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Generous Sony apology

DARK-KNIGHT · 2011-05-10 08:37:39

Sony have stated they are set to offer psn users 2 free games of there choice to compensate for psn being down due to hackers!!! I think this is a nice gesture I no longer have a ps3 but Sony I'm impressed!! Heard it on news on fm 104 there

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Sony have stated they are set to offer psn users 2 free games of there choice to compensate for psn being down due to hackers!!!

I think this is a nice gesture I no longer have a ps3 but Sony I'm impressed!!

Heard it on news on fm 104 there

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#2 10-05-2011 9:41am
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They should offer people an Xbox

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#3 10-05-2011 9:42am
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DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

Sony have stated they are set to offer psn users 2 free games of there choice to compensate for psn being down due to hackers!!!

I think this is a nice gesture I no longer have a ps3 but Sony I'm impressed!!

Heard it on news on fm 104 there

Not really new news but then again what news is. There is a whole thread about it over on hte meda thread. Loads of folk will be complaining that they already have the offered games.

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#4 10-05-2011 10:00am
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padair wrote: »

Not really new news but then again what news is. There is a whole thread about it over on hte meda thread. Loads of folk will be complaining that they already have the offered games.

I started this here for psn users most might not u that other forum!!

They said on radio that it was any 2 games?

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#5 10-05-2011 10:02am
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Which games are in the list? Will everyone get it? Or is it only for te o
Es who cc details were gone?Do you need to apply or something?

Still: fair play.

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#6 10-05-2011 10:04am
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DARK-KNIGHT wrote: »

I started this here for psn users most might not u that other forum!!

They said on radio that it was any 2 games?

It's 2 games from a list of 5

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#7 10-05-2011 10:10am
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There're all gems;

Aqua Panic
Brain Challenge
flOw
Go! Sudoku
Sky Diving

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#8 10-05-2011 10:14am
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grizzly wrote: »

There're all gems;

Aqua Panic
Brain Challenge
flOw
Go! Sudoku
Sky Diving

are any of those good?

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#9 10-05-2011 10:16am
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grizzly wrote: »

There're all gems;

Aqua Panic
Brain Challenge
flOw
Go! Sudoku
Sky Diving

Seriously?

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#10 10-05-2011 10:16am
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Flow is amazing, played the flash version and had to code my own version for a class project in college... i think I played it more than I actually worked on my assignment....

Get FlOw

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#11 10-05-2011 10:16am
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Either way I regret selling my ps3 now I love freebies lol

Radio station defo said any game they must have facts mixed up though!

It is a nice gesture though.

If xbl went down I wouldn't bother playing it as all I'm playing now is bc2 and looking forward to 3

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#12 10-05-2011 10:18am
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grizzly wrote: »

There're all gems;

Aqua Panic
Brain Challenge
flOw
Go! Sudoku
Sky Diving

Not even worth free:rolleyes:

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#13 10-05-2011 10:18am
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ShadowHearth wrote: »

Which games are in the list? Will everyone get it? Or is it only for te o
Es who cc details were gone?Do you need to apply or something?

Still: fair play.

It would have to be for all seeing as nobody had access to psn!

Enjoy all

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#14 10-05-2011 10:20am
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Josey Wales wrote: »

Seriously?

No! I was kidding. I'm hoping they'll full a pick from full "retail" type games.

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#15 10-05-2011 10:42am
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They havent said what the list is yet.. im guessing it will be the likes of LBP and warhawk....

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#16 10-05-2011 10:48am
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Already a massive mega-thread on it... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056229593

It was announced a few days ago

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#17 10-05-2011 10:59am
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wonder can you use multiple accounts to get free games? I have a usa, jap and eu one, if it worksim getting me Resident Evil 2 on the us psn store

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#18 10-05-2011 11:31am
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Tallon wrote: »

Already a massive mega-thread on it... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056229593

It was announced a few days ago

I don't frequent the ps forum!!

