Sony Announced PlayStation 'Welcome Back' Games to Internet Derision

With the PlayStation Network back up and running, Sony has detailed in the USA what it calls its 'Customer Appreciation Program ' and in Europe is called 'The Welcome Back Programme'. Store credits are not involved. First-party games are.

In Europe in the next 30 days, PS3 gamers can download two of:

LittleBigPlanet
Infamous
Wipeout HD/Fury
Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty
Dead Nation

In the USA that choice is:
Dead Nation
inFamous
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

For PSP owners in Europe and the USA:
LittleBigPlanet PSP
ModNation PSP
Pursuit Force
Killzone Liberation

Also on offer in Europe are:

- 30 days free PlayStation Plus membership for non PS Plus subscribers.
- Existing PlayStation Plus subscribers will be given 60 days free subscription.
- For existing Music Unlimited subscribers, you will be given 30 days free subscription.

In terms of PlayStation Home, Sony is still working on a "Welcome Back offer" for that in all territories.

The details for eligibility are:

You "must be an account holder on 20 April 2011. Specific details about these offers and eligibility requirements will be posted as the services go live. All existing PSN registrants have 30 days from when the welcome back programme goes live to redeem their content.

"You will have access to the PS Plus content planned for May for 30 days. Access to the free games and exclusive features finishes at the end of the 30-day subscription period. Anything you buy with exclusive discounts, dynamic themes and premium avatars are yours to keep forever."

To clarify this last point, SCEE's Nick Caplin states that, "The free games are yours to keep. It is only some of the content you get through PS Plus that will expire at the end of the month."

Let's remind ourselves what Kaz Hirai said...



Sources:

Sony USA
Sony Europe