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silvercondor
26 Nov 16
In the Black Friday sales, a trio of US games stood out as being a pinch cheaper than their Canadian counterparts, namely Mad Max, Arkham Knight and Shadow of Mordor GOTY (Battlefront is a few cents cheaper in Canada, but still worth mentioning here, I felt).

Better still, with this cheeky PS+ hack, you can save even more. Full credit to thbm.

Some quick background: for some reason, trying to take advantage of a US/Canadian PS+ free trial doesn't work from the UK.

However, you can trick Sony into giving you two free days.

Simply sign into your US (or Canadian) account on your PS4, fire up a game and create a save file.

Now go to Settings > Application Saved Data Management > Saved Data in System Storage > Upload to Online Storage

When you try to upload you'll get an error message saying this feature is only for PS+ subscribers, but hey, why not have two free days? YES!

Now you can hit up the Black Friday sales and take advantage of the additional PS+ discounts.

And you can still use the 10% discount code D9NGJ7NF3L !! (Edit: as jay-uk has discovered, this is a one-time code).

£8.01 for $10 from PCGameSupply (https://mobile.pcgamesupply.com/catalog/buygames/sony-playstation-network-cards) yields the following prices (give or take a penny/cent):

Star Wars Battlefront
Was: $29.99
Now: $10.49
PS+ (10%): $7.49
10% off code: $6.74
Effective UK price: £5.40

Mad Max
Was: $19.99
Now: $9.99
PS+ (10%): $7.99
10% off code: $7.20
Effective UK price: £5.75

Shadow of Mordor GOTY
Was: $19.99
Now: $9.99
PS+ (10%): $7.99
10% off code: $7.20
Effective UK price: £5.75

Arkham Knight
Was: $19.99
Now: $11.99
PS+ (10%): $9.99
10% discount code: $8.99
Effective UK price: £7.20
Top comments
hotfinder to britshickhouse
27 Nov 16 3 #50
And it's free to owners of the base game. Instant purchase for me!
Doo24 to hotfinder
26 Nov 16 3 #17
I've been getting US games for my PS4 for almost a year, and on my PS3 for a few years before that and never once had any issues
Latest comments (51)
rbramhill1
28 Nov 16 #51
pcgamesupply not working
britshickhouse
27 Nov 16 2 #49
battlefront is getting an exclusive VR level in December
hotfinder to britshickhouse
27 Nov 16 3 #50
And it's free to owners of the base game. Instant purchase for me!
Gooner141
27 Nov 16 #47
Does anyone else have issues using paypal to add funds? I don't want to buy another $20 card when I'm only $5 short :disappointed:
silvercondor to Gooner141
27 Nov 16 #48
I think you'd need a Canadian billing address to use PayPal.
hotukdeal92
27 Nov 16 #45
This been amended by Sony?

I'm seeing shadow or mordor as $11.99 - 10% off takes it to $10.79 .. ?
evosquest
27 Nov 16 1 #41
I wish I had seen this before I added my cash to my Canadian account yesterday. typical really but have some heat for a great bit of advice. :smiley:
silvercondor to evosquest
27 Nov 16 #44
Works in Canada, too! Or have you already spent your money?
superfreddy
27 Nov 16 #42
How can you see if there's plus discount on games before you become a member?
silvercondor to superfreddy
27 Nov 16 1 #43
Good question. Annoyingly, the web store only shows the potential PS+ discount if you go into each individual game; you can't just scroll through and see all the yellow prices - unless you're already a member.

This blog is probably your best bet. These are the US prices; generally Canada is cheaper - Mad Max, Arkham Knight and Mordor being the notable exceptions.

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/11/22/black-friday-starts-now-at-playstation-store/

I now realise I should've copied this when I typed my 149-game Canadian post the other night :laughing:
danjo23
27 Nov 16 #40
​I've only got $1.22 left! :disappointed: And already used the one time discount code.
turbine
27 Nov 16 #39
Did anyone else get a free $10 credit to add to their wallet? Had $9 left, added the free $10 and got Doom without having to add anything after the 10% code. Gotta love Black Friday sales!

Ah, seems it was for buying a PS4 Pro and it expires on the 30th, so if you bought one too then check on the store.
danjo23
27 Nov 16 #35
I wish I saw this before I bought some games earlier. I could have thrown in Tales from the Boderlands with the extra 10% off!
silvercondor to danjo23
27 Nov 16 #38
Aye, it's a buck 50 on both stores, plus 10% discount. That's 80p from Canada. Eighty pence! :laughing:
CLEPAU676
27 Nov 16 1 #37
Amazing.
hasj2
27 Nov 16 1 #36
thank you for your help
irishsea
26 Nov 16 1 #32
Nooooo I've used the 2 day ps+ and already have 5 accounts ugh... Would one more hurt lol
silvercondor to irishsea
27 Nov 16 #34
Haha! I might have to do that too, if any more sweet PS+ discounts pop up in future. Good call.
polly69
26 Nov 16 #30
I have a Canadian account do i need to setup a U.S account or can i buy these games from the U.S store through my Canadian.
silvercondor to polly69
26 Nov 16 #33
Yeah, two different stores, though someone mentioned you could mix and match DLC as technically they're the same region.
imranio
26 Nov 16 1 #31
Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition was at $9.99 until they realised their mistake!
flashharryl
26 Nov 16 1 #29
Legendary trick
hasj2
26 Nov 16 #26
can anyone tell me how much Rainbow Six Siege will be after the PS+ and 10% discount before i go through this process please?
silvercondor to hasj2
26 Nov 16 1 #27
Let me just consult my spreadsheet...

