Sony Responds to Criticisms of PlayStation Network's 'Welcome Back' Lineup

                    They offered what they could. They weren't going to make everyone happy anyway. I don't even have a PSP, but I'll be happy with my inFamous and Little Big Planet.

                   

               

whoever complaied can shut the fuck up those are all great titles even the wipEout includes the dlc 

Way to go, Sony.  Here, have a taste of my sarcasm.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't XBox Live go down for a few hours a few years ago and we got a free XBLA game for it? I think for like 3 or 4 weeks of outage and compromised information Sony should probably step it up....

Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't XBox Live go down for a few hours a few years ago and we got a free XBLA game for it? I think for like 3 or 4 weeks of outage and compromised information Sony should probably step it up....

I don't own any of them, so no complaints from me! 

Kind of seems like whoever the person is that wants these games already has them.

I am a little bummed since I already own inFamous and LBP. But getting the zombie game and Whipeout HD for free is still pretty neat.
I am content.

Friggin' hell. Ever notice how, no matter what people get, they think the world owes them something?
I'm gonna be so happy to grab 3 of these games. Free. No friggin' charge.

I don't for the life of me, understand why people are bashing Playstation/Sony over this. I don't get it in the least.
They had a hacker. Someone who should be blamed, break in.
So in response, Sony has some downtime. To, you know, try and keep you bloody safe. To upgrade their systems to try and please you.

Aww, whaaa, you didn't get to play Black Ops for a few weeks? Go outside or read a book, if you REAAAALLY can't play single player games ever. I had a blast playing a bunch of single player titles from PS2/PS3 that I hadn't even bothered to before.
And now? They're giving everyone a free month of PS-Plus, an extra month for those who had it before.

AND free games. Free games that many people did not have. Wow, I'm actually impressed. And yet, you all whine. Spoiled friggin' brats, all of you whiners.
Bring me back to the day of sitting around, playing SNES with my buddies, any day. No online? No problem. I've got choices and so do you.

I only have LBP, so I'm happy.

first of all:  people who complained are ungrateful assholes.

You self-entitled motherfuckers. Its a free service. Guess what PSN+, your service is extended anyway. Its hard to cater to 77 million people specifically. Appreciate the gesture, you fucks.

What an idiotic response. The problem isn't that I "don't want" these games, it's that I already have them! Justifying the choice with Metacritic is laughable. I KNOW these games are good, that's why I bought them in the first place!

While I'm not deeply offended by the games they chose to offer up and who knows maybe I'll get some of them since I actually don't own infamous or littlebigplanet I still feel some free PsN credit would have been nicer.  Even if it were just like 50 bucks worth, I'd definitely be happier with some free dlc.

No Sony, it is not hard to offer something for everyone. It is really easy in fact. Just put some money on our PSN wallet. Voilà, everyone's pleased.

How about they do the LOGICAL thing and give people the 80 something dollars you can grab from the pile in VIRTUAL MONEY for your wallet so you can buy whatever you like?...

How about they do the LOGICAL thing and give people the 80 something dollars you can grab from the pile in VIRTUAL MONEY for your wallet so you can buy whatever you like?...

LOL nice mate nice, but your missing the fact that they basically coughed up credit cards and details to the wrong people..

Thats the issue, it aint about some fucking stupid network and its games.

So.... im not an apologist  asshole for Sony, maybe you should stop being one

Jesus, cry more, people. They're giving free stuff and people still complain.

Sure, they may be blockbuster games that you may all have, but the fact that they're even giving you games is beyond requisite compensation. Xbox users just got Undertow; you're getting 4 very decent "retail" games in addition to a million other perks.

Some people will just never be pleased, I guess.

Jesus, cry more, people. They're giving free stuff and people still complain.Sure, they may be blockbuster games that you may all have, but the fact that they're even giving you games is beyond requisite compensation. Xbox users just got Undertow; you're getting 4 very decent "retail" games in addition to a million other perks.Some people will just never be pleased, I guess.

^^ Pretty much the point most of the guys who think this is "ok" are missing in this thread.

Thats fucked.

It is kind of lame. The only one of those games I don't own but still want is ModNation Racers, and even then I don't want the PSP version.

