Happy New Year from PSN, 10% discount and PS Plus extension for all PSN users in all regions

Most of you probably remember that PSN was experiencing a severe downtime for several days on Christmas due to DDoS attack from Lizard Squad. Indeed this attack affected alot of users especially those who are specifically registering for PS Plus membership for the sole purpose of playing online. However, as a thank you gesture for being loyal, PSN is automatically extending Plus for 5 days to those whose membership are currently active and also a member at December 25th, the time when the attack occured. And for all other PSN members they will get 10% discount code valid for a limited specified time. More informations will be notified by PSN then.

This thank you gesture is happening in all four regions of PSN we cover (US/UK/HK/JP) so if you have account on these stores, you will receive a total of four 10% discount codes you can use once on each respective stores, though we don't think it can be accumulated even if you have two codes on the same region. If you are a Plus member at December 25th on these stores, expect to get your membership extended for 5 days from the current expiry date.

The discount code however may have limitation. Sony US and EU and Asia mentioned that the code valid on “blockbuster new releases, award winning indie games, game add-ons and season passes, and an enormous selection of TV and movies.” They didn't specify whether the code is valid for all game titles you want. Furthermore in PSN Japan, the code is announced as not valid for games with CERO Z specification (equals to Mature 18+ titles) and Movie Rentals. This may have to do with Japanese strict law requiring credit cards to purchase game with that rating but since there is no confirmation, we expect the same limitation apply in the other regions.

Having more than one discount code is one benefit of being a member on several PSN regions, so while you may missed the discount code this time, don't miss the other future deals by being a member on all four PSN regions. Read our tutorial on how to set up all four PSN accounts straight from your PC. The registration is free and open to everyone everywhere in the world, not limited to any nationality or place you live, you can also check the FAQ if you are in doubt. You can top-up your account from sites such as play-asia or cdkeys or pcgamesupply.

If you are subscribing Plus only for playing Online, Asian PSN has the world's cheapest price for 12 months membership, with just $34.6 on HK PSN and even $28.7 on ID PSN. While PSN Japan has the world's cheapest price for 1 month membership at $4.3. So unless you can find your local game stores or online stores selling Plus for less, you can always consider other regions as an option.

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