‘Heads-Up’ PlayStation Store Update (26th November 2009)

Any idea when Revenge of the Wounded Dragons will make it’s way over here?

im sorry bt scee just have a vision to get as much money out of europe with as little content as they can . only one way this will end this blog posting articles abt games on store to spur sales lol ohh wait hasnt that happend lmao .

i know im mean bt only coz our store is crap so its deserved imho . people that defend our store and scee think abt fact europe is what is carrying the ps3 with 11.5 million consoles sold the highest of any region .

i think sony europe is trying 2 bore us 2 death with crappy disney games then delay everything cause else it would look like they woulden’t have anything 2 release through the whole year if we would compare them with the other sony like japan and america it would be like europe is like the child america the big boy and japan the wise old man, so what i am trying 2 say is sony europe needs 2 grow up and become something before it dies at young age.
and mike you may comment on this blog yet your only awnser is always the same like post 407 said.
we need content not excuses!

@taurus82: I believe the game was pulled from the US release, it didn’t pass testing. Of course, it probably should have been tested BEFORE being advertised.

Good lord seany1, why must you put us through the horror of your spelling!? To be honest I’m shocked Mike bothered to not only respond to you in ANY way but he did it several times! Anyone who doubts Mike’s commitment should take a look at what you have forced him to read, I mean geez they’re called vowels and despite what you appear to have heard they aren’t optional.

grammar police = SAD SAD SAD SAD SAD

Good to see the DJ Hero – David Guetta Pack got released here too!

And Mike, please stay here and humor us with your comments
People like to complain on the internet, don’t forget there’s alot of us like me who do enjoy the content and are happy with what we get.

hey mike are you guys even fixing the problem with.
Dragon Ball Raging Blast – Warriors on Earth Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 12+
it won’t let me download it?

And there is a new a new trailer from Red Dead Redemption
http://www.kikoo.pl/news/2879-1/Jest-nowy-trailer-Red-Dead -Redemption/

Shock horror they changed the PSone games logo!

I have to say though, there’s still some basic school boy graphic design problems going on week in week out i.e. white corners around thumbnails are still cropping up (where it’s supposed to be transparent against the blue BG of the content box). The Metal Gear Solid PSone thumbnail icon is a recent example. Smash Cars Playable Demo is another… and size of the white corners varies as well (eg Assasin’s Creed 2 recent video suite). You really should stick to one template for this sort of thing and remember not to actually save out the white corners. doh!!

Seriously does anyone check this stuff? I’d lose my job over something like that. Cant believe Sony’s PSN design team standards are so low.

Also, what the hell is up with only MGS1 having the new PSone icon template *which is pretty nice btw*.

This is poor. Get it sorted. It’s about having standards and consistency. Why is it taking so freaking long to establish basics here. Looking at the video store seems like you have things sorted there as far the design template for the thumbnails goes.

I have two questions that need addressing:

#1: When will the Rock Band DLC be back on time? Would it be possible for Europe to get the missing Tom Petty tracks + the Nirvana/Night Ranger tracks on the 3rd December?

#2: When will other European regions be getting the video store? I think this problem is particularly confusing here in Ireland. We speak English so the language barrier isn’t an excuse.

I know you SCEE guys put up with a lot of crap, but I find the above issues particularly distressing.

As dgnfly said,

We need content, NOT excuses!

hiya mike.
i saw that tweet, was funny actually, made me laugh.
i wouldn’t say you were wrong to say what you did on your own private twitter account, even if i thought you went too far, and i don’t
a similar comment on here while you’re posting in your official capacity would be different.
the thing is there’s a reason why there are so many complaints, and the number seems to be growing.
it’s not because people like to moan, i know some of us might but not everybody.
sure there are people who would complain whatever happens, but give those people as few legitimate complaints as possible and those complaining for the sake of it will make themselves clear.
when the only place in the world the problems arise for a certain piece of content is the scee offices, by any logical process of deduction the main cause has to be scee.
maybe if it only happened once you could say it’s any number of reasons but when it happens so often it’s hard to argue against the problem originating within scee.

dont let this make you think we don’t value what we do mike, because we value it very highly, if more of scee showed the same passion you do i think the fanbase would be much happier.
we may not like the news but at least there’s one person who want’s to keep us in the loop as much as he can.

you have any idea what’s happened to jem lately?
he seems to have gone awol, not replying at all.
don’t really want to have a go because for all i know he could be dealing with some heavy stuff in his home life that’s weighing on his mind.
but if he’s just ignoring us then it’s just not cool.

comment boxes too short

I agree Hazel. But the one thing that really bugs me is that Mike is at the end of the chain, but the worst complainers make out that Mike has control over SCEE. Mike can only do so much and what he can do is applied to the store.

