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Welcome to the best thread for all of the deals on games, add-ons, and other stuff in the PlayStation Store both on and off of PSN.

If you enjoy the work that I put into this and the other threads I run on this site, feel free to vote for me in the Cheapy Awards' CAG Community Award category.

Index
Current Deals
Alternate Deals
Upcoming Deals (Post #2)
February 2012 PlayStation Plus Offerings (Post #2)
Persistent PlayStation Plus Deals (Post #2)
Frequently Asked Questions (Post #2)

Current Deals (Full Update Here)

Bundles


PS3
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood - $20.99 - Ends 3/13
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance - $8.99 - Ends 3/13
Fancy Pants Adventures - $4.99
God of War: Origins Collection - $27.99 - Ends 3/13
Hydrophobia: Prophecy - $2.99 - Temporary Sale
Infamous Festival of Blood - $6.99 - Ends 3/13
Jurassic Park: The Game - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Just Cause 2 - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Limbo - $10.49 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil 4 - $13.99 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil Code Veronica X - $9.99
Space Ace - $4.99
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $10.49 - Ends 3/13

PSP
Cabela’s African Safari - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts Ultimate Challenge - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Cabela’s North American Adventures - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Bandicoot: Mind Over Mutant - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Of The Titans - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Crash Tag Team Racing - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy - $20.99 - Ends 3/13
DJMax Portable 3 - $19.99
Gun: Showdown - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Monster Jam: Path Of Destruction - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Rapala Trophies - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Super Monkey Ball Adventure - $9.99
Swat: Target Liberty - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop

PS1 Classics
Chrono Trigger - $6.99 - Ends 3/13

Minis
Angry Birds - $2.79 - Ends 3/13

Vita
MLB 12: The Show - $34.99 - 2.8 GB
MotorStorm RC Presented By Scion - Free - 646 MB
Unit 13 - $35.99 - 1.2 GB

PlayStation Plus

Deals
Angry Birds - PSP/PS3 - $1.95 - Ends 3/13
Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood - $14.69 - Ends 3/13
Chrono Trigger - PSP/PS3 - $4.89 - Ends 3/13
Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy - PSP - $14.69 - Ends 3/13
Dungeon Hunter: Alliance - $6.29 - Ends 3/13
God of War: Origins Collection - $19.59 - Ends 3/13
Infamous Festival of Blood - $4.89 - Ends 3/13
Killzone 3 Multiplayer - $7.50
Limbo - $7.34 - Ends 3/13
MotorStorm RC - $7.49 - Ends 3/13
Resident Evil 4 - $9.79 - Ends 3/13
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition - $7.34 - Ends 3/13
Touchdown Fever - PSP/PS3 - $2.39
Worms: Ultimate Mayhem - $11.99

Free Games (Don't Argue About This, Please)
Battle Fantasia
Bermuda Triangle - PSP/PS3
Fatal Inertia
Hamsterball
Inferno Pool
Mahjong Tales: Ancient Wisdom
Orbit - PSP/PS3
Sackboys' Prehistoric Moves
Sega Genesis Bundle - Includes the Six Games Below
Altered Beast
Comix Zone
Golden Axe
Sonic 1
Sonic 2
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Racoonus - 5.2 GB
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
Streets of Rage 2
Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars
Um Jammer Lammy - PSP/PS3

Qore
Qore Episode 46 - March 2012

Add-ons
Dungeon Defenders - PlayStation Plus Exclusive DLC - Free

Themes
Leap Year - Dynamic
The House of the Dead III - Dynamic
Start The Party 2 - Dynamic

Avatars
Asura's Wrath Bundle - $0.99
The House of the Dead III (3)
Jak and Daxter Collection (2)
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bundle 4 - $0.99
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bundle 3 - $0.99

Alternate Deals (Deals not available in the PS Store)

PlayStation Network Cards
$20 code - GameStop.com - $19.99
$20 code - BestBuy.com - $20.00
$50 code - GameStop.com - $49.99
$50 code - BestBuy.com - $50.00


PS3
Age of Booty - GameStop.com - $4.99
Digger HD - GameStop.com - $4.99
Fat Princess - BestBuy.com - $7.99
Superstars V8 Racing - GameStop.com - $7.49

