‘Heads-up’ PlayStation Store update, 6th February 2013

Good advice 2: before offering a game that isn’t available in somer regions think of replacement for this regions BEFORE and not AFTER you are offering the game.

^^ agree with the german person

What’s up with Alien Breed? There are now multiple versions with strange price constructions.
Alien Breed trilogy E3,59 (PS3)
Alien Breed E6,39 (Vita or PS3)
So, the trilogy is cheaper than the single first episode? Is this stuff cross-buy?

Is there any update about LittleBigPlanet Costumes for PlayStation Vita?

It seems that Gurlukovich Soldier costume (from the Metal Gear Solid Level Kit) and also the 6 costumes from the Move Pack have still not been updated on the PlayStation Store nor in-game store.

Nothing for me this time. Get me Yakuza Kenzan! and Chrono Cross imports and then you’ll have my money. Even if quite much

Wow sony removed my comment cant handle criticism if you cant get a game out on time i wouldn’t talk crap, its been over 3 months now that the game hasnt been released in europe on psn, its out everywhere else and its out on xbox360 in europe, if you can get your heads out of your a**** and get your act together you wouldnt see comments like this.

Oh wait, I see.

There’s a “normal” version, a “pro” version, and then an upgrade from normal to pro.
I’ve no idea what’s extra in the pro version, so guess I’ll just be getting the standard one.

They get enough money from me anyway
I get them on PSN, iOS, and I’ll probably get them all on Steam soon, too.

Will we EVER get Crisis Core?

Please put Journey on sale soon!

@ de3bso

skyrim content starts next week.

@zombie guy..thanks

@paul thanks…about time like only been waiting since last July for it.

Rofl. Oh god, I remember too well how Chris Howe and the german blog team confirmed several times that Sleeping Dogs would be available to us Germans too. And one week later: nada!

What a *beep* surprise! I can’t grasp the incompetence of SCEE. This is simply ridiculous that you guys can’t gather the simplest facts.

Besides that Sleeping Dogs isn’t on the index with its cut version, so I really can’t see a reason why this game can’t be shared with us in that version. It’s sold in any store. And I dare you to call it “A publisher decision”.

Oh and just in case that you can’t guess, if we should get another hilarious “replacement” as previously the case with PSP Lego Batman or Gotham City Imposters, you can consider this a casus belli which I would gladly accept as such.

If SCEE feels fine about constantly ignoring our justified claims, why should we care any longer about a good relationship either?

All EA games on PSN are overpriced nothing new here but the most beautifull fact about Dead Space 3 is that you pay not only 70€ for game itself but can buy additional 10 day one DLCs for 40€. So it’s already 110€ all together. You better forget collector editions because in the future you gonna pay all that money just for regular game and a stuff which supose to be in a disc already. Great strategy here EA lol.
BTW can we expect to get Uncharted 3 on PSN?

for people wanting the YouTube app, just create another offline profile on your PS3 and view the PS store but put United States as the store you want to view, back out of the store then you will see the YouTube app to download under TV services after a few mins, if not log out and then back in and check under TV services again

How the heck do you justify £60 for a digital copy if a game. Sony u r a complete and utter disgrace for allowing this to happen. I really do wish you would price these properly. Unreal.

PS Home Arcade Player for Vita is not listed. It’s coming today, right?

I’ll try the Ragnarok Odyssey demo, I hope it’s available here, because the available countries are not listed here either.

On another note, I tried the Music Unlimited app for Vita, but it doesn’t let me use it because I’m on a subaccount (I was under 18 in 2007). I’ve spent hundreds of € on the PS Store and I have no plans to lose all my purchased content; Vitas only let you use one account anyway. I know turning subaccounts into master accounts it’s not possible, but at least they could be permitted to purchase subscriptions.

€70… Oh, Activision!

33% difference (minimum,40% in some cases) in price between DS3 digital and physical copies, amongst other games too. Im not having a dig, but for someone who has worked in business and retail for many years, this just does not make any sense. It cant even be classed as greed, because at 59.99, they will not make anywhere near as close in profit as to to what they’d make with a digital price of 39.99. More people would buy. Its just very very poor business. Makes no sense.

For those wondering where Wipeout 2048 is, it’ll release next week Wednesday.