Thanks for pointing that out anyways

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I'm sure content providers will be doing a lot better in terms of compo then average Joe/Jo punter

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#20 10-05-2011 12:07pm
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calex71 wrote: »

I'm sure content providers will be doing a lot better in terms of compo then average Joe/Jo punter

That's true I would imagine developers are delighted

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#21 10-05-2011 12:17pm
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I'd prefer money credited to the account rather than picking 2 games out of 5 to be honest. Or at least offer a 50% discount on any item. This reeks of "Okay, that fridge you bought from us exploded and destroyed your utility room... Would you like a toaster or a kettle?"

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#22 10-05-2011 12:24pm
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Barrington wrote: »

I'd prefer money credited to the account rather than picking 2 games out of 5 to be honest. Or at least offer a 50% discount on any item. This reeks of "Okay, that fridge you bought from us exploded and destroyed your utility room... Would you like a toaster or a kettle?"

Money credited to your account? How much money did the PSN being down cost you exactly?

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#23 10-05-2011 12:40pm
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NotorietyH wrote: »

Money credited to your account? How much money did the PSN being down cost you exactly?

I'll let you know when I get my next credit card statement.

I'm not asking for something for free. Sony are offering something for free so as to apologise to PSN users who lost the ability to play online and use PSN features, as well as for the faults in their security systems which had possibly resulted in people's names, addresses, credit card info, email address and password being stolen. What I'm saying is, crediting money to your PSN account would be a better reward than allowing you to download 2 games from a list of 5, which with the exception of flOw doesn't look all that appealing. No Pain, no Trash Panic... It's not that great a selection.

Sony need to do something to win back customers over this. With so few big exclusives over the past few years, people could take this opportunity to jump ship to the 360. If Sony want to win customers back, those games aren't going to do it.

Edit: Apologies, I see now that the person who posted the list of 5 games was lying. Point still stands though. The reward has to be good enough to warrant staying with PSN. I have a 360 too and right now, I'm considering trading some of the games in bought on PS3 for their 360 equivalent.

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#24 10-05-2011 12:55pm
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Barrington wrote: »

I'll let you know when I get my next credit card statement.

I'm not asking for something for free. Sony are offering something for free so as to apologise to PSN users who lost the ability to play online and use PSN features, as well as for the faults in their security systems which had possibly resulted in people's names, addresses, credit card info, email address and password being stolen. What I'm saying is, crediting money to your PSN account would be a better reward than allowing you to download 2 games from a list of 5, which with the exception of flOw doesn't look all that appealing. No Pain, no Trash Panic... It's not that great a selection.

Sony need to do something to win back customers over this. With so few big exclusives over the past few years, people could take this opportunity to jump ship to the 360. If Sony want to win customers back, those games aren't going to do it.

Edit: Apologies, I see now that the person who posted the list of 5 games was lying. Point still stands though. The reward has to be good enough to warrant staying with PSN. I have a 360 too and right now, I'm considering trading some of the games in bought on PS3 for their 360 equivalent.

huh? the ps3 was way ahead of the 360 exclusive wise lately

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krudler wrote: »

huh? the ps3 was way ahead of the 360 exclusive wise lately

Compared to a few years ago though. Obviously, there are still exclusives, and some damn good ones like Uncharted. But compared to maybe 5 or 6 years ago?

What I'm saying is that a lot of the big games and franchises are on both systems. So making the leap from PS3 to 360 isn't that big a leap in terms of games available

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#26 10-05-2011 1:07pm
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there is no list yet so?

i was not hit by all this bananza, as i dont play ps3 much lately, but its allways nice to get something free :P

i really hope they will give something decent thought...

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#27 10-05-2011 1:11pm
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Barrington wrote: »

I'll let you know when I get my next credit card statement.

