The Official Playstation DEALS Thread - Page 26

It's been that price pretty much since Black Friday. Thankfully, Amazon priced it at $25 instead of $24.99 in order to get free shipping without having to buy a $2 AV cable or something. lol

Assassin's Creed III for $33 (including a $3 Amazon Instant Video credit, $3 digital games credit, and $3 trade-in credit) on Amazon.

Also, other various games today at various times via the Lightning Deals.

Even better deal if you have the $10 coupon which came with amazon's AC Vita bundle on Black Friday.

I'd be all over it, but It's a Ubisoft game, so it'll be $20 in a month or less.

Square Enix is having a 50% off sale on most everything.. Looks like even DLC is included in the sale; Deus Ex: Human Revolution's Missing Link is $7.49.

Edit: The DLC is available only as a Steam code, not a PSN code.
Edited by TedSeattle - 12/13/12 at 5:43pm

This weekend only, there's a PSN sale for Assassin's Creed III and Assassin's Creed Liberation: "This weekend, Assassin's Creed 3 can be bought for $38.99, with the Gold Edition on sale for $58.49. Liberation costs $23.39, while a bundle including both Liberation and Assassin's Creed 3 Gold Edition is $59.99."

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/22/assassins-creed-3-gold-edition-and-liberation-flash-sale-on-psn/

At Sony's online store, the 32 GB memory card is on sale for $80, and when you add it to the cart an additional $20 is taken off for a shipped price of only $60! I posted this in the Vita thread as well, but want to make sure none of you owners miss it.

Also available:

16 GB for $36
8 GB for $18
4 GB for $12

Still drastically overpriced. Why couldn't Sony just use SD cards? 32gb is under $20, even for the micro SD cards.

As discussed elsewhere, the standard memory sticks allowed a ton of piracy on the PSP. They likely went proprietary on the Vita as an added security mechanism. Proprietary cards cost more money because they don't get anywhere near the same level of mass sales.

With that said, $60 compared to the cost of the max memory card during the PSP's first year, it isn't as outrageous. I'm just glad I didn't bite until now back when the 32 GB was a lot higher.

The Vita has a usb port which pretty much nullifies the advantage of a proprietary card. It is still quite easy to load PSP hacks onto the system.

The SD card on the DSi and 3DS hasn't led to those being hacked. (only DS mode remains hacked for flashcard use)

PSP hacks, yes. Vita hacks, no. Besides, whether or not requiring proprietary memory cards hold up at thwarting Vita-based piracy over time is besides the point. The decision seems to have been made for security reasons either way. Unfortunately that means we end up paying more.

With all the emphasis that Sony systems have had with non-proprietary accessories (standard HDMI cables, USB cables and hard drives for the PS3, standard memory stick for PSP, USB cable for Vita), it doesn't seem to be an arbitrary grab for money when an exception is made.

Were Sony's memory sticks ever used in a non Sony product? I never thought of the PSP's memory as being a standard form of memory and they certainly weren't priced like one.

Many Sony products used them - cameras, TVs, computers/laptops, etc.. Some non Sony products used it too - my dad's video picture frame uses memory sticks to store the photos and MP3s. Plus, pretty much all multi-card readers have a memory stick slot, so it has been as standard as any of the other leading formats.

The exclusive Vita format will never be used with anything else, so that means it will always cost more than the mass market generic brands.

The Vita end of the cable is not a standard connector.

For some reason I thought it had another full USB port besides the one I recharge on.

That connector drives me nuts too. It's easy to plug the cable in upside down.

PSN sale Jan. 22-28:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/01/21/psns-13-for-13-begins-tomorrow-top-games-movies-great-prices/

My backlog just took a huge hit.

It's only $2.00 for Plus members, so I know I can't go wrong, but can someone advise me on Jak and Daxter. I've only been gaming in the current generation (PS3), so whenever I play a PS2 era game, even a franchise I'm quite familiar with like Ratchet & Clank, I have major frustrations with the gameplay and controls (the Sly collection is another example).

Yes, I've been babied by generous checkpoints and other changes in the current generation to make games more appealing to casual gamers. But given my interest for action-adventure platformers, and all the great things I've heard about Jak and Daxter, I'd like to see what the fuss is about without feeling like throwing my controller at the TV the entire time.

