Nope watch the trailer they launched yesterday, the clearly explain this is how they wanted it to work.  

Well... how do the people who defended the "option" feel now?

I'm glad the "option" is gone and buried in the ET landfill.. should have never excisted

exactly, thank you internet!

we've overturned a lot of bullshit this gen!!

i'll be waiting for the digital upgrade discount,i'll be late to the party but i'll get there

I would have thought that it would be based on the same way people buy games now from the store. If I play a free demo and then upgrade to the full game I don't lose access to that full game, it's mine. Same as if I bought it straight away.

I've never done this but what about PS+ now? You get a game free on PS+ and knowing you will not extend your subscription, you buy a game you really enjoyed. Then when your subscription ends, surely the game doesn't just stop working as you have a non-PS+ licence.

The upgrade to the full game should be considered a normal licence not a PS+ licence, which are different things.

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Alas, at least it's been sorted.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

"Our priority for DRIVECLUB is to enable you to play and enjoy everything it has to offer and PlayStation recognises that the prior plan for DRIVECLUB entitlement for the upgrade to the PS Plus edition was not appropriate. As a result, we have adjusted the PlayStation Plus terms for DRIVECLUB.

Now, If you intend on downloading DRIVECLUB PlayStation Plus Edition, and upgrading to the full game experience, you will have access to the full game even if your PlayStation Plus subscription runs out."

Someone at Sony get Chris Brown a spell-checker. He's pretty bad at spelling.

Reading that original blog post, though, the way some people behaved is embarrassing. Plenty of people complained in an appropriate manner but there were too many who ranted and raved as though they were kids who just had a toy taken away--which I suppose might be the case with some of them. Dealing with the public on the internet has to be a horrible job.

And this, people, is why complaining about these things is good.

yup

I should hope not. Would be extremely silly if they did.