Gonna download Sleeping Dogs tonight

Hey Jawad and Fred, I’d just like to thank you and your team for supporting vita owners for the past few weeks. Things were kinda bad between November-Early January but now you pretty much delivered on most requests.

Even though I was hoping for a better sale and Dokuro is still not refunded, I still bought A-men, Ridge Racer and Touch My Katamari out of the list. Also hopefully Dokuro will make its way before or around Friday.

You guys do know that you promised Sleeping Dogs for Germany last week, right? This is kind of a false advertising and since you’ve also promised that Germany will always be getting the same content as anyone else (comment made shortly before PS+ was launched, I have a screenshot of this), this is at least the second time you guys are doing this. Sony has not offered refunds to people affected nor have they given an __adequate__ replacement – something you also didn’t do when offering LEGO Batman for PSP. People who have bought PS+ just recently might have bought it on the promise of certain content being there.

A Credit Card refund will result in a ban so please give people the option to get a refund easily (something that doesn’t involve arguing with customer service for hours, which will not lead to anything at all anyways), work your things out and stop with the excuses. The last part is really important, people are sick of excuses. This is a service people are paying for and they deserve to get what they were promised. A “we’re working on something” is just not acceptable anymore.

Sony should be absolutely ashamed of themselves for treating their German customers like total crap..
seriously.. you advertised for one week that Sleeping Dogs will be available in Germany and now you pull this BS??

It’s bad enough that we have the crappy USK rating system that tells us we aren’t mature enough to play games like Mortal Kombat or uncut versions of many other games..
but to have Sony for the last 6 years not be able to figure out a reasonable system to allow us to download all 18+ games like on other services (Steam should be your role model) is absolutely not acceptable..
And then to make people in Germany buy PS Plus in anticipation of getting Sleeping Dogs (which until today is still advertised).. really crappy move..

you really don’t need good competition to lose customers.. you are your own worst enemy Sony

@Jawad

Any news on when we can expect the Year Of The Snake DLC for Sleeping Dogs?

Cheers

Still no Q-Force.
Delayed at launch. Now missing the new date and no actual info.

You need to get better at communicating on this blog. I purchased that game on PS3 only to be let down at launch on the release for the vita version…. and now no news at all about when i will release.

And still nothing about Ninja Gaiden… Why PS store US have and EU territory dont??

Sony £59, 99 for deadspace 3 you really are taking the (CENSORED) .at this rate ps4 games will be £100 to download and to all the ppl that buy in to this crap you mad , go buy it from a store for £37

Just came to say this here in case you missed it in the vita sale post. You have no excuse for putting Lumines in the vita sale when it’s free to plus members in a couple weeks. You’re attempting to rip off people who aren’t aware it’s free in a couple weeks, and that is sickening quite frankly. For the love of god please respond to me and attempt to explain this.

Oh and “this deal is best for non plus members” isn’t a valid excuse with me. Not when YOU’RE ACTUALLY GIVING PLUS MEMBERS A DISCOUNT IN THIS SALE! That means you’re trying to get non plus as well as plus members to buy it now. You don’t even bother to put a message on the store under lumines that lets people know it’s free in a couple weeks. Completely unethical.

You do realise doing something like this makes it hard for me to believe you whenever you say something isn’t going to be free for plus members any time soon, right?

Hi jawad – fred ore other
store update conplete ?

Ragnarok Odyssey demo not found in belgium store

Why are you never releasing trailers in the psvita store?

hey can you please answer a question ? does yhe sale of SFxTekken Vita include the character dlc for ps3 just like the retail version ? Thanks

Jawad any chance you can fix the trials for vita games that say full game when they are actually just the trail?

To add to my previous comment: I don’t have my PS3 with me so it doesn’t even apply to me but it angers me that SCEE does so many things right but messes up the same things over and over and over again. I really hope you guys will have ironed out things when I come back to Germany!

76# Have you tried searching for it?

