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    Steve Watts posted a new article, PlayStation 'Welcome Back' rewards available.

    Sony has made its free Welcome Back downloads available, and described how to grab your games. Some users, however, are reporting connection problems due to the rush of eager downloads.
    Jun 03, 2011 11:30am PDT
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    Steve Watts posted a new article, PlayStation 'Welcome Back' rewards available.

    Sony has made its free Welcome Back downloads available, and described how to grab your games. Some users, however, are reporting connection problems due to the rush of eager downloads. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      woo, something to look forward to after an expensive May : RikiTiki2
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        oh and Plus for 30 days? neat! : RikiTiki2
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          Stacking is probably the best free game of the welcome back promotion! : Haxim
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            I don't see Stacking listed? : Thund3rball
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              It's one of the games you can play for free with an active PSN+ subscription I think? : Haxim
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                That offer was only available for a few weeks (or a month maybe). Can't get it for free anymore. :( : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
                • Oh I thought all the games that they were announcing for PSN+ were available for as long as your sub was ... : Haxim
    • Has anyone checked out what the "On Us" movie rentals are? Apparently that's for just this weekend only.... : Gorkgork
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      Can't even get into PSN Store. Overloaded! : Opticom
      • Sony is doomed. : HockeyJohnston
      • This probably should have been released pretty late, like 2am. Traffic is terrible right now. : aasyranth
    • I guess it's still overloaded or something. I get the ambiguous, "An error has occurred" when trying to l... : DM7
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      Already have Infamous and Little Big Planet. Out of Dead Nation, Super Stardust HD, and Wipeout HD, which : baron calamityThis person is cool!
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        Wipeout HD (cue haiku telling me I'm wrong) : EbuThis person is cool!
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          wtf, no need for haiku to tell how wrong you are : kaankasim
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            Of those three games (all of which I own), I most regret Wipeout HD. SSDHD is fricking awesome, and D... : EbuThis person is cool!
            • I don't understand this at all. Wideout HD is amazing! : Wikidd
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        did you have an account before they took psn down? I don't think they are giving games away to people who... : sigproThis person is cool!
        • Good question. I'll find out soon. : baron calamityThis person is cool!
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      stupid thing error'd on me and I lost the ability to download my 1st game. What the fuck! : legsbrogan
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        Same thing happened to me. I got the 2nd game no problem though and will chill as I'm sure many folks ha... : Goto10
        • Actually, I found out a way to check. IT's pretty lame though. It picked Wipeout for me. Go to Account... : legsbrogan
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      I wish they had just done a store credit (even if it was less than the combined dollar value). The on... : EbuThis person is cool!
      • Yeah that's a huge kick in the balls from Sony. The idiots couldn't even get their "we're sorry" right. : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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        Sounds like you got to play those games for free already so I don't see how you can complain. Me OTOH, I... : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
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          I did not get them "for free" But I disliked LBP, so I no longer have it, and having beaten Infamous ... : EbuThis person is cool!
          • Sorry, thought you were inferring that you gameshared 'em. I wonder if I can use my Euro and Japan PSN... : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
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      If I haven't played any of these games what's my best bet? : NastyJackThis person is cool!
      • Since I already have Wipeout HD, I'm getting InFamous and LBP. If LBP doesn't interest you, get Wipeout ... : DrWaffles
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        I'm picking up Infamous and Wipeout HD. Lot's of people round here suggested Infamous to me when I first ... : korruptedone
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          I think I'll do the same. I know LBP got great reviews but after playing Super Mario Galaxy 2 recently I ... : NastyJackThis person is cool!
          • Why would it compare? They're completely different games. Also, LBP wasn't much fun for me. I played i... : EbuThis person is cool!
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      I'll pass... I dont want my information hacked again :) (sony attacks are still on-going) : MadDecent
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        oh fuck off. : guyver-za
        • To elaborate. These games are free and don't require you to input any kind of CC information. So what exa... : guyver-za
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        I feel like giving my CC/info to Sony would be like eating at a restaurant that just got nailed by the he... : avatar_58
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          Use PlayStation Network cards. : DrWaffles
          • Yes except after the way they treated my brother then the damn card was defective I'll pass. I'd rather j... : avatar_58
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          Protip: they still have your CC info. It's still there. : EbuThis person is cool!
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            What if you changed your CC? Any protips? : NastyJackThis person is cool!
            • You'll probably have to give them the new one. Or just buy some P$N cards. : EbuThis person is cool!
          • I'm aware, doesn't mean I'm going to keep plugging it in. : avatar_58
      • lol, if your info was ever in PSN, do you really think Sony just deleted it when they brought the system ... : korruptedone
      • lololol : IwannaacuraThis person is cool!
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        Wait what info do you have to give them to get these games? : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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          You pay for the games (full retail MSRP) and they'll mail you a check for the refund. : EbuThis person is cool!
