Playstation Plus members, 12 "free" PS3 games

Quote from TheNeck : i just signed up for PS+ on Sunday. here is a quick question, I only have 40gigs free of my 120gig hard drive. I already went thru the data utility, and i can't figure out where the other 40-60gigs of free space went to. I know the PS3 system might take up to 20gigs, but where is the rest?

Music? Photo? Videos?

If not then Playstation Home or the Playstation Fold thing (forgot what it was called). Did you also go through all your demos/full games and stuff too?

Is it possible to just go to the store and purchase these, and still download them for free after the offer expires in case of full hdd?

Luckily i bought in on the past target deal and got 4 yrs

Quote from DrastiK : Luckily i bought in on the past target deal and got 4 yrs

Dang I'm jealous. How much were they?

ive never seen + cards or anything for less than 50.....my xbl is only 30/yr...microsoft sent me an email a while back thanking me for being with them for so long and said I am permenantly at 30/yr

Only game I really want to play is Hard Corps (Contra fan here) but last time I checked that game was $15. Are they ever going to reduce that price?

Not available yet from what I can see.

Quote from butaneko : Dang I'm jealous. How much were they?

$17.99 for the 1 year cards, I got 2.

Quote from OregonDealz : Not free

Neither are "free videos" on netflix. It's teh same principle really.

Quote from TheNeck : i just signed up for PS+ on Sunday. here is a quick question, I only have 40gigs free of my 120gig hard drive. I already went thru the data utility, and i can't figure out where the other 40-60gigs of free space went to. I know the PS3 system might take up to 20gigs, but where is the rest?

Check music and pictures if you have any. Game demos, and really check your game install data. I have a 320gb system and I try to keep open space to about 200gb. I'm at 180gb or so right now....Most of it is in the game data folder for game installs and demos though

Quote from Mikeinator1st : sweet. woulda been nicer if i didn't own half those games already, but great deal for those that don't haha

Same here! I wanted choplifter though, so that's a win at least! (I remember playing the original back on Sega master system)

Quote from IamPro : First 2 games I was then I kept reading and was like Owell

WHAT? Contra = Vomit? are you mad man?

Quote from butaneko : I don't even wanna know how much space I have left... I have a 60gig backwards compatible unit. After seeing this deal I'm currently shopping for a new hard drive. Upgrading looks pretty easy! http://www.gamespot.com/features/...e-6176090/

It's very easy, Pop out the drive, four screws, slide it back in and you're more or less done. Make sure you read about backing up your system first though! You don't want to lose everything! (If you have PS+, you can just use the cloud for saves, easy method)

Quote from darkslide29 : Oh no, but my back catalog of games is already too big... Does Sony sell these subscriptions like Xbox live, meaning they can be had for cheaper than msrp? (For example, even though xbox live is $60 per year, cards can be found for $30-40.) Or is $49.99 what has to be paid directly?

Not as far as I've seen, best deal to be had normally is when they add 3 months onto the year sub. I'm surprised they haven't given us that deal as well.

Quote from brian1rr : After you end membership you can't play them anymore right?

Yes, just like netflix. You keep all the free avatars and themes and any discounted content you bought. Only the free stuff goes away (For me personally, it's worth the discounts alone)

There are a couple of pretty cool games here worth downloading. I subscribed to PS+ a while back when I traded in my old console because that was the only way I could save my copy-protected game saves (on the cloud). So I will definitely download a handful of these and try and play them before my current subscription expires (unless I decide to keep it).

You don't have to have the specific Playstation Plus cards to get the subscription. It just pulls money from your PSN account, so you can fill it with $10 or $20 cards etc. Still need to find deals on those, but it might make things easier.

already have psn+

Virtua Fighter 5 – June 5th - don't care about, won't dl
inFAMOUS 2 – June 5th - i want to actually buy the retail version
Little Big Planet 2 – June 5th - have
Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One – June 5th - want, may download as opposed to buying retail
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine – June 5th - want, may download as opposed to buying retail
Just Cause 2 – June 5th - have
Saints Row 2 – June 5th- want, may download as opposed to buying retail
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light – June 5th - will dl
Hard Corp: Uprising – June 5th - will dl
Choplifter HD – June 5th - will dl
Zombie Apocalypse Never Die Alone – June 5th - will dl
Sideway NY – June 5th - will dl

i wish they'd focus solely on free psn games as opposed to retail titles

Quote from jaykavathe : Only game I really want to play is Hard Corps (Contra fan here) but last time I checked that game was $15. Are they ever going to reduce that price?

They did once a while ago for Plus subs, I got the game and all the add on characters for less than $10.

Saw this announced during E3 yesterday.

Quote from tlcowart3 : Is it possible to just go to the store and purchase these, and still download them for free after the offer expires in case of full hdd?

You have to be subscribed to be able to play them. If you're running low on hard drive space you can always add the items to your cart and checkout but not download. That way, even once the game is no longer on promotion, it will be downloadable through the purchased section of the PlayStation Store at any time in the future as long as your PS+ subscription is active. also, hard drive prices are (finally) dropping again, and 2.5" ones at a very rapid rate. why not upgrade? For $100 get a terabyte and you'll probably not even have to ever worry about running out of space.