PlayStation Store Is “Available Now”
Return of the mack.
Published: 8:01, 02/06/2011 by Dan Lee.
28Following on from our post this morning, the EU PlayStation Blog has posted the following statement:
“I’m happy to confirm that PlayStation Store is open and you can now download content and redeem voucher codes. We will update you with the full lists of new content available to PlayStation Network members and PlayStation Plus subscribers here on the PlayStation.Blog in the next few hours.
You may have noticed that the content promised as part of the Welcome Back offer is not yet live. It is currently in the final stages of testing and will be available to download very soon; we’ll be sure to let you know when.”
I tried the store this morning, and whilst it was a bit sporadic it was most definitely up.
This will hopefully mark the end of what has been a bit of a rollercoaster for Sony fans. It’s been fun… now let’s never speak of this again, under threat of catapult.
Source: EU PS Blog
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02/06/2011 at 08:02
Member since: Feb 2010
It is indeed, been checking the store periodically for the last hour. Really glad it’s finally up!
02/06/2011 at 21:14
Member since: Dec 2009
Hear hear.
02/06/2011 at 08:09
Member since: Nov 2009
Nab the free Burnout Paradise. Do it! You know you want too.
02/06/2011 at 08:12
Member since: Dec 2009
I was shocked to see it free, needless to say it’s currently downloading :)
02/06/2011 at 08:15
Member since: Dec 2008
Totally awesome addition to the plus package…I’ll be downloading it even though I have the Blu-Ray…gotta be better on the HDD :,)
02/06/2011 at 08:17
Member since: May 2009
The amount of times I’ve thought about buying this in the past (about a year and a half ago [or something]) – the waiting paid off!
02/06/2011 at 18:48
Member since: Mar 2009
Oh yeah, same for me. Although I do feel a little guilty for not purchasing it sooner since I know the criterion studio quite well.
02/06/2011 at 08:19
Member since: Jul 2009
Is it free for Plus or is this free for everyone? Im not a fan but I’ll take a free copy any day of the week!!
02/06/2011 at 08:23
Member since: Dec 2008
Actually it looks like it’s for new Plus sign ups
“This content cannot be accessed on your account” is all I’m getting.
The advert for it says….Welcome to Playstation Plus Burnout Paradise £0.00
02/06/2011 at 08:25
Member since: Jul 2009
I’m getting the same thing, so it’s for non-ps plus members for the free 30 days (ends with subscription) or new sign-ups. It’s accessible on my sub, but it hasn’t been given 30 days free.
02/06/2011 at 08:32
Member since: Mar 2009
i have the year plus and i can download it no probs,its in my download list now
02/06/2011 at 08:35
Member since: Sep 2010
Says not available to me and I’m a plusser…
02/06/2011 at 08:48
Member since: Dec 2009
I’m a year subscriber and I’m downloading with no fuss. It’s probably just the store taken a while to sort itself out.
02/06/2011 at 08:50
Member since: Dec 2008
I think it could be a temporary glitch because I’m getting the same access denied on your account message for several of the Burnout packs when I try to view them…it won’t let me look at the Big Surf Island pack for example.
02/06/2011 at 08:59
Member since: Jul 2009
Just out of interest how many of you are current ps plus members that recently renewed to take advantage of the free 3 months? I know I am, I don’t end till December 2012.
02/06/2011 at 09:19
Member since: Feb 2009
i’m downloading burnout as i type, i was subscribing, but my sub ran out and now i’m on the free time, so maybe that’s why it’s letting me get it.
seems kind of odd that they wouldn’t let paying subscribers get it.
maybe they’re using it as a way to get those people who haven’t subscribed to do so after the 30 days runs out.
doesn’t seem very fair for those paying for a sub though.
02/06/2011 at 10:02
Member since: Dec 2008
Judging by this blog post, it is a part of the June Plus content so we should all get it
I’m a full subscriber by the way and my subscription is still current, so I imagine that the error code is a glitch.
http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/06/02/welcome-back-to-playstation-plus/
02/06/2011 at 12:14
Member since: Apr 2010
I’m a subscriber and I could download it, probably just getting overloaded.
02/06/2011 at 18:43
Member since: Mar 2009
Everyone is a ‘Plus’ for the next month :)
02/06/2011 at 08:10
Member since: Nov 2009
Welcome Back pack?
02/06/2011 at 08:18
Member since: May 2009
see here http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2011/05/16/scees-welcome-back-programme-detailed/
02/06/2011 at 08:57
Member since: Nov 2009
Yeah, I was wondering when it’d be up more than anything, but cheers for the link.
02/06/2011 at 12:05
Member since: May 2011
Haven’t seen it yet.
02/06/2011 at 08:12
Member since: Sep 2010
And us Asians get shit all for the welcome back pack -.-
02/06/2011 at 09:11
Member since: Aug 2009
Well they’re all old games… its mean but I guess theres actully people out there that haven’t even bought Super StarDust HD
02/06/2011 at 08:16
Member since: Jul 2009
Que store collapse due to traffic ;)
02/06/2011 at 08:17
Member since: Nov 2009
Some areas of the shop had to be reloaded to get them to show again, but it seemed to be working alright.
02/06/2011 at 08:17
Member since: May 2009
im hoping that the welcome back content is available for a while, i go stateside next week for a fortnight and hope i can either get it before i leave or that it is still available when i arrive back!
02/06/2011 at 08:23
Member since: Nov 2009
I couldn’t find any of it yet :/
02/06/2011 at 08:39
Member since: Jul 2009
It’ll be up soon, and they said earlier that it would be available for a month :)
Have a nice trip.
02/06/2011 at 09:38
Member since: May 2009
i plan to! California is nice this time of year! (not going to E3 though :( )
02/06/2011 at 08:17
Member since: Sep 2010
Seems to be riddled with errors. Good job they had all that down time!
02/06/2011 at 08:54
Member since: May 2011
I keep getting the message that “an error has occurred “.
02/06/2011 at 12:07
Member since: May 2011
It’s probably because of the traffic.
02/06/2011 at 08:19
Member since: Dec 2008
It’s a little bugged at the moment though as there are error codes with some page updates, but that’s to be expected and I doubt that’ll last too long. Dirt 3 VIP online pass redeemed and ready for use :P
Great to get the that shop page up instead of an error code :)
02/06/2011 at 08:30
Member since: Jan 2011
Final Fantasy VI !!!!!!!!!!!!
(Thats the same as Final Fantasy III from the SNES yeah?)
02/06/2011 at 09:13
Member since: Aug 2009
OMG… FFVI, is it really?
02/06/2011 at 09:22
Member since: Feb 2009
it was ffvi in japan, but many of the ff games never made it to the west so the numbering got a little out of synch, so ffi to western players would be ffvi to japanese players.
they went back to the japanese numbering in the west with vii though.
02/06/2011 at 12:48
Member since: May 2010
FFVI (JP) is FFIII (US) on the SNES.
FFIV (JP) is FFII (US) in the SNES.
02/06/2011 at 13:00
Member since: May 2010
FF4-6 were number 1-3 in America to avoid confusion. They returned to the Japanese numbering when 7 came out. At the time FF4(1) was released,the real 1-3 were not avaible outside of Japan and thus gave their western counterparts different numbers. Anyway i would sugget getting it as it is excellent and the last main 2D game in the series.you won’t regret it.
02/06/2011 at 08:31
Member since: Dec 2009
That’s great news, hopefully you lot won’t break it again by the time i get home from work. ;)