It's 2 bucks, just give it a try. I thought the original jak was pretty good.

Pretty solid sale, they creep ever close to steam-level discounts.

Looks like a video game day on Amazon's Lightning Deals. All day long - Far Cry 3 for $34.99 and various other offers throughout the day.

And I may have to bite on LBP Karting for $10....

https://store.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/#!/en-us/reward_game/playstationplus-1-year-membership/cid=IP9101-NPIA90005_01-1YEARPACKAGE0000

Good timing, My Plus membership expires on Feb 01.

Thanks! My sub expires in March, so before I forget I am re-subbing right now because of this deal.

Same here. Been watching my end date and was gonna wait, but I'll just re-up now. Free extra 90 days is nice.

Who knows? Maybe we'll be transferring the extra balance into our new PS4's this time next year

That'll be nice. I've been a PS+ member since mid 2010, but the transaction records say I have now only paid twice with this re-up. The first was for a 12+3 month deal like this one, and everything in between came from free PS+ promos I've picked up here and there. I also noticed that I have three more 1-month freebie codes I haven't even used yet. Once I plug 'em in that'll take me to September 2014, which will be over four years of the service for only $100. An amazing bargain.

Dead Space 3 for $39.99 on Amazon today only. Also, other video game lightning deals throughout the day.

Today (Sunday) is your last chance to get 15 months of PS+ for $40 (the $10 credit comes to you in April).

The standard price is 12 months for $50. It's also a good chance to be set for the PS4 if you already have a sub that will expire near its launch date.

32gb memory cards are also selling on amazon for $75, will come in handy for all those Vita games. Just got in on the ps+ deal today and got every available vita game in my download queue. Damn good deal.....
Edited by dragonyeuw - 3/3/13 at 10:35am

More Vita deals? Yes please!


http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/03/04/more-ps-vita-anniversary-deals-this-week-including-new-free-games/

Last week, we honored the PlayStation Vita system’s one year anniversary by giving you—our awesome fans—great discounts on some of our top games. There is still one more day to pick up the first batch of sales titles, so don’t miss your chance to grab award-winning games like Escape Plan, Sound Shapes, and PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale at a big discount.

Launching PS Vita has been a fun journey for us so far, and we’re excited about the many new things we have in store for you this year, including immersive and unique games like Killzone: Mercenary and Tearaway. In addition, we’ll be bringing you new ways to interact with your friends as seen in our recently announced Friend Network.

To continue the celebration this week, we’re pleased to offer a special gift for PS Vita owners—by giving away four classic games for free exclusively in the PlayStation Vita Store! In addition, you’ll also find a brand new set of downloadable PS Vita games on sale at a great discount. The promotion starts tomorrow and runs through March 11th.

Here are the free games we’re giving away for PS Vita:

* Wild Arms (PS one Classic)
* Patapon (PSP)
* Piyotama (PSP)
* Patchwork Heroes (PSP)

Here are the PS Vita games that are on sale for a 30% discount. If you’re a PlayStation Plus member, you’ll get 50% off:

* Army Corps of Hell
* Big Sky: Infinity
* BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
* Dokuro
* DYNASTY WARRIORS NEXT
* Knytt Underground
* LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
* LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes French
* LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
* LEGO Lord of the Rings
* Orgarhythm
* Pure Chess
* Retro City Rampage
* Sine Mora (with Trial)
* Spy Hunter
* Street Fighter X Tekken
* Sumioni: Demon Arts
* Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

We also added a few more games to the sale, with the following discounts as noted:

* FIFA Soccer 13 (30% off)
* Madden NFL 13 (30% off)
* Oddworld Strangers Wrath (25% off) (New patch details here)

Also, we want to remind you that the March savings promotion is still going on this week, where you can get $10 back for every $50 you spend using your SEN Wallet! So be sure to take advantage of the PS Vita anniversary sale and the March savings promotion while you can by heading over to PS Store!

What’s your favorite PS Vita game so far? Again, we want to thank you for being a part of the PS Vita community, and we can’t wait to share more about the exciting things in store for 2013.

Oh wow, great news. Patapon is a great rhythm RPG title if you have never played it, and I actually had my eye on Spy Hunter a month ago.

The only disappointing thing is that they are being stubborn about offering a good sale price on Lumines: Electronic Symphony, but I'll remain patient.