Good afternoon, let’s get cracking shall we.
We have one full game for you this week in the form of Ferrari: The Race Challenge. Fully featured with (up to) 16 player multiplayer, and a single player tiered career mode, you can show off your prowess with a range of some of the best vehicles ever manufactured (no Ferrari didn’t pay me to say that).
For your PSP needs we have Phantasy Star Portable 2 available, and the Essentials range keeps growing with nine additions this week (this necessitates an exclamation mark)! I also feel the need this week to highlight one of the latest minis added to the roster; Ace Armstrong Vs. The Alien Scumbags. Not only is the name fantastic, but it looks like a pretty nifty old-school shooter (like Mum used to make).
Modern Warfare 2 saw a week’s price promotion on the Stimulus and Resurgence Packs start yesterday, and we have another week of the recent Special Offers to go. I’ve also listed this month’s PlayStation Plus content for you all too, because I’m such a nice chap.
I gather some of you will have two week’s worth of abuse to hurl my way, in light of my absence last week, so I’d better get straight to the comments section hadn’t I? 
Laters.
PlayStation Store (via PS3, PSP and Media Go)
Special Offers
(Offer prices available until the 13th of October)
- Savage Moon (was – £6.29/€7.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
- Savage Moon – Waldgeist Pack (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £1.59/€1.99)
- Brain Challenge (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Brain Challenge – Expansion Pack (was – £1.59/€1.99 now – £0.79/€0.99)
- Astro Tripper (was – £3.19/€3.99 now – £2.39/€2.99)
- Super Street Fighter IV – Alternate Costume Pack (was – £13.99/€17.99 now – £7.99/€9.99)
- Dante’s Inferno (PSP) (was – £31.99/€39.99 now – £23.99/€29.99)
- Medal of Honor: Heroes (PSP) (was – £11.99/€14.99 now – £8.99/€11.25)
- Medal of Honor: Heroes 2 (PSP) (was – £15.99/€19.99 now – £11.99/€14.99)
- Disney’s Action Game feat. Hercules (PSone) (was – £5.10/€6.49 now – £3.99/€4.99)
- The Little Mermaid II (PSone) (was – £3.99/€4.99 now – £3.19/€3.99)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Special Offers
(Offer prices available until the 12th of October)
- Stimulus Package (was – £10.99/€13.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
- Resurgence Pack (was – £10.99/€13.99 now – £5.49/€6.99)
Permanent Price Reduction
- 4×4 Jam (mini) (was – £5.99/€6.99 now – £3.49/€3.99)
PlayStation Plus
- PSN: Street Fighter HD Remix
- minis: Aero Racer, Yeti Sports
- PSOne Classic: Kula World
- Full Title Trial: Ferrari: The Race Experience, Tomb Raider: Underworld
- Exclusive Discounts: Burn Zombie Burn (inc. free exclusive Home item), Shatter Soundtrack (includes Dynamic Theme), Trine, Alien Breed: Impact, Ace Armstrong Vs. The Alien Scumbags, Gravity Crash
- Dynamic Themes: Start the Party Theme, Exclusive Halloween Theme
- Premium avatars: PAIN Jarvis and Le Toot Avavtars, SingStar Wannabe and Rising Star Avatars
Downloadable Games (PS3)
- Ferrari: The Race Challenge (£11.99/€14.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
Downloadable Games (PSP)
- Phantasy Star Portable 2 (£19.99/€34.99) Rating: PEGI 16
Availability: All locales
PSP Essentials
- Buzz! Brain Bender (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
- Buzz! Quiz World (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
- Ape Academy (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Ape Escape (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Everybody’s Golf 2 (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Patapon (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
- Lemmings (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- WipEout Pure (£6.99/€7.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Need for Speed: ProStreet (£7.99/€9.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
minis (PS3/PSP)
- Ace Armstrong Vs. The Alien Scumbags (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
- Urbanix (£3.99/€4.99) Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
Demos (PS3)
- DJ Hero 2 Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE
Demos (PSP)
- Dragonball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
Add-On Game Content (PS3)
- Sports Champions
- Haunted Pack (£3.99/€4.99)
- Unlock All Pack (£1.19/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: All locales
- Red Dead Redemption – Hunting & Trading Outfits Pack (free) Rating: PEGI 18
Availability: All locales
- ModNation Racers – Nathan Drake Pack (£1.39/€1.75) Rating: PEGI 7
Availability: All locales
- EyePet
- Robot Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
- Racing Driver Styling Pack (£2.39/€2.99)
Rating: PEGI 3
Availability: All locales
- Rock Band
- T.Rex Pack 01 (£2.49/€3.99) (contains all the tracks listed below)
