PlayStation Plus: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Free for Members

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PlayStation Plus: Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition Free for Members

This week PlayStation Plus continues the piping hot delivery of updates to keep you warm this December. Last week, you took the plunge into the underwater world of Rapture with BioShock 2 joining the Instant Game Collection. This week, you’ll be busting out your shoryukens and controlling gravity with two great games: Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition and Rochard!

Don’t have PlayStation Plus? Go to the PlayStation Store on your PS3 or PS Vita or click here to get access.

December 11th PlayStation Plus Update

Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3)

Free for Plus members

Street Fighter IV was already a bonafide hit when it ushered in a new era of 2D fighters. Take that winning formula, refine and balance one of the best fighting game engines, add four new characters (Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu, and Oni), take part in new online modes and you’ve got one of the most complete fighting game packages ever. See you online; I’ll be the guy using this handy guide to my all time favorite fighting game character.
Rochard (PS3)

Free for Plus members

A PSN gem, Rochard brings fantastic puzzle-platforming in the form of taking control of astro-miner John Rochard. Though a humble premise it may be, you’ll be addicted to the gravity control mechanics of Rochard as you solve environmental puzzles and explore new ways to navigate the wonderful trappings of this galactic platformer. It’s a PSN exclusive that, if you missed, you should definitely make the time to play. You can read more on the game from the PlayStation Blog’s coverage. Please note, this title will only be available free in Plus for one week.

That’s it for this week’s update, and remember that the above updates will be in effect once the PlayStation Store updates on December 11th; usually between the times of 2:00pm – 5:00pm PST. Also, for those wondering, we do have PS Vita games on the way in December that will add to the already great library of content on PS Vita Plus. Watch for those to be announced in this space later this month.

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Please remember to jump in to the PlayStation Community Forums in the Plus space where you’ll find threads (or start your own!) to discuss Plus. Of course, leave your thoughts here as well and remember, giving specific feedback is always the best course. Enjoy the update, and see you in the comments.

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  • I already own SST-IV, could I only download the Arcade part instead of the entire game?

  • @DazeofWar lol, me a fanboy? That’s precious.

    The fact remains, I am having a grand time with what I’m getting, you guys can pout all you want till you turn blue like a little toddler.

    ;)

  • sony just add more games to plus and everyone will be satisfied.

  • I’m over my madness, who cares, more people for me to play with ^_^

  • I have been a plus subscriber since a month after it started i have got great value out of it that being said it is getting ridiculous with what NA is getting compared to EU is getting i was hoping this month might be better and we could say we got the better update instead we get screwed again this is getting to the point where i will not renew until NA plus can compare with the EU plus offerings with most of the community posting how bad this is you guys seem to not care at all either do something or lose a very loyal customer!

  • not a big fighter guy.. but, I’ve watched the little trailer fo Rochard multiple times since it was first released.

    either way EU does seem to be getting some better games more recently, but I seriously have so much backlog that it doesn’t matter. the service is great regardless.

    just purchase and add to the download list. play it when you wanna play it.. just because it comes out today doesn’t mean you have to drop everything and play it right away..

    I mean play it and then forget it.. want to play it again? come on back to it.. it’s that simple really.

  • @301: I’m pretty sure the answer is no. Have fun downloading the entire SSFIVAE game if you want the update. Did I see somewhere that it’s 18gb? ;)

  • oh man, i already own both of them… :(
    well anyways, good thing for the people who held up on rochard & SSF4:AE…
    also,i really hope we get the past games that PS+ EU has been getting…

  • Man, I just have to add, how good we have it. Must suck to be on Xbox and have to pay $60/year just to play online.

    Still cannot believe we are getting all these games for a cheap $50 and there’s still another 6 months of content on the way!

    I cannot complain, been more than happy with what I’ve gotten from PS+, the first month’s content alone is worth 3x the subscription price IMO.

  • Another fighting game??? this is a joke… i hope psvita update will be awesome because every month im loosing more and more faith in psn+.

  • @209 If I recall correctly, Trine 2 was available back for PS+ awhile ago… because I grabbed it up and got the platinum and I know I didn’t pay for it.

    that being said, some games you gotta grab up because they do remove the titles. but, I’m almost certain at one time Trine 2 was offered for free on PS+

  • Again… compare this to competitor people (Xbox) you pay $60 on there for 0 (ZERO) free games except maybe a SPONSOR (awful) game every 6+ Months.

    CANNOT believe parents would pay for little kiddies PS+ for them to complain.

