As I’m sure you’re all well aware, after almost a month of downtime, the PlayStation Network is finally up and running again after being hacked into back around Easter. Players have wasted no time getting back into the swing of things online, if the overwhelming, system-crashing number of password change requests are any indication.
To make up for the long downtime and the potential threat of credit card information being at risk, Sony released a “welcome back” package for the PlayStation Store’s return. Though some may not be able to get those rewards just yet, that hasn’t stopped some from criticizing the offerings made by Sony for the package.
One of the common complaints is the game selection up for download for the PS3 and PSP, usually directed at how old the games are because many players have them already. Sony defended their free games selection, explaining that they wanted to pick games that had earned highly positive reviews upon their initial releases. And while they acknowledge the complaints, they understand that it’s simply impossible to please everybody, so they did the best they could.
The other major complaint is the 30 free days of PlayStation Plus. While that may seem like a solid deal, gamers have discovered that any content downloaded during that 30 day period will be gone once the time has passed. Sony said that that’s simply how PlayStation Plus works and that there isn’t much that can be done about it. They further said that one should simply look at it as a free month of exclusive content and should try to make the best of it.
While the complaints are certainly valid to a certain extend and it would’ve been nice to have some more current titles available for download, at least Sony is doing something meaningful. They could’ve just as easily blamed everything on the hackers and not done anything to make up for lost time.
Do you think Sony’s welcome back package is sufficient? If not, what do you think Sony should have included instead?
Leave any thoughts you may have in the comments below.
Source: The Escapist
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Thank you for proofing my point on the greedy part mates, those of you who think this compensation plan is crap that is. You sit there and say you want more, we need more than 2 free games and a month of PS+. And your sitting there saying your not greedy? I’m sorry people, but Sony has already lost millions or perhaps billions of dollars due to the hacking and you still want more? What more do you want? A free year of PS+? Uhhh won’t happen. PS+ is 50 bucks a year, times that by over 77 million people and Sony will go bankrupt faster than you could wipe your own arse. You want the selection of games to be newer games. F*** no.
Here’s a little situation, say Sony does let you download 2 new games that have come out. Let’s choose L.A. Noire and Black Ops.(Remember this is a what if situation) Sure you be psyched that you get a free copy of those two highly awesome games, but in the end you have over 77 million people downloading those 2 games for “free”. Noire is 60 bucks and Black Ops is around 45 bucks. Times that by 77 mil and you got one nasty bankrupt.
Sure this looks like some ploy to give you a taste of PS+, so in the long run you’ll buy it. And you know what, after Sony losing all this money, I’m not surprised they’re using such “dirty” tricks to get money back. Hell it seems like the perfect plan. Without money you can say goodbye to future PS3 titles and future Sony products and systems. You have to first put yourselve in the shoes of the corporate people, because if you don’t, you come off as a greedy little pig who wants more slop even though the farmer has given you enough. Now shut the f*** up and pick your 2 godd**** games that Sony is offering.
Also you think, no wait, you believe I don’t care about my personal info? Man ever since the internet was created, nobodies personal info has been safe. You have facebook? Your personal info has already been looked at by hackers. Got myyearbook? Myspace? Twitter? Yahoo? Google? All of those accounts have been looked at and imply that I don’t give a rat’s arse about personal info. You know what f*** you, because I knew the effing risk of putting my personal info into the internet world. Apparently you didn’t get the memo so here it is. NO ONE IS SAFE IF YOUR ON THE INTERNET!!!!!!
To start off, the most expensive game on PSN I know about is mass effect 2 and it cost sixty dollars last time I checked. Most of the other games vary between that and ten dollars. I know infamous and LBP cost thirty dollars each not including taxes.Its true sony cant afford to give 77 million people a sixty dollar game each but despite what you thing the ps3 hasn’t sold 77 units. That means most of the accounts are dummy accounts.If Sony offered us two games of our choice what would we get? Most of PS stores games are not new and don’t cost that much. They don’t have black ops, l.a noire or other big games on PS store. If Sony offered us to games of our choice I doubt they would lose that much more money.
You are a sad, angry little man. Why don’t you take your own advise, “Now shut the f*** up”. There is nothing wrong with people complaining that Sony’s offer is crap. Especially when C.J. Smillie asks people to voice their opinions. I hear people complaining that they already own the games Sony is offering. Whats wrong with that? Whats wrong with complaining that offering a free month of PSN+ is just a ploy by Sony to gain more subscribers? Those are valid arguments. Your counter argument that they should just “shut the F*** Up.” is not valid. Sony could offer other games and it would be no consequence to them. They have tons of bargain bin games they could offer. What about Resistance, Motorstorm, Lair etc. I would be completely satisfied with the GoW collection and nothing else. That would be of no consequence to Sony to offer that. I think people have every right to complain. I also think people can take what they are offered or leave it. But, that is not for you to decide or to berate people for voicing their opinions.
Dude, I think this DrFreis guy is right, people need to stop complaining about this whole welcome back package. 16bit I see your points are valid, but there’s a point when opinions turn into bitching and right now, some people are bitching about this plan. Sony chose those games cause they got high ratings and were very popular in their day. The GoW would be awesome and so would the other games that you mentioned, so instead of replying to someone’s opinion, because I think this DrFreis is just voicing his opinion or bitching, take your pick. Instead voice that to Sony and ask why not offer their exclusive high rating games. Just sayin.
I’m O.k. with the offers. I don’t have Infamous or Dead Nation, although I did rent and beat Infamous like three years ago. I already have PSN+ so two extra months is fine by me. I think the 100 Home items is a pretty sweet deal. But I can see where people who have all the games already are not only obvious Sony supporters, but are also getting the shaft. People who don’t have PSN+ are only getting a taste and then get the free items taken away if they don’t sign up. (They only get to keep the items they actually pay for). Some people have no use for Home items. Are some people not only complaining, but bitching? Sure. But I think they have the right to bitch away. I live in America where we have the right to bitch. Even though we might take advantage of that right.
Drfreis can voice his opinion but he doesn’t have to be obscene about it. Especially when the whole point of this thread is to “Leave any thoughts you may have in the comments below.”
It’s ok Sony. You only allowed our personal information to be stolen and sold. You are totally justified in making careless arrogant condescending comments.
personally people should stop whining and deal with it. The games are awesome even tho i have LBP and Infamous already i appreciate the generosity of sony. But the Playstation plus could be worked on just a tad.
These are GAMES people. You used to pay a quarter and play a good arcade game and when you were done there were no strings attached. This huge conglomerate had your information stolen and the primary users are only concerned with games?
Even if the free games amounted to over $300.00 that’s nothing compared to what can be done with your information.
If nothing happens that’s good, but the information getting out is reason enough to be at this company’s throat. This apathetic apology is nothing more than “we’re sorry, give us more money to cover the whole we blew into the Playstation brand”. There are still murmurs going on that they still lose money on each system sold- don’t know if its true, but if it is then this is truly a horrible picture.
If you continue to ignore how Sony treats its “customers” then are these “free” games and PSN really worth it? I’m sure they’re safer “drugs”.