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**85Bears4life** · 06-03-2011, 01:49 PM

fter a pretty rough month, Sony's PlayStation brand is back on the upswing. The PlayStation Network was out for over three weeks, and Sony promised to make it up to the PlayStation faithful. Now that PlayStation Network functionality has been fully restored as of June 1st, when the PlayStation Store finally returned, Sony has pushed forward its much-anticipated Welcome Back program.

If you're new to the party, you can read the details of Sony's PlayStation Welcome Back program here. Essentially, gamers who had PSN accounts that were created before April 20, 2011 can claim a series of free games. Two PSN games can be chosen from a list of five, and an additional two PSP games can be chosen from a separate list of four.

To access your freebies, simply head to the PlayStation Store. There, at the top of the list on the left side of the Store's front page, you'll see "Welcome Back" clear as day. Click on each of the four "Free Game" icons and claim whatever titles you choose.

The PlayStation Blog has posted a series of clarifications that will answer many gamers' questions about the program. And there are some pretty important details there. For instance, gamers will be able to claim their Welcome Back content between now and July 3rd. Once you download the games, they are yours to keep forever. And remember -- if you didn't have PlayStation Plus, you'll have it now for 30 days. So get in on your PS-Plus-related goodies, but keep in mind that your free PS+ content will disappear after the 30 day trial if you don't renew.

**85Bears4life** · 06-03-2011, 02:01 PM

shocker...seems to be crashing lol

also wondering...Me and my 2 brothers all have accounts on my ps3...so I could D/l all 5 games right?

**HighJump31** · 06-03-2011, 02:25 PM

I suppose you could download all of them with separate accounts and share the files.

I went to my buddy's house the other day to install Heavy Rain's 2.00 patch, which is 1145 MB. Took less than 50 minutes. On my house connection it would have taken 600 minutes. Just looked at the inFAMOUS size, 7056 MB...that'll take roughly 2300 minutes. That's 38 hours. Yeah I'll just let this sit in my recent downloads folder and DL it at another time.

Utahbullsfan · 06-03-2011, 03:09 PM

What 2 titles out of the four for ps3 do you guy recommend

R_Mac_1 · 06-03-2011, 03:18 PM

Infamous is a pretty good game. If you don't have it I would recommend it.

Other than that, I haven't played the others. I'm going to grab Little Big Planet and one other. Not sure which, yet.

Utahbullsfan · 06-03-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by R_Mac_1

Infamous is a pretty good game. If you don't have it I would recommend it.

Other than that, I haven't played the others. I'm going to grab Little Big Planet and one other. Not sure which, yet.

Cool I'll grab that one then... The only game i have is 2k11 lmao

**HighJump31** · 06-03-2011, 04:32 PM

Well apparently I only got 1 download. I clicked Get Now on the first free game, picked inFAMOUS, then when I clicked Get Now on the 2nd free game it gave several error codes then finally "this is not available", and now it's not even there anymore. Never got to DL my 2nd free game. Oh well, not too bummed about it. Just bought New Vegas again and Heavy Rain so I'm pretty busy game wise for a while.

**85Bears4life** · 06-03-2011, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by HighJump31

Well apparently I only got 1 download. I clicked Get Now on the first free game, picked inFAMOUS, then when I clicked Get Now on the 2nd free game it gave several error codes then finally "this is not available", and now it's not even there anymore. Never got to DL my 2nd free game. Oh well, not too bummed about it. Just bought New Vegas again and Heavy Rain so I'm pretty busy game wise for a while.

same thing happened 2 me

If you lose your free games...

"If this happened, go to the XMB and under the PlayStation Network column, go to Account Management>Transaction Management>Services List>SCEA Promotions to download the game for that first slot."

Dan0mite · 06-03-2011, 06:41 PM

I'll wait a week or two before I try to download anything. I think the store will be dragging ass for the next few weeks.

