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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Sagitario said:
Does the PSN DRM work like on XBL? One license for the user and one for the console? So other users can play the game(s) as long as it is played in the console it was purchased for.
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5 slots and there is no remote deactivate for PS3's, which is FUCKING SUCKS. Because you're then screwed unless you contact the PSN region support to get them to deactivate it for you and they'll only do that if you bitch enough. :|
 
F

Fuzzy

I would bang a hot farmer!
TheSeks said:
5 slots and there is no remote deactivate for PS3's, which is FUCKING SUCKS. Because you're then screwed unless you contact the PSN region support to get them to deactivate it for you and they'll only do that if you bitch enough. :|
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And to make it clear for him. Games can be downloaded onto up to 5 different PS3s as long as those PS3s have that user's account on them. Once it's on the PS3 then every account on it can play that game.
 
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angelfly

Member
demosthenes said:
Playstation Plus question.

If I see Sonic 2 and I download it now, is it mine forever? Same with expansions at discounted prices?
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Sonic 2 is yours only while the subscription is active. Stuff you buy at discount, dlc, themes, and avatars are yours to keep.
 
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woober

Member
Might have been asked before, but Super Stardust HD or Dead Nation? Never tried either before. I already picked up Wipeout HD, which is a great game.
 
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HooCares

Neo Member
woober said:
Might have been asked before, but Super Stardust HD or Dead Nation? Never tried either before. I already picked up Wipeout HD, which is a great game.
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I've done the exact same. Got Wipeout but can't decide between these 2. Dead nation doesn't seem to have a demo.

Nation or Dust?
 
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Atilac

Member
angelfly said:
Sonic 2 is yours only while the subscription is active. Stuff you buy at discount, dlc, themes, and avatars are yours to keep.
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Is their a list of free dlc for psn+ members?
 
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inner-G

Banned
Did the latest FW block the JP store from other consoles?

When I try to go the JP store it says something like "this space is not available in your country/region".
 
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Chamber

love on your sleeve
inner-G said:
Did the latest FW block the JP store from other consoles?

When I try to go the JP store it says something like "this space is not available in your country/region".
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The Japanese store is not up.
 
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Curufinwe

Member
HooCares said:
I've done the exact same. Got Wipeout but can't decide between these 2. Dead nation doesn't seem to have a demo.

Nation or Dust?
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Super Stardust HD is a lot more like Geometry Wars in that there's a ton of stuff on screen and it will all kill you in one hit (or two if you have a shield). Avoiding enemies and debris is the key, and it's pretty hard.

Dead Nation is slower paced, more focused on shooting enemies than avoiding them, and you get a big health bar and a few checkpoints each level so that if you die, you do not have to start again from the beginning.

I much prefer the style of gameplay in Dead Nation, but if you are good at games like Geometry Wars and enjoy starting again from the beginning when you run out of lives, then you might prefer SSHD. I burned out on SSHD in well under 10 hours because I reached a point where I just couldn't get any farther in the game. I only got Dead Nation today but I already know I'll play it longer and have a lot more fun with it than I did with Super Stardust.
 
Duane Cunningham

Duane Cunningham

Member
angelfly said:
Sonic 2 is yours only while the subscription is active. Stuff you buy at discount, dlc, themes, and avatars are yours to keep.
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Speaking of which, that's exactly the first thing I did with PS+, and wow... Sonic 2 is garbage. I didn't expect to have updated HD sprites or anything, but damn... it's in a little square in the middle of the screen with an ugly gradient behind it. And the Genesis emulation seems awful, too... there's a jumbled strip of sprites across the bottom. And it's just generally more janky and shitty than the way Genesis runs on Virtual Console. Sega really crapped it out; I definitely won't mind losing that when my PS+ expires.
 
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vazel

Banned
Woah I didn't know the PS3 turned itself on for the automatic patching function. Hopefully next gen we won't have to pay for this feature and also cloud saves.
 
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CatPee

Member
vazel said:
Woah I didn't know the PS3 turned itself on for the automatic patching function. Hopefully next gen we won't have to pay for this feature and also cloud saves.
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Auto downloads we may not, but cloud saves are pretty much guaranteed to be a cost feature. It ain't cheap for Sony to be maintaining servers for people who are also downloading and uploading saves constantly.
 
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Mileena

Banned
Chamber said:
EU store straight shitting on NA. I'm kicking myself for not having an account.
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Seriously. Streets of Rage and Burnout while all we get is Sonic 2 and some shit LBP Move spinoff :(
 
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vazel

Banned
CatPee said:
Auto downloads we may not, but cloud saves are pretty much guaranteed to be a cost feature. It ain't cheap for Sony to be maintaining servers for people who are also downloading and uploading saves constantly.
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Steamworks has cloud saves for free. I think Ubisoft's uplay does too.
 
A

alr1ght

bish gets all the credit :)
Duane Cunningham said:
Speaking of which, that's exactly the first thing I did with PS+, and wow... Sonic 2 is garbage. I didn't expect to have updated HD sprites or anything, but damn... it's in a little square in the middle of the screen with an ugly gradient behind it. And the Genesis emulation seems awful, too... there's a jumbled strip of sprites across the bottom. And it's just generally more janky and shitty than the way Genesis runs on Virtual Console. Sega really crapped it out; I definitely won't mind losing that when my PS+ expires.
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lol. I was playing it this afternoon and thought the same thing. It glitched out and slowed down multiple times in the hour or so I played it.
 