Minis
Awesome Summer Minis Bundle (A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks, Young Thor, Zombie Tycoon, and Widget Odyssey 1 & 2) - GameStop.com - $4.99

PS1
Crash Bandicoot - GameStop.com - $2.99 - 50% off
Jet Moto - GameStop.com - $2.99 - 50% off

PSP
Aedis Eclipse: Generation of Chaos - GameStop.com - $5.99 - 25% off
Blade Dancer: Lineage of Light - GameStop.com - $5.99 - 25% off
CLADUN: This is an RPG! - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 50% off
Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 33% off
Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days - GameStop.com - $14.99 - 25% off
Disgaea Infinite - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 47% off
Dragoneer's Aria - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Mana Khemia: Student Alliance - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Phantom Brave: The Hermuda Triangle - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 50% off
Prinny: Can I Really Be The Hero? - GameStop.com - $7.99 - 20% off
Prinny 2: Dawn of Operation Panties, Dood! - GameStop.com - $9.99 - 66% off
Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman - GameStop.com - $19.99 - 33% off

I'll be filling this thread out a bit more as we go and I'll answer questions whenever I can. Feel free to provide feedback for ways to improve this thread. Thanks.
 
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[quote name='FriskyTanuki']It's also the top option on the triangle menu.[/QUOTE]

THat's what I thought but my sort by options only are:

Creation date. Download date and Recently played.
 
[quote name='anotherpoorgamer']Thanks Frisky for clearing that up! It did not cross my mind that the reason I couldn't copy Capcom Puzzle World was because of the update. I have been using my PS3 to download/store my PSP games.

The strange part is that I purchased Capcom Classics Collection: Remixed and Capcom Classics Collection: Reloaded. Both games copy like normal by clicking on the game in the folder, then selecting copy.[/QUOTE]

The other guy's got it wrong. Your problem is also a result of letting your PS+ membership lapse. The games you had downloaded before expired when your membership did (you can check this by hitting "triangle" on the game that won't copy and going to "information" - it should list an expiration date). Now that you have PS+ again you need to re-download the game so that it's license is updated to know you can play it. Silly, I know... It'd be great if you could just re-authorize the game, and maybe you can, but I can't figure out how.

Just re-download the game and you should be good to go.

EDIT: Turns out he's right too. You can't copy an installed game to a PSP anymore - only downloaded "pre-installed" ones. So if you want to have a PSone game playable on your PS3 and also want to be able to put it on your PSP you have to install it on your PSP and KEEP the downloaded file as well. This also applies to MINIS. This is all extremely stupid because now you have to keep 2 copies of everything and it's a PITA to manually organize all of it.
 
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[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Should be an option at the top that says "Group Content" that will give you the option to sort it by format, album, or all.[/QUOTE]

Yeah I sort my stuff tagged in different things, like the Back to the Future games are under a "BttF" folder.
 
[quote name='o0achilles0o']The other guy's got it wrong. Your problem is also a result of letting your PS+ membership lapse. The games you had downloaded before expired when your membership did (you can check this by hitting "triangle" on the game that won't copy and going to "information" - it should list an expiration date). Now that you have PS+ again you need to re-download the game so that it's license is updated to know you can play it. Silly, I know... It'd be great if you could just re-authorize the game, and maybe you can, but I can't figure out how.

Just re-download the game and you should be good to go.

EDIT: Turns out he's right too. You can't copy an installed game to a PSP anymore - only downloaded "pre-installed" ones. So if you want to have a PSone game playable on your PS3 and also want to be able to put it on your PSP you have to install it on your PSP and KEEP the downloaded file as well. This also applies to MINIS. This is all extremely stupid because now you have to keep 2 copies of everything and it's a PITA to manually organize all of it.[/QUOTE]

I bought Capcom Puzzle World at a discount. I can understand the free stuff not being able to be copied once my PS+ expired.

Yeah, I've been having the same problem with PSone and Minis games, which I know I paid for long before I even started using PS+. Looks messy.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Should be an option at the top that says "Group Content" that will give you the option to sort it by format, album, or all.[/QUOTE]

This works. Unfortunately sorting by album (which keeps the BTTF games together) gets rid of the sorting by formating.

So I either need to
1. Put EVERYTHING in folders (minis, PS1 games, demos, etc)
2. Just let it go and have leave it as format and let the PS3 Downloadable stuff be one long list.
 
