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Attention Europe: How to Buy American PSN Content, Safely

Posted on 14. Sep, 2009 by csreynolds Tag: American, Attention, B, Buy, content, Deal of the Day, Europe, Game Download, Games, How, Playstation Network, Playstation Store, PSN, Safely, T, Tricks

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A post specifically for frustrated EU dwellers this morning...

All too frequently, one territory’s PlayStation Store gets something our territory’s PlayStation Store does not. A PSN game hits the US network, for instance, and we have little option but to wait on an EU release. Case in point, Bomberman Ultra has been available for download in America for months now and, to our knowledge, there is no confirmed European release date. Last Thursday, America received Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Re-shelled, and guess what? There is no confirmed European release date. Naturally, we do recognise that the EU occasionally gets content the US does not, but for once let’s be selfish.

It is possible to create an American PSN account, but complications concerning credit card use, exchange rates and billing addresses prevent you from directly purchasing American content. One option is to acquire a $20 or $50 US PSN card, via eBay or other means, and add credit through the US PlayStation Store’s ‘Redeem Code’ section. Though, depending on delivery time, source and shipping costs, getting hold of a physical card can be an inconvenient (and sometimes costly) affair. Alternatively, you can purchase PSN codes online, which are then emailed to your account to be redeemed in the same manner – a risky business when you don’t know to whom you’re disclosing your credit card details.

PS3Vault.com can recommend (based on first-hand experience) one company that has proved reliable and trustworthy in distributing US PSN codes for use on the American PlayStation Store. iTunes Express offer codes for both $20 and $50 denomination, priced respectively at $24.98 (£14 / €17), or $59.98 (£36 / €41). All transactions are carried out using the ever secure PayPal method, and within 15 minutes of payment, your 12 character alphanumeric Store code is emailed to your PayPal email address, or an address you stipulate (non-PayPal account holders). Simply sign in, access the American PlayStation Store, redeem your code, and hey presto: US Store credit, to spend however you choose!

Now, do excuse us; we’re off to batter Shredder’s foot soldiers...

Sony's 'PS3 Start' Campaign Cost How Much?

Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by csreynolds Tag: Campaign, Console news, Cost, How, Much, Playstation 3 Slim, Playstation Network, PS3 Start, Sales, Sony

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It turns out that SCEE’s latest pan-European marketing campaign 'PS3 Start', the first major campaign since the ‘This is Living’ advertisements that accompanied the PS3’s European launch in 2007, cost a staggering £82m to fund.

This is a lot of money, but Sony has much to shout about at the moment, such as the newly released PS3 Slim unit, and the fresh entertainment services added to the PSN in Firmware update 3.0. The commercials reinforce UK Marketing Director Alan Duncan’s remark to the Guardian late last month, that the console is moving beyond gaming.

Screen Digest predicts the campaign will help Sony shift 4.3m units in Europe alone before the year is out. You can’t put price on good advertising nowadays, can you?

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How to Kill a PS3 Console - is it Really Possible?

Posted on 12. Aug, 2007 by LeoFerus Tag: Console news, G, Game Trailers, How, Kill, Main, Possible?, PS3, Really

So how good is the console when put under extreme operating pressure and alternating environments? The Ps3 console suggests robustness, stability and durability, whilst the gooey tech inside combines the latest chip technology and peripheral advancements. The following results are noteworthy reading and were done under the following guidelines. Results were recorded accurately to provide an actual operating statistic. Read more »