I turned on my PS3 today and CS GO was sitting there installed and ready to play, I never bought it and there doesn't seem to be any sort of free trial going on; this happen to anyone else?

Sure it isn't a demo?

Looks like it is a 60 minute trial, bit annoying that it was auto downloaded...

http://www.theverge.com/gaming/2012/8/15/3245941/counter-strike-global-offensive-demo-playstation-plus-ps3

It was downloaded on my PS3 also.

A bit weird it's auto downloaded, but it is the full game for 60 minutes so that's still pretty nice.

@Kidavenger said:

…bit annoying that it was auto downloaded.

You can prevent this from happening again by changing your System Settings.

@Catarrhal: I like the auto downloads alot, patching games/system is the worst thing about the PS3, auto downloads fix all that; but the thought that ever single demo could possibly be downloaded is a bit scary, it's never happened before, why would it happen for this one game?

@Kidavenger: It probally looks at your purchase history and the games you play on your profile and pulls "recommended" games for you.

@Kidavenger said:

@Catarrhal: I like the auto downloads alot, patching games/system is the worst thing about the PS3, auto downloads fix all that; but the thought that ever single demo could possibly be downloaded is a bit scary, it's never happened before, why would it happen for this one game?

In the article you linked it says:

To receive the Counter-Strike demo, which is limited to 60 minutes, paying Plus members will need to have automatic downloads turned on, opting in to "Download recommended games and videos."

So I guess it's a separate option? Or maybe by turning automatic downloads on you automatically agree to this, that seems a bit evil. Basically publishers can buy their way into your hard drive...

@Kidavenger said:

@Catarrhal: I like the auto downloads alot, patching games/system is the worst thing about the PS3, auto downloads fix all that; but the thought that ever single demo could possibly be downloaded is a bit scary, it's never happened before, why would it happen for this one game?

It's been part of Plus since the start, they just haven't used it a lot recently. Probably done to help push the game since it was part of the Play promotion. I think you might be able to set what auto-download downloads in the settings.

@BlackLagoon said:

I think you might be able to set what auto-download downloads in the settings.

Exactly correct.

The CS:GO thing was part of a special promotion, unique in that the trial cannot be downloaded on a voluntary basis (i.e. you won't find it anywhere in the PlayStation Store). As for why they handled it like that, I have no idea.