Comments on: Rumored Japanese PSN Import Section Seems Likely

By: cowcow

cowcow — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:27:35 +0000

The weird thing with the Japanese PS3 titles is there's not even that big of a library like the PS2 import list was. Most of the PS3 library consists of game we have too. Yakuza and Kenzan being the two most important really so I'm glad Yakuza 3 is coming here and I hope for the rest…

By: Artavasdus

Artavasdus — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:36:25 +0000

I totally agree with banditking's refusal to submit to the dd-spree of publishers like Aksys (which I appreciate in other fields, see the voluptuous BlazBlue limited editions or some risky localizations like Laevatein).

That said, I don't think that Agarest's (or any other low budget game's) poor graphics in itself justify its release as a dlc, not when the game has contents for over 60 hours and a huge dubbed script. The fact that a game is low budget doesn't mean that it has to be deprived of a retail version if it had one in Japan, and seeing how many niche jrpg fans like to have phisical copies in their collections I hope that everyone support Ghostlight's Agarest Pal release and its Limited edition. I would pick disk+artbook+poster+cards over some downloaded data any time.

The same goes for Battle Fantasia, which was released in Europe and Japan as a retail title and arrived in the USA for X360 as a physical release: why should the Ps3 USA release be a dlc when all the other releases were retail?

Regarding Yakuza 3 and ToV, I hope that any rumor regarding a western dd-only release is baseless, and I would have an hard time supporting them if they were released this way.
Of course I am not opposed to mixed physicaldlc releases or dlc version of now-unavailable games printed in limited numbers, but having retail games turned to dd is a big no-no for me.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 05:14:49 +0000

I agree, I definitely don't like full games being digital d/ls either. Like the 360 On Demand feature is nice, but how much space do you have in the current biggest 120gb HDD to hold those games, each around 7-8Gb. It will force us to upgrade Hard drive constantly. Not to mention the initial d/l would take forever.

By: HB3

HB3 — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 04:29:03 +0000

Can we please see the original Growlanser picked up in some form or another for domestic release by someone— ANYONE??? I know Atlus is hard at work localizing crap like '101 In 1 Party Megamix,' but c'mon…
And since you brought up the sore subject of games with little chance of crossing the pond, how about the Langrisser Ps2 releases?
Yeah, I realize the amount of translation involved with these series, but doesn't Agarest Senki (like most Red games) contain a bunch of in-game text also???
P.S.: Last question was rhetorical, so no smart/dumb -ass attempts to quip back…

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:01:52 +0000

40 is steep for these things, but i love where this is going.

By: geosaferi

geosaferi — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 02:40:35 +0000

I want the ps1 shumps imported, no need for translation.

By: cowcow

cowcow — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 01:27:35 +0000

By: Artavasdus

Artavasdus — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:36:25 +0000

I totally agree with banditking's refusal to submit to the dd-spree of publishers like Aksys (which I appreciate in other fields, see the voluptuous BlazBlue limited editions or some risky localizations like Laevatein).

That said, I don't think that Agarest's (or any other low budget game's) poor graphics justify its release as a dlc: the fact that a game is low budget doesn't mean that it has to be deprived of a retail version if it had one in Japan, and seeing how many niche jrpg fans like to have phisical copies in their collections I hope that everyone support Ghostlight's Agarest Pal release and its Limited edition. I would pick disk+artbook+poster+cards over some digital data any time.

The same goes for Battle Fantasia, which was released in Europe and Japan as a retail title and arrived in the USA for X360 as a physical release: why should the Ps3 USA release be a dlc when all the other releases were retail?

Regarding Yakuza 3 and ToV, I hope that any rumor regarding a western dd-only release is baseless, and I would have an hard time supporting them if they were released this way.
Of course I am not opposed to mixed physicaldlc releases or dlc version of now-unavailable games printed in limited numbers, but having retail games turned to dd is a big no-no for me.

By: Aoshi00

Aoshi00 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:14:49 +0000

By: HB3

HB3 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:29:03 +0000

By: thaKingRocka

thaKingRocka — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:01:52 +0000

40 is steep for these things, but i love where this is going.

By: geosaferi

geosaferi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:40:35 +0000

I want the ps1 shumps imported, no need for translation.

By: matty

matty — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:08:27 +0000

This is great. It took a while, but this is the direction I was hoping they would pursue. $39.99 is a great deal, too.

By: malek86

malek86 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:05:35 +0000

That whole document reeks of weird. Rerelease of PS2 and DC games? PSN for imports? Doesn't that sound a bit too good to be true? Also there is a bit that states how Sonic for PS3 might have Rare and Fable characters. Uhm. Are we sure it's not some kind of joke?

By: thebanditking

thebanditking — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:02:40 +0000

Could be but keep in mind that Yakuza 4 is going to be fully shown this week and with MS mandating achievement support since day one I dont think Sega would take the time to implement Trophy/achievement support for an older titles whos team is busy with a sequel. Im not sure what this document is implying because for Sonic racing it says “Open to DLC, not Ratchet and Clank but maybe characters from Rare or Fable universes” which makes zero sense because why would a discussion with SCEA involve DLC for MS owned games? Either way this sucks, and so does digital distribution. I will not support the release of full disc based games as a digital only option, so personally I hope if they do this for Yakuza it flops.