Playstation Network and PS Plus Discussion

[Burns11]

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Personally I'm kind of torn, I like what both have to offer. I like all the physical stuff, but with digital you wouldn't have to worry about things going out of print or being hard to find. I also thing that, overall, it would be better for the industry. They could also still do all the physical stuff to appease retailers (they still do need them to sell hardware and such), having them sell boxes with a download code (and another plus, if they are just selling a box with a manual in it maybe the manual would be worth looking at).

[Chef Matt]

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I like having physical media. I kind of "collect" games. At least the AAA titles anyway.

[DickDalewood]

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I like having physical media. I kind of "collect" games. At least the AAA titles anyway.

Just think if all those trophies you earned were real

[Chef Matt]

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Just think if all those trophies you earned were real

I do have a couple 1st place bowling trophies. Oh, and I have a pie eating contest trophy I won with my dad when I was 12. He ate the pies, I shoveled em in.

[CaptainZombie]

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PlayStation Store Update

Hi Everyone -
We say goodbye to 2011 with one last PlayStation Store update; just in time for those looking to warm the winter nights with some great content from PlayStation Network.

New PSN Games this week include All Zombies Must Die. This twin-stick shooter is taken to lofty new heights with a bevy of RPG features, four player co-op and optional PlayStation Move support. You’ll also want to check out Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath HD. This remake of the influential original puts you in the shoes of the High Plains Drifter with an all new coat of paint that you won’t want to miss.

The Splinter Cell HD Collection released earlier this year, but it’s now broken up into individual games. Want to pick up only one title in the trilogy? Now you can. The original Trilogy bundle is of course, still available, and may stand as the better deal should you wish to purchase all three.

Two great new additions in the PS3 Full Game category are also arriving this week. For an amazing gaming experience for all ages, you can now download Carnival Island, playable with PlayStation Move. Packed with a ton of great games and activities, you’ll be amazed how it uses the Move controller to create an entirely new sense of immersion. Motorstorm Apocalypse arrives as well, where you’ll race in an almost completely abandoned city that offers the perfect playground for MotorStorm’s electric brand of brutal street racing.

That’s it for the year! From everyone at PlayStation, thank you for a wonderful 2011, and we look forward to sharing more amazing experiences only available on PlayStation Network in 2012!

Here is the weekly PlayStation Store update:

PlayStation Plus

Full Game Trials:
Carnival Island
MotorStorm Apocalypse

PSN Games

All Zombies Must Die (Move) ($9.99)
Just think – in a short while – you could be blasting your way through ranks of brain-hungry monsters, making bizarre weapons and completing crazy quests. All that could be yours if you just buy the game! Remember, All Zombies Must Die! We need you!
ESRB rated T
File size 313 MB

Oddworld: Strangers Wrath HD ($14.99)
In the dusty, undeveloped wastelands of Western Mudos, cantankerous townsfolk find their settlements besieged by belligerent outlaws. Along comes Stranger, a tall, dark and enigmatic bounty hunter with a mission to capture troublemakers and scoundrels and return them to civilized townships.
ESRB rated T
File size 3.17 GB

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell HD($14.99)
This third-person action shooter puts you in control of Sam Fisher, an ex-CIA, ex-Navy SEAL summoned by the National Security Agency. As a Splinter Cell for the NSA’s secret sub-agency dubbed Third Echelon, Fisher is granted the “Fifth Freedom” to do whatever it takes to protect the country.
ESRB rated T
File size 2.53 GB

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory HD ($14.99)
Fresh from the East Timor operations, Fisher is now put on the front lines of information warfare. The year is 2008 and the world is suffering from citywide blackouts, stock exchange sabotage, and electronic hijacking of national defense systems.
ESRB rated M
File size 4.80 GB

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow HD ($14.99)
Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow takes players back to the shadowy world of Third Echelon – a special spy unit using high-tech weapons and equipment in defense of their government. Play special agent Sam Fisher as you travel to far-off corners of the world and determine who can be trusted.
ESRB rated T
File size 2.92 GB
PS3 Full Games

Carnival Island ($39.99)
Experience the joy of classic family-friendly fun in more than 35 carnival games and attractions. Using the PlayStation Move motion controller’s precise tracking technology, every toss, roll, throw, spin, and slam is translated directly into the game for extremely accurate and responsive gameplay.
ESRB rated E
File size 2.46 GB

MotorStorm Apocalypse ($59.99)
A major metropolitan city has been hit by a massive earthquake. With all of its unstable skyscrapers, fiery subway tunnels, twisting bridges and more, the almost completely abandoned city offers the perfect playground for MotorStorm’s electric brand of brutal street racing.
ESRB rated T
File size 6.63 GB

