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HokageTenshi on 06 February 2013

you really think sony is so stupid are you...??



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SxyxS on 06 February 2013

Giving you a game for free,though there is no need to do so,and preventing you from making money with stuff you haven't paid for.Sony must be really evil.
And it could get worser:Imagine buying 4or 5 ps3 games with crossbuy and get a vita for christmas/birthday =4-5 vita games for free.oh my god.that's so evil:sue them!



Turkish on 06 February 2013
platformmaster918 said:

Shouldn't they just give you a download code for the Vita version?  Instead they tie it to the disc.  I've gotten Sly and Battle Royale and I don't own a Vita!  I was hoping to sell the Vita download code and make a few bucks online.  I mean I can understand why they did it kinda because now more people will have to download it but damn there goes the 40 or 50 bucks I could've made.

EDIT:  Guys I acknowledged that I understood why they did it and Sony is my favorite company that does games, I just wanted some warning from the gaming media is all.  Why didn't anyone acknowledge this was the case?  IGN, VGChartz, N4G?  Nothing on any of them so what the hell?


The fuck you talking about? What do you mean you wanted a warning from the gaming media? Its obvious to everyone why they did it the way it is, thats why no one is complaining except for you.



MANUELF on 06 February 2013
kitler53 said:
Arcturus said:
How exactly does Cross Buy work? Do you have to have the game disc in your PS3 to download the Vita version? I assume there is also a one-time use code as well?


when you insert the disc into your ps3 if you have internet  the online pass (access to all online features) and the cross-buy product (digital version of the game for vita) is unlocked on psn tied to your account.  the games (ps3 disc and vita digital) if effectively tethered to your psn preventing you from selling off the code or disc for profit.

I though you need the code that came with the game to unlock the online pass



TheKoreanGuy on 06 February 2013
kitler53 said:
Arcturus said:
How exactly does Cross Buy work? Do you have to have the game disc in your PS3 to download the Vita version? I assume there is also a one-time use code as well?


when you insert the disc into your ps3 if you have internet  the online pass (access to all online features) and the cross-buy product (digital version of the game for vita) is unlocked on psn tied to your account.  the games (ps3 disc and vita digital) if effectively tethered to your psn preventing you from selling off the code or disc for profit.

Wait, even the disc is tied to your account? I'm pretty sure you can still sell the disc.



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torok on 06 February 2013

Buy a Vita. Donwload the game on it. Sell Vita with a game on Ebay.



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KHlover on 06 February 2013

How very evil of them.



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irstupid on 06 February 2013
TheKoreanGuy said:
kitler53 said:
Arcturus said:
How exactly does Cross Buy work? Do you have to have the game disc in your PS3 to download the Vita version? I assume there is also a one-time use code as well?


when you insert the disc into your ps3 if you have internet  the online pass (access to all online features) and the cross-buy product (digital version of the game for vita) is unlocked on psn tied to your account.  the games (ps3 disc and vita digital) if effectively tethered to your psn preventing you from selling off the code or disc for profit.

Wait, even the disc is tied to your account? I'm pretty sure you can still sell the disc.

I don't think that's what he meant.

I think he meant once the crossplay code is used, it can no longer be used again.  Kind of like how Gamestop or some places give a code with their game for a free weapon or something 'in game'

So if you buy a used "cross play game" then you won't get the crossplay feature because it will already have been used.  You will just get the hard copy of the game and thats it.  



ps3-sales! on 06 February 2013

Is this supposed to be a serious thread?



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platformmaster918 on 06 February 2013
ps3-sales! said:
Is this supposed to be a serious thread?

not really but maybe I should've made that clearer lol.  I was just mad I couldn't cheat Sony out of a few sales and make myself $50 towards another game.  Curse their non-gullible asses!




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