(I''m not even joking :laughing:)
silvercondor to hasj2
26 Nov 16 1 #28
Ok, so it's $24.99 on both; $22.49 after the 10% discount code (no additional PS+ discount, I'm afraid). That's the equivalent of 18.02 USD or 13.33 CAD.

Some people have mentioned having trouble getting the 10% discount to work, but I've just used it (literally about five minutes ago) to buy Battlefront from the US Store. If you want to test it out, you can add Rainbow Six to your basket and try applying the code before you've actually bought your credit (from PCGameSupply or elsewhere).
Istanbul_Kop
26 Nov 16 2 #23
Just phoned Sony to ask them would this work.

They said it would be fixed now I've alerted them, and thanked me.
silvercondor to Istanbul_Kop
26 Nov 16 #25
"Hello, Sony Hotline? This is Istanbul Kop." :laughing:
Istanbul_Kop
26 Nov 16 #24
Not really. :stuck_out_tongue:
phil36
26 Nov 16 1 #22
yup that situation is totally hypothetical, doesn't reflect my reality at all >.>
yoghurt
26 Nov 16 #21
Thanks OP. 10% discount code did not work but the rest did
QuickProfits
26 Nov 16 #20
​Waste? Lol.
hotfinder
26 Nov 16 #15
A while ago I was warned by someone on here to not get foreign ps+ games as your PS4 would be banned. Always avoided doing something like this because of it. Anyone know if there's truth behind this?
Doo24 to hotfinder
26 Nov 16 3 #17
I've been getting US games for my PS4 for almost a year, and on my PS3 for a few years before that and never once had any issues
silvercondor to hotfinder
26 Nov 16 2 #19
Sony haven't made any effort to close a loophole that's been around for years. I set up Japanese and US accounts on my PS3 so I could effectively import a couple of Fire Pro games that just aren't available in the U.K.

Really the worst thing you're doing here is taking advantage of the exchange rate, which is no worse than going on holiday and picking up a cheap pair of designer jeans, say.

As for having your PS4 banned, I reckon it's more likely that your Canadian/US account would be banned and/or that you couldn't play the imported stuff on your UK account. But the current infrastructure absolutely supports having accounts in different regions.
paulanscombe
26 Nov 16 #12
does the ps plus trick work on Canadian accounts too?
Marcoos to paulanscombe
26 Nov 16 #13
The description says so...
silvercondor to paulanscombe
26 Nov 16 #18
It does indeed. I confirmed it on both earlier today.
olygrom
26 Nov 16 #14
Can't get the 10% discount code to work despite having not used it, poop
paulanscombe to olygrom
26 Nov 16 #16
me too it says already redeemed :/
bren26
26 Nov 16 #11
I ordered £50 worth of games on there yesterday damnit!
jiraiya
26 Nov 16 1 #10
Thanks for all the info OP. Will be ordering some games later tonight :smiley:
Marcoos
26 Nov 16 1 #9
I've got what I want from the sales on there now. But made a note of the trick for another occasion. Heat :smiley:
silvercondor
26 Nov 16 #8
Aww man, that sucks. I should maybe mention that above...
phil36
26 Nov 16 #5
I wish I could deal with going through all that but sadly I can't :P I would go for battlefront at £5 though possibly, the amount of content it has included might just be worth the £5
silvercondor to phil36
26 Nov 16 2 #7
It's really no hassle at all. If I went into similar detail about getting ready for work (get out of bed, remove boxers, turn on shower, wait for shower to heat up sufficiently, wet hair, apply shampoo...), you'd be like, "**** that, I'm staying in bed" :laughing:
jay-uk
26 Nov 16 #6
Was going to get battlefront but u can't use the black Friday code twice :disappointed:
I was just trying to waste the final credit I had left on the US account
Bure11
26 Nov 16 1 #2
I'll try when I'm home. If it works you're the best :smile:
silvercondor to Bure11
26 Nov 16 2 #4
All checked and verified :wink: I keep expecting Sony to turn round like, "Hang on a minute, you want a Black Friday discount and a PS+ discount and a 10% discount?!" :laughing:
jay-uk
26 Nov 16 1 #1
U sir are a legend
silvercondor to jay-uk
26 Nov 16 #3
Haha! I'm ok sometimes. Credit again to thbm for mentioning this earlier on the Canadian thread. Had a chance to try it just there.
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