  • Holy crap, I am so sick of freaking fighting games!!!!!! Seriously cut this out!!!!!!!

    Morgan stop lying saying “I think you’ll see we have a lot to offer to compete with EU”, I don’t even know why I believed you. When I heard that there was gonna be two games, I thought we’d get at least get 1 good game but nope, both stinkers. You seriously think this compares to Arkham City or Vanquish? Heck EU is getting Big Sky Infinity, a brand new PSN game. EU’s games are just so much more quality, and much more recent.

  • If we already have SSF4 will we be able to just download the Arcade Edition add on for free?

  • @314: No.

  • *walks in the room and throws pacifiers all around*

  • Alot of complaing when where getting new games added every week and eu has the same game all month.

    cry much!!. we will have 4-6 games this month eu still has 2.. cry me a river.. Better yetplease dot i don thinkt i can swim that well

    mcbuttz78
    vp psn legionairee group

  • To the people worried about the 18gb download – that does totally suck (I’m not thrilled about it), but you can always get the download started tonight by getting the Timed Trial download, and then just “buy” the game when it goes free tomorrow. As far as I’m aware, that should work fine.

  • Wow! Only 4 replies by Morgan this time around. He usually does better than that. Even if it’s just to tell us to “wait till next week (or next month), it’ll be awesome!”

    I know there are a lot of newer PS+ subscribers since the IGC started but those of us that were around before then are wondering if we’ll ever get the kind of content we did before the IGC.

    I really miss those PSOne classics, free themes, the occasional avatar and PS Minis. Are we really never going to get those again?

    As far as fighting games go, I liked them back in the day (41 year old gamer, here) but my reflexes and eyesight is not up to those kind of games anymore. Action/Adventure, RPG and some FPS are my games of choice nowadays.

  • Personally i don’t believe you anymore Morgan when you said Next week will be awesome.

  • still no discount for sleeping dogs or far cry 3? come on!! US team doesnt love us, even its christmas. We need Xmas deals/discounts!! :(

  • @317
    I dont think you know what your talking about.

  • I didn’t understand why everyone though the PS+ was better in Europe until I actually looked at the three games they got ; Batman Arkham City, Vanguish, and Limbo. I’m really confused as why they get all these year old games and we are stuck with SSFIV:AE and Rochard. I’m not complaining but could anyone clarify why PS+ is different in Europe and the US?

  • If there’s a way I can get EU plus I’m definitely going to do so. Lately US plus has just been pretty sucky.

  • wowowowowow ANOTHER fighting game. Sony continues to troll it’s North American customers while Europe recives great stuff every week. I’ve been a huge Sony fan all the way back to the original PS1, but I’m really starting to hope Microsoft kicks your azz next gen.

    Who do we need to talk to to get Morgan fired?

  • well at least is better than last week… dont like the game but its a more valid choice than bioshok2, still not going to renew my suscription…

  • For me this update is a crap because i already have the SSFIV AE … I still waiting for Batman AC.

  • Is it possible to have a US PS+ account AND a EU PS+ account on the same PS3. And could I play the EU games on my US PSN account?

    I don’t mind paying for both, they are worth the price but I’d like to be able to have both offerings if possible.

  • @328 duh of course -_-

  • @ oZc-Gauss.

    I still waiting for it too. Me like games with shiny colors. They is the best ever all time.

  • @302 Nolo451: When the hell did I call you a fanboy. Maybe you should pay attention to what you’re reading.

  • @323 look at dinkin-flicka’s post #268 and read the article

  • We just had a KOF recently, it’d be nice to get variety in genres. Unless you want to give us a big game each week, then it’s ok ;)

    I’d like to suggest great games that despite being positively recieved, had not so great sales for some reason, so more people have the chance to play them. Not only games that flew off the shelves. Also old not exactly awesome games that deserve a second chance to shine for being good enough to be memorable.
    Those that come to mind are LAIR, Stranglehold, Gundam Crossfire, Sonic the Hedgehog (may propt SEGA to make a late patch to fix things), Enchanted Arms, Folklore (which is free for everyone in Japan).
    Speaking of old games, it’s about time we got Dark Mist!
    You may also want to give old games that have DLC not only to Plus members, which would give a DLC sales second breath you’d never get otherwise.

  • Lol watch the next free Vita game be Mortal Kombat. Please no more fighting games EVER!!!!

  • @324
    “Sony Playstation” is currently giving away EU PS Plus 30 day trial on their Facebook page.

