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Japanese & US Import PSone games coming to Euro PSN

  • 01-08-2011 7:41pm
    #1
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,024 ✭✭✭✭


    http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2011/08/01/ntsc-j-and-ntsc-u-psone-classics-confirmed-for-scee/
    Playstation Blog wrote:
    Hello everyone,

    I am very pleased to confirm that US and Japanese PSone emulations are being prepared for release on the SCEE PlayStation Stores.

    While I cannot yet confirm dates or any of the titles in process at this time, there are a few that are already in process and you will start to see them publishing in the future.

    What does this mean for you, the consumers?

    Here are the key points:

    Publishers who own the rights to release PSone titles that were previously only available in the US and/or Japan will now be able to apply to have them released on the SCEE PlayStation Stores (providing they are rated by the appropriate ratings boards for each territory).

    All titles will be published ‘as is’, with either English or Japanese language game content where available.

    All titles will run at 60 Hz and you will need a 60 Hz capable display to play them properly.

    This also means that if a PAL version of a title has been unable to pass QA in SCEE, but the NTSC version is already available on the PlayStation Store in SCEA or SCEJ, we can look at publishing that version instead. We cannot simply take the US version and publish it immediately, as it has to be reprocessed for SCEE, but at least we know the title should already be relatively bug-free.

    Please note: This does not mean we can publish titles that have not legally cleared for release in SCEE territories as a result of expired licenses, etc.


Comments

  • #2
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    Non-news really.
    Anyone one can set up and get games from any PS store.
    I have bought Japanese and US content.


  • #3
    Varik
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,561 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    F1ngers wrote: »
    Non-news really.
    Anyone one can set up and get games from any PS store.
    I have bought Japanese and US content.

    It makes a difference on a PSP and perhaps the Vita, with the psps lack of profiles and the effort it takes to change what account it's activated on.


  • #4
    ShaneU
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,024 ✭✭✭✭ShaneU


    F1ngers wrote: »
    Non-news really.
    Anyone one can set up and get games from any PS store.
    I have bought Japanese and US content.
    You can buy these with an Irish credit card so it's a lot easier than buying American psn cards off ebay or whatever


  • #5
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 30,020 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    They already have this feature on the US Store. Pointless to us, maybe, but if a few more people end up with Japanese gems that's good news. Oh, some Irish credit cards do work on the JPSN.

    Curious to see the selection. Odd bunch on the US Store - bamboozled as to why Cho Aniki - without doubt the most bizarrely homoerotic and simplistic shmup you'll play - is on there and genuine classics like Einhander aren't :pac:


  • #6
    F1ngers
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭F1ngers


    ShaneU wrote: »
    You can buy these with an Irish credit card so it's a lot easier than buying American psn cards off ebay or whatever

    I use my Irish CC when buying off US and Japanese PSN.
    Varik wrote: »
    It makes a difference on a PSP and perhaps the Vita, with the psps lack of profiles and the effort it takes to change what account it's activated on.

    Fair point, not much of a hand held gamer myself, but know about changing names to suit different accounts.


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  • #7
    Retr0gamer
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 52,410 CMod ✭✭✭✭Retr0gamer


    johnny_ultimate wrote: »
    Curious to see the selection. Odd bunch on the US Store - bamboozled as to why Cho Aniki - without doubt the most bizarrely homoerotic and simplistic shmup you'll play - is on there and genuine classics like Einhander aren't :pac:

    Monkeypaw brought that over to the States. They have been working to bring unlocalised japanese PS1 games from the japanese store to the US store and have released a few lately.
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