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US PlayStation Plus 1 Year Subscription USD $29.99 Nov 29 Normally USD $49.99
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snuke on 23/11/2013 - 11:19 blog.us.playstation.com (1680 clicks)
Last edited 30/11/2013 - 09:26

This is a US PS+ deal. starts Nov 29 US time
Normally USD $49.99, on Nov 29 US time, it will become USD $29.99
There is a limit of 2 per person

Membership Includes:
Free* hit games on your PS4™, PS3™, and PS Vita systems, with new free games added every month
Online Multiplayer on the PS4™ system
Exclusive discounts of up to 75% on the PlayStation®Store
Up to 3GB of online game save storage
One membership works across PS4™, PS3™ and PS Vita systems

You can read about the US PS+ here http://us.playstation.com/psn/playstation-plus/

PS Plus
There will also be a special Black Friday deal for PlayStation Plus at select retailers nationwide. Pick up 1 year of PS Plus for only $29.99* — that’s 40% off the regular price of $49.99. With PS Plus, you’ll get new games every month with Instant Game Collection. You’ll also get access to online multiplayer on the PS4 system. Best of all, one membership will cover you across your PS4, PS3, and PS Vita… for just $29.99* on Black Friday only.

*Limit 2 per person, per purchase. Offer valid 11/29/13 only, while supplies last.

Of these selected retailers - Amazon will be one
"Amazon representative said that they would be matching it"
http://www.amazon.com/1-Year-PlayStation-Plus-Membership-Dig…

To get this you need to have a US Playstation account which is easy to create.
Have your primary Amazon address set to any US address for this to work.

You can Stack subscriptions, so if you purchase two years worth, it will add two years to your existing PS+ expiry date.

EDIT: List of all "Free" Instant Game collection games since its inception. Includes both Aus (Euro) and US PS+ games.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmRRDLosxQLIdGJ…

For the blind it starts:
Nov 29 US time
Nov 29 US time
Nov 29 US time
Nov 29 US time
Nov 29 US time

AMAZON IS 100% CONFIRMED
http://us.playstation.com/black-friday-2013/?EMC=eng_BF2_pro…

PlayStation Network announcement

We are aware that users are experiencing some disruption to the PSN service. To minimise the inconvenience we have suspended the “redeem voucher” functionality whilst we investigate further. Unfortunately this means that money cards, product vouchers, PlayStation Plus vouchers, PS3-PS4 upgrade vouchers and any other vouchers for digital content are not redeemable at this stage. Other PSN features such as log-in, online multi-player gaming, PlayStation Plus trial, PS Store (excluding voucher redemption), trophies, messages, friends etc. are all available.
We apologise and will provide an update to this announcement soon.

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  • pitoui on 23/11/2013 - 11:24

    Wow, that's nice. I just bought a year's worth and received a $10 credit on PSN. At this price I may as well buy another year and stack it.

  • BluBoy on 23/11/2013 - 11:26
    +1

    What do I gain/lose by having a US PSN account?

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 11:47

      Lose nothing but USD $29.99, gain all the things I listed under - "Membership Includes:"

    • Folly on 23/11/2013 - 12:11
      +1

      Sometimes the games list is different region to region.

      • Gehirn on 23/11/2013 - 12:16

        Also better discounts on their sales.

      • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:05

        They got everything the AU store has just about.

        http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Instant_Game_Collection

        • Folly on 23/11/2013 - 15:07

          Snuke's awesome list highlights which games both regions have (and consequently which games are region exclusives, at least for now anyway).

        • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:36

          He didn't explain what the coloured borders mean.

          The exclusives are pretty even. What will usually happen is what's exclusive to one region is only exclusive for a while then heads to the other.

          The US has just as many good exclusives as EU. Hotline Miami is awesome btw.

          I would without hesitation go for the US account. The discounted prices are better.

        • Folly on 23/11/2013 - 15:38

          Cells B1 and H1 (for the coloured cells). Border is user edit.

          But I agree. Fairly even spread in quality. Matter of personal opinion I guess. Nice to have the lists to compare. Big thanks to snuke.

        • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 15:40

          Coloured borders???

          If you see a coloured border on some cells only, that is another person viewing the doc with that cell selected.
          If you're on the doc, look in the upper right, it will tell how many people are viewing, they are each allocated a colour.

