(had to start a new thread since the old one was never brought over)
Now that some PlayStation Network and Qriocity services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming and entertainment, we’re happy to provide details about the “Welcome Back” appreciation program for customers in North America. We developed the program as an expression of our gratitude for your patience, support and continued loyalty during the service outage. From all of us at PlayStation, thank you and welcome back!
This package will be made available to all existing registered PlayStation Network and Qriocity users in North America (US and Canada), and will be made available shortly after we have fully restored the service. More specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live.
All PlayStation Network customers can select two PS3 games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.
Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + FuryFor PSP owners, you will be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list. The games will be available for 30 days shortly after PlayStation Store is restored and can be kept forever.
LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
ModNation Racers
Pursuit Force
Killzone LiberationA selection of “On Us” rental movie titles will be available to PlayStation Network customers over one weekend, where Video Service is available. Those titles will be announced soon.
30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PlayStation Plus subscribers.
Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive an additional 60 days of free subscription.
Existing Music Unlimited Premium Trial subscription members will receive an additional 30 days of free premium subscription.
Additional 30 days + time lost for existing members of Music Unlimited Premium/Basic subscription free of charge for existing Premium/Basic members.
To welcome users Home, PlayStation Home will be offering 100 free virtual items. Additional free content will be released soon, including the next addition to the Home Mansion personal space, and Ooblag’s Alien Casino, an exclusive game.
We’d like to thank all of our publishing and development partners who’ve contributed to the Welcome Back program, including Bigbig Studios, Codeglue, Digital Leisure, Guerilla Games, Heavy Water, Housemarque, Lockwood, Loot, Mass Media, Media Molecule, SCE Cambridge Studios, SCE Studio Liverpool, SCE San Diego Studios, and Sucker Punch Productions. We couldn’t have created such a compelling package without them!As a reminder, you will be able to access the above content shortly after services are fully restored. We are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible.
Thank you again for your support!
Now that certain PSN services have been restored and you’re once again enjoying online gaming, it seems a good time to confirm what is being offered as part of the Welcome Back programme.
Once we restore PlayStation Store, which will be just a little while longer, you will have the opportunity to claim your Welcome Back gifts. Please note that the Welcome Back programme is only available for those countries with access to PlayStation Store*.
All existing PlayStation Network members will be able to access the following from PlayStation Store*:
Two PS3 games from the following list:
* LittleBigPlanet
* Infamous*
* Wipeout HD/Fury
* Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty
* Dead Nation*For those with PSP accounts, you will also be eligible to download two PSP games from the following list:
* LittleBigPlanet PSP
* ModNation PSP
* Pursuit Force
* Killzone Liberation*- 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PS Plus subscribers*
- Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will be given 60 days free subscription.
- For existing Music Unlimited subscribers, you will be given 30 days free subscription.
- We are working on a Welcome Back offer in PlayStation Home and will share that when it is confirmed.
I would like to thank all of the developers and publishers involved in this programme for their support in making this happen. We certainly couldn’t have done it without you.
You will be able to access this content once PlayStation Store comes back online and we are doing everything we can to make that happen as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support and keep checking back on the blog for more information.
1. For eligibility for the welcome back programme consumers must be an account holder on 20 April 2011. Specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live. All existing PSN registrants have 30 days from when the welcome back programme goes live to redeem their content.
2. For the German market, InFamous and Dead Nation will be replace with Super Stardust HD and Hustle Kings in the selection of PS3 games.
3. For the German market, Pursuit Force and Killzone Liberation will be replaced with Everybody’s Golf 2 and Buzz Junior Jungle Party in the selection of PSP games. Killzone Liberation will not offer online gameplay functionality.
4. Access to the 30 days free PS Plus subscription is only available for those countries where PS Plus is offered. You will have access to the PS Plus content planned for May for 30 days. Access to the free games and exclusive features finishes at the end of the 30-day subscription period. Anything you buy with exclusive discounts, dynamic themes and premium avatars are yours to keep forever.
I've yet to play inFamous besides the demo, which was pretty good. Definitely getting that.
Looks like Sony's really graveling at the customers to not leave o.o
Hmmm not bad.
Too bad I'm downsizing anyway. Sorry Sony!
Sooo... I have a UK account AND a US account. Consider ALL of those psp games and almost ALL of those PS3 games mine :3
In more good news - I didn't put my card on my account.
Australia are getting the same choices as UK.
LittleBigPlanet - Already have.
Infamous - Only one that interests me.
Wipeout HD/Fury - Already have.
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty - Already have.
Dead Nation - Doesn't interest me at all.
To me, it doesn't quite seem like enough. I consider my PS3 to be a secondary console to my 360, and even I have over half the games they are offering already. Most people who are big supporters of the PS3 (And thus, the majority of PSN users) would probably be in the same boat, making this offer seem a little useless. It seems like Sony are just going through the motions and offering games most people already have so they don't lose as much from this.
There is that to consider, yeah. I also think Sony are intending on using Infamous as an advertising board for people to become interested in picking up the sequel.
Well, I'm gonna be picking up Infamous 2 reagrdless, but still. 😯
Whoooo, the Store is back up, yeah baby!!!!!!!!!! Now time to go download some Naruto, whoooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How do you download the freebies?
The "Welcome Back" package has yet to be officially offered. I presume everyone affected would receive emails or what not detailing how to redeem their "gifts". Just as well... with the PSN Store fully functional it's already going to be heavily loaded. If they were to offer the Welcome Back package at the same time the network is going to slow to a craaaawl.
Yeah, it was already slow shortly after it went back online let alone with the freebies!
