If you are using a single computer amongst multiple PlayStation players, (e.g. different players on family computers, regional PlayStation accounts by the same person) Behaviour has made some dubious choices on their end to make the life difficulty for most players. The website, when it is linking PSN accounts, does so automatically without asking the user’s permission to link which one.
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How to Move Save Data from PlayStation Plus Cloud Storage
The title of this post is rather wordy than it should be. If you are planning to subscribe to PlayStation Plus in another account for myriad of reasons, this is the process you want it done BEFORE the subscription runs out. The emphasis is well-deserved, as you would lose access to your cloud storage immediately after the subscription runs out, and Sony doesn’t offer read-only access to the expired storage. (note: save datas on the cloud is stored for up to 6 months, though anecdotally users have reported it’s often longer than that)
PlayStation Plus, Subscription, and Region Lock
All three major console platforms offer some sort of subscription at this point, and PlayStation, if I recall correctly, was the earliest to adopt the subscription requirements for multiplayer experience. What this means for anyone living abroad is they need to make a decision that will stick unlike no other. Currently Sony has a yearly plan for Essential tier of PlayStation Plus, which is $79.99 per year. “PlayStation Plus” is the name of the subscription, and the Essential is the name of the cheapest one available. Don’t worry, it gets even more confusing.
App Store, Refund, and DLCs
I didn’t think to see the remains of the wild west of App Store in 2024. I had bought an app that is working rather well with a minor glitch, and the developers’ response to the glitch was that the feature is actually part of the “pro” version. The pro version of the same app was sold at $9.99. I went ahead and bought it, and surprisingly I saw the same glitch again. After some googling, I found out they are actually identical apps only that the free version of the app has $9.99 in-app purchase to unlock the pro…