download then cancel it'll be in your download history to download later.

Normally every two weeks but they've but it on an accelerated schedule to make up for the down time. I usually post all the updates for the NA PS+ program unless someone beats me to it. The OP has a lot of info about the program but jvm should probably delete the current deals portion if he won't actually keep that part updated.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=404938&page=22
 

onQ123

Gold Member
What the hell? I only got 1 game & now both of the free games are gone, is there a way to make it pop back up so I can get my 2nd game?
 
At a buddy's house, he's just updated for the bring back of PSN. He's getting error (80710D36) when trying to get into the store. Has anyone else seen this?
 
I got Infamous, but I have one other PS3 game left and I'm deciding between Dead Nation and Wipeout HD. Which of the two would you gaffers choose? Maybe I should go with Dead Nation if I don't play a lot of racers (and pretty much suck from the few I've played)?

Grampa Simpson said:
At a buddy's house, he's just updated for the bring back of PSN. He's getting error (80710D36) when trying to get into the store. Has anyone else seen this?

I've been getting errors constantly, and I thought I lost a game, but this thread saved me from making another call/email to Sony.
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
onQ123 said:
What the hell? I only got 1 game & now both of the free games are gone, is there a way to make it pop back up so I can get my 2nd game?
Read the OP.
 
Thank you very much to the OP author and mods for instructions on how to select free games after the voucher seemed to be lost due to errors!
 
Fuzzy said:
Read the OP.
This needs to be highlighted.

BEFORE POSTING ABOUT PROBLEMS YOU HAVE COME ACROSS, PLEASE READ THE OP FOR YOUR PROBLEM WILL 99.9% OF THE TIME HAVE AN ANSWER THERE.

READ. THE. OP.
 

alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
onQ123 said:
What the hell? I only got 1 game & now both of the free games are gone, is there a way to make it pop back up so I can get my 2nd game?
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jett

D-Member
lolz got Ratchet and Dead Nation on my UK account. This is starting to feel like I'm taking advantage of this shit.

BTW, I need a new hard drive for the PS3 apparently. :p Is it possible to transfer everything I have unto that or is that only possible in PS3-to-PS3 transfers?
 

sfedai0

Banned
DL my first PS3 game and took my free ps+ membership. There is so much free shit for PS+!!! Do we actually get to keep all the free stuff we download as PS+ members for a month??
 

luxarific

Nork unification denier
sfedai0 said:
DL my first PS3 game and took my free ps+ membership. There is so much free shit for PS+!!! Do we actually get to keep all the free stuff we download as PS+ members for a month??

My understanding is that stuff that you buy at the discounted PS+ price is yours forever, but that the "free" PS+ items you may download are only free for as long as you subscribe to PS+ (aka rental).

I wonder how that works for themes though. If you download and install a "free" PS+ theme, does it disappear from your hard drive after you're no longer a PS+ member?
 

domlolz

Banned
so with the free month of PS+, when it was first announced people were saying that the free playstation games that you get with the service you'll be able to keep is that still and is there a list somewhere

dunno if it's been bought up in the past 11 pages

e:ha, as soon as i post someone else mentions it
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
luxarific said:
My understanding is that stuff that you buy at the discounted PS+ price is yours forever, but that the "free" PS+ items you may download are only free for as long as you subscribe to PS+ (aka rental).

I wonder how that works for themes though. If you download and install a "free" PS+ theme, does it disappear from your hard drive after you're no longer a PS+ member?
Free themes and avatars stay, everything else free goes.
 

luxarific

Nork unification denier
Fuzzy said:
Free themes and avatars stay, everything else free goes.

Ok, thanks for the confirmation. So we lose access to Qore "issues" too.

Should be interesting to see if Plus membership increases after this 30 day trial. There might be a silver lining for Sony yet in all this mess.
 

ULTROS!

People seem to like me because I am polite and I am rarely late. I like to eat ice cream and I really enjoy a nice pair of slacks.
Fuzzy said:
Free themes and avatars stay, everything else free goes.

I believe the free PSone games stay too.
 

Jeff-DSA

Member
Wow, I don't think Sony could have come up with a more convoluted process for getting the free stuff. I've got my first download starting, but it's like they tried to make it as hard as possible to figure out.

