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Check Your PSN Inbox for a Free Week of Plus

"In the last couple of months, Playstation Plus has changed a lot. " - JPS

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Godmars2904228d ago

There are laws about offering free drug samples...

Saturne34228d ago (Edited 4228d ago )

Its an excellent idea! give costumers a taste of the product >:D

MostJadedGamer4228d ago

I am on a 30 day free trial right now, and I will NOT be renewing. I don't see any point in paying for this service.

darthv724228d ago

i would not take advantage of it. I am afraid i would get to addicted and have to sell my kidney to continue my habit.

I already sold one to support xblive.

Christopher4228d ago

MostJadedGamer is allowed his opinion.

As someone who has had the subscription since day one, I can definitely say that it's not for everyone. It can be hit and miss on the games you get each month as well as the deals. If you don't care about themes or avatars, those don't matter. If you already own many of the games you get for free a year or two after their release, you may not see it as a benefit.

PS+ isn't for everyone. But, it is great for those like me who tend to play a wide variety of games and like to save money and get new 'rentals' each month.

SaiyanFury4228d ago

A friend who works at Sony threw a code my way for a free month. I'm not going to say I don't see the point in paying for Plus, I do see it. There's a metric tonne of free giveaways and massive discounts to be had with a subscription. The thing is, I already have a lot of games that I've already paid to play, let along all of the free ones that Sony gives you with a Plus subscription. If I had more time (married with a baby daughter) I'm sure I could make use of it. Maybe when my daughter gets a little older and I have some more free time in my schedule. :)

zeeshan4227d ago

I bought Heavy Rain 2 months ago. I ordered the GOTY edition from Amazon so it came with a 30 day free trial of PSN PLUS.

I never planned to purchase PSN Plus but when my trial ended, I found myself craving for the damn service! My god! It's fantastic unless of course you are one of those gamers who play almost every game.

I love PSN Plus and enjoying every minute of it and this is coming from a guy who never saw the whole point of it.

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LOGICWINS4228d ago

"Additionally, a credit card must be on your account to redeem it or it will reject you."

And what of people who don't want to put their credit card info out there?

Godmars2904228d ago

Crap. I actually have to agree with you on this one...

And who's not going to sign on for a week then forget about it when the credit card statement rolls in up to a month later?

admiralvic4228d ago

you use a credit card giftcard. Most places sell like a Visa card, which can be used on the PSN as a credit card and works like one too. Very round about way of doing it, but if you're going a longer period of plus or really want to save a few bucks on a game, then it's a suitable solution.

MostJadedGamer4228d ago

Turn automatic funding off. Of delete your credit card info afterwards

SonyStyled4228d ago

add your credit card to redeem it, then delete the card from your account. thats what i did when i got a free months trial

Campy da Camper4228d ago

Unlike LIVE., you can easily remove your credit card info
Also, you can set your system to not auto renew. Out of all the console differences, this to me is the biggest. Xbox made me physically call their call center to have it removed. What a pain

Soldierone4228d ago

To above, even if you remove it, it will stay in their database for some time afterwards.

Also the gift card thing works, just be sure to have at least a dollar on it, and go online to activate it. Sometimes they don't work because companies got smart and started learning what a gift card number is.

WillGuitarGuy4228d ago (Edited 4228d ago )

You need a credit card on your account regardless to activate most PS+ codes. I had the same thing pop up when I input some PS+ codes that I got at PAX.

If you don't want a free month of PS+ then don't bother. Simple as that.

LOGICWINS4228d ago

"add your credit card to redeem it, then delete the card from your account. thats what i did when i got a free months trial"

Thanks. I'll give it a shot!

slaton244228d ago

u do no they have ps+ cards like they have crapbox360 cards right

Bleucrunch4227d ago

One of the best features of plus is the cloud storage...OMG the idea that my saved game files are safe in the event of a console crash is sooo reassuring..all of the discounts and free games is beyond good....I do not mind paying for plus its certainly a better bargain than LIVE!

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RmanX10004228d ago

"Free week of plus?! Alright!"
*owns a Vita*
" .... "
*sob sob sob*

ZoyosJD4228d ago (Edited 4228d ago )

Save it for November? Edit: missed the by October 11th, but still...

just get a PS3? If you haven't your already missing too much.