- ‘Children of the Revolution’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Cosmic Dancer’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Jeepster’ (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Driver’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘It’s The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Living Well Is The Best Revenge’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Radio Free Europe’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Stand’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Superman’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘These Days’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?’ by R.E.M. (£0.99/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE
- Rock Band Network
- ‘Betty and Me’ by Jonathan Coulton (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Death Quota for Purification’ by The Myriad Burial (£0.59/€0.79)
- ‘Infected Nation’ by Evile (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Shallow Waters’ by Amberian Dawn (£0.99/€1.49)
- ‘Hey There Mr. Brooks’ by Asking Alexandria (£0.99/€1.49)
Rating: PEGI 12
Availability: Not available in Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and UAE
FirstPlay (PS3)
- FirstPlay Episode 027 (£0.99/€1.20)
Availability: Ireland and UK only
Videos (PS3)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution TGS Trailer
- Castlevania Lords of Shadow Gameplay Video
- Splatterhouse E3 Trailer
- Splatterhouse Gamescom Trailer
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 2 Gamescom Trailer
- Heavy Rain Developer Interview Videos
- Kane and Lynch 2 Multiplayer Content Trailer
Avatars (PS3)
- Söldner-X 2: Final Prototype
- Buzzsaw (£.40/€0.49)
- Vielkopf 2 (£.40/€0.49)
- Wuchtklinge 2 (£.40/€0.49)
Premium Themes (PS3)
- Disruptive
- Femme Abstraction (£1.19/€1.49)
- Infected (£1.19/€1.49)
Themes (PSP)
- FIFA 11 (free)
- Von Chrono -
- Abstracted – 1st Wall (£1.19/€1.49)
- Abstracted – 2nd Wall (£1.19/€1.49)
- Bad Business – Benny (£1.19/€1.49)
- Bad Business – Sir George (£1.19/€1.49)
- Bare Elements – Data (£1.19/€1.49)
- Bare Elements – Fire (£1.19/€1.49)
- Light And Shadows – Light (£1.19/€1.49)
- Light And Shadows – Shadows (£1.19/€1.49)
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424 CommentsAdd Yours
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:02 pm by X_Weapon
News on Castle Crashers?
(Every week the same question, sorry
)
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Mike Kebby
Castle Crashers is in QA again, unfortunately we’ve been beholden to waiting for the publisher submitting the code again. This time however it should make it through and be out in a couple of weeks (my fingers are crossed for this to happen).
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:02 pm by ggctuk
No PSOne classics this week? Nothing there for me, I got the offers when they weren’t on offer. Ah well…
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:02 pm by beardyweirdy
still no bleach or naruto games for psp
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Mike Kebby
Unfortunately not at the moment.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:02 pm by Jimmirock
Good work on the new Essentials but how come we rarely get PS1 games? There’s such a huge untapped market there.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:09 pm by Mike Kebby
Ah the old PSone question
It’s frustrating I know, but on titles that are old now, there are lots of legal, licensing and rights issues that people tend not to realise hamper content being released. Publishing rights lapse, music rights lapse, legal rights lapse, voice actors need paying…there’s lots of hurdles that need traversing. The publishers have got what they can up (ourselves included) and whilst we do of course want more, the ones left are more problematic.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:02 pm by PrivateJoker360
Castle Crashers and Sword and Soldiers are coming when please Mike?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by Klart
Once again no Castle Crashers… Hurry up, Sony!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by Moogrose
Please could we get the chinatown wars price drop, can someone call rockstar and ask why europe is still paying that crazy full price?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by Suzzopher
First
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by Suzzopher
Damn it, you guys are super fast
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by ggctuk
@ beardywierdy – don’t ever expect any Bleach games. None of them have been released in English.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:03 pm by flamingcarrot
Yep – a Castle Crashers update would be appreciated.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by sephiroth180
Decent update
but when do we get Castle Crashers?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Roxas598
ah lame
nothing for me.