  • @DazeofWar,

    my mistake man. That’s why you should address people by their names, not numbers. You do know posts get deleted, right? You had said “@267” which was my comment # at the time, now my comment is #269.

    Just a helpful tip, when replying to someone ad their name, not the number, as to not cause confusion when replying.

    My bad though I thought you were talking to me. Nothing wrong with my reading comprehension. :)

  • + jonjon0890
    @324
    “Sony Playstation” is currently giving away EU PS Plus 30 day trial

    Just to add something, you will need a credit card from EU to activate it.

  • @337
    i know

  • Dazeofwar,

    epic fail on my part, just noticed I kept mistaking you for Ryu.

    yep, that’s on me, I need to get some sleep. :(

  • I am tired of fighting games on Plus. This is the third one you guys have offered in recent months, and they have both extremely high barriers of entry and an almost exclusive multiplayer focus. I have no interest in them, and I never will. And most people who care about fighting games at all spend their time playing one single preferred fighter and that’s it. No one’s going to drop their weekly MK9 get-togethers with their friends to learn SF4, and anyone who is into SF has owned one form or another of SF4 for years (SF4 came out nearly 4 years ago). And even in the hypothetical (and unrealistic) case of the fighting game conisseur who doesn’t already own one of the 8 million different versions of SF4, this is a game that can be found at retail for next to nothing and totals 18GB, making it more hassle than it’s worth.

    I don’t expect every or even most Plus updates to cater to my tastes, but I expect to not be insulted every week.

  • This really is disappointing. When I first signed up for Playstation Plus, nearly a year ago, I was astonished by some of the amazing titles, avatars, themes and deals you had. Now, there are never any themes or avatars and the games are usually pretty weak. I mean, Bioshock 2 is great but it seems like each month you give out one decent “discount bin” type of game. Which often times can’t be fully enjoyed as they are outdated and aren’t many people to even play with online. Meanwhile, like many others stated… EU PS Plus members are getting top rated, current games like Arkham City. We get… Streetfighter… which is kind of cool but I was expecting a lot more out of you guys this month, as I think a lot of people were. On one final note, I bought my nephew a $50 PSN card so that he could get Plus, not so sure I’m even going to suggest that now. It just continuously goes downhill, in my opinion. I don’t want titles like “Dungeon Defenders” and “Quantum Conundrum.” I miss getting titles like “Infamous 2” and “Borderlands.” If this continues, I won’t be renewing my membership, nor will I be speaking religiously on behalf of the service anymore.

  • Hey to all the complainers NO ONE IS LISTENING. If they were we’d hear about in on the blogcast but we don’t. Do yourself a favor move t Europe where they care and listen to your responses and actually react to your suggestions.

    • Hey everyone with critiques; KEEP EM COMING. We’re always listening, but we certainly wouldn’t broadcast complaints about Plus on our marketing channels like the blogcast. Same goes for any other company out there =)

  • i’ve never played rochard but i might as well try it out i love the street fighter games i think ive only played this one once though so great pick for this week i expecting huge updates for psplus next week and the week of christmas im shure there are going to be some pretty awesome games then but for now these are some great games thank you psplus and thank you Morgan for giving us the info

  • @nolo451: You’re forgiven. ;)

    Usually I do add the names so that’s my bad. I was talking to you though because you said many of the complaints have been addressed which I believe they haven’t. One of which I stated in my comment. I wouldn’t call anybody fanboys either cause I’m a fan of Sony.

    I’m just not happy with the way they handle some things.

  • PS+ Subscription ends in 5 days it’s pretty much worth it since i don’t play the free games after i pass them, and surely the treatment between US and EU (Arkham City……) won’t get me to buy it again unless US steps up.

  • Moran why cant’ we have a christmas sale like the EU side of the playstation store is having. and please don’t just tell me that you will look into this.

  • Bad, I have discs from SSFIV, KOFXII and RE5. I would rather Red Dead and Batman.

  • Really lame update. Anyone who was at least partially interested in SSFIV would already have it anyway. And yet, SCEE is giving you Vanquish and is selling Sleeping Dogs with a 70% discount, seriously i’m actually considering to get PS+ for my euro account.

  • ahh another arcade fighter, really.. i know street fighter was good (back then) but can we leave oldies out for a few months, n the other game, another puzzle run around? hmph mkay.. quantum one got real old n screwed me over on the obstacle, it got ridiculous. how about mix it up a bit, i have at least 4 arcade fighters thats collecting digital dust already.

  • Morgan why not shave you face becuase you are looking fugley as hell.

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