@ jens108 (post50).
Thats very forgiving attitude you have about Germany not getting Sleeping Dogs. I am not sure many of your countrymen would look at it in such a way though, true it isn’t scee’s fault the game isn’t allowed there, but i have to wonder at the fault of (yet again) scee letting down people, by not delivering what they’ve promised, stated they would. i really feel for German gamers who only have psn to supply them, as your rules seem very harsh. i thought the plus service itself was a workaround to that, but still, to leave it until update day to say your not able to have it is wrong, both professionally and emotionally, also, as has happened in past you may end up with a very substandard replacement. i believe the guys in Saudi are Still waiting for a replacement for RDR, which we got Months ago, i allways kept a eye out for the plus team to give them guys a real answer, but as far as i am aware they got neither a decent answer or a replacememt game. i hope both Germany and Saudi get fair treatment. and soon.

70 euros for dead space 3………….Either EA or Sony really need to review there gaming prices, that price is a disgrace.

Buy ratchet and clank q force get ps vita version,yeah when actually

you should remove “Call of Duty: Black Ops 2″ cuz it’s a broken game on the ps3 till they fix it

Just to explain this better for those of you that are enquiring about the Twilight packs for Pinball Arcade:

Custom Ball: Twilight Zone (£1.59/€1.99) – This is basically a skin for your ball with a spiral effect.
Add-On Pack 8 Pro: Twilight Zone (£6.49/€7.99) – This is the main table & operator Pro pack as explained below for a cheaper bundle than purchasing separately.
Pro Version Upgrade: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99) – This gives you access to the table Operator’s Menu (allowing you to change many factory default settings), the ability to move the ball around the table at will, a mode that lets you move the camera around the table, and tips on playing the table fromIFPA pinball pros.
Table Pack 8: Twilight Zone (£3.99/€4.99) – this is the main table as usual.

Kind Regards

Jawad,
Great week for PS/vita owners indeed.
When can we expect Phantasy star Online 2 to be released in Europe? Any information is deeply appreciated.

You guys rock!

WILL ALIENS COLONIAL MARINES BE RELEASED ON PSN AS A DOWNLOAD???

would like to know before I purchase a boxed copy.

£60 for black ops 2 lolz it’s only £50 on xboxlive talk about favoritism or what so something tells me it’s not EA pricing them up but sony themselves doing it for extra cash.

I will tell you a little secret, wel not a real secret since the whole world knows it: RESIDENT EVIL 2 WORKS!!!!!!!! SO PUT THE GAME BACK IN THE STORE!!!!!!!

sorry not EA i ment treyarch. but EA games are the same they are more expensive here than xboxlive.

I have activated the Instant Games Collection & have bought Alien Breed (Original), Bentley’s Hack Pack & The Nightmare pack for Sleeping Dogs.

I can’t afford anything else until I gain employment, as I have just been made redundant as of next week. I have a couple of interviews already though, so hopefully I can secure employment sooner rather than later and save most of my redundancy pay.

Take Care peeps!

Any chance of the Sly Thieves in Time demo coming out over here soon?

To anyone confused, these:

Alien Breed Trilogy- 20% off
Alien Breed Impact – 20% off
Alien Breed 3: Descent – 20% off
Alien Breed 2: Assault – 20% off

Are the modern updates to the Alien Breed game series with, bizarrely, the complete trilogy priced the same as the individual parts.

This, however:

Alien Breed
Price: £6.49/€7.99
PEGI: 12
Availability: All

Is the original topdown view Amiga game, but with updated graphics/control options. It also has a PS+ discount available, which hasn’t been mentioned in the Store update.

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QUESTION FOR JAWAD:

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Is Alien Breed a cross-platform purchase? It features cross-platform play, but no mention if you have to buy it for both systems.

Still no Ratchet and Clank Qforce for the vita? It was due in January and we’ve had no reason as to why it hasn’t shown up, poor form.

Hey Jawad.
Any chances of Dead or Alive 5 DLC sale?

Btw great update

Also please bug whoever needs bugging about Ratchet Q Force on Vita!

Hehe, lucky coincidence that neither Jawad or Chris “are in the house” to face what they caused.

But hey, at least we can be pretty sure that they’ll be busy with organizing the next spit into the face of us Germans.

@solarwind12
Jens isn’t forgiving, he is just stupid. There is a cut version of Sleeping Dogs, that is legally sold in Germany. The only real problem is probably that they don’t have a digital version of that game. And we aren’t worth to create such digital copy and offer that to use it seems, that’d be too much work. Why not give us another PSP game instead? Or a cheap PSN online game with a crippled amateur net code? That’s surely fair enough.