Hello everyone. I know that you’ve all been eagerly anticipating news of the PlayStation Vita Plus service so I am very happy to say that I can finally spill the beans.
We here at Sony PlayStation are very happy to announce that as of 21st November, the Plus service will be extended to the PS Vita. I can also confirm that if you already have a Plus subscription for your PlayStation 3 there is no additional charge whatsoever for the PS Vita service, meaning that you still get all the great PS3 content as well as the additional Vita offers, all for the same one-off price of £39.99 a year.
I am also happy to announce that to compliment the 1GB of online storage you currently receive for the PS3, we will be supplying another 1GB of online storage space for the PS Vita, along with the automatic update facility as standard. As part of the launch of this service the next PS Vita System Software Update (v2.00) will be available to ensure that your operating system is fully up to date with all the latest security patches as well as updated applications, features and settings.
Now, moving on to the important aspect and what you are all here for – the games line up…
At launch there will be four Vita titles available to you instantly. Please note that this is not going to impact the amount of PS3 games available at all – you will still receive the same amount of games as before. However, with the great Vita titles we’re adding to your Instant Game Collection, at any one time you will always have access to a minimum of 14 games a month across both platforms. Not bad, eh?
As with the PS3 service, we will have titles that will be available to you for a longer period of time than usual so you have the chance to play them when and where you feel like, without worrying about them leaving the service anytime soon. For the PS Vita, these two titles will be Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Gravity Rush.
Uncharted: Golden Abyss is Nathan Drake’s first adventure on the Vita platform, and follows our hero as he investigates the dark secrets of a massacre of a Spanish expedition to Central America around 400 years ago.
The game is visually stunning and the touch screen display lends itself to a whole new depth of gameplay, making it one of the most exciting Uncharted adventures yet! A must for any Vita owner!
The second title that will be available to you for a prolonged period of time is brought to you by our friends in Japan Studio in the form of Gravity Rush.
You take on the role of Kat, a young girl struggling with amnesia in the troubled city of Hekseville. She awakes with the extraordinary ability to bend and shape gravity with the help of her feline companion Dusty the cat. The townsfolk quickly place the fate of their home in Kat’s hands as she endeavours to understand why she has these new powers and who commands the sinister forces wreaking havoc across her city.
We really love this game and think that everyone should give it a go, as it really highlights the impressive features of the PS Vita.
As promised we also have two further titles launching on the service on 21st November, the first of which is Chronovolt.
Chronovolt is a brand new 3D puzzle platformer game for the PlayStation Vita family in which the player must guide their Chronosphere through the twists, turns, traps and hazards of Escher-like arenas. Chronovolts scattered around the levels give the player the power to control time in various fashions: stopping it for selected objects, rewinding it and creating time warps.
Time is controlled through use of the PS Vita’s front and back touch panels while the Chronosphere can be controlled either with tilting or with the more classic dual stick controls.
Finally the remaining title that we will have available in your instant game collection comes from our friends at Drinkbox Studios in the form of Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack. This side-scrolling platform game is extremely enjoyable to play and its humorous cut scenes make it a light-hearted journey from start to finish. Please take the time to check it out.
With all this great content lined up for launch and more to come, it couldn’t be a better time to be a Plus subscriber. If you are not currently a member visit our PlayStation Plus site or all you need to know about the service!
Oh just one more thing… as an added bonus, because we think it’s worth celebrating the launch of the service we have secured 20% off a range of PS Vita titles for the first week of the service. Remember, these are only around for one week and will go live as soon as the store update has rolled out so grab them while you can!
Titles to be included are:
- Escape Plan
- Unit 13
- Hustle Kings
- MotorStorm RC
- Super Stardust Delta and Advanced Star Fighter Pack Bundle
- Top Darts
- Little Deviants
- Modnation Racers: Road Trip
- Reality Fighters
I think that pretty much covers everything about the impending launch of the Vita Plus service which is going to be a great addition to the PlayStation family. If you have any questions please post them on here and I will try to get round to as many of them as possible.




