Make up your own folders. With all my longterm game share groups, I have multiple folders named say raven 1, raven 2, shadow 1, etc. and organize them how I want[quote name='eldergamer']This works. Unfortunately sorting by album (which keeps the BTTF games together) gets rid of the sorting by formating.

So I either need to
1. Put EVERYTHING in folders (minis, PS1 games, demos, etc)
2. Just let it go and have leave it as format and let the PS3 Downloadable stuff be one long list.[/QUOTE]
 
[quote name='eldergamer']This works. Unfortunately sorting by album (which keeps the BTTF games together) gets rid of the sorting by formating.

So I either need to
1. Put EVERYTHING in folders (minis, PS1 games, demos, etc)
2. Just let it go and have leave it as format and let the PS3 Downloadable stuff be one long list.[/QUOTE]
Doesn't it make folders for games with a custom album and the rest goes into an unknown folder? So you can have what you want separated in its own special folder and the rest is in a long list.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Mecho Wars will be free for PS+ members when it releases tomorrow and $4.99 for everybody else. It's a turn-based strategy game like Advance Wars with a more unique art style from Luc Benard.[/QUOTE]

I'll get it, cuz it's free. But I was disappointed to see it was a Mini.
 
[quote name='tylerh1701']I'll get it, cuz it's free. But I was disappointed to see it was a Mini.[/QUOTE]
Why? There are quite a few good Minis on the store (
Might Flip Champs DX, Tetris, One epic game, Cubixx, Young Thor, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, Alien Zombie Death, Age of Zombies, Blast Off, Echoes, Where is my Heart?, OMG-Z, Scarygirl, 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character, Vector TD, Fieldrunners, A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks, and Pix'N Love Rush
to name a few).
 
Wait... it's a game clearly inspired by Nintendo's long running "___ Wars" series, and it uses the same naming convention? How has this not gotten a Cease and Desist?

Nintendo's lawyers are usually pretty quick to the punch, and for far less than this.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Why? There are quite a few good Minis on the store (
Might Flip Champs DX, Tetris, One epic game, Cubixx, Young Thor, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Princess, Alien Zombie Death, Age of Zombies, Blast Off, Echoes, Where is my Heart?, OMG-Z, Scarygirl, 2D Adventures of Rotating Octopus Character, Vector TD, Fieldrunners, A Space Shooter for 2 Bucks, and Pix'N Love Rush
to name a few).[/QUOTE]

The easy answer is cuz I'm a trophy whore.

The more complex answer involves the games looking really mediocre on my tv (though I'm sure they look nice on a PSP) and the fact that most of them do one thing well, but that's it. Where is my heart is really a cool concept, but I only played about 15 levels before tiring of it. MPSMP demo on 360 was fun for a few minutes, but already started to feel repetitive in the demo. Alien Zombie Death is a fun shooter where you jump from platform to platform, but that's all you do. Rotating Octopus I just couldn't get into. Plus, a lot of the games are centered around beating high scores, which I've never been a huge fan of. I've just never ran into a Mini that I've really enjoyed, so I rarely check them out anymore. Add my "trophy whore-itis" to that and it makes it to where I pretty much ignore info about Minis.

I'm not trying to justify that this is the right way to treat Minis, it's just how I am.
 
yeah iv got the free and super cheap highly rated mini's with my psn+, but still havnt touched any of them. I think i got like 30 or something.
my backlog too big and yeah, lack of trophies... it's sad but true.
 
[quote name='DPsycho']Wait... it's a game clearly inspired by Nintendo's long running "___ Wars" series, and it uses the same naming convention? How has this not gotten a Cease and Desist?

Nintendo's lawyers are usually pretty quick to the punch, and for far less than this.[/QUOTE]
There's nothing wrong with being inspired by another series.
[quote name='tylerh1701']The easy answer is cuz I'm a trophy whore.

The more complex answer involves the games looking really mediocre on my tv (though I'm sure they look nice on a PSP) and the fact that most of them do one thing well, but that's it. Where is my heart is really a cool concept, but I only played about 15 levels before tiring of it. MPSMP demo on 360 was fun for a few minutes, but already started to feel repetitive in the demo. Alien Zombie Death is a fun shooter where you jump from platform to platform, but that's all you do. Rotating Octopus I just couldn't get into. Plus, a lot of the games are centered around beating high scores, which I've never been a huge fan of. I've just never ran into a Mini that I've really enjoyed, so I rarely check them out anymore. Add my "trophy whore-itis" to that and it makes it to where I pretty much ignore info about Minis.