RmanX10004228d ago

Not the point. I cant just go BUY one. Dont exactly have the money at the moment.

Kran4228d ago

easier said than done. Not sure someone will buy an entire console for 1 week of PS Plus...

ZoyosJD4228d ago

???

6 years and you don't have a PS3, yet...

withing 8 months you have a VITA, and still can't "just go BUY" a PS3.

I'm not saying buy a plane ticket for the peanuts. I'm saying why haven't you already taken the trip.

RmanX10004228d ago

Wasnt interested in anything really. Any game on the PS3 that i REALLY wanted was also on Xbox 360. Had no need to go get one right away. I only got a Vita for Persona 4 Golden.

rpd1234228d ago

Eh, I don't have a PS3. I'd love one (was hoping for the super slim to have a price cut) but I don't have the money. I have a 360 and while there are a lot of PS3 exclusives I'd love to play, I don't want to play them that much. I did get a Vita because it was time for a new handheld (the DS and PSP weren't cutting it) and because of Assassins Creed 3 Liberation and Uncharted.

mushroomwig4228d ago

Pretty decent business idea, get people into the service by giving them free access for a week and then gently pushing them to resubscribe in order to keep the games they've downloaded.

Ryo-Hazuki4228d ago (Edited 4228d ago )

I have PS Plus and they still sent me a free trial lol But it wasn't a free week but it was free 30 days

SoundGamer4228d ago

Same here. I have had PS+ since the day it launched and they sent me a voucher early this morning.

xGet_In_There4228d ago

I was hoping to get a free trial. I had Plus for a while but never renewed it. Sure enough all it was was a message asking me to come back lol.

jukins4228d ago

yea i got this too free 30 days.

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Rolling the Dice: Do Modern RPGs Miss the Point of Team-Based Play?

It seems it was long time ago. A bunch of friends spending hours on end playing RPG games, sitting around the table with the box of cold pizza. Excited about the story, listening to the Game Master, they were completely engaged in the worlds only visible to them and their imaginations.

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Takwin2618d ago

The GM is the programmer, and in MMOs and co-ops, you can play with others. If you want to ONLY use your imagination for the visuals, read a book.

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Record of Agarest War 2 announced for PS3

Scrawl: "Looks like we know how that new Compile Heart countdown is going to end. The latest issue of Famitsu has confirmed that Agarest Senki 2, known as Record of Agarest War 2 in the US, is Compile Heart’s newest title."

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Godmars2905063d ago

1) Hope they put it on disc this time.
2) Hope this is a positive for Neptune coming over as well.

Demons Souls5063d ago

If so, that's being developed & published by Idea Factory. Compile Heart has nothing to do with it (Thank God for that).

Godmars2905063d ago (Edited 5063d ago )

Thought Compile Heart was one of the companies lending characters.

Was also speaking in general as in regards to a US of Neptune. If these guys are offing a second game, NIS or Atlus, both of whom offer quirkier titles, will put that one out.

@kagon01:
My issue isn't - wholly - with the DL-only option, but the price. The first game should be $30. Maybe $40, and by that I mean $39.99. The only reason its $45 is the 360 disc version which has extras. Nevermind that by all rights its a PS2 game. Something that proabbly could have been done if the devs had the GOW2 engine or tools.

ClownBelt5063d ago

I approve of this god damn message.

Could have gotten my 60 bucks if they just put it on a disc.

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Tripl3seis5063d ago

Another exclusive damnn the ps3 keeps on rollin wit games awesome ;)

Jack-Pyro5063d ago

Is this a half decent SRPG, porn aside, cause if it is, i might just decide to go and buy it for the 360.

Anon73495063d ago

There's no porn just some sexual innuendos but that's it.

Also it is a great game by itself, maybe not graphically but everything else is top tier.

RedDevils5063d ago

so it had some kind of "top tier" porn story jk

ThanatosDMC5063d ago

Yup, it's a decent game. I just hate that a move has to go first before any attack options.

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Bless Online Korean MMORPG Gets Server Merge

This is not the first time that Bless Online receives a server merge in Korea. An announcement was made on the official Korean site.

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Bismarn2653d ago

Bless must be an amazing game to be on all these platforms (according to the tags): iPad iPhone Nintendo DS PC PS Vita PS2 PS3 PS4 PSP Wii Wii U Xbox Xbox 360 Xbox One