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First PSN Summer Sale 2012 info – 30% off for regular users, 50% off for Plus members

Take a look at the game selection for this year's PSN Summer Sale and information about other discounts starting next week.

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boogeyman9994337d ago

Infamous
Renegade Ops

Will buy

Crazyglues4337d ago

Shadow of the Colossus....

A Must buy

ABizzel14336d ago

It says first PSN summer sale, but I could have sworn they did a summer sale before?

Anywho, pretty much every game on the list is a great buy especially at 30% or 50% off. If you missed out on the following games I recommend you buy them now, you won't be disappointed.

Pac Man DX CE, NBA Jam, House of the Dead 3 (if you like it), Crysis,
Closure, Shadow of the Colossus HD, Infamous: Festival of Blood, Killzone 3 multiplayer (the whole game should be cheap by now), Renegade Ops, Catherine ($20), and Trine 2 ($7.49)

Droplitz ($5),

Rock of Ages ($5), pretty much bowling meets Monkey Ball. You roll the boulder down a huge hill filled with obstacles and things to crush, while maintaing momentum to knock down gates to progress to the next level. It's more fun than it sounds, but not for everyone.

Magic Orbs

IaMs124336d ago

I think they meant it as the first sale for the summer, not the first sale ever...

pixelsword4336d ago

Yeah, but if you have plus and get the 50% discount, will you still "own" the game if you stopped getting plus?

I'm serious here. I don't actually know.

MerkinMax4336d ago

I was wondering the same thing.

Soldierone4336d ago

Yes. If you BUY a game, even at discount, you keep it.

If it was FREE, then no.....

ginsunuva4336d ago

Anything you pay for you keep. Anything that's 100% free from Plus is taken away. Except avatars and little stuff like that I think.

ReservoirDog3164336d ago

Yeah if you pay anything for it, it's yours permanently. Even at a discount.

Anyone know what's gonna happen with all the stuff we buy on PSN/XBLA when the PS4/720 come out by the way?

Never thought of it before.

doogiebear4336d ago (Edited 4336d ago )

Yes the games u PAY for (even if on discount) you keep forever. I know because before I got the year subscription, I had the 3 month one, and when it expired, I got to keep the ones I paid money towards. The ones that were entirely "free" are the ones that stop working. U will know because it doesnt make u agree to the PS plus terms and conditions when u pay any amount of cash on the psn store. Only the free games ask u to agree with each download.

Also, when I check the expiration date of the free games, it shows when I need to renew membership. However when I check date of a game I PAID for (even of it was at a huge discount due to PS+), it shows NO expiration date nor a PS plus symbol when checking information/properties because once you pay even one penny for a game, u own it. It is just an awesome deal.

Also u can keep all PS minis and avatars and themes even if subscription expires. But ps3 and ps1 (and ps2 if they ever give those away) games will lock up and stop working.

dantesparda4336d ago (Edited 4336d ago )

i dont think you can keep the minis, cuz if i remember right, i couldnt play them when my sub ended.

Trebius514336d ago

they worked way too hard on the playstation network and home for it all not to transfer over to ps4.

i donno about xbox tho.

dc14336d ago

In short . If you pay one red cent for it, its yours for life (Whether on plus or not).

PSN Plus is great.

Cosmo8114336d ago

Yes. Discounted games are yours to keep, freebies are the ones you don't get to keep if your subscription ends.

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doogiebear4336d ago

I wish north America could get Darkstalkers as a discount. Europe got it free last month and I wish we could have gotten it (even of at discount).

Also, does anyone know what the 3 "FREE" games of July will be yet?

dantesparda4336d ago

Dont worry to much about it cuz it'll probably eventually come out in the US plus

Kurt Russell4336d ago

Shadow of the Colossus...

I've never played the game, but people on here seem to go bat shit mental for it, so that will be the one I purchase!

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Neo Nugget4337d ago

If you don't have Shadow of the Colossus yet, I'm willing to forgive you if you buy it as part of this sale.

TheFirstClassic4337d ago

I'm glad I'll have your forgiveness, I'll be getting crysis and shadow of the colossus for the price of one of them!

koston36474337d ago

will do, thanks for being so reasonable Nug...

Mr_Kuwabara4336d ago

Had SotC day one, on PS2. Way ahead of ya buddy.

GUYwhoPLAYSvideoGAME4336d ago (Edited 4336d ago )

honestly, if you don't have shadow of the colossus OR a ps3, it would be more than worth it to go buy a ps2 and a copy of sotc which would all be around 60$ which is the price of a new game nowadays anyway, and after that you would have a ps2 that you could play jak, ratchet and clank, okami, re4, ico, sly, god of war, and other games for ridiculously low prices on anyways, so sounds like a great deal to me

a08andan4336d ago

I bought the HD-collection but havent really got around to play it yet, so am I half-forgiven? :D I like to support games with an actual depth :P

BabyTownFrolics4336d ago

with the discount how much will it cost? I am definitely picking that up.

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Theo11304337d ago

Nice to see sony spread the love, I mostly play on pc, but it's nice to see this kind of thing on consoles.

soundslike4337d ago

Yep, I'm loving this ongoing trend of them chasing after Steams model.

Soldierone4337d ago

Is it actually 50 percent off? Last time it said 50 percent off, and some of the prices weren't....then again it probably said "up to"....

I might buy Festival of Blood, but other than that I either already scored the game due to an earlier sale, or dont want it.

Rage_S904336d ago

If you want a further discount you should PM Cgoodno(Admin), he can get you some codes.

sashimi4337d ago

I own quite a few of those and got some from psn plus for free but def will buy Catherine :)

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7 Deserving Games That Never Got Backward Compatibility

Backward compatibility works for many games on newer consoles, but titles such as The Simpsons: Hit and Run have been left out.

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20 Best Survival Games of All Time

From base building to swinging willies, here are the best survival games around, which include a couple of less than obvious picks.

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Vader821d 10h ago

No 7 days to die is criminal

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

It turns out that many moons ago, Microsoft once had its eye on the Sony published LittleBigPlanet series.

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XiNatsuDragnel4d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1822d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie2d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin2d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere2d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow1d 14h ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere2d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow1d 14h ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX3d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney1d 9h ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno3d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno2d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii2d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno2d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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