  • [Deactivated] on 23/11/2013 - 11:34

    don't want this but giving you +1 for all the extra info you've provided. Cheers.

  • shadowarrior on 23/11/2013 - 11:36

    Good find for someone without a PS+ account. Am a bit scared to loose all my AU PSN+ purchases if I shift to the US one.

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 11:46
      +2

      Or do what a lot of us do, have both.

      • shadowarrior on 23/11/2013 - 13:40
        +5

        The money is strong with this one.

        • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 13:45

          Money saved from this site can be redistributed well.
          Or is that money that should be saved, but I follow this site and buy stuff non stop because it's a great bargain.

          Damn you OZ B!!!!!!

  • Crusader on 23/11/2013 - 12:25

    Knew about this a couple of days ago .. Just hope they have enough stock.

  • Nvidia Fxxk You on 23/11/2013 - 12:29

    u need to put plus+ one year service in title

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 12:58

      fuxed

  • virtualds on 23/11/2013 - 12:41

    Love black Friday. Have to figure out how to buy & activate

    • pitoui on 23/11/2013 - 12:47

      I bought my $50 PSN Credit via Amazon US. Only took a couple of hours before they emailed me the code.

      • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:06

        Mine was available to view instantly.

        • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 15:41

          Exactly, it shows you on screen once the transaction is completed.
          You also get an email. Every email I have received has been within a few minutes.

        • pitoui on 23/11/2013 - 17:33

          Ah my bad. I was remembering the one time I bought via Best Buy. Sorry guys.

  • Xaphier on 23/11/2013 - 12:49

    Is this online deal? It says selected retailer

    EDIT: Just found out about the Amazon

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 13:00
      +1

      It will be online and in store. Of course unless you are in the US, the in store side wont help, unless you have someone to get them for you.
      I posted the link to the Amazon store as that is most likely what we would all use.
      Best Buys stopped emailing codes about a year or so ago.

      • Xaphier on 23/11/2013 - 13:09

        Thanks OP!

  • SuBw00FeR on 23/11/2013 - 13:05

    Awww yissss, Adding another year onto my year already! ^_^

  • SuBw00FeR on 23/11/2013 - 13:07
    -3

    Hmm, actually when does this start? It's still $49.99 in the US Store and on Amazon?

    • SuBw00FeR on 23/11/2013 - 13:27
      +3

      Thanks for the neg whoever that was… had a mind blank, for some reason I thought it was today this deal was on, why would you post it a whole week early?

      • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 13:29
        +6

        So no one buys or stocks up on US PS+ subscription now, only to then be pissed off in a weeks time.

        Forewarned is forearmed.

        I guess you got negged because it mentions the date several times in my post and the heading.

      • Xaphier on 23/11/2013 - 13:29

        So Ozbargainers are aware and ready to buy them before the swarm of zombies from the US Black Friday got them all?

      • Wickzki49 on 23/11/2013 - 16:55
        -7

        So he can get the + rep for posting early rather than putting it on the game forum where he gets nothing!

        Most of us knew about it anyway - has been discussed at length in all of the major gaming forums.

        • Cair22 on 23/11/2013 - 17:35
          +2

          Not everyone who is interested in this deal visits all of, if any of the "major gaming forums".

        • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 20:08

          I could give two shits about the + rep, if I did I would be rushing to post other deals the second I see them.
          This blog post was up 11hrs before I posted it, which in OZ B time might as well be a decade.

          I have made many anti comments on PS+ posts about the monthly "free" games being posted as deals, because they aren't bargains, they do belong in the forums.
          I don't visit the OZ B forums, I spend enough time on other forums to add yet another to my life.
          The only other Aus forum I use is Whirlpool and no one posted it there, so I thought it would be helpful to members there.

          This constituted a deal as we actually get to save money.
          As for being early, just ask user lostn if he wished he new about it even earlier - http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/123972#comment-1705708.

        • SuBw00FeR on 27/11/2013 - 15:10

          As could I.

          The reason I stated "why would you post it a whole week early" is because of the site's inconsistency. Personally, I don't post anymore as it just turns into a shit storm of bullshit, yet other posts just fly right by without a single neg. One example my post was pulled for whatever reason, the very next day, I saw the exact same thing, and it stayed there. Even though I posted that my post was pulled for that reason, and it still stayed there.