If these people have an issue with SCEE, then they should take it up with SCEE and not Mike himself. I wonder how they’d feel if they got flak for working for a company when it’s not even their fault, but their bosses.

Admittedly, the two main offenders on here must most certainly be trolls, or at least little kiddies who seem to think they know everything.

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A simple yes or no if there is any info you have of it coming to the US store will suffice.
have a good day

ericscolon can i add parasite eve to that list along with those couple of dozen copies of xenogears

just realised, the name, eewwwww.

2 weeks in a row now the Rock Band DLC has not shown up, last week was supossed to be AFI & the Bangles(showed up today), and this week was supposed to be Tom Petty(where is it?)

Why does PS3 & Xbox in the USA have these packs but only the Xbox in Europe have these tracks?

Now the Lego Rock Band export feature does not work for EU PS3 users.

Any more news on this?

I cant download the content for DRAGON BALL RAGING BLAST. Why is that ?

So i ask again, for the third time, when will f1 2009 be available for download? been in the shops for two weeks now and still no sign on the network. I am seriously considering getting rid of my psp go now. i only got the thing to play this game SO WHERE IS IT??? I have even emailed you direct and got no reply. way to go on the customer service guys!

[DELETED] Sony get the finger out on the LEgo Rock Band debacle.

could anyone please tell me if Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC will be available for Greece and the rest of the unavailable countries? I live in Greece and i dont see it in the PS store. Is this permanent or will it be fixed?

When are Europe going to feel the Resident Evil 2 PSN love ? It’s one of my favourite games of all time and it’s annoying that the folks over the pond already have it !!

@AcidDark

I feel the same way as you I would love RESI 1,2 or 3 soon.

Hey mike , just wondering is it true there wiil be over 300 PSone titles due out in 2010 ? E3 said something about it . Hopefully you guys can have Square-Enix put Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy IX on the store to complement Final Fantasy VII. Also the Spyro games would be great too , some memories they were !. And when will the premuim avatars be realeased ? I think an avatar pack would be a great idea, say a Tekken avatar pack for example with X Number of avatars for a reasonable price . that would be cool . Thanks and keep up the excellent work . Playstation 4 ever !!

mike, please tell me in advance sims is going to be on the store

Still no word on Ad-Hoc Party, seriously it can’t be that hard is it going to be in this week or is it being delayed indefinately, the EU store really doesn’t compare to the japanese nor US stores and i’ve seen the US store its amazing even just as a layout, surely you guys all being the same company should have some sort of uniformity between the stores at the very least just for terms of layout and ease of access

When will SCEE release Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on EU PSN?
Bring it O_O

Hey Mike,

Not sure you’re going to see this as the next update is probably imminent. I know you don’t get much thanks but I for one appreciate the frequency and style with which you respond to comments.

A lot of people I’m sure (myself included) start our visit to the PlayStation blog on your “heads up” post, it seems to blow other posts comment figures out of the water and you almost always lead the way in responses. By contrast the video updates seem to be replied to much less frequently and in a much more…”corporate” fashion. No disrespect to Olga or anyone else who takes the time to talk to the community, but in my opinion you certainly stands head and shoulders above the rest in the feedback stakes.

Don’t go changing!

P.S. I might just repost this in the next update…we’ll see.

When are we getting Alundra which is a PS1 game Japan has had it for time. God the amount of PS1 games that Japan has compered to the amount we have is a joke when are u guys gonna sort this out its like ur not really or that bothered about it.

There are so many games i would buy but there all on the Japanese PS Store can u please sort this out.

O Mike if you could get in contact with the people sort out the PS1 games for Europe and find whats going on that would be fantastic.

I don’t like the feeling of not knowing whats going on and a lot of people here feel the same.

Thanks again.

Question, I live in Iceland and I want to purchase a movie but when i go to the store with my British account all i can get is games why cant i get movies?? Also 1 more thing the store is not that well organized (at least from my point of view, meaning Iceland) all the game packs and skins and games are all put together so i can’t see which 1 are games and which 1 are game packs can you please try to organize it more??

what about premium avatars? where can i find them?