PSN Store Australia

[Conza]

Ok, so get this, I'm from Australia, and as we know, all of our PSN prices for GT5 are over the moon, sometimes 200%+ their USD counterparts, its sickening.

BUT I just created a new PSN, new email, US address, and guess what? I can now access the US PSN DLC store and therefore their prices.

I tried to get the new free latest corvette, since I'd already been fooled into paying stupid AU prices for the DLC I want at the moment when it came out, but when I went into the game on this new account, it picked up all of my AU purchased DLC as 'ready to install' (or download, whatever, already paid for).

The free C7 Corvette prototype, which downloaded, didn't seem to be there?

Has anyone tried doing this, and successfully made purchases? Especially for us Australians, we'd get a great deal two ways, firstly fair prices, THEN we pay in USD, so our AUD trading at ~1.05, is a nice double edged sword.

IF it works, I haven't used any money yet, so, can't guarantee that.

This is a little mute if PD go 'well 🤬 GT5, we've got GT6 to make now, forget all that DLC idea we started, no way'. But if not, then we, and likely other countries, could be saving on DLC, if it works.

 

[Samus]

I'm pretty sure the region you buy DLC from has to match the region of your game, otherwise everyone would use that same trick.

 

[Conza]

Well, here's the thing, why did my AU DLC show up as available in my 'apparently' US account game?

Even the PS3 software seemed differnet, I had Amazon Video instead of quickflix, ect, I'll have to try installing them at some point, but if that works, this'll be a nice little kick to Sony's marketing 'oi 🤬, charge the right price everywhere or else we'll do this'.

 

[daan]

I'm pretty sure the region you buy DLC from has to match the region of your game,

This. For that to work, your copy of GT5 would have to be a US version.

And watch the language please.

 

[Famine]

I'm pretty sure the region you buy DLC from has to match the region of your game, otherwise everyone would use that same trick.

Yep.

I tried to get the new free latest corvette, since I'd already been fooled into paying stupid AU prices for the DLC I want at the moment when it came out, but when I went into the game on this new account, it picked up all of my AU purchased DLC as 'ready to install' (or download, whatever, already paid for).

Since, when it downloaded originally, it installed itself into the gamefile for the AU game - the red button in the GT5 home page installs the DLC into your gamesave from the gamefile.

If you try to buy the next DLC from the US store, you'll need a US gamefile to install it into on your US account. Then it might be available across all of your accounts on the console.

 

[Conza]

@daan - You have evidence to support this I assume?

I'll check this thread tomorrow to see what more people are saying, would be good if I'm right.

 

[Famine]

Yes.

That evidence is everyone who's tried to install region exclusive cars (Jaguar XJ13 Chromeline, Camaro SS Edge) into their other-region gamefiles. And all the folk who bought the first DLC on a different region PSN store to their game disc - the raging could be seen from space.

Get a US disc and create a new US gamefile on your US account and you might be able to download US DLC from the US SEN store at US prices, install it into your US gamefile and then be able to install it into gamesaves on your console from any region. Otherwise you won't be able to.

 

[Conza]

Raging seems fairly warranted I suppose, no use crying over spilt milk for me though, I can't get all my DLC refunded, then re-buy it on the US account, and even if I could the $6-$8 isn't worth it.

That's kinda the second point, its no use re-buying all of the DLC again, no cost saving, so if you can't even use your originally purchased DLC...

Still, I had the option on the US game/acc/ect, to install my AU DLC. So if that could work AND I could buy new DLC with the US, I could, at the very least, reduce future costs to reasonable levels.

There's nothing there that I want, at most, I might risk buying the BRZ on the US account just to see if it works, I think I can afford to experiment with 1USD, but the likely scenario you describe is either A. That won't work on the US save game at all, or B. It will work on the US save game, but my other DLC won't anyway, so I'd have to rebuy, and unless there's a whole heap of DLC coming out, once I rebuy it'd take heaps of DLC to make up the cost saving, and I think this isn't going to happen.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

Raging seems fairly warranted I suppose, no use crying over spilt milk for me though, I can't get all my DLC refunded, then re-buy it on the US account, and even if I could the $6-$8 isn't worth it.

That's kinda the second point, its no use re-buying all of the DLC again, no cost saving, so if you can't even use your originally purchased DLC...

Still, I had the option on the US game/acc/ect, to install my AU DLC. So if that could work AND I could buy new DLC with the US, I could, at the very least, reduce future costs to reasonable levels.

There's nothing there that I want, at most, I might risk buying the BRZ on the US account just to see if it works, I think I can afford to experiment with 1USD, but the likely scenario you describe is either A. That won't work on the US save game at all, or B. It will work on the US save game, but my other DLC won't anyway, so I'd have to rebuy, and unless there's a whole heap of DLC coming out, once I rebuy it'd take heaps of DLC to make up the cost saving, and I think this isn't going to happen.

You'll need American dollars, or an American PSN voucher before you can go any further.

