Age determines PSP Go buyers' free game option: LBP or Assassin's Creed
The "choice" between a free digital copy of LittleBigPlanet or Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines that new PSP Go owners will receive as part of an ongoing promotion is based on their ages. That's the key detail Joystiq confirmed after following up with Sony, which said, "The game sent to consumers is determined by age, once the user creates/logs into their PlayStation Network account." (Check out Sony's full statement after the break.)
This means that if your PSN account indicates you as age 17 or older, you'll receive Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines -- whether you like it or not. Similarly, minors will be automatically booked for a trip to LittleBigPlanet. We'd say that consumers should cry foul for being robbed of a true choice, but new owners of the UMD-less PSP should probably get used to that feeling anyway.
[Thanks to Talton W and everyone else!]
Sony Computer Entertainment America:
"The game sent to consumers is determined by age, once the user creates/logs into their PlayStation Network account. To redeem code, consumers must create a PlayStation Network account or login to their existing one directly from their PSP Go system. SCEA will e-mail a code to the consumer (using the e-mail associated with one's PSN account), which is good for one qualifying PlayStation Network account to download the game for the PSP Go system, via the PlayStation Store."
