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PSN 'Welcome Back' Program Now Live
Last month, Sony outlined how it planned to compensate PlayStation Network users for their inconvenience from the service outage. Today, the "Welcome Back" program is live.
In a post on the official PlayStation Blog, Susan Panico, senior director of the PSN, outlines what players will be getting:
[A]ll PSN members who had signed up before the outage (April 20, 2011) will be able to select two games for the PS3 and two games for the PSP systems.
For PS3 owners, go to the ‘Welcome Back’ section in the PlayStation Store, and select 2 titles from the following list:
- Dead Nation
- inFAMOUS
- LittleBigPlanet
- Super Stardust HD
- Wipeout HD + Fury
For PSP owners, go to the ‘Welcome Back’ section of PlayStation Store on your PSP system and select 2 titles from the following list:
- LittleBigPlanet (PSP)
- ModNation Racers
- Pursuit Force
- Killzone Liberation
In addition to the free games, PSN users will also get 30 free days of PlayStation Plus access, 100 virtual items in PlayStation Home, and temporary access to free movie rentals.
Are you good now, or did you expect more from Sony?
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