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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:09 pm by RossyWilson
@ShinYagami13 You could buy a bigger hard disk for your ps3 and upgrade it yourself. I did it and upgraded to a 1tb hdd. Its really easy to install aswell. IGN posted a video on their youtube channel telling you how to do it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk9nLmFczzE
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:09 pm by hayzink
@ShinYagami13
dude i think its time to invest in a larger hdd.
as a plus member 40gb is never going to be enough for you, have a look online and im sure you will find a good deal on a reasonably sized hdd.
there also really easy to swap over, i think its your only real option tbh.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:11 pm by Laventor
@ Skookie30: EU PS+ rotates games out faster than the US does. The US at any one time does have more games available AT ONCE, yes, but since EU rotates faster we get equal the games. It’s a different model, but you don’t get less games. SCEE’s logic works fine, you just need to understand what’s going on.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:13 pm by hayzink
@Skookie30
i bought tactics back when all the final fantasy stuff was on sale and i can tell you its not so great on vita just like it was not so great on the psp.
the game suffers from very bad slowdown in places and its not a great port imo.
personally id rather just have 100% vita games on plus, sales on psp games would be nice but i like trophy’s personally so id like them to stick to vita titles
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:14 pm by newKlear1
Can u plz confirm if we can add these vita titles to our cart on ps3 psn store and download it on the vita later?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:14 pm by Rochala
Am I the only one that prefer the EU games than the US ?
US get three retail games, that most already ahve, I am prety sure if wipeout was for free, we would have more whinning.
On the other hand, we get a new game that noone has and before anyone complains about it beeing a puzzle game, you can’t please everyone’s taste.
Also those are just the first games, O bet that we will see more retail games for free, just have patience.
Before anyone says anything, I don’t own wipeout and i would love to have it.
Considering that Sony does not charge more for those games, if you already have PSN+, they are tottaly free and for that a big thank you
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:15 pm by nextbigthing91
This is why I love PlayStation!
One seriously happy gamer right now =D
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:16 pm by frodouk
Copy and paste this..
“Yawn”
Boycott? LOL. Do me a favour.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:18 pm by danielm1979
I feel more and more punished for early adapting. I’m quitting this service as I still prefer to have games physical. It was a nice time though for what is was.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:21 pm by chalky83
@127 – congratulations your post made me laugh xD
You still get the same content you happily signed up for, this is extra, so I don’t know why you think you should be entitled to any sort of discount.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:22 pm by dgnfly
@SellKidz4Chips
problem is SCEE ignores any feedback it’s pointless cause SCEE is pointless no improvement 5 years running failure off the year.
missing content going into about over a 100 content. ignoring ppl whenever there is a real question. and VITA backwards compatible was alrdy a lie cause it doesen’t work on all ps1 games and hardly any psp games on psn and no more coming cause SCEE thinks bringing games 2 psn is a waste off time.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:24 pm by another_gamer195
So basically it’s i’m allright Jack, tough luck your Not a vita/plus owner.. Funny how ppl see what they want to.. how can anyone seriously say non vita plus subscribers aren’t losing out, ?.. true they’ll still get what they’re getting now, but come 21st when they see others getting, is it £80 worth of extra stuff, ?..but because they’re not into handhelds, they get Nothing, thats disgusting, really is, But reading peoples replies to them, that is worse, just reminds me of totally heartless and greedy bullies, in a vita owners gang, laughing in others faces, you all just take the biscuit.. also one of these people had the nerve to post about, how unfair it is IF modnation was free, cos they’d just bought it.. bet if you hadn’t realised you made mistake about that item You would not be so pleased, i mean 5.99 for modnation isn’t fair, but non-vita owners watching you get £80plus of extras is ok.. just says everthing about scee defenders.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:25 pm by TINTINTB303
@Skookie30
14 games minimum (10 PS3 games + 4 Vita games) in the Instant Games Collection at all times.
Hope that makes it a little more clear.
@Voodoo341
LOL!! Are you serious?!? You really think that just because you do not own a Vita then you should get some sort of discount or extra content on your PS3 PLUS content?!?
You have been a PLUS subber for a while now. LONG before PS+ for the Vita was even announced!!
Trolling much!?!
As for other people moaning about the service.
REALLY??
I own all the games apart from Chronovolt and I think the service is excellent!!
If you are a PLUS subber already for the PS3 then surely anything for the Vita is a pure bonus?!?
I think some people just love to complain.
@Chris Howe
You could have made EVERY vita game free for a month and people would still complain about some part of the service!!
People who don’t own a Vita and feel the need to complain about the added Vita PLUS deals etc and think they are owed something are really pathetic!!
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:27 pm by JadoreSox
That’s a great selection of vita titles but i have them all except chronovolt. I even have all the 20% off titles. I guess there just isn’t that many titles to choose from. I was really hoping for wipeout at least. I hope to see some psp titles and ps1 classics added to mix it up a bit.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:27 pm by stathmos
Hi,
do you need an Internet connection to play PS+ games, because I don’t have one at my summer home?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:28 pm by frodouk
#162 – Seriously???
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:30 pm by kaori714
Good news, but please there is a big problem for the cloud, because the saves can’t be separated from the game or DLC !
Eg, my save of Ridge Racer = 2Go, WipEout 2048 = 750 Mo !!!!