          Before posts like this that were a week earlier or how ever long, would go straight to the forums. As I said, just inconsistency, and i'm tired of it.

          Anyway, bring on the negs, cos I know they're coming.

        • snuke on 27/11/2013 - 15:29

          What you say is as I see it too.

  • PreSsieGuY on 23/11/2013 - 13:34

    ahhh i need PSN plus for AU on the cheap. from what im reading, if i buy this from US, it doesnt give me the PSN plus for AU.
    i think i knwo the answer already. just was confirmation
    :(

    • bibiphok on 23/11/2013 - 19:11

      Good question, do we get that sort of deal on PSN + for AU?

      • lamerthanlam on 24/11/2013 - 11:56

        Nope. We're in AU and hence we get shafted.

        • snuke on 24/11/2013 - 13:50
          +1

          But we frequently get extra 90 days and 25% or 30% off deals that the US don't get.
          So not shafted, just different discounts available.

        • deathjr on 24/11/2013 - 16:34

          Frequently? It happened once last month. US got the same deal twice last year.

          Discounts? US store has better prices and gets larger discounts.

  • koozzz on 23/11/2013 - 13:58

    Just in time for the PS3 I bought…thanks!

  • shinichiduy on 23/11/2013 - 14:04

    Will we be able to continue playing existing ps plus games in Aus account with us account ps plus?

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 14:20
      +1

      They are not linked in anyway, so if you do not renew your Aus PS+, then you can't play the "free" games.

  • hamwhisperer on 23/11/2013 - 14:14

    So do I need to set my Amazon address to USA or my CCard billing address or BOTH?
    I did this a while back and it worked (with some fiddling) but I'll be damned if I remember how.

    Also, have to wonder if they'll "run out" of codes (sometimes happens with big steam sales)

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 14:21

      Only your Amazon primary delivery address needs to be somewhere in the US.
      My linked CC is Aus in every detail.

  • freedoom on 23/11/2013 - 14:23

    DLC purchased with the US PSN account work with local AU/PAL games?

    • rith on 23/11/2013 - 15:06

      DLC is region locked, AFAIK. When you go to the store info for the specific DLC, it will tell you what specific game number it is compatible with. (Eg. BLES-XXXX).

    • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:11
      +3

      I always buy US games anyway. It's cheaper, and I can be certain there won't be a dweeb in a suit who demanded the game be censored because of violence against aliens or zombies.

  • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:02
    -5

    GAAAAYYYYY

    I just bought it last night for $50. :(

    I think I might just buy an extra year or two since I'll need it for PS4 online play.

    This sucks. I wish they'd refund those who purchased very recently.

  • 4agte on 23/11/2013 - 15:20

    Is it possible to change your address on a AUS PSN account to an USA one so you can keep your existing username? Or once its a AUS PSN account it forever remains a AUS one?

    • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 15:34

      You can change your address, but your username remains tied to the current store. I.e. You can't convert an AU account into a US account. But trust me, US account is better anyway.

      But it's ok to have multiple accounts on the PS3. Not sure about PS4. You can't on Vita (without having a separate memory card).

      • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 15:43

        PS4 is the same as PS3.
        If you don't buy games digitally, then Aus is better for sure. If you do but games digitally as I do then US may be better.

    • WeiKaiLe on 23/11/2013 - 21:25

      Unfortunately not and this is one of the reasons I've been very angry with Sony. They should allow one change a year or something for those of us who have moved country. At one stage I moved country and region (Australia, Japan, and Taiwan all with different stores) 5 times in 4 years, leaving behind no bank accounts. It made buying DLC etc on PSN very difficult, so I returned to being a PC gamer for things that would have DLC.

      • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 22:35

        They have said it is not as simple as "should" allow, it is tied in too deep to their system and requires too much of an overhaul to allow this change to happen.

        • WeiKaiLe on 24/11/2013 - 12:18

          Perhaps but it shows a lack of planning, and really I expect more from a company as large as Sony who they themselves send their workers overseas constantly to work in other offices.

