Can't transfer Motostorm AE from PS3 to Vita

[daggerx]

Hi all,
I've bought Motostorm AE from my EU account and downloaded it to the PS3. Now it has been removed from the store and I can't transfer it from the console to my Vita even if i have the bubble in the XMB. How can I do it? The Vita doesn't see it at all! Does anyone have an idea?

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[jc_gargma]

Hi all,
I've bought Motostorm AE from my EU account and downloaded it to the PS3. Now it has been removed from the store and I can't transfer it from the console to my Vita even if i have the bubble in the XMB. How can I do it? The Vita doesn't see it at all! Does anyone have an idea?

Until the game is replaced on the PSN, it will not work on your PSVita. This is because your PSVita does not have the activation files it needs to run, and with the game pulled, it cannot obtain them.
The later rerelease of Motorstorm will require new activation files as well, that will label your copy as invalid, and needing to be either patched or redownloaded.

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[daggerx]

but when it is replaced i will have the "unpatched" version right? i hope i don't have to download it again

[jc_gargma]

but when it is replaced i will have the "unpatched" version right? i hope i don't have to download it again

No, for the above reason of new activation files that blacklist your vulnerable version, requiring redownload or patching.

I didn't edit that in fast enough.

[daggerx]

dang thank you for the fast answer

[blueheaven]

I'm in the same boat, i cannot test the transfer, because i'm still waiting for my memorycard to arrive...
But have you tried to transfer another game/demo to your vita, to make sure the vita is on the same account and is linked to your PS3?

[jc_gargma]

But have you tried to transfer another game/demo to your vita, to make sure the vita is on the same account and is linked to your PS3?

This being the problem. The game may be tied to your account, but your PSVita does not have the activation files for that particular PSVita, Game, and Account combination that are only gained when the game is moved onto your PSVita. (This is why a game needs online the first time you send it to a location.)
As Sony had removed the game, these files cannot be obtained, and any new ones once the game is re-added to the PSN will blacklist prior versions, preventing any use of the exploit.