‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Plus Update – 1st February 2012

please give us the same ps vita 3g bundles that are being offered in the US

I Cannot add funds to my account to buy anything! SORT THIS OUT SONY PLEASE!

Am a bit weary over hearing The Simpsons has ‘remastered HD’ graphics. Really hoping the classic pixel art hasn’t been replaced with dull cardboard looking HD sprites or gone 3D. That Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Reshelled was a total disaster but Konami did also release X-Men mostly intact so here’s hoping. Will see tonight. Four player online and trophies are a nice bonus.

Fantastic update! I hope we also get some day 1 Vita discounts, that would make my day!

A fantastic brand new game for Plus??!!

SUPER!!

Consider Me Firmly Unsubbed Rubbish Update AGAIN.

Nice one brother!

Loving the concept of extra second chance offers for those of us who were slightly late to the party:)

YES YES! The Simpsons Arcade. You have no idea how many 20c coins I pumped into that old game in my childhood. Oh, the nostalgia! can’t wait to get this on my PS3 system and lose several hundred hours.

Thanks for the excellent update, guys. Keep up the great work.

@KlotX – Comment #39
I would sympathize with you if any of the games you listed were worth playing. Battle Fantasia is all kinds of bad, and the EU version doesn’t even have the US-only patch with trophy support (not Sony’s fault in any way).

Hi Ross,

thanks for explaining the Burnout Paradise Complete Edition issue. Too bad that the solution you offered is not for me. As i said i want to OWN the game and all of its DLC and not just buy the DLC and RENT the game via my Plus subscription. Instead I will just let my Plus subscription run out and buy the game the next time it goes on sale. I’m afraid this service is just not for me.

best regards,

Benjamin

BTW SCEA had a similar problem with their Capcom Super Bundle sale and they lifted the restriction for users who already bought content included in the bundle for the time of sale. I think that’s the right way to do this.

great ps store update i mean the simpsons arcade free game for ps plus thats the best thing ever & now that i got LBP2 and nearlie all the addons for it all thats left to buy is the ps move & ps move pack for the game

@Connor_mufc_1985

look around mate your the only one complaining

again no Jurassic park in Australia or codes sent to us for taking up plus offer if i don’t get the game within 14days i will be submitting a complaint with the Australian department of fair trading and will get this issue solved once and for all if i don’t get game i will make sure fair trading gets me a bonus year of plus. as false advertising is very illegal in Australia so is bait and switch.

this is the last warning for the game in Australia and codes for the users that took up the plus deal to get game free.

this is not on Sony.

do not say ratings issue as game has been rated in australia so you have no more lagal grounds to hold back the game from us Plus members that took up the deal let alone send out the codes.

Could we get a discount on

X Men Arcade please.

(also suikoden 1 + 2 for the ps1 classics section please)

I only just got plus the end of last year and simply put its already paid for its self, thanks for teh awsome update, gonna get the freebies i dont got and all buy Vandal hearts when it gets its discount (was gonna buy this today if the store update didnt have out i wanted so yeah nice mind reading) XD

Plus is amazing and i wonder if one day sony could update my soul with the latest firmware.

Hello guys at Sony!
I’m not sure if this is the best way to get my question answered though..

Last week I tried to play Wipeout HD again, but the key was missing. I got Wipeout HD for free as part of my Plus subscription, and again with the welcome back pack including Fury. But unfortunately I can’t redownload this game anymore, only the Fury pack. Wipeout HD isn’t in my download list at all.

I hope theres a way to get this problem solved, I know im not the only one with this issue. Thanks for reading (:

Ross, if its sales suggestions you’re after old chap, any chance of some LBP/LBP2 DLC price reductions please?

Has Speed Freaks moved up the PS1 processing list since I last asked and are you still planning on doing your PS1 classic list blog post?

ross you missed all the questions about vita offers for plus, considering the vita is going to be the major focus of this year it would be silly not to include some kind of vita promotions in plus.

any news?
hints?
cryptic messages?
throw me a fricken bone here

Simpsons arcade for free, and rayman origins avatars as well! i’m happy with that.. can’t complain..

Hi Ross Whens the PS vita store going up? Any plans on PS+ for vita? Would be great if cloud saving came to vita.

Great update, I have been a plus subscriber since day 1 and am very happy with the service and game content. Glad I can pick up golden axe as this was the only one i missed when it was on plus last year.

Any chance of adding a dead space as part of plus? if not, how about a discount? I would pick that up straight away!!!!

Today, in the ps store, there will be an old Simpsons arcade game from 1991, for £8.00.

But you can get it for free, if you have playstation plus. I don’t wanna pay £40.00 for a year, of ps plus.

But there is another deal, were you can get playstation plus, for 90 days, for £12.00.

So for another £4.00, i could get 90 days of playstation plus, and my Simpsons arcade game for free.

But, my question is.. When my playstation plus subscription runs out, will i still keep the games, i got from ps plus?

My question is the same as Tyler-Rex.

Ha Ha, I downloaded Final Fantasy V about 11pm last night, oh well them is the breaks or to be topical… DOH!

