December 1, 2010 – 4:30 pm
Continuing the Sony tradition of not-knowing-wtf-is-going-on-at-Sony is James Thorpe, who here admits to telling the world that all DLC was yours to keep after your PSPlus subscription expires. But then he goes on to whine about how it was HECTIC when PSPlus launched and apparently his mind was clouded and he let that one slip. Yeeaaaaahhh.
PSN product manager James Thorpe said in June that PS Plus members would receive “premium game elements/add-ons” on a monthly basis that “are yours to keep forever once you have downloaded them”.
But that’s not the case, Thorpe said today, noting that gamers will no longer be able to access certain content if their subscription lapses.
“Firstly I just want to apologise if I caused confusion over this issue, that was never my intention,” he said.
“Here is the current situation within Plus Premium game elements, mentioned in the T’s&C’s Terms and Conditions are not referring to DLC. The Private Members Club in PlayStation Home is an example of a premium game element and we are working with developers to try and get you other premium elements in certain games. When we are able to provide these, they will expire if your Plus subscription expires as stated in the terms of service.
“Add-ons are separate to premium game elements. In the original blog-post, I was using the phrase “Add-ons” to refer to extra content, including DLC. Currently, add-ons do not expire when the subscription expires.
“Premium game elements and add-ons are not part of the core monthly content, I apologies again if my post during the launch of Plus was incorrect, I’m afraid this was just an honest mistake during the hectic launch period of Plus.
“I hope that clears up any confusion around DLC but I also want to let you know that we are working hard to make sure we bring you the Premium game elements and add-ons as often as we can.”
source @ ComputerAndVideoGames.com
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