‘Heads-up’ PlayStation Store update, 16th January 2013

@99 – Then why did PlayStation Europe confirm that it was being released here in Australia and New Zealand, it is also listed on the Devs website. You telling me it is false advertising?

Why did SCEE not announce prior to this update that AUS / NZ would not be getting it, instead of on the day!!

No communication = bad business

Would have got Earth Defence Force but ive just got too many games on the vita lately, filled by 32gb card 2 days after getting it :/ Its definately on my to-buy list but i need to finish what ive got first >_<

Sumioni: Demon Arts not for poland [DELETED]!!!

im so [DELETED] tired of this crap. australia now has NO reason to refuse a games release due to the R18. but i guess RCR is SO bad they cant release it here.

you know what [DELETED] me off? every week you guys ADVERTISE these games like they are coming out to OUR region only to basically pull the carpet out from under us once the update goes live and say ‘har har too bad’.

again, Microsoft does it, PC/Steam does it, the hell is wrong with SCEE.

I am saddened to see half of Europe get shafted on content yet again. It seems to always be only for the things I want to play, too. My vita has essentially gone unused since I bought it this summer, and is in desperate need of content.

I was looking forward to Retro City Rampage, but due to the rampant delays, and the developer then essentially mocking everyone who was unhappy with the lack of communication both on this blog and on his twitter, I simply cannot give that guy my money. Too bad, because I was looking forward to playing that thing on my vita. I was contemplating buying it and rating it one star, but in the end I think the fairest thing to do is to boycott it outright.

Finally, I am of course saddened that XSEED as joined the list of companies that refuse to sell me content for what appears to be no reason whatsoever.

Hi Jawad.
Is there any news on Legend of Dragoon to Europe?

Sweet Jet set free on vita…thank you!

@99 – Like i said, they can be exempt from the Classification if they sold it as a mobile game (Like iOS). The Dev did not want to fork out the money the submit it to our country, then at least tell us straight up we are not getting it, instead of this yo-yo effect!

Any news of the Medal Of Honor: Heroes games being added to the Vita store? The MOH:H games were great on the PSP and my Vita is screaming out for more FPS games. Thanks.

@100- When did SCEE confirm it for release for the Vita in Australia?

I have only seen the Dev mention it.

Where’s the Far Cry 3 ‘High Tides’ free co-op DLC?

Jawad – i think you should start giving PS+ users free movie rentals (one a month) or something. Can you submit this to some one. It would prob make up for the lack of updates we receive in EU, especially AUS. You already charge us outlandish prices for content here in Australia, at least sugar coat our subs with something well worth it!

So, Resident Evil Retribution…
Available to all?
Compensation/alternative for those that do not have access to the Video Store?

A new year with an old question: WHERE IS RESIDENT EVIL 2? The game got pulled from the store by mistake. The guy who made the complaint already said he got the game working by using the touchscreen for changing discs. Put the game back in the store that i paid for. And don’t tell me it is being looked into. There is nothing to look into. The game WORKS!!!!!

EVERY WEEK when it lists AU and NZ in the title of a game that they claim is coming out is false advertising. its misleading and can be brought up as such. since most of us are PS Plus users, we as paying customers are not getting the service as intended.

again, if microsoft and steam can do this as well as sony in america WHY WHY WHY is the pal market SO anal?

@107 – A tweet from PlayStation Europe, i asked if it being released here in Australia, he said YES! Then he said it would be the same price regardless we do not get the cross buy.

Like i said, they should not have listed it either on the website if it is not coming here, also SCEE should have said something sooner.

The original getaway ps2 game please

CEO Kai Hirai recently said PS Vita sales were behind expectations, the system is dying and there is huge drought of games for the first half of 2013. And yet you make things even worst for your Australian and New Zealand consumers, by only giving us one of those four Vita games and none of those minis. I forgot Australia and New Zealand are two of the most developed and livable countries in the world. Yet we’re given the shaft time and time again. To my knowledge Sumioni and Orgarythm are only in English, yet you exclude three (including South Africa) of the few countries in PAL where English is actually an official/native language.

Paul Keating was right “Australