PlayStation®Network General

[k1llabeastie]

''Automatic Downloading

With PSN + you PS3 will search through your game library and look for updates (patches) for your games and then download them with out having to pop the disc in for each and every game. (as they are available) This even works with PS3 Firmware updates so you never need to lift a finger.

Also you can schedule what time you want you PS3 to update if any ones are available so it never has to get in the way of say watching a blu-ray movie or streaming content to your PS3.''

very nice

[simpgraus]

ok. i guess i get psn + at some stage,

my main question say i buy a yrs subscription, and then after that year i decide it not worth it.. do i lost anything i get in the time i have the service .. other then the new content coming for the new month.

example.. if i get a mini games do i lose it when the service expries, or can i still use it even after the subscription has ended?

[AJTRIX2]

So let me get this straight the games you receive are only yours as long as the subscription is active, sorry but id rather flush my money down the toilet, PSN + = Immense FAIL

[havik79]

Sorry if its been asked but there too many posts to read them all.

Do we have to use the EU, because i would rather get psn+ with me USA account, sorry sony i love ps but dumping us Aussies on the EU PSN which has nothing compared to the USA is just stuffed.

[Spirit0fLight]

What about if you already own little big planet? do we get to pick another?

[fi8767]

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Firefox2000 wrote:

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Lifeshield wrote:

Doesn't seem worth the sign up fee to me. I still get to play online for free, which is all I really care about currently, so why would I really need to sign up?

Just feels like no true incentive other than to be part of Sony's "elite" squad.

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You dont, thats the great thing about it, you still get to play online, and chat online ingame and text message online and do everything you do at present online, it wont detract in any way from the PSN you enjoy now........but some like myself find that getting access to better bargins on the PSN arcade games, X-Chat and a score of games and stuff to play while subscribed is defianlty worth trying at least once for 15 months(3 month free with the first year sub).

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Thats a USA only offer firefox!

[Ew_Tux]

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fi8767 wrote:

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Firefox2000 wrote:

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Lifeshield wrote:

Doesn't seem worth the sign up fee to me. I still get to play online for free, which is all I really care about currently, so why would I really need to sign up?

Just feels like no true incentive other than to be part of Sony's "elite" squad.

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You dont, thats the great thing about it, you still get to play online, and chat online ingame and text message online and do everything you do at present online, it wont detract in any way from the PSN you enjoy now........but some like myself find that getting access to better bargins on the PSN arcade games, X-Chat and a score of games and stuff to play while subscribed is defianlty worth trying at least once for 15 months(3 month free with the first year sub).

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Thats a USA only offer firefox!

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And to add, Cross Chat is NOT part of PSN+ as it stands ...

[KRadiation]

If only the games had been

1 PSone game

1 PSN game

1 Mini game

1 PS2 Game

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The fact I still have an option for creating a PS2 memory card on my slim means sony must have plans for PS3 support somwehere down the line.  I was hoping this was it

[mikeeyboy]

So if I buy for the 3mths to trial it, do I lose access to the games I have already recieved free or are they mine to keep?

Mikeeyboy

[Ew_Tux]

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mikeeyboy wrote:

So if I buy for the 3mths to trial it, do I lose access to the games I have already recieved free or are they mine to keep?

Mikeeyboy

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You will lose access untill you renew your subscription.

Some Subscriber content may be made available for download for limited periods only. As mentioned in our PlayStation Plus FAQ, you’ll need to ensure that you grab the subscriber stuff as it appears.  It’s also true that you won’t be able to retrospectively get any such content, so if you want everything that PlayStation Plus has to offer you’ll need to subscribe from the word go.

There are two types of Subscriber based downloadable content, split neatly into those that you can re-download after your subscription ends and those that you can’t, as we’ve said in the past.

• Type 1: Premium Avatars and Themes, which, so long as you download when originally available you can re-download after you end your subscription.
• Type 2: PSN games, PS1 games, Minis and “Premium Game Elements” which we assume is a fancy word for DLC.  This, as you’d expect, will no longer be accessible for use after your subscription period expires, even if you downloaded it before expiry.

Again, the new terms point out that if you do not renew your subscription immediately at the end of each Subscription Period, but later renew your subscription, you may lose your rights to access any Type 2 content. So, either you keep the subscription going, or you’ll lose all Type 2 content.

Automatic downloads have finally been detailed: they will only be usable by a single PS3 per subscriber account at any time, and will happen every 48 hours at a time you select.  The PS3 will turn on automatically every 2 days to check for system software, game patches and game demos. Firmware updates won’t be applied until you’ve accepted the terms.

It appears there’s a limit to the number of game demos to be kept, and if you’ve turned their auto download on, then the least recently used demos will be deleted to make room.