Glad about the Simpsons though.

friend zoned by playstation plus… ouch! hehe

My question is the same as Tyler-Rex

@ Ross can you ask sega for Sonic adventure-2, my 1 only gripe with the sonic adventure-1 upgradte to DX was…

1. No xmas tree at a certain time set by your date

2. other DLC was not there to mark other events too.

3. i’m gutted no gamegear sonic games unlocks on DX

but i hope the new 1 SA-2 will have DLC.

thanks

what time will these be available?
Its 1st of February and no plus updates

@blendercat27 Comment #108

I understand what you mean and I tend to agree. I just wanted to stress that it should be fair and the offers should be as similar as possible. It’s just a matter of fairness, nothing more. If in the future we have that parity that Ross is working on, if US gets a nice game, we would get it too, and vice versa, and we’re all happy

@Ross: It’s nice to see you answering our questions and comments, the Plus community has been unsupported for quite some time. At least it is my feeling.
Also, I’d like to know your feelings on the 1€ – $1 parity

I couldn’t believe my eyes when I checked the app on my phone this morning & saw The Simpsons arcade game, I got a buzz from head to toe, reading the posts on here, anyone who doesn’t know this game is in for a treat, and without all the 10p’s (running to & from the change box before the countdown ended was a task in itself, that would be like getting a gold trophy nowadays on the ps3). It’s my birthday in a few days & this is like an early present, well it is an early present as it’s free for me my hard drive is constantly packed with plus content, thanks to all at Sony for this, best £40 ever spent. I’d love to see the original wwf (wwe nowadays) arcade game at some point in the future, that would just be awesome

@redeyedronin
Im hardly complaining am I … just saying im fed up with 3rd rate content and im not subbing again.

Thanks for the reply Ross, I will try calling support again. I had limited myself to contact through email after the 3rd call as it was costing a fortune calling them.

Fingers crossed this will be sorted now.

On the off chance you would be doing LBP DLC reductions, any chance of adding Modnation Racers DLC too, make it a Play, Create, Share themed sale or something.

I’ve no idea if this is possible or not but I’d really like a Mass Effect styled update as Mass Effect 2 and all the dlcs on sale. I am deeply considering getting ME2 and the coming ME3 for the ps3. I would prefere to get ME2 through PSN but there is no way I am paying the ridiculously overpriced version there’s available now (the listing price currently is around 600 DKK /80 €) so I’d like to suggest getting that in the plus update!

I’ve just bought 3 months + to take advantage of the back to the future freebie. My question is my supscription ends end of April and ill be away for 6 months and won’t be using my ps3 will I Bf able to use previously downloaded freebies when I get back and resubscribe? Great content by the way this month very impressed.

Hi Ross,

I noticed you mention that there is a DLC sale coming up in February and I’m hoping you’re still reading the comments here as I would like to suggest a few to put into the sale (or possible put in a plus update at a later date?).

Suggestions: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DLC, Killzone 3 DLC, and Battlefield BC2 DLC.

@Maias227

You should get ME2, because it doesn’t dissapoint. Mass Effect noobs find it a bit difficult to adapt with the game at first, but if you stick with it, the game delivers.

@Connor_mufc_1985

Your name suggests your a united fan, so everything today should look great after last night’s results. Especially after we did you lot a favour by beating City. COYB!

@Ross

I was thinking of renewing my subscription when it ends, but having heard that all downloaded content expires after the original subscription finishes has made me think if it’s worth renewing. Is there any chance of that changing in the future, becuase if we’re able to keep what we’ve downloaded, then I’ll will definitely renew Ps+.

Ross, in response to your reply regarding the Jurassic Park code situation, I have just talked to Playstation Support (my 4th phone call regarding this issue) and they don’t have a clue. As far as they are aware there is no list of eligable customers and no list of voucher codes to be given out. All I’ve been told yet again is that the issue is with Head Office (which it has been since 20/12/2012), and nothing has been done with it yet, so I should continue to wait and they will apparently contact me.

It’s an absolute joke. With the money I have spent calling Playstation Support (why is your support line not a freephone number!) I could have bought the game seperately.

48# This problem should just get sorted out. The prices for calling them is probably high too…

was really looking forward to the simpsons today as well

ross i might be looking to much into it but by saying that your not allowed to discuss vita and plus at this present time must mean its a subject that has been discussed so that means there’s hope ;P fingers crossed

I want trine 2 first

well we nearly got a game in Europe before Xbox and USA.
Really should have guessed it was too good to be true

A little error on Hungry Giraffe. Says that it’s only compatible with psp.

@139

as long as your still a subscriber then all your plus content is still available to play and download.

the issues are quite specific and relate to people who bought the sega rally renewal offer.

Well this time SCEE has fall foul of Konami *Booo hiss*

so what do we get instead a Poor store update Konami is the villain here today.

I think i boycott MGS-collection this week…

or maybe Not.

@Ross

you should just give us Far Cry 2 now to ease the pain of having to wait for The Simpsons

As I’m new to plus am I right in thinking I can now use the freebie games I got with the welcome back package? James pond was 1 of them if I remember. Absolutely loving the content this month even the minis are fun. Thanks so much.

Woo what an update! Lots of great freebies. Can’t wait for Far Cry 2…