I'm not trying to justify that this is the right way to treat Minis, it's just how I am.[/QUOTE]
I guess. They're just games to me, like everything else on PS3 and PSP. Trophies, budget, and complexity of mechanics don't really matter if it's an enjoyable game.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']There's nothing wrong with being inspired by another series.[/QUOTE]
I love the Wars series, and I hope this one is good too. I'm not trying to pass judgment on it in any way. I just expect that Nintento won't be pleased.
 
[quote name='Barry Burton']amy delayed until next week for psn, it takes that long to change the price to $10[/QUOTE]

holy cats, didn't realize that was so close to release. definitely need to get a new psn card, been looking forward to that since I first read about it.
 
Has MvC2 ever been cheaper on PSN? I could have sworn I bought it already but it's not on my purchased list.

EDIT: I think I bought it on XBLA since it was out a week sooner iirc so I didn't double dip right away on PSN. Still, I would have thought I would have picked it up during one of its many sales previously.
 
[quote name='ClevelandBrowns']Trying to decide if I want MvC2. Is the multi still active?[/QUOTE]

Seems to be. I was playing it the other night and had no problems finding a match.
 
NBA Jam down to $10 for all, I may have to jump on it.

Max and the Magic marker $5 for all, I'm getting it.

And the Crysis sale. Woohoo PSN!!!!

EDIT: I'm not seeing Crysis on sale for non-PS+. Maybe it's a typo. Because it says 30% off/$10.49 for PS+, which would be $15 sale price. Anyone wanna confirm that it's $15 for non PS+? Otherwise I need to get home and download it at $10.49 before they figure out their math is off.
 
Great discounts on the Tiger Woods DLC.

NBA Jams for ten bucks is a steal. I LOVE the game. It is so much fun.

Bought Crysis about two weeks ago for twenty. Great deal with the PS+ discount.
 
The deals for this week (full update here):

Bundles
Dante’s Inferno Bundle - $19.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Dead Space 2 Bundle - $44.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Dragon Age: Origins Ultimate Edition Bundle - $29.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Bundle - $49.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Shift 2 Unleashed Bundle - $49.99 - Includes Game & All DLC

PS3
Burnout Crash! - $6.99
Crysis - $14.99
DeathSpank - $9.99
Dragon Age II - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Fancy Pants Adventures - $6.99
Gatling Gears - $6.99
Max & The Magic Marker Gold Edition - $4.99 - PlayStation Move Compatible
NBA Jam On Fire Edition - $9.99
Risk: Factions - $6.99
Shift 2 Unleashed - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop

PSP
Army Of Two: Fortieth Day - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Burnout: Dominator - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Dante’s Inferno - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
FIFA Soccer 11 - $29.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Fight Night Round 3 - $9.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Madden NFL 11 - $29.99 - Permanent Price Drop
NCAA Football 10 - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Need For Speed Shift - $14.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Need For Speed Pro Street - $14.99 - Permanent Price Drop
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 - $19.99 - Permanent Price Drop

Add-ons
Dante’s Inferno DLC Bundle - $14.99 - Includes All DLC
Dead Space 2 DLC Bundle - $14.99 - Includes All DLC
Dragon Age II - Legacy Pack - $7.99
The King Of Fighters XIII - Nests Style Kyo - $2.99
Mass Effect 2 - Arrival - $4.99
NCAA Football 12 - All Dynasty Time Savers - $7.99
NCAA Football 12 - NCAA FB 12 Power Pack - $12.99
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit DLC Bundle - $29.99 - Includes All DLC
NHL 12 - Skater Slap Shot Power Boost 3 - $0.99
Shift 2 Unleashed DLC Bundle - $24.99 - Includes All DLC
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 - Birdie Pack - $10.99
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 - Eagle Pack - $24.99

PlayStation Plus

PS3
Burnout Crash! - $4.89
Crysis - $10.49
Dante’s Inferno Bundle - $14.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Dead Space 2 Bundle - $35.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
DeathSpank - $6.99
Fancy Pants Adventures - $4.89
Gatling Gears - $4.89
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit Bundle - $39.99 - Includes Game & All DLC
Risk: Factions - $4.89
Shift 2 Unleashed Bundle - $39.99 - Includes Game & All DLC