I'm not asking for something for free. Sony are offering something for free so as to apologise to PSN users who lost the ability to play online and use PSN features, as well as for the faults in their security systems which had possibly resulted in people's names, addresses, credit card info, email address and password being stolen. What I'm saying is, crediting money to your PSN account would be a better reward than allowing you to download 2 games from a list of 5, which with the exception of flOw doesn't look all that appealing. No Pain, no Trash Panic... It's not that great a selection.

Sony need to do something to win back customers over this. With so few big exclusives over the past few years, people could take this opportunity to jump ship to the 360. If Sony want to win customers back, those games aren't going to do it.

Edit: Apologies, I see now that the person who posted the list of 5 games was lying. Point still stands though. The reward has to be good enough to warrant staying with PSN. I have a 360 too and right now, I'm considering trading some of the games in bought on PS3 for their 360 equivalent.

And how much money would you expect?

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#28 10-05-2011 1:19pm
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Barrington wrote: »

Compared to a few years ago though. Obviously, there are still exclusives, and some damn good ones like Uncharted. But compared to maybe 5 or 6 years ago?

What I'm saying is that a lot of the big games and franchises are on both systems. So making the leap from PS3 to 360 isn't that big a leap in terms of games available

Barrington wrote: »

Sony need to do something to win back customers over this. With so few big exclusives over the past few years, people could take this opportunity to jump ship to the 360. If Sony want to win customers back, those games aren't going to do it.

Ye Sony suck.

All metacritic scores

2007
PS3
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 89
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 88
MotorStorm 84
Warhawk 84

Xbox 360
Halo 3 94
Forza Motorsport 2 90
Project Gotham Racing 4 85
Crackdown 83
Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation 80

Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 97
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption 90
Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure 87
Super Paper Mario 85

2008
PS3
LittleBigPlanet 95
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 94
Resistance 2 87
Valkyria Chronicles 86
MotorStorm: Pacific Rift 82
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue 80

Xbox 360
Gears of War 2 93
Fable II 89
Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise 82
Naruto: The Broken Bond 80

Wii
Super Smash Bros. Brawl 93
Boom Blox 85
No More Heroes 83
Mario Kart Wii 82
Wii Fit 80
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King 82

2009
PS3
Uncharted 2 96
Killzone 2 91
MLB 09: The Show 90
Demon's Souls 89
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time 87
inFamous 85

Xbox 360
Forza Motorsport 3 92
Halo ODST 83
Halo Wars 82

Wii
Metroid Prime Trilogy 91
New Super Mario Bros. Wii 87
Little King's Story 87
Boom Blox Bash Party 86
Punch-Out!! 86
MadWorld 81
EA Sports Active 81
Muramasa: The Demon Blade 81
Wii Sports Resort 80
Wii Fit Plus 80
EA Sports Active More Workouts 80
A Boy and His Blob 80

2010
PS3
God of War III 92
MLB 10 91
Heavy Rain 87
Gran Turismo 5 84
Mod Nation Racers 82
Yakuza 3 80

Xbox 360
Halo Reach 91
Alan Wake 83
Fable 3 80

Wii
Super Mario Galaxy 2 97
Kirby's Epic Yarn 87
Donkey Kong Country Returns 87
Sin and Punishment: Star Successor 87
Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars 85
Monster Hunter Tri 84
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 82
Trauma Team 82
GoldenEye 007 81
Red Steel 2 80

2011
PS3
Little Big Planet 92
Killzone 3 84
MLB 11 89
Prince of Persia Classic Trilogy HD 81

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#29 10-05-2011 1:36pm
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i loled varik, fair play to ya man! good point.

the longer i play xbox, the more i realise that ps3 has way bettter exclusives. its a shame you cant just get your friends to switch platform

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according to that list i should buy a Wii
(actually i have a Wii and it's poo)

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#31 10-05-2011 1:46pm
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Barrington wrote: »

I'll let you know when I get my next credit card statement.

If there is a fraudulent charge on your credit card, once you notify them you won't pay it either, so again, it's costing you nothing. That is even under the slim chance that your credit card details are taken and used.

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