How to upgrade vanilla battlefield 3 to premium on ps3

Hi there,
Recently I bought the standard ps3 version of Battlefield 3, and have been enjoying it so much that I wondered if it was possible to upgrade to premium without having to buy the full game again for premium off the playstation store, because that costs 60 quid, which is so expensive seeing as I already spent quite a bit of money for the original game.

Edit: When I go to upgrade via battlelog, it offers an upgrade for 29.99 dollars, but then it just takes me through another page which then sends me to the playstation store and the full game in premium for 60 pounds, which is about 90 dollars!!

Hope this makes sense,
Thanks,
RedFridge007

battlefield 3

ragnarok013
12 years ago
Yes your soldier progress will be unaffected and you will maintain all of your progress, unlocks, assignments, awards, etc. The premium disc is merely the vanilla disc with a new graphic with a piece of paper with the Premium code that allows you to download the expansions for free. You will redeem the premium code via the PSN like you do for normal PS3 game codes.

After you redeem your Premium code make sure that you restart BF3 and upon restarting at the main title screen you will receive a pop up stating you are now premium and you will have a Premium background. From the main title screen go to the BF3 in game store and download the DLC expansions covered by Premium via the Premium tab of the BF3 in game store then close and restart BF3. After the expansions download go to the games portion of the XMB and click on each expansion's bubble to install the game. After each expansion has been fully downloaded and installed restart BF3. At this point you will receive a series of pop ups stating that you now have each expansion. Now from the main menu go to multiplayer, open server browser and then open the server browser filter by clicking R3 and check all new maps and game modes or you won't find any games on the new expansions.

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ragnarok013
Hero+
12 years ago
For PS3 you have two options, you can buy the physical copy of the BF3 Premium Edition which includes the BF3 base game and premium from a game store which in the US is $10-20 USD cheaper than bying Premium digitally from the PSN Store. You may also find this physical copy of the even further discounted via online retailers like Amazon.com. You can also buy premium digitally via the PSN store but as you saw it has not come down in price.

You can check the origin store for a discounted physical PS3 copy of the premium edition, but be advised that you cannot buy digital content for the PS3 via Orgin - all digital purchases via origin are only for the PC platform.

After you ourchase premium and redeem your Premium code make sure that you restart BF3 and upon restarting at the main title screen you will receive a pop up stating you are now premium and you will have a Premium background. From the main title screen go to the BF3 in game store and download the DLC expansions covered by Premium via the Premium tab of the BF3 in game store then close and restart BF3. After the expansions download go to the games portion of the XMB and click on each expansion's bubble to install the game. After each expansion has been fully downloaded and installed restart BF3. At this point you will receive a series of pop ups stating that you now have each expansion. Now from the main menu go to multiplayer, open server browser and then open the server browser filter by clicking R3 and check all new maps and game modes or you won't find any games on the new expansions.
Anonymous
12 years ago
Approved
Thanks,
The cheapest place I found was a hard copy on origin for £30, which is affordable, if I put aside some money for a while!
Will it keep my progress though?
Is the premium disc different to the vanilla disc?
Will it just be a code for premium?
Do I redeem the code in Battlefield or PSN?
Sorry about the questions, but I love my Battlefield and don't want to waste my money!
Thanks
RedFridge007
ragnarok013
Hero+
12 years ago
Yes your soldier progress will be unaffected and you will maintain all of your progress, unlocks, assignments, awards, etc. The premium disc is merely the vanilla disc with a new graphic with a piece of paper with the Premium code that allows you to download the expansions for free. You will redeem the premium code via the PSN like you do for normal PS3 game codes.

After you redeem your Premium code make sure that you restart BF3 and upon restarting at the main title screen you will receive a pop up stating you are now premium and you will have a Premium background. From the main title screen go to the BF3 in game store and download the DLC expansions covered by Premium via the Premium tab of the BF3 in game store then close and restart BF3. After the expansions download go to the games portion of the XMB and click on each expansion's bubble to install the game. After each expansion has been fully downloaded and installed restart BF3. At this point you will receive a series of pop ups stating that you now have each expansion. Now from the main menu go to multiplayer, open server browser and then open the server browser filter by clicking R3 and check all new maps and game modes or you won't find any games on the new expansions.
Anonymous
12 years ago
Approved
Thanks a lot!
When I get it, should I keep using the vanilla disc or premium disc or does it not matter?
You've been a great help!
Thanks loads!
RedFridge007
ragnarok013
Hero+
12 years ago
No problem I'm always happy to help. It doesn't matter which disc you use after you download your premium file and expansion packs.