          It is easier to have those international based accounts now but back in 2009 it was a pain in the arse, at least in my experience. Perhaps I wasn't knowledgeable enough back then. Even getting money on my local Taiwanese account required trips to a distant computer store to get PSN cards as I was not permitted to get a credit card by banks. You couldn't even use your debit card as a credit card in those days in Taiwan… making the card purely an atm card.

      • lostn on 24/11/2013 - 04:01

        You'd be better off making a new account. Use up any funds in your old account and from then on make all purchases in your new region.

  • PLANT on 23/11/2013 - 16:14

    I'm in the US on Black Friday.
    Which store to buy this?
    Can I buy it and then setup when I get home to Australia?
    I have a PS3 with AU PSN….I need to setup an American PSN then enter the code?

    • deathjr on 23/11/2013 - 16:56

      Yes, you should be able to buy it off any big retailer like best buy, target, walmart etc or directly from amazon.com

      You will need to make a new account with a US address.

  • skjb93 on 23/11/2013 - 17:53

    I know the PS4 isnt region locked but if I were to buy 12 month PS+ subscription from the US site, will it work on an Aus console?

    • skjb93 on 23/11/2013 - 18:02

      I dont intend to make a US playstation acount, just wanna save money by buying PS+ subscriptions from US not AUS.

      • CyberGenesys on 23/11/2013 - 18:11
        +1

        PS+ subscriptions are region coded. The 12 digit code (like all playstation redemption codes) can only be redeemed on an account from a matching region. This means if you buy a US PS+ subscription it can only be applied to a US account. The region (or lack of) of the device is irrelevant.

        So PS+ bought from a US site will work on your console as long as the account that you apply it to is US as well.

        • skjb93 on 23/11/2013 - 18:12

          Okay thats unfortunate but understandable. Thanks for clearing it up, much appreciated.

        • plmko on 24/11/2013 - 09:35

          "The region (or lack of) of the device is irrelevant."

          'Mostly' irrelevant, but console region does exist and there are examples of Japanese PS3 applications only working on Japanese PS3, even if you use a Japanese PSN account. But yeah feel free to just recklessly ignore the fact, it's irrelevant anyway as you say.

        • CyberGenesys on 24/11/2013 - 12:06

          The region of the device is not relevant to the redemption of PS+ codes. I was answering within skjb93's question scope. But thank you for bringing in irrelevant (to the question) but useful information :P

  • xioxxio on 23/11/2013 - 18:13

    AWESOME!!!! Thanks op

  • phazor on 23/11/2013 - 18:43

    I really want to move over 100% to a US account with a main name, bit worried about killzone though I wante to use the name I'll use on the US PSN account for multiplayer as well but hope that it's not region locked to US on a US account as well, I hope it's based on ping at least, but after what happened with killzone mercenary I kinda doubt it =/ Shame they don't allow changing of names either on PSN.

  • bibiphok on 23/11/2013 - 19:12

    Got a PS3 and Vita and an AU and US account… bloody hell, being able to use both accounts on PS3 and not on Vita… this is starting to give me headaches!

    • lostn on 23/11/2013 - 19:26

      You'll have to stick to one account for vita. The freebies are about the same anyway.

    • deathjr on 23/11/2013 - 19:29

      Best way it to get another memory card for the vita. You can have US account on one card and AU account on the other, but you will need to reset and format the vita everytime you switch accounts.

      • bibiphok on 23/11/2013 - 21:51

        Yeah I know, that really sounds like to much trouble really… heard there was hope they change that restriction on the Vita with the Vita TV thingy

  • Sydboyz on 23/11/2013 - 22:16

    I already bought amazon psn credit and added to my SEN wallet account, will I still be able to purchase this subscription on the day from us.playstation.com ?

    • snuke on 23/11/2013 - 22:34

      Maybe, we can only hope so, but they have said nothing and did not reply to all the requests for this on the blog post.
      I have a $50 credit code from Sony after the $10 rebate promo, so would love to use that.
      Although I plan on getting Lego Marvel for PS4 so I will need wallet funds regardless.

      • Gehirn on 24/11/2013 - 09:24
        +1

        You buy the playstation plus from Amazon, Sony have said nothing about it being available on the digital store.

  • imket on 24/11/2013 - 09:48
    +1

    ahh damn i missed out!!
    anyone by chance bought an extra one?! why did my stupid exam had to be on a saturday…

    • Gehirn on 24/11/2013 - 10:12

      It hasn't started yet.