**Captain Iago** · 06-03-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan0mite

I'll wait a week or two before I try to download anything. I think the store will be dragging ass for the next few weeks.

I'm riding in that same boat. And, if they have to have my credit card number, they can piss off.

06-03-2011, 02:01 PM	#2
85Bears4life Bears Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,589 Thanks: 1,058 Thanked 1,578 Times in 1,050 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	shocker...seems to be crashing lol also wondering...Me and my 2 brothers all have accounts on my ps3...so I could D/l all 5 games right? Last edited by 85Bears4life; 06-03-2011 at 02:25 PM.

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HighJump31 Illini writer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charleston, Illinois Posts: 2,499 Thanks: 668 Thanked 832 Times in 540 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	I suppose you could download all of them with separate accounts and share the files. I went to my buddy's house the other day to install Heavy Rain's 2.00 patch, which is 1145 MB. Took less than 50 minutes. On my house connection it would have taken 600 minutes. Just looked at the inFAMOUS size, 7056 MB...that'll take roughly 2300 minutes. That's 38 hours. Yeah I'll just let this sit in my recent downloads folder and DL it at another time. __________________ Gaming News Thread

06-03-2011, 04:32 PM	#7
HighJump31 Illini writer Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Charleston, Illinois Posts: 2,499 Thanks: 668 Thanked 832 Times in 540 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Well apparently I only got 1 download. I clicked Get Now on the first free game, picked inFAMOUS, then when I clicked Get Now on the 2nd free game it gave several error codes then finally "this is not available", and now it's not even there anymore. Never got to DL my 2nd free game. Oh well, not too bummed about it. Just bought New Vegas again and Heavy Rain so I'm pretty busy game wise for a while. __________________ Gaming News Thread

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06-03-2011, 01:49 PM	#1
85Bears4life Bears Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,589 Thanks: 1,058 Thanked 1,578 Times in 1,050 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 4	Sony's Welcome Back Program is Live fter a pretty rough month, Sony's PlayStation brand is back on the upswing. The PlayStation Network was out for over three weeks, and Sony promised to make it up to the PlayStation faithful. Now that PlayStation Network functionality has been fully restored as of June 1st, when the PlayStation Store finally returned, Sony has pushed forward its much-anticipated Welcome Back program. If you're new to the party, you can read the details of Sony's PlayStation Welcome Back program here. Essentially, gamers who had PSN accounts that were created before April 20, 2011 can claim a series of free games. Two PSN games can be chosen from a list of five, and an additional two PSP games can be chosen from a separate list of four. To access your freebies, simply head to the PlayStation Store. There, at the top of the list on the left side of the Store's front page, you'll see "Welcome Back" clear as day. Click on each of the four "Free Game" icons and claim whatever titles you choose. The PlayStation Blog has posted a series of clarifications that will answer many gamers' questions about the program. And there are some pretty important details there. For instance, gamers will be able to claim their Welcome Back content between now and July 3rd. Once you download the games, they are yours to keep forever. And remember -- if you didn't have PlayStation Plus, you'll have it now for 30 days. So get in on your PS-Plus-related goodies, but keep in mind that your free PS+ content will disappear after the 30 day trial if you don't renew.

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Utahbullsfan Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 227 Thanked 174 Times in 144 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	What 2 titles out of the four for ps3 do you guy recommend

06-03-2011, 03:18 PM	#5
R_Mac_1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Quad Cities, IL Posts: 663 Thanks: 37 Thanked 215 Times in 122 Posts	Infamous is a pretty good game. If you don't have it I would recommend it. Other than that, I haven't played the others. I'm going to grab Little Big Planet and one other. Not sure which, yet.

06-03-2011, 06:41 PM	#9
Dan0mite Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Posts: 329 Thanks: 22 Thanked 62 Times in 41 Posts	I'll wait a week or two before I try to download anything. I think the store will be dragging ass for the next few weeks.

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