Little Fucking Big Planet. Obviously! Come on, I know we all agree it's somewhat overrated but at the end of the day you can't say those bloody sack peoples aren't adorable as hell!

Second choice… I've heard inFamous (Really? … that's worse than "WipEOut 3") has some coolness. But a racing game would be neat. Or I'd like to have a football (the soccer-y type) game perhaps, if only to somehow involve my girlfriend in playing a damn game with me… but no FIFA or PES on offer, so meh.

Overall though I see nothing wrong with this offer. I think it would be better to maybe credit some cash onto everyone's PSN account to let them choose from anything, but I think what's being offered is fair.

I'm not a Sony lover or Sony fanboy/apologist (okay, I'm not a fanboy of anything… that's just silly), I'm more or less indifferent to them. I like their console quite a bit, and enjoy its features and exclusive titles, that's about as deep as it goes. That said, even I can admit that they don't really owe me anything; yeah, they fucked up huge, but handing out reparations really does nothing to repair the core issue, which is the security of Sony's network infrastructure. All I'd like them to do is be much more cautious in the future. They can't guarantee anything, who can? We willingly give them personal information in exchange for whatever you get out of your PS3/PSN experience, and with that we have to assume a bit of risk.

It's like that joke in Family Guy (pretty sure it was FG, not 100% though) where some idiots hand out Rice Krispies squares to black people to apologize for slavery. Gifts do not equal an apology, they can be nice, but they're no substitute. At the same time, it's not productive or terribly useful to just give shit away.

So there; personally I don't think Sony owes anyone any free games. Anyone who has become soured by these events, or has lost faith in Sony's competence has the option to cease using online features of their PS3 or stop using it altogether. I think Sony should (and they have) humbly apologize to their customers and promise to do a better job. Free games are a bonus. They really are.

Personally this PSN outage has had absolutely no affect on me. All of my PS3 games are playable offline and I've never done any multiplayer with the exception of the Echoes leaderboard-chasing thing in Bulletstorm and a bit of co-op with a friend in Uncharted 2. The only way I was affected was having my name and address, and potentially credit card information, put into the hands of hackers/wrongdoers, and subsequently, potentially the third parties they sell that to. But I hope that doesn't happen.

I trust Sony enough to continue using and supporting their platform. If it bites me in the ass I've got only myself to blame the second time.

Jarrod said:

Had to do a little dance with the Account Management settings to download them, though.

Yeah, what's with that? Short of going online and doing some searching about, there was absolutely no hint that you had to go rummaging around the Account Management menu. The games just sort of disappeared from the PSN store leaving me blinking with incredulity.

Any takers for Dead Nation or is everybody spent?

I'm happy to play Dead Nation with anyone willing, I just didn't want to sink my free credit into the game then find that nobody wanted to play it with me. Co-op is to be savoured.

Mat or Matt, email me when you're up for some wanton zomboid blastage, I'm free most evenings and weekends.