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HooCares

Neo Member
Curufinwe said:
Super Stardust HD is a lot more like Geometry Wars in that there's a ton of stuff on screen and it will all kill you in one hit (or two if you have a shield). Avoiding enemies and debris is the key, and it's pretty hard.

Dead Nation is slower paced, more focused on shooting enemies than avoiding them, and you get a big health bar and a few checkpoints each level so that if you die, you do not have to start again from the beginning.

I much prefer the style of gameplay in Dead Nation, but if you are good at games like Geometry Wars and enjoy starting again from the beginning when you run out of lives, then you might prefer SSHD. I burned out on SSHD in well under 10 hours because I reached a point where I just couldn't get any farther in the game. I only got Dead Nation today but I already know I'll play it longer and have a lot more fun with it than I did with Super Stardust.
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Thanks for the good info.
 
V

vazel

Banned
Flunkie said:
Can I not create a German account from a US PS3 and get Hustle Kings?
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Even if you did the account would have had to existed before the outage for you to qualify for the freebies.
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Flunkie said:
Can I not create a German account from a US PS3 and get Hustle Kings?
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Sure, if you time travel back to 4/20/11 and make an account just as PSN shuts down.
 
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Flunkie

Banned
I figured it had to be a pre-existing account. I had one before I believe, but the email/password is long gone. Oh well.
 
S

Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
TheSeks said:
DLC for DotP (at least in the US this coming update) will be free. I dunno about the EU +.
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Again, no, I'm pretty sure it won't be. Go look at the PS+ thread. If the DLC were free it'd be the DotP Gold bundle listed, not just DotP 2011.
 
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8sanders

Murderer's Gut Feeling™
Ilúvatar said:
Really? I was leaning towards Dead Nation due to the co-op and it being much more recent... but now I'm not so sure
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In my opinion Super Stardust HD is one of the best games available on the PS3. Period. But I am a dual stick junkie. It is pretty badass. Takes a bit to get good at it, but worth the effort.
 
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Replicant

Member
No trophies for Ratchet & Clank's booties? How am I suppose to extend the length of my e-Penor then? I'm only at level 10 inches. I need to be on level 11!

J/K but I wish I had chosen Wipeout/SSD HD for my US account and inFamous/Dead Nation on my Euro account instead of Ratchet/Dead Nation.
 
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TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Seraphis Cain said:
Again, no, I'm pretty sure it won't be. Go look at the PS+ thread. If the DLC were free it'd be the DotP Gold bundle listed, not just DotP 2011.
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Oh, damn. You're right. I totally skipped over the 2011 in my head. I thought that was coming in August. Damn, that ruins it for me. :/

Hopefully you're able to keep DotP 2K11 after + ends, but I'm slightly pissed I'm not getting the OG DotP content for free. I already bought that months ago. I'd like to get the expansions and card unlocks for free. >_<
 
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TheBear

Member
Ilúvatar said:
Really? I was leaning towards Dead Nation due to the co-op and it being much more recent... but now I'm not so sure
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I own both, and Dead Nation is probably the best downloadable game I've ever played. I played SSHD for five minutes and didn't know what the fuck was going on. Looks good in 3D though.
 
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Seraphis Cain

bad gameplay lol
TheSeks said:
Oh, damn. You're right. I totally skipped over the 2011 in my head. I thought that was coming in August. Damn, that ruins it for me. :/

Hopefully you're able to keep DotP 2K11 after + ends, but I'm slightly pissed I'm not getting the OG DotP content for free. I already bought that months ago. I'd like to get the expansions and card unlocks for free. >_<
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No no no, DotP 2011 IS OG DotP. They're just calling it DotP 2011 now for some reason. The new one is DotP 2012.

Very confusing, I know. But still, yeah, no free DLC.
 
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SixStringPsycho

Member
Holy shit at Wipeout! Why didnt I bought this before?! Its all I ever wanted! I was amazed at the fury menu! Anyways, got to play Modnation for PSP. Its entertaining but expected better visuals for the characters and cars. Waiting for LBP PSP to finish downloading. IS there an online option in LBP where I can play stages? Or can I download them for later play?
 
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mooooose

Member
Already had Wipeout (no Fury though) and Super Stardust so I got inFamous, Dead Nation, Ratchet and Clank, and LBP. I have LBP on disc but it'll be convient off my hard drive.

After downloading like 13GB of shit, combined with my 8GB of Rock Band installs and prexisting 20+ GB of PSN shit already my 60GB might need an upgrade... It sure is going to be an awesome week though!!
 
C

Combichristoffersen

Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Finished Quest for Booty, and had a blast with it. It focused more on platforming than the PS2 games it seems, so I found it to be far more enjoyable than the PS2 games. inFamous seems to be surprisingly decent too, although I find it to be fairly hard, even on easy, due to Reapers, Reapers everywhere shootng at you. It did get better once I started clearing out some areas and purchased the reduced damage abilities though.
 
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Speedymanic

Banned
TheSeks said:
What of the DLC is available? The expansions? (1/2/3, forgetting the names) The card unlocks? All of it?
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I didn't notice any Magic DLC in the Plus tab.

I'll check again, but I'm pretty sure there wasn't any.
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Arg, is there a way to prevent downloads from "pending" when playing certain games? I just realized whenever I play WipeOut it'd "pause" my InFamous download.
 
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