They could just put Uncharted 3, inFamous 2, or Resistance 3 on PSN when these games are done and make one of them the "free stuff." Then, I think everyone will be happy. At least no one has already owned them. :D

LOL nice mate nice, but your missing the fact that they basically coughed up credit cards and details to the wrong people..Thats the issue, it aint about some fucking stupid network and its games.So.... im not an apologist  asshole for Sony, maybe you should stop being one

I would much rather have a choice of 1 game of my choice. any game would be fine.. rather than 2 from 5..

Thanks Sony. Now, when are you planning on contacting those affected by the intrusion? You know, the customers that trusted you with their information. Or are you still "looking into" the situation?

I own all the PS3 games, but I feel it's incredibly hard to complain about this. People were expecting one ten dollar game. I was hoping for two. The fact that someone can download LittleBigPlanet and Infamous for free is pretty crazy to me, and I'm happy for those people.

I will be grabbing my two PSP games though—even though I don't have a PSP—in preparation for the NGP launch.

I'm sorry but unless you're a PSN Plus subscriber then they don't owe you a single penny, so anyone who is complaining about the lack of choice in the FOUR free games they're letting you have needs to go away. It's a free service, an outside force hacked it, it could have happened to absolutely anyone, and it was three freakin' weeks. All they owe us is an apology, giving out free stuff is just to stop people bitching about them, and surprise surprise people are bitching about the free stuff.

I would much rather have a choice of 1 game of my choice. any game would be fine.. rather than 2 from 5..

Only fucking "gamers" would complain about free stuff.

To the people saying that PSN is free, it's not.  We paid for it in the higher purchase price of a PS3 v. an xbox.  Instead of paying a weekly/monthly/annual fee, we paid the present value of that fee.  In any case, it is incredibly easy to cater to 77mm people... offer the free stuff but them offer some good sales.  PSN hasn't had a good sale in ages.  XBLA weekly deals are sometimes good, sometimes meh, but it's always better than the slop PSN offers up... so quit-yer-bitchin' about quitin' bichin'

The Playstation Network is already a free service since the beginning so losing probably hundreds of millions and giving out these five free games is already really a lot for them. People should be more grateful.

@Hzaife said:

LOL nice mate nice, but your missing the fact that they basically coughed up credit cards and details to the wrong people..Thats the issue, it aint about some fucking stupid network and its games.So.... im not an apologist  asshole for Sony, maybe you should stop being one

So potential loss due to CC fraud should be compensated with an actual debt being owed to their customers?  "I want money!" - Stop being stupid.  If one were truly upset by the loss of their personal information, they would be evaluating the free year of identity theft protection and whether that is a fair compensation.  It's good to demand quality service from companies, but being an idiot about it just devalues the voices of people who actually have reasonable claims.

Sony has a lot of 1st party stuff so I don't understand why they don't have a bigger pool to choose from, especially when you are limited to just two. Luckily, I don't own some of those games so I will be okay but it definitely sucks for those people that already own all that stuff.

I'm not really interested in any of these titles, to be perfectly honest, but I guess I'll give Wipeout a try, as I'm quite fond of the F-Zero series.

I never played LBP and also I always wanted to own wipeoutHD, but I didn't like buy anything from psn. I don't see why ppl are complaining, it's free and if you have everything, well.

Also how many gigs is all of this going to take? I don't have much space left and it's like two games.

I guess 9 free games isn't enough for some people. How about they trade in the ones they have and download these ones? if you are an extreme enough gamer to have all 9 of these games then God help you. I know I need His help and I only own most of them.

I'm of the opinion that if you actually own every one of the games they're offering, your disposable income is large enough that getting free shit shouldn't be an issue.

No Sony, it is not hard to offer something for everyone. It is really easy in fact. Just put some money on our PSN wallet. Voilà, everyone's pleased.

Wow come on people seriously? The fact that they are repaying you at all is crazy!

I totally understand why are people upset, but dor some of us its pretty great deal. It's ironic that the less you supported Sony in the past, the bigger selection of games you have.

LMAO at 77 million users.....SURE Sony, im guessing most of those are dummy accounts. i know i have 3 myself :p

I'm of the opinion that if you actually own every one of the games they're offering, your disposable income is large enough that getting free shit shouldn't be an issue.