Add-ons
Dante’s Inferno DLC Bundle - $10.49 - Includes All DLC
Dead Space 2 DLC Bundle - $10.49 - Includes All DLC
Dragon Age II - Legacy Pack - $6.39
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit DLC Bundle - $20.99 - Includes All DLC
Shift 2 Unleashed DLC Bundle - $17.49 - Includes All DLC
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 - Birdie Pack - $7.69
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 - Eagle Pack - $17.49

Avatars
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Bundle 3 - $0.99
 
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[quote name='Chrono Gear']Has MvC2 ever been cheaper on PSN? I could have sworn I bought it already but it's not on my purchased list.

EDIT: I think I bought it on XBLA since it was out a week sooner iirc so I didn't double dip right away on PSN. Still, I would have thought I would have picked it up during one of its many sales previously.[/QUOTE]

PSN had it for $6.99, some months back.
 
Also, it seems that Dungeon Defenders is on sale on XBLA this week, which seems to all but confirm that it'll be a part of the 12 for '12 sale next week.
 
is the 12 for '12 sale for ps plus members only? cause i wanna buy DD so bad, but not get ripped off. thanks !
 
Debating on getting Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC for $4.99

Getting Crysis for sure, I got Crysis 2 and that game is so much fun to play.

But before I get any of that, trying Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Asuma's Wrath Demo first!
Now hoping Nintendo add new 3DS games on Club Nintendo Jan 12.
 
Really considering getting NBA Jam, but I've played every iteration of it there is and don't know if I'd really play another version.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']Also, it seems that Dungeon Defenders is on sale on XBLA this week, which seems to all but confirm that it'll be a part of the 12 for '12 sale next week.[/QUOTE]

I agree. I am holding off purchasing it on the XBLA sale because I definitely think it's popping up in the 12 for '12 sale. Plus, PS+ already gave away free DLC for it, I think.
 
Considering the Dante's Inferno bundle. Wasn't too impressed by the demo, but if there's a lot of DLC value, I figure it's probably worth $15 to get. Anyone have opinions on the game one way or the other?
 
[quote name='Decker']Considering the Dante's Inferno bundle. Wasn't too impressed by the demo, but if there's a lot of DLC value, I figure it's probably worth $15 to get. Anyone have opinions on the game one way or the other?[/QUOTE]

I actually enjoyed it when I played it, but I'll never need to play it again. Didn't ever touch the DLC, not sure what all it has. I always advocate buying the disc version of a game ($14 used on Amazon atm) but if there's a lot of DLC included, $15 might not be too bad of a deal. But no resell value, of course.
 
[quote name='Decker']Considering the Dante's Inferno bundle. Wasn't too impressed by the demo, but if there's a lot of DLC value, I figure it's probably worth $15 to get. Anyone have opinions on the game one way or the other?[/QUOTE]

Really pretty fun albeit graphic god of waresque game. I enjoyed t waaaay more than I expected. For 15 bucks that ain't too bad.

Make sure that if you are even sort of a little bit of a completionist or trophy whore talk to Vergil as many times as you can get him to say new stuff every time you see him.
 
[quote name='handsomepete']Really pretty fun albeit graphic god of waresque game. I enjoyed t waaaay more than I expected. For 15 bucks that ain't too bad.

Make sure that if you are even sort of a little bit of a completionist or trophy whore talk to Vergil as many times as you can get him to say new stuff every time you see him.[/QUOTE]

And if you die and respawn at your previous checkpoint and he is there, make sure to talk to him again. I screwed myself real good on that one. Funny you would mention it!
 
Deathspank is an insta-purchase this week no doubt. Loved 1 & 2 on XBLA and would love to play though them again so I might as well double dip for trophies. Will play The Baconing before going back to the first one though.

Probably going to bite on the Dante's DLC and maybe even the Dead Space 2 DLC. Haven't touched either yet but I'm cool with having the DLC ready to go when I do.

Missed out on MvC2 but I can always buy it next time it goes on sale.
 
Blah I was hoping they would put Tales of Monkey Island 2 up for sale. I got the 1st one, but now I want the 2nd one as well.
 
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