Please report this problem.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:31 pm by chalky83
@162 – If you don’t have a Vita you are still getting the same amount of content you originally signed up for. If they reduced the amount of PS3 games and replaced them with Vita games then you’d have a point, but they didn’t. You are also forgetting that Vita owners have already given Sony about £200 more than you have by actually buying the console
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:31 pm by TINTINTB303
I cannot believe some of you out there are actuly begrudging Vita owners getting some PS+ loving!!!
It in NO WAY affects what you will get as a none Vita owners!!
PATHETIC!!!
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:32 pm by liverbird001
This is fantastic news been a playstation plus member since almost day one and the service has been incredible,the addition of ps vita plus is also great news i have just purchased a vita with a 32gb memory card. I was planning on buying uncharted golden abyss but there’s no neeed now! This is a fantastic service thank you for bringing it to us and keep up the great work.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:32 pm by hayzink
@another_gamer195
as your clearly talking about me i feel i should address your point.
i asked about modnation because of some confusion i had regarding the blog post, the only reason i asked about it was because of something that chris directly said on the sales post.
if you look at the rest of the comments i was already saying good things about the service before chris responded to me and to be fair im glad he did because he also stated later that discounted titles will not later become free titles which is a good thing.
how are vita owners greedy bullies we are the ones that put our hands into our pockets and bought the console and if sony see fit to include extra content at NO EXTRA COST and ps3 only users DONT GET LESS CONTENT whats the problem.
instead of crying about what you dont get how about you focus on what you do get which is at least 45 full ps3 games and that will continue.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:34 pm by hayzink
@another_gamer195
i also already own uncharted for vita and i have not once complained about it being free for plus.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:35 pm by Smoffie
Great opporunity to finally grab a PS Vita!
Just wanted to ask if there’s a possibility of BlazBlue: Continuum Shift being included in either Vita’s or PS3′s Plus? Pretty please?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:36 pm by holoon
So do we need to be a PS+ member before the 21st November to get the games?
Or we can join on the last day of the offer and get to download the games?
Want to join PS+ as late as possible.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:36 pm by hayzink
@another_gamer195
and i have supported the vita TWICE as my first vita was robbed from me at knifepoint and i had to wait a few months to get the funds together to buy another.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:38 pm by hayzink
@holoon
why wait, go to the playstation access facebook page and get a 1 month free trial and you can start now.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:40 pm by Skookie30
Oh I didn’t really notice the slow down was it on the cutscenes I haven’t played much further in hayzink so far I having seen any.
Trophies are not the only thing make a great game btw they get 5 vita to our 4 so you want just vita games well they got 5 vita games.
1 psp game will make me happy it feels complete having all Sony games part of plus.
I got the iPad version of FFT that too may have slowdown but don’t forget it a port of a ps1 classic just tidy up a bet with cartoon cutscenes with Voice overs.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:41 pm by TINTINTB303
Anyway I’m chuffed that PLUS has come to Vita and I hope it really helps to boost the sales of the great console.
I just need to get myself a bigger memory card for the coming months (subbed up to Jan 2014).
That is my only complaint about the Vita. The cost of the memory cards but hopefully over time the content from PS+ Vita will offset the cost of the cards.
Cheers for a great PLUS service (for PS3 and Vita).
SCEE still make a load of mistakes and they have a terrible customer service standard in general
BUT PS PLUS is one area that they actually really do excel themselves
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:44 pm by alexparty125
Can you download the ps+ games on the ps3 until i get the ps vita?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:44 pm by hayzink
@Skookie30
its actually the attack animations that suffer really bad lag and slowdown which can be rather annoying.
i think we will end up getting wipeout and the other stuff possibly just next month and whats to say they wont add new content on the first wed of next month like they do with ps3.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:45 pm by Rochala
@Stathmos
You dont need internet to play the games, unless your PSN+ account expires, so you need it to renew it.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:46 pm by another_gamer195
At vita owners, all you said is true, it still doesn’t give people the right to ‘slap down’ others, What will i be getting then comments..
At the guy saying i am begrudging some vita-love, yes But your doing same thing to ordinary plus-subbers, Why shouldn’t they get Something, i mean there is games that work on both platforms, either through remote play, Ico and Shadow of Colussus, or other cross-platforms.. like i said i am more upset with how peoples requests for additional content as well. is seemingly being explained away or ridiculed.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:46 pm by ShinYagami13
@hayzink
dude i m unemployed and cant really go into expenses right now
the games given from plus was all i expected to play but anyway i didn’t have any problem over the previous months and what you are saying is that in order to enjoy the service i paid for i should buy a hdd or a new ps3 lol
instead of every 40gb ps3 owner buying a hdd wouldnt it be easier if they just thought about it in the first place?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:47 pm by Skookie30
* I also am a day 1 buyer of FFT too just past the 1st quarter in. Got a load of games & I can’t get CODbo2 till Xmas or never but I see paying off the Sony HD telly and ipad2 lol
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:47 pm by RoninDennis
Seriously, if you didn’t see
a) sudden resentment against Vita owners, and
b) people complaining why SCEE didn’t know that they just bought the game added to the instant game collection,
coming, well, you probably don’t go out much.