Mike is sonic 4 still down for next week?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:19 pm by Mike Kebby
Why yes, I do believe it is
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by startazz
Not bad and PS+ just keeps getting better and better don’t you think people?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Wargod-1984
And oh surprise: No Castle Crashers again … i really don’t get it … the game is fully localized in the original version already and still its so hard to put it in the EU store?
you got to be kidding us … seriously …
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:13 pm by Mike Kebby
I’m not going to go into the details of why the game has yet to pass through QA successfully, but I’m doing all I can to make sure once it has passed that we release it onto the store ASAP!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Chocobo115
Nothing about any Rock Band DLC sale? or should we just give up on that and keep getting treated like trash compared to americans?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:13 pm by Mike Kebby
Harmonix have never requested a sale on their content here in the EU.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:04 pm by Toothball
Been waiting for Phantasy Star Portable 2 for a while now, so I’ll be all over that as soon as it hits the store. Nice price too.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by Uterr
Hi Mike, nothing for me this week, I’ll be waiting for the next week’s update.
Any news on Tekken 3 PSOne Classic?
And Dead Rising 2 DLC schedule?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by pnrutto
Finally something I give a hoot about. Thumbs up.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by Roxas598
Mike you forgot to list the Halloween special avatars for plus members
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:14 pm by Mike Kebby
It’s not on the schedule I have for release this week…not sure where that information has come from? I’ll check it out though.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by almighty-slayer
Bit light on the content this week. But can’t have it always i guess
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by FULLMETAL56
No 15th anniversary promotions ? avatar ?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:05 pm by ggctuk
Could you get the other three Tomb Raider games the US has?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:15 pm by Mike Kebby
We are certainly doing what we can to help the publisher get these released. I can’t promise anything though.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Archonik
You might want to fix the Rock Band songs section. The T-Rex tracks are mixed together with REM and it makes it look as if you’re getting them as well when buying the T-Rex pack.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by PSN-OmniusALX
Hi Mike,
Any news if we’ll see the Original Ace Combat for the PSP?
When will we see Pix n Love Rush on Minis?
Oh and what size does Ferrari weigh in at?
Regards
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by AaronSOLDIER
Any chance of contacting Capcom to lower the price of the PSP game ‘Fate Unlimited Codes’? Its over a year old and still £23.99
Also: Where’s Uncharted 2 GOTY for EU?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Carnivius_Prime
Ah good the Nathan Drake mod for Modnation
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Thunjinko
Yo sup? GRANDIA PLEASE? Not heard anything in a while, hope its still on its way, just hoping for some reassurance big dog
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:18 pm by Mike Kebby
It’s still coming, though I can’t confirm a date just yet (last time I did this the publisher rightly gave me a spanking – verbally of course).
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Muppet-NL
this weeks sucks Again
no Castle Crashers???
No Blade kitten ??
sony only focus on US en JP …
it`s [DELETED] *Blegh*
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Suzzopher
Mike, could we have the download size information next to the game/content please? Saves having to wait until I get home to figure space issues(PSP).
Cheers
Also wasn’t Grandia due in June?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by ROBERTWARNES
Hey mike, little PSP go problem with the ten free games. I brought my PSP Go in May 2010. Downloaded the PSP Go Theme on my PSP Go (not Media Go or PS3) and I’m over 18. More than two weeks have gone since I downloaded it. How much longer do I have to wait? Thanks in advance.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:06 pm by Opt1mus76
Nice update. Discounts on MW2 packs is good although I already got them both. Good to see trial of Ferrari RE and discount on Alien Breed for us Plus subscribers. DJ Hero 2 demo too makes me happy bunny
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:07 pm by SuperJag86
Welcome back Mike! Any ideas on when Swords & Soldiers is coming out over here?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:20 pm by Mike Kebby
It’ll be here in the next couple of weeks.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:07 pm by Ryrunii
Hi Mike, Great update! Phantasy Star Portable 2 is very tempting, I wonder if I have enough room on my memory stick for it.