Maybe it's time we admit that Sony might be incompetent.
 

rykomatsu

Member
anyone else getting Japan as being region locked...? :/ not sure if this or the other one is the appropriate up-to-date thread...
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
ULTROS! said:
I believe the free PSone games stay too.
All of mine have expiration dates and always have. If something happens that miraculously lets me keep them then that's a different story. I don't care what that site (why can't I remember which one?) said. It was always advertised as that and the FAQ has always said they expire.
 

onQ123

Gold Member
alr1ghtstart said:

I read the OP when it 1st went up started PSN got the 1st game something came up & I had to leave I was just getting home went to download the 2nd game got the error & posted here thinking it was just me because I shut down the PS3 when I was getting the 2nd game today. but I see now that it wasn't just me
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
rykomatsu said:
anyone else getting Japan as being region locked...? :/ not sure if this or the other one is the appropriate up-to-date thread...
Japanese store is still down with no timeframe on when it'll be up so nobody can get on that store. We can still log onto our Japanese accounts though.
 

rykomatsu

Member
Fuzzy said:
Japanese store is still down with no timeframe on when it'll be up so nobody can get on that store. We can still log onto our Japanese accounts though.

When i tried accessing PSN-Japan a few moments ago, I got a message that says:

このサービスはあなたの国/地域ではご利用なれません
You cannot use this service in your country/region

This in between a few logon E8xxx...xxx errors...
 

duckroll

Member
rykomatsu said:
When i tried accessing PSN-Japan a few moments ago, I got a message that says:

このサービスはあなたの国/地域ではご利用なれません
You cannot use this service in your country/region

This in between a few logon E8xxx...xxx errors...

Old news. All the PS Stores which are non-active are being blocked.
 

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
rykomatsu said:
When i tried accessing PSN-Japan a few moments ago, I got a message that says:

このサービスはあなたの国/地域ではご利用なれません
You cannot use this service in your country/region

This in between a few logon E8xxx...xxx errors...
I know but that store isn't up yet so it's locked out to everyone.
 

dubc35

Member
Disregard below, was able to fin it on my d/l list. It kept erroring out prior so I couldn't view it.

Hmm, I tried to dl my 2nd game and I didn't have enough free space. I deleted a bunch of stuff to free up space and now it shows that I have no d/ls left for my 2nd game from the services list menu. :(



\/ Yes, sorry I wasn't able to get into my d/l list. I read the OP but it didn't mention anything about not having enough space. I have only bought 1-2 things off PSN prior so I wasn't familiar with the d/l list.
 

h3ro

Member
dubc35 said:
Hmm, I tried to dl my 2nd game and I didn't have enough free space now it shows that I have 0 left for my 2nd game from the services list menu. :(

You are the first person to have this complaint.
 

Zoe

Member
Phew, just managed to change my UK password. Think I'll wait till tomorrow to try to download anything though.
 

Conceited

mechaniphiliac
Damn, accidentally redeemed my PS plus on my 2nd US account, was gonna save it to try to get two months. Oh well. :(
 

Replicant

Member
dubc35 said:
Disregard below, was able to fin it on my d/l list. It kept erroring out prior so I couldn't view it.

Hmm, I tried to dl my 2nd game and I didn't have enough free space. I deleted a bunch of stuff to free up space and now it shows that I have no d/ls left for my 2nd game from the services list menu. :(



\/ Yes, sorry I wasn't able to get into my d/l list. I read the OP but it didn't mention anything about not having enough space. I have only bought 1-2 things off PSN prior so I wasn't familiar with the d/l list.
Check your download list. It's there.
 

dubc35

Member
Replicant said:
Check your download list. It's there.
Yep, I figured it out. My apologies. I did read the OP, just wasn't familiar with the download list as I mentioned above in my edit. Thanks for your help.
 

Baconbitz

Banned
Massa said:
Are the two PS3 categories completely missing, or are they there but with the 5 games missing?
They're completely missing.

Edit: He checked his history and says that infamous and LBP is in history but he can't download it.

Double edit: He went to his service list and it took him back to the promo list.
 
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