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[iamthevirus]

This isn't a moaning message, trust me...  But as a PS+ user who subscribes for the free games, I was a little disappointed this month with the free content.  Our PS1 game disappeared after a day and the only full game "Costume Quest" disappeared after two weeks.  The states got a ton of free content, so did Japan.  I was just wondering what the reasons for the light content in the EU are and if next month will make up for it.

[lair360]

It's all part of SCEE & Sony problems. But, I am glad that I am not part of their services... paying £40 is a RIP OFF!!!!

[moriarty1975]

Doesn't look that light to me :

Games

Costume Quest - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011
1000 Tiny Claws (minis) - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011
Speedball 2: Evolution (minis) - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011
Street Smart (minis)
Arc The Lad (PS one Classic, removed from the store but coming back soon still free to PS+ users)

Alien Zombie Death (mini) – 100% discount for one week

Age of Zombies (mini) – 100% discount for one week

Dead Nation – 100% discount for one week

Special Offers

Resident Evil 4 HD and Resident Evil: Code Veronica - 50% off until 12 October 2011
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Multiplayer Experience - exclusive to PlayStation Plus subscribers until 19 October 2011
Armageddon Riders - 40% discount
topatoi - 70% discount
The Marbians - 25% discount until 19 October 2011

20% off all new Studio themes

25% off Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition for one week only

20% off Renegade Ops for two weeks only

60% off Under Siege for two weeks

20% off Okabu for one week

20% off Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken for one week

20% off Worms: Crazy Golf for two weeks

GT5 DLC Bundle exclusively priced at £7.19/€8.99 for Plus members

Alien Zombie Mega Death – 50% discount for one week

Burn Zombie Burn! – 50% discount for one week

Zombie Apocalypse – 50% discount for one week

infamous 2: Festival of Blood – 20% discount for one week

Dynamic themes and Premium Avatars

Stripe Shift: Part 1 theme
Halloween: Starry Night theme
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ICO Avatar 2
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[lair360]

Uhhhh... from the looks of your list, the list looks smaller than US / JP...

Kudos anyway for your efforts!

[Muttykins]

If you check the store update today they have added some extra free stuff for plus users.

[iamthevirus]

lol - that answers that question.  thanks guys - I'm going to have fun in the store tonight.

[Unicronic]

PS+ is very hit and miss and in recent months EU has been horrific compared to USA. Regarding the last major update:

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Games

Costume Quest - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011 - OLD GAME. 
1000 Tiny Claws (minis) - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011 - Minis are meh
Speedball 2: Evolution (minis) - at no extra cost until 19 October 2011 - Awful compared to original
Street Smart (minis) - Meh
Arc The Lad - Release was messed up due to SCEE botch job

Alien Zombie Death (mini) – 100% discount for one week - Old 

Age of Zombies (mini) – 100% discount for one week - Old

Dead Nation – 100% discount for one week - Good but was given away as part of welcome back. 

Special Offers

Special offers are usually decent to ok. 

Dynamic themes and Premium Avatars

On the whole the above are ok.

The main gripe that I have with PS+ is that it was originally promoted as a service for those "who want to get more from PlayStation". But so many games are offered that are long in the tooth. The service could be and should be so much more sophisticated for reasons I won't detail here. In short it short be smart enough to offer something for everyone but currently it offers little to most.

A quick point of clarity - Paying for a discount is not a discount however you stack it. That means PS+ should be valued according to the quality of the freebies and exclusives and recently it has been distinctly poor.

[paddybee]

still, it's good this month-

new game, a couple of minis, and all of the crash bandicoot ps1 games for free!!!!!