# Installing purchased downloaded PS3 game after installing the demo **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126 "2011-06-11T17:04:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/1 "2011-06-11T17:04:17Z")
With the PS3 _Welcome Back_ promotion, we get two free downloaded games from a choice of five. I downloaded the _demo version_ of _Super Stardust HD_ to try it out. I then decided to get that one, so I bought the “free game 1” from the store, then picked and downloaded the _Full Game_ version of that same game. But when I go to install, it says that that version is already installed. I skipped the install, and went to play the game, but it still said it was the demo version. I had to tell it to reinstall the game to have it not be the demo version any more. Fine. I also downloaded the demo version of _inFamous_, which is a 1.2 Gbyte download and takes me about six hours. I’m guessing this will be the same situation, where the full game is in the download, and it just needs to be unlocked. Is there some way of buying the full version of the game (or the license, or whatever) using my “free game 2”, that doesn’t entail re-downloading the same 1.2 Gbyte file again? ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/2 "2011-06-11T18:55:25Z")
> [@ZenBeam](#): > > I also downloaded the demo version of _inFamous_, which is a 1.2 Gbyte download and takes me about six hours. I’m guessing this will be the same situation, where the full game is in the download, and it just needs to be unlocked. > > Is there some way of buying the full version of the game (or the license, or whatever) using my “free game 2”, that doesn’t entail re-downloading the same 1.2 Gbyte file again? Nope. The full game is 7 GB, so you’re in for a bit of downloading time. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/3 "2011-06-11T20:05:25Z")
I had my free games download in the background while I played MLB 10: The Show. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/4 "2011-06-11T22:44:08Z")
Ouch. That’s going to take over a day of download time. The PS3 download manager is going to get a workout. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/5 "2011-06-12T17:01:19Z")
But worthwhile - I picked up _InFamous_ as part of “Welcome Back” as well. Awesome game…well worth the overnight download which failed, and then another all-day download to finally get it right. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/6 "2011-06-12T18:01:23Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > But worthwhile - I picked up _InFamous_ as part of “Welcome Back” as well. Awesome game…well worth the overnight download which failed, and then another all-day download to finally get it right. I started last night some time and I’m at 56% so far. How did your first download fail? I thought the PS3 download manager was pretty robust. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-purchased-downloaded-ps3-game-after-installing-the-demo/585126/7 "2011-06-12T22:03:04Z")
Not sure – I got up the next morning to “download failed”. Same thing happened on both my Welcome Back downloads (got Little Big Planet with the other one).