Comments on: Online play drifts far from the Asian version of Initial D Extreme Stage?

By: Audwin

Audwin — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:51:43 +0000

Following jays comment,

Has anyone outside of japan actually bought the japanese version of the game and tried to play online to confirm this?

So basically, if i buy the yes-asia version i can be sure that im getting a jap version with online mode?

By: jay

jay — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 01:40:47 +0000

Here’s the deal. The Asian version does not have Online in the menus in the first place. The Japanese version has it. But anyone from any region can participate online if they have the Japanese version (no IP blocking so far).

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:42:54 +0000

sony have limited online play by region in the past; this is nothing new. the fact that they’ve cut online play is a little surprising though. i just can’t figure out if online “play” is limited to ghost races in time attack.

By: fr4nz

fr4nz — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 08:06:25 +0000

detecting the country of an IP is not really hi-tech … and I guess it would be more easier to do this than releasing 2 different versions of the game (which imply doubling the certification process).

By: Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:37:35 +0000

@fr4nz – Hmm… that would be interesting, but it would require Sony blocking IP address and such. I doubt they or Sega would go that far.

By: fr4nz

fr4nz — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:28:21 +0000

Yesasia.com ( http://shurl.org/VbLYj )say :
“NOTE: Initial D: Extreme Stage online play is only available in Japan”

Maybe the games (asia & japan) are the same, just that online is only available from japan….

By: Spencer

Spencer — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 06:32:35 +0000

@thaKingRocka – I haven’t heard anything about head to head racing online as one of the features, so it’s up in the air. However, the offline portion is single player only.

Unfortunately licensing issues will probably prevent Initial D Extreme Stage from getting a proper domestic release.

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:37:43 +0000

i’ve been wondering about this game for a long time now. i want to buy it when it releases, but i wonder if it will be released in the states. it seems an easy game to localize. the dialogue isn’t too tough and the menus are easy.

wait a sec, are you saying that there is no head-to-head racing online with this game? what about system link? come to think of it, does the ps3 do that?

By: wario4ever

wario4ever — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:57:00 +0000

wow that blows chunks! i guess the more ya pay the more ya get ..