Community Sony "Welcome Back" Program Now Active...With Errors -Update-

By iorilamia — June 3, 2011
Tags: blog playstation-3

The long awaited Welcome Back Program is here, a long with some FAQ.

A while back Sony announced we would get free stuff in the Welcome Back Program This was a bunch of stuff from PS Home, 2 free games for PS3 and PSP and 30 days free of PS+. Also, they have lame free movies for the weekend and tons of bonuses for PS+ people. This is good and all but there are CONSTANT errors going on within the Store, I don't think many people can get a hold of these games at the moment. Some people can't get inside the store, others booted out, some download the game but it isn't showing up and a few other problems that need to be kinked out.

I had a few questions myself that were answered in the little Q&A they had set up here http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/06/03/welcome-back/

Also gives all information on available games and themes given out. See it below for any question you have.

From the blog:

"Q: When will I have access to the Welcome Back Program?

A: The content offered as part of the Welcome Back Program is available for download today and will be available through July 3.

Q: I have both PS3 and PSP. Does this mean I will get 4 games altogether?
A: Yes, as long as you were a PSN member before April 20, 2011, you’ll be able to receive up to 4 games based on the titles listed above; 2 on each platform.

Q: Are there any limitations to the PS3 and PSP games we are receiving as part of the Welcome Back Program?
A: None. These games are yours to keep.

Q: How long do I have to get into the PlayStation Store and receive my content for Welcome Back?
A: Access to the Welcome Back content will be expiring on July 3. Once this date has passed, the Welcome Back section in the PlayStation Store will be removed.

Q: When does the 30 days of my PlayStation Plus access expire?
A: Your PlayStation Plus 30-day access will expire 30 days from the date you activated it in PlayStation Store.

Q: When will (insert game here) be published?
A: Look forward to posts over the coming days that will show what content will be available at that point, or be coming soon. We’re planning frequent store publishes offering lots of new content for everyone to enjoy.

Q: I’m getting 30 days of access to PlayStation Plus; can you refresh my memory on what I get with this service?
A: From the time you activate your 30 days of PlayStation Plus, you’ll be able to download games and game related content, purchase select store items at a discount, and have access to the exclusive features of Plus. You’ll also be able to get early access to any Plus exclusive Demos and priority Beta invitations that might be scheduled during your 30 days.

Q: Do I get to keep the games in PlayStation Plus forever?
A: Content that is free in PlayStation Plus will not be available after your PlayStation Plus time has expired. However, if you decide to join PlayStation Plus, you’ll have access to all of the content you downloaded during your 30-day access for as long as you are a subscriber.

Q: Do I get to keep any games or content I purchased with the PlayStation Plus discount?
A: Yes. Any content you purchase at a discount is yours to keep, regardless of your subscription status.

Q: Aside from the games and discounts; does PlayStation Plus offer anything else?
A: Yes! PlayStation Plus includes the Online Storage for Game Saves feature, allowing you to backup treasured game saves or access them from another PS3. In addition, you get the Automatic Download feature, which automatically updates your 10 most recently played games while the system is in standby mode so you don’t have to wait for updates before playing your games.

Q: What content will be in PlayStation Plus when I activate my 30 days?
A: PlayStation Plus content and discounts are regularly updated throughout the month. For up-to-date information on content within PlayStation Plus, please visit the Plus homepage.

Q: Where can I find the Welcome Back content in Home?
A: The 100 virtual items can be found in the kiosk in Home’s Central Plaza along with two personal spaces – Dragon’s Lair and the Mansion Garage. A new game – Ooblag’s Alien Casino – will be released soon (June 2011). This game will be 100% free-to-play. As an added bonus, players that access the Ooblag Alien Casino space will be rewarded an active item version of the Ooblag game that can be played in your personal space(s). "

UPDATE:

One of the moderators on PS Blog posted this solution to the disappearing games after selection. This worked for me but almost every time you get an error message during one of the steps, you just have to spam it until you get lucky.S elect ‘Welcome Back Free PS3 Game 1′ and click on ‘Get Now’

"Press circle to go back and select your first free game
Return to the Welcome Back page and select ‘Welcome Back Free PS3 Game 2′ and click on ‘Get Now’
Press circle to go back and select your second free game
Go to the XMB(TM) to play your free games Make sure to complete the download of each title all the way otherwise you’ll have to go into account management>transaction management>services list>SCEA Promotions to download the games."

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well guess i'll try downloading my free psp games

blazemanx rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by blazemanx

Goodluck man, I'm getting error message after error message. Then when I don't, there is tons of lag...then an error message :p

Edit:

What they did let me download (after like 10 tries was the Pixel Theme. IT'S SO AWESOME!

iorilamia rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by iorilamia

Thanks, that method going through account management helped me get Dead Nation as game 1. I was getting bent out of shape about it. It started to load the game one offer and froze. So I try Sony's site, nope it's down. Try calling, nope they can't take the calls due to high call volume. Total Bullshit! And just short of tossing the system out the window I saw your story. Thanks.

DragonKiss83 rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by DragonKiss83

Welcome dude. I wish Sony would put that piece of advice in the story. I only found it from comment scrolling T_T

iorilamia rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by iorilamia

This may be one of the biggest sad faces in the history of gaming.

goukijones rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by goukijones

And now the welcome back game offer is unavailable. Sony really screwed the pooch here. They have to be dreading E3 at this point.

DragonKiss83 rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by DragonKiss83

Will the lolz never cease?

BatRastered rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by BatRastered

STUPID ass sony the whole welcome back option is gone and i didn't even get any games FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

blazemanx rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by blazemanx

I just started the super slow download on my second game. They are still offering it. They just temporarily froze it or something due to the system getting overloaded. Try it again blaze.

DragonKiss83 rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by DragonKiss83

@Dragon-

Dude, infamous took like, 3 hours, wipeouthd is taking even longer.

iorilamia rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by iorilamia

Dead Nation didn't take that long for me, but Wipe Out took forever.

DragonKiss83 rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 3, 2011 by DragonKiss83

Seems to be running a lot smoother today. Still laggy and throwing error messages, but much better than it was yesterday.

DragonKiss83 rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 4, 2011 by DragonKiss83

wow people rally do hate sony

kof2012 rated PlayStation 3 Flush it
Jun 5, 2011 by kof2012

I feel bad for them, they are trying really hard. The last year I've become a really big Sony fan and their services are fine to me :)

iorilamia rated PlayStation 3 Buy it
Jun 5, 2011 by iorilamia

Well it should not have taken this fuckin long to fix the problem and 2nd the expire date should be until the end of the year given the fact on how long it took to be fixed.

fnjimmy has not rated PlayStation 3 yet.
Jun 5, 2011 by fnjimmy

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