PlayStation®3 General Discussion

[D4N13L29041995]

Ok so here's the story: Last year after the PSN hacking everyone was given some free games to choose from. I chose ratchet and clank a quest for booty as one of them. However, now, just over a year later when I try to play this game, a message appears saying that to play this content I have to renew my license on the store. This involves paying for it... So what's happened and why can't I play the free game I was given? I haven't changed PSN accounts or anything like that Anyone know?

[Muttykins]

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D4N13L29041995 wrote:
Ok so here's the story: Last year after the PSN hacking everyone was given some free games to choose from. I chose ratchet and clank a quest for booty as one of them. However, now, just over a year later when I try to play this game, a message appears saying that to play this content I have to renew my license on the store. This involves paying for it... So what's happened and why can't I play the free game I was given? I haven't changed PSN accounts or anything like that Anyone know?

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If you downloaded the game it should be in your downloads list try downloading it from there.

[Occident]

Have you been game sharing?

[D4N13L29041995]

It's not in my dl list. I have not game shared as I know the risks of that in terms of security... However I do have my brother's account also on my ps3, he has a separate ps3

[GroundBreaker91]

Buy a copy its dirt cheap now, you can buy a nice new sealed copy from shopto for £9.85 and physical copies are way safer than digital in terms of you could suddenly lose it for no reason

[metallicorphan]

have you got 2 accounts?...maybe you tried gettign all 5 games,and R+C was on the other account

[LarasAider]

Is the free game Ratchet & Clank yours? ie: where you purchased it of the store using your own (present) account. 

If the game was downloaded using another account: You'll need to reinstate the account the game belongs too, back onto your PS3 and access the account holder's download list, to download R&C again, in order for you to play the content yourself; provided of course, whether the account holder is willing. 

...unless it's in your name. lol

Maybe you've created a new account and the game is associated with the old one. 

You'll need to log into your old account: 

If you can't remember password or log-in details, give Sony a call: 08447 360 595

[waltyftm]

You need to go into Account management, system activation, PS3 system and click on game, try this on both yours and your brothers accounts, hope iit helps.

[C98976]

PS+ members only i think

[D4N13L29041995]

Seems to be working now, I activated the system under my brother's account and now it works. I'd like to thank everyone in this thread for the help!