I was also wondering if you had any info on when we’ll get the DLC for Valkyria Chronicles 2? And if we’ll ever get more Trinity Universe DLC? Thanks
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:07 pm by Yeroon
Hmmm… not much this week.
I’ll give the Ferrari demo a try.
Can you ask your PSN+ colleagues about the DLC that is missing in the PSN+ update?
(a lot of people asked it in the PSN+ post, but they’re ignoring the question).
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:07 pm by elchecon10
What’s going on with the next pack of Street Fighter IV avatars? They were released in the US some weeks ago, and here, we only got a bunch of them.
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:21 pm by Mike Kebby
I know, it’s surprised me how long they’ve taken…there are more in the system I’ve seen the submissions…hopefully we’ll have the rest very soon!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:07 pm by enormhi
Will you need the DJ set for the DJ Hero 2 demo?
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:21 pm by Mike Kebby
I would imagine so
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:08 pm by pnrutto
I’d like to see Dracula X Chronicles, Metal Slug Anthology or Parappa The Rapper on the Store because those games own and I’d like to buy them.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:08 pm by Triforce-1976
Any news about the release of Blade Kitten in the Holland psn store?
If not pls kick Atari in there nutz thx
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:22 pm by Mike Kebby
No news on additional locales just yet I’m afraid.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:08 pm by Urahara454
holy **** a NEW psp game for DOWNLOAD that is CHEAPER than the physical copy…I gotta note this day down as a first time ever that’s happened, will definitely be purchasing \^O^/
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:08 pm by nemesisND1derboy
Don’t worry Mike, you ain’t getting any abuse from me, I’m saving mine for the Video team if they post…
Any news on a Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock demo?
And by the way Mike, where is Final Fantasy X? Just kidding
Have a great day!
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:30 pm by Mike Kebby
Hey, the Video Store team are people too…play nice with them
I’ve yet to see a submission for a demo for Warriors of Rock, but that doesn’t mean one isn’t coming.
Ignoring the FFX question
You too!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:09 pm by crusher915
why can’t you guys put Psone gta on the store is it because they want to charge $29.99 like on steam or what?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:09 pm by valkyrio
That’s weird !
Rockstar said that the RDR DLC would be available NEXT week …
Are you sure it comes out today Mike ?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by Gautier82
Hi mike
What about a new category on PSS “US PSone import” in which we could find xenogears, chrono cross, parasite eve 1 and others ? Good idea, no ?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by rexel1
Nice update for psp essentials
Tempted by Dante’s Inferno PSP as well, but £24 is still too much for a download
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by Shifty_Geezer
Hi Mike,
Any chance of an update to the PSN service to include working voice chat in every game, so these online titles can actually be *played* online? Thanks.
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by kingcrowbaruk
I guess there is no requirement from Sony for publishers to release Essentials on PSN as well as UMD, but please can you give Team17 a poke and ask them nicely to release Worms: Open Warfare on the store.
And I am going to assume the 10 replies (from a Sony representative) in the PSN+ post are all we will get so I’ll ask here, where is the monthly DLC that we were promised we would receive at the start of PSN+?
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by KAP
Castle Crashers still in QA yet its out already? LIAR!
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:26 pm by Mike Kebby
Separate QA process for each region.
SLANDERER!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:10 pm by Number45
Acceptable Phantasy Star Portable 2 pricing. Yay!
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Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:11 pm by PSN-OmniusALX
….forgot to add Mike, the hot topic of PSP pricing!
These RRP’s are killing the PSPgo! Not only did we pay the price for the machine (which I except) but those games which are ‘older’ and £25+ and the new ones at £32 are a bit much really compaired to the retail versions.
As much as SCEE doesn’t want to look into it, it needs addressing at some point.
Regards
Posted on 6 October, 2010 at 1:33 pm by Mike Kebby
It’s something I am constantly bringing up with publishers, and at some point I’m sure the tide will turn…it eventually happened with digital music, and I’m confident it will happen with games too.
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