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Sony Makes up for Memory Card Losses

Posted by Hemos on from the interesting-ideas dept.

Collision891 writes "Sony is now offering a free game to anyone who had their memory cards erased by the Viewtiful Joe 2 demo on their Holiday 2004 Demo disk, sent out to Playstation Underground members . By calling Sony they will tell you where to send in your disk and a list of games of which you can choose one to receive free. The games they are offering are: Wildarms 3, Parappa The Rapper 2, Gran Turismo 3, JAK 2, Sly 2: Band of Thieves, NCAA Final Four 2004, MLB 2004, ATHENS 2004, ATV Off-Road Fury 3, and Hot Shots Golf Fore!"

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  1. Bargain bin apology by Wyrmw00d · · Score: 3, Insightful

    ...but I guess it's better than nothing.

    1. Re:Bargain bin apology by ForestGrump · · Score: 4, Interesting

      agreed. when microsoft screwed over their xbox live members, they gave them free games. bargain bin games too.

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    2. Re:Bargain bin apology by superpulpsicle · · Score: 2, Funny

      Can someone PLEASE tell me how do I get a copy of this CD? So I can send it back to sony.

  2. If only by Shadow_139 · · Score: 2, Funny

    If only Micro$oft did this, we'd all have 100's of copys of Microsoft Flight Simulator '98, Return of Arcade, and Microsoft Pinball.....

    "NIPPLES!! I HAVE NO NIPPLES!!!" -Happy Noodle Boy

  3. Could do better by Mr.Dippy · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Instead of a select bargain bin choice they could just say any Greatest Hits game and call it a day. This is kind of like ordering a pizza that makes your family sick and the pizza joint offers a coupon for your troubles. Yes, because ATHENS 2004 sure makes up for the hundred plus hours that somebody lost in Final Fantasy XZ12-A or their dynasty mode in Madden or NFL2K5

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    1. Re:Could do better by American+AC+in+Paris · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Of course they could do better. They could dress Nobuyuki Idei up in a clown suit and send him to your door, arms overflowing with yet-to-be-released blockbuster titles. They could do even better than that--hell, why not have him fix dinner for you and clean house for you while he's there?

      Instead, all they're doing is giving away free copies of your choice of a number of damn good games. What's more, they're taking your word on it--none of this "send in three UPCs, a screenshot, and the liver of a griffin" crap. Seriously, what would make you happy? Is a genuine apology and a we'll-take-your-word-for-it offer of a free game really too cheap for you?

      On a final note, if your game data really has that much value, you should be backing it up. Y'know, like you back up all your important data. They give you two memory card slots to make it virtually dummy-proof, for crying out loud. (...or is your game save data really not all that important?)

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  4. They may be bargain bin games... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    But it's not like the crap the RIAA dumped on libraries... Don't even compare it to that. Gran Turismo and Sly Cooper are both great games, and not everyone owns them. Lots of people liked Jak 2 as well. I can't vouch for the others though.

  5. Dammit I threw away the disk. by FriedTurkey · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I can't believe I threw away the disk to make sure I didn't forget it wiped your memory card. Those games aren't crap either. Hot Shots Fore came out last month and I wouldn't pay for it but I'll take it for free. :-)

  6. Re:So... by chrismcdirty · · Score: 4, Informative

    From the link:

    *Sony will ask you if your card was wiped, but they'll take your word on it. (you don't have to send it in)

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  7. Sony games by Taulin · · Score: 3, Informative

    Those are all games that Sony is either the producer or have a ties into. I already own WA3, which is a great game, and would probably take PaRappa2 just to round out my collection. I think it is pretty cool of Sony to do this. It is a pretty big selection to choose from, and to get it by just trading in a demo disk is a great deal.