| Naninho said: I'm sorry for what happened to you with PSN. Sony Customer Service is atrocious. But they didn't try to steal you, it's just that their entire company is full of idiots!
I think PS Store is the worst digital content store I've ever used, and yes, I've bought on the Wii Shop Channel! I'm talking about interface, pricing, updates and, the worst of its evils, REGION LOCK. This one is so absurd is unbelievable: different content by country? WTF! I've waited like 4 years for PS Store to become available in Argentina and that never happened. One of the support guys from PS Latin America recommended me to create an US account, so I did it. And now, Sony isn't selling downloadable PSN cards, so I'm fucked (they are sold out on Amazon, Best Buy since more than a month ago). Because of this, I asked PlayStation USA if they were indeed discountinuing them, and they told me they won't tell me because I'm a foreigner. BUT! They do recommended me to discontinue using my account until the service is available in my region. Funny, isn't it? Conclusion: They prefer us to not violate the little things from the Terms of Service, than us paying them...
The PlayStation Store also demonstrate they know nothing about databases. It has way too much duplicated content (because of the different regions, and also because of the bad implemented bundles and packs). Then, you have publisher & developer names, screenshots, trailers and DLC, ALL unlinked to games (a complete disorder!). Because of this, all elements are completely independent, so you can end up buying the same articles many times. In a good service like Steam, this doesn't occur. I you buy a game you already have, you can give to a friend. In fact, for some games, you can even download the language files of your preference! Oh! And the prices makes sense! But I'm not aiming at Steam, I'd settle if it becomes half as good. Sony is the less consumer-friendly company ever. And if they lose you, is what they deserve. They won't lose me soon because I'm a masochist who can't stop buying their hardware (and/or an idiot). As for Disgaea, if you still want to give Sony a chance, you will be able to download it in the future because is already linked to your account, so don't worry too much. Still, you should probably contact NIS America. Maybe you can be heard by Sony indirectly thanks to them. |
I know its not stealing, but thats how it feals like. Its like buying a bigmac from mcdonalds, paying for it and them not giving me the sandwitch.
I know how you feel, I too dont live in the US but have a US PSN account. luckily for me, there are some crazy ass importers here that buy the psn cards somewhere in the us, bring them here and sell them. Though a $50 psn card is sold for like $56-8 but still, its better than getting a HK PSN account where most games are in chinese which i dont understand.
Maybe you should try one of those online stores that sell codes instead of cards. not sure how legit they are but i hear that you pay them and they send you the codes. or you could try play-asia, they also have digital codes. plus play-asia is legit and ships world wide so I dont think they'll have issues selling you US PSN codes.