    • Folly on 24/11/2013 - 10:29

      As Venom said, it hasn't started yet… it starts this coming Friday.

    • snuke on 24/11/2013 - 10:58

      Did you travel into the future?

      • imket on 24/11/2013 - 11:20

        oh… yes .. I did! in the future good guys gave me all the games I ordered cos they backordered

  • Sleutheren on 24/11/2013 - 12:35

    I know you can play games purchased from the US store that are installed on my Australian account but..

    Can you play the PS Plus free games (that aren't available on the Aus store, obviously) when logged into your Aus account?

    (Actually, I just realised I can check this myself. I logged into my US account and tried loading a game I got as part of the PS Plus Instant Game Collection deal with my Aus account. It worked.

    • snuke on 24/11/2013 - 13:52

      Correct, it is just as per any other game that you can share amongst accounts on your console.

  • dot on 24/11/2013 - 17:10

    How does one play games purchased from the US store on an Australian account?

    • snuke on 24/11/2013 - 19:02

      There is no issue at all.
      Download game via US PSN account, sign out, you can this as soon as you start downloading.
      Sign into Aus account and play the game when it is downloaded and installed.
      Nothing more needed.

  • ro0sta on 24/11/2013 - 17:29

    Nice, thanks for posting. I've never bought Plus or XBL GOLD subscriptions before because the thought of playing 2-4 games over the span of a year (infrequently) with my mates isn't worth anywhere near the price charged, however $30 for a year isn't too shabby.

    Can someone confirm that once the voucher code has been purchased, is there a TIME LIMIT for when that voucher then needs to be applied onto a PSN account? I wasn't too sure and wasn't too keen on trying to find the specifics on their website.

    On a side note, I have about 6 x XBL GOLD monthly subscriptions available for sale. Any takers?

    • Folly on 24/11/2013 - 17:51

      How can you have never bought any XBL Gold subscriptions, yet have 6 for sale?

      Offer needs to be posted in the classified section though, or else the comment will get booted by the mods.

  • wildstone on 25/11/2013 - 13:01

    Hopefully by Friday USD will drop a little. It's sitting at $1.08 AUD now.

  • Xaphier on 25/11/2013 - 13:59

    Hey OP,

    Do you think we can redeem this 1-year PS+ code without inputting credit card details?

    I have a friend who bought an US Amazon PS4 unit which come with 1 month PS+ Trial, but was prompted to input an American CC details before activating.

    • snuke on 25/11/2013 - 15:32

      I don’t see why not, you have purchased it, it is yours.
      I have never had to renter CC details when redeeming US PSN card codes from Amazon.
      I have never purchased a US PS+ code form Amazon though.

      Were they setting up a US PSN account for the first time?
      If so that would be why it asked for CC details.

      • Xaphier on 25/11/2013 - 18:20

        People in the forum have reported the same thing as well, they are require to insert their US CC details to redeem the free 1-month PS+ trial. Hopefully it will not be apply for this PS+ sale.

        • snuke on 25/11/2013 - 23:45

          I know why, it is the trial, and part of the trial is the auto setting that gets enabled to automatically take funds form your card to extend it after 1 month.
          It is a sneaky move on Sony's behalf that the default PS+ setting is to auto renew, you need to turn this off.
          Of course to have this setting on there needs to be an associated CC.

          I would go here first and add your Aus CC to file so there is one already associated that it thinks it can withdraw from.
          https://account.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/liquid/cam/acco…

          maybe that is why I never get a prompt, I have a card linked.

  • Melfi on 25/11/2013 - 18:46

    This wont disrupt anything with the AUS account when joining online servers and such will it. Seeing as you need PS+ to play online on the PS4, it wont search for US servers or anything will it? :S lol

    So the ONLY "downside" to this is that the US and AUS monthly free games are different, and you will receive the US ones if you purchase the US PS+ membership, right?

  • Kamakiri on 27/11/2013 - 11:40

    Guys the OP is a bit miss leading. The only chance for us aussies to get this is from Amazon. Sony said 'selected retailers' and don't mention buying directly from them online.

    So don't buy the money codes JUST buy the PSN+ code.

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