As for me, I say: fantastic line-up! Had anticipated Blob, didn’t see Uncharted coming, and Rush was a no-brainer. I’m a proud owner of Rush, as should be every mortal with a Vita. One of the best games in years, and I’ve been going back since 1984. Great that every new owner can experience it from the go.
So calm yo axe down, compulsive Vita haters back off, and let the good times roll!
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:50 pm by hayzink
@ShinYagami13
with the change in focus to more full bluray titles i think you will face this prob more and more going forward.
i dont think the 40gb was on sale that long was it? so it is possible that like you say they have not fully considered 40gb users.
my comment was in no way meant to be bad or nasty i was just suggesting a bigger hdd was the way to go.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:50 pm by holoon
@holoon
why wait, go to the playstation access facebook page and get a 1 month free trial and you can start now.
I already got Uncharted and Gravity Rush.
Also I have the free trial. Want to see whats up for next month.
So do you need to be a PS+ member before 21st November to get these 4 games?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:52 pm by frodouk
No, the games will be available for around a month. The 2 bigger games will be around longer.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 6:54 pm by hayzink
@holoon
it wont matter if you wait a month as uncharted and gravity rush will stick around longer.
just like lbp 2 , infamous 2 and motorstorm are constantly free for ps3.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:00 pm by holoon
Okay.
I don’t have a PS3 so do PS3 get 2 big games that stick around longer and 2 mini games?
Like in October you got Bulletstorm and RE?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:05 pm by MikLSP
Spectacular! PS Plus is actually the best thing I’ve ever bought for any PlayStation.
Very impressed, all we need now is for Vita memory cards to be priced more realistically so we can afford enough storage for the PS Plus bounty.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:07 pm by yulian_20
i dont have a vita -.- so basically this is (CENSORED)
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:09 pm by MordecaiHunter
vita line up is very good, Great Value for money, Will there be any Plus 1 year discounts upcoming ? i will stack them up
think its time for another memory card
(Which i hate giving money to sony for)
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:09 pm by ShinYagami13
@hayzink
dont worry didnt think you were trying to get bad or nasty on me lol
but 40gb ps3s have been out for a very long time
since 2007 i have changed 3 and with the 2nd being out of warranty what they do in the “service” is give you the same model you got to them reconstructed at a lower price… so as you can see i kind of got stuck with a 40gb one lol
like i said before i think there is a number of 40gb ps3 owners and people responsible for plus content should take that under consideration just that!
just to make clear i m not nagging for giving stuff i already own or giving vita owners stuff lol i just want what i paid for without having to pay extra for a bigger hdd or a new ps3 =)
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:12 pm by holoon
@ MordecaiHunter
£30 here: http://www.graingergames.co.uk/games/ps3/pn1374-playstation-plus-card-1-year-subscription?
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:13 pm by ShinYagami13
@Rossy
thx for the advice but thats not my problem as u probably figured out already from my previous comments and btw thats a video that shows how to change the hdd of a slim ps3 lol i got a 40gb FAT one =)
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:14 pm by Skookie30
No I won’t shut up picking on me again run out of ppl to morn at ppl morning you shut the hell up.
Contine that trend you too be blacklisted that I was criticise them.
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:17 pm by TINTINTB303
@another_gamer195
I own a PS3 and a Vita. I’ve been a PLUS subber for well over a year now.
Who has been “slapped down” by the way?? I must have missed that!?
People have spent a lot of money on their handheld devices and you really have a problem with Sony rolling out the PLUS service to the owners of one of their consoles?!?
So why can’t PLUS be for PS3 AND Vita then?? You still haven’t given a reason why you begrudge Vita owners some PLUS loving???
You sir/madam are a VERY petty person!!
Like I said earlier.
PATHETIC!!!
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:17 pm by darkdudes_2
@Howe/Sony
I Love Sony so mush <3
You are just Amazing *-*
I already played Gravity Rush and it is for me after Little Big Planet Vita the BEST VITA GAME!!!
I love to play uncharted next week
One Question^^
Will we see next year Assassins Creed Liberation in the Instant Game Collection?^^
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Posted on 13 November, 2012 at 7:18 pm by fcp10
2- if you dont have a ps vita can you add content to the download list and download it later on?
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