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            wait what? Fuck that, I'll pass then. : sigproThis person is cool!
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              Hahaha. : Evil Benius
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                I honestly didn't expect anyone to think it was real. :( : EbuThis person is cool!
                • It sounds like something sony would do amist of all the other stupid things they've done with the ps3. Pl... : sigproThis person is cool!
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            This has got to be a joke. : Rooster Cockburn
            • It is. : Evil Benius
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        people are so dumb. your "information" was likely never "hacked" to begin with, the games are free and s... : grendelThis person is cool!
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          i thought it was confirmed that they stole your password for PSN, email address as well as name, address,... : dantasticThis person is cool!
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            Oh they didn't get the CC#'s? I thought they got that too. : NastyJackThis person is cool!
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              I thought they got the CC database as well, but it was supposedly encrypted. : Haxim
              • All I know is that I had my CC changed when this went down so I wouldn't have to worry about it and I'm i... : NastyJackThis person is cool!
            • They believe that the following information was compromised though the extend is not known: Name Mailin... : singlespace
            • Encrypted CC info was exposed. Whether or not it was "accessed" was never confirmed as far as I know. : Frank_MackeyThis person is cool!
        • Do you research bro : MadDecent
        • See how wrong you are? : geneshifter
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      I would definitely wait a couple days. I was able to get into the store without a problem, and got into ... : Voradors
      • Agreed. : BouillonCubes
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        LOL --- there's a workaround, and it's been posted above, and in the comments on the PSN blog notice that... : dedgecko
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          Seriously? god fan boys are sad.... : Voradors
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            Perhaps you should troll more. You cried foul, and it's been posted several times how get around the fou : dedgecko
            • Or, its having the PS service completely gone for weeks, and then limited for about 6 weeks, just to see ... : Voradors
            • Dude, fucking relax... : Ambient80
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              You are DRASTICALLY overblowing this. Voradors suggested waiting a few days, and said he was worried he w... : drhazard
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                Unfortunately the biggest mistake made here was commenting on a FPA. : dedgecko
                • You seem to be fitting in fine honestly. : boredguyThis person is cool!
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        If this happens to anyone else, go to Account Management, then choose the Services option towards the bot... : Voradors
        • Hey this worked, thanks for the tip! : Goto10
      • Same thing just happened on my PSP. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
    • It's dishing out tons of errors. Needs more fixing. : BouillonCubes
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      Well, once again, the PSN Store is unresponsive. Damn Sony! If you brag about having 77M users, you might... : kimvidard
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        more like 40M physical ps3's, 77M is accounts. Anyway yeah if your transaction gets screwed, for example ... : Ch1d0r1
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          h mate, I thaught they had already screwed e out of my free stuff since I have that EXACT pb. : kimvidard
          • What's wrong with your keyboard, man? : EbuThis person is cool!
        • h mate, I thaught they had already screwed e out of my free stuff since I have that EXACT pb. : kimvidard
    • PlayStation Home is giving away more than 100 virtual items as a part of the Welcome Back program. Go to... : aasyranth
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      Why the hell did they make the cut off April 20th. Those of use who bought systems after that date were s... : ursa1979
      • I agree with you. : The_Turbinator
      • Wow, shitty predicament. I agree - when "making things right" a company needs to consider all their stake... : JynnanTonnyx
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        Jesus, here too? Joystiq wasn't enough for you to bitch? If you had an account before that date, you... : radioactivez0r
        • IMO, the free games only make up for the network downtime. They don't come anywhere close to making up fo... : SagaciousFoo
    • Front pager thinking has infected the main chatty! Quick! Shut the browsers! : devi| dog
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      "An Error Has Occurred" I don't think they really tested this before they launched it. : nofxsuxThis person is cool!
      • I'm guessing this was rushed to get it out of the way in time for E3 announcements and PR. : nofxsuxThis person is cool!
      • Same. And bonus Japanese error text. : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
    • Infamous weekend!!! Just in time. : chuck577This person is cool!
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      If my wife and I each have an account on a PS3, does each account get 2 game downloads? And would each ac... : UselessHack
      • The PS3 is very lenient on activations. I think you'll be fine. : EbuThis person is cool!
    • I take it that this will only work on people that had PSN account before all this horseshit went down rig... : DrZettlThis person is cool!
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      Maybe I am a dick for trying this, but if you have accounts from different territories, say one in the US... : cornchak
      • Awesome! My HAPPY JAPAN MAN account gets happy freebies! : TastyWheatThis person is cool!
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        My false US account got offered identity fraud protection. My real EU one didn't. : gingerninjaThis person is cool!
        • Haha. Get identity protection on a stolen identity. : BeadyThis person is cool!
    • So, what's the quickest way to get the games onto my PSP? Can I download them to the PS3 and transfer or ... : Fred GarvinThis person is cool!
    • The movie choices are pretty weak. There's only 3, and they're all about 5years old =/ : darthfusion