My account is based in Portugal, however, I'm still able to purchase the DLC on the UK store (with British pounds obviously) and use it with my account. Why? The disc, and both accounts are PAL, hence, the data is exactly the same. The only thing that changes is the method of payment.

Every time I want to buy something on my Portuguese account, I need to ask family members to purchase a PSN voucher for me, so that I can use Portuguese euros (not Spanish, or French, it MUST be from Portugal).

This was a serious pain back when the first DLC came out. I couldn't use an UK credit card on my PT account either. Once the family pack was released, I was able to buy the DLC on my UK account and be able to use them normally. I've been buying DLC for all my other games this way ever since.

 

[Conza]

What about PayPal? Even with the favourable currency exchange being eaten by their fees, the USD to AUD prices are still far better. If its just a matter of what currency, PayPal could solve that problem for anyone attempting it.

Curiousity has gotten the better of me, I'm going to try.

A. Installing my AU DLC on my US Account / Game save (I only have the AU game, so despite the US PSN acc, this may work because of the game compatibility).

B. Buying the BRZ, since its so cheap in USD, especially if I get some exchange rate after the % fee, and if that installs on my USD account;

C. Logging back into my AU account and seeing if that BRZ DLC works there.

It's the only way to solve these questions without having people say 'I tried this, it didn't work'.

@Famine, you say other people tried installing region specific cars... the implication being that the BRZ US is region locked to US likewise my Car Packs AU are locked to AU? And people who tried this before when the DLC first came out got screwed?

I'll take the plunge I think.

 

[ShaZZa]

As most people have said, DLC is region specific. You will NOT be able to get US DLC on AUS (pal) console unless you have a US GT5 disc, Even if you use the US account on your pal console to get it you won't be able to use/see it (unless you have US gt5).

I know as I have tried this.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

Don't waste your money like that man...
Regardless of where you live. If you want to buy something (anything at all) from a store, you MUST have the currency of that country, paypal or not.

I've been there before. I could easily buy a PSN voucher online with Spanish Euros, but that wouldn't work at all on my account (Portugal) even though the currency is the same.

5 USD is not the same as 5 AUD in the store, I guarantee you that!
But if you insist on trying all that, at least do it with one of the free cars like the Corvette or the FR-S.
The path you're taking has already been explored before. You won't find anything new.

 

[Conza]

Don't waste your money like that man...
Regardless of where you live. If you want to buy something (anything at all) from a store, you MUST have the currency of that country, paypal or not.

I've been there before. I could easily buy a PSN voucher online with Spanish Euros, but that wouldn't work at all on my account (Portugal) even though the currency is the same.

5 USD is not the same as 5 AUD in the store, I guarantee you that!
But if you insist on trying all that, at least do it with one of the free cars like the Corvette or the FR-S.
The path you're taking has already been explored before. You won't find anything new.

Well, the AU stuff worked instantly with the US account, however, it probably just thinks 'this guy is in the US with an AU game' because the Corvette C7 "doesn't exist". I'll see if it exists on my AU account, might be a loop hope there, downloads from the US account but using the AU one for installation.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

Well, the AU stuff worked instantly with the US account, however, it probably just thinks 'this guy is in the US with an AU game' because the Corvette C7 "doesn't exist". I'll see if it exists on my AU account, might be a loop hope there, downloads from the US account but using the AU one for installation.

The AU DLC worked because you are using a PAL disc with PAL DLC data.
However, if you insert a disc from any other region, you'll see that it wont work at all.
Regardless of which country the account is based on. I'm still able to play and use DLC on my US and Japan accounts. I just can't use their region DLC with my disc.

 

[jimipitbull]

I cant remember if it was grid or shift 2, but I had to get a US account to download Bathurst

 

[Famine]

Well, the AU stuff worked instantly with the US account

When you download the DLC, the first thing that happens when the download is complete is that the data is installed into your game install file in the Game Data Utility.

When you originally downloaded the DLC it was from the Australian PSN store. It installed itself into the Australian game install file in the Game Data Utility made when you first played your Australian game. At that point it became available to all of the accounts on your console, regardless of region.

If you now download DLC from the US PSN store, it'll try to install itself into the Australian game install file in the Game Data Utility. It won't be able to - the files are keyed differently - and nothing will occur.


I have Japanese, US and EU accounts on my PS3. Anything I download from the EU PSN store into my EU game files is available on all of the accounts, regardless of region - my US account has the XJ13 Chromeline. Anything I download from any other store into my EU game files does not work - my US account downloaded the Camaro SS Edge and it does not work.

Trust me. It does not work. The DLC region has to match the install region and the install region matches the disc region.

To put it another way, you're downloading data for BCUS98114 (GT5 US) and expecting it to install to BCES00569 (GT5 worldwide). It's a different game.

 

[Deko Wolf-GTPT]

I cant remember if it was grid or shift 2, but I had to get a US account to download Bathurst

Different game, different data. I'm talking about GT5 only. I don't know anything about the other games because I never had the need to go outside the PAL region to get what I want.

As far as GT5 goes, both the disc and DLC data MUST match the same region. Regardless of where you live, or which country your account is based on.