Game Demos (free)

Carnival Island Demo
Experience the joy of classic family-friendly fun in more than 35 carnival games and attractions. Using the PlayStation Move motion controller’s precise tracking technology, every toss, roll, throw, spin, and slam is translated directly into the game for extremely accurate and responsive gameplay. Whether you’re 5 or 65, family game night just got a lot more fun!
ESRB rated E
File size 2.04 GB

Add-on Game Content

MotorStorm Apocalypse New Year’s Livery (free)
Happy New Year from the MotorStorm team! Deck out your vehicle with this livery pack and rock in the New Year MotorStorm style!
File size 100 KB

Saints Row The Third: Warrior Pack ($2.99)
The Warrior Pack adds four combat-ready outfits to your wardrobe. Antiques never go out of style with the Knight of Steelport Armor, or go for something a little more revealing with the Warrior Princess outfit. Bring out your inner samurai with the Kabuki Warrior Outfit or choose the Intergalactic Warrior Outfit for an out of this world look.
File size 1.7 MB

PS one Classics

Klonoa: Door to Phantomile ($5.99)
Enter the land of Phantomile with Klonoa and his ring spirit, Huepow, to defeat the villainous Ghadius and his accomplice, Joka.
ESRB rated E
File size 433 MB

Game Videos (free)

• PlayStation Home Platinum’D Episodes 1-3
• PlayStation Home Platinum’D Episodes 4-6
• PlayStation Home Platinum’D Episodes 7-10

PS3 Themes

• Liverpool Dynamic Theme ($2.99)
• Real Madrid Dynamic Theme ($2.99)

[CaptainZombie]

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$15 for each Splinter Cell, is that a total ripoff or what?

[Blzer]

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Nothing this week.

When does NFL Blitz come out?

[WazzuRC]

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What are some of the best PSN titles available? I've been slacking on getting any since I bought the PS3 back in May.

[Mabster]

What are some of the best PSN titles available? I've been slacking on getting any since I bought the PS3 back in May.

Some I've enjoyed,
Dead Nation
Dungeon Hunter
Zen and Marvel pinballs
Magic Orbz
The three Deathspank games
Limbo
Pixeljunk monsters
Costume quest
Voltron

I could go on... But it really depends on what kinds of games you like.

Sent from my OG EVO 4G

[WazzuRC]

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Some I've enjoyed,
Dead Nation
Dungeon Hunter
Zen and Marvel pinballs
Magic Orbz
The three Deathspank games
Limbo
Pixeljunk monsters
Costume quest
Voltron

I could go on... But it really depends on what kinds of games you like.

Sent from my OG EVO 4G

Really any games. I'm more into the shooting, sports, and action games. My wife is into the puzzle and adventure games.

[aukevin]

Those full games are such rip off. I would love to have some on my system but I'm not paying $60 for a game that cost $35 in store.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt

[Chef Matt]

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I picked up Carnival Island for 29.99 on Black Friday. Still haven't opened it yet while I finish up some other games but I'm looking forward to checking it out. I love carnival games as it is, as do my kids.


Also, I started Back to the future and I must say the disc version doesn't do the game justice when it comes to episodic content.

The way they finish each episode leaves you with a cliff hanger, it would have been great to wait until the next release to get back going again but with the disc you can just move on to the next episode.

So I'm thinking I'm going to play each episode weekly and try to promote that anticipation factor you would get if you had to wait.

The game is crap as far as controls go but I really enjoy the story telling.

[adice15]

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The only way I'd be fine with digital games is if they cost around $30 at release. I trade in or sell almost all my games when I'm done with them and buy a lot used, so if it went all digital I wouldn't be able to get nearly as much games. $60 for a game you can't sell or trade in when you're done is a ripoff, especially since it doesn't cost them anywhere close to the amount it does for a physical game.

[myghty]

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The only way I'd be fine with digital games is if they cost around $30 at release. I trade in or sell almost all my games when I'm done with them and buy a lot used, so if it went all digital I wouldn't be able to get nearly as much games. $60 for a game you can't sell or trade in when you're done is a ripoff, especially since it doesn't cost them anywhere close to the amount it does for a physical game.

I agree with this & to add, alot more people will be more careful/restrain from spending $60 when you're not going to get a return on a purchase that you didnt like or finish too quick which will result in less game sales I think.

[Chef Matt]

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PS+ Members to get Back to the future free.

http://www.vg247.com/2012/01/03/ps-plus-members-get-back-to-the-future-free-other-discounts-in-january/

Wish I would have waited now. :facepalm: although for the 12 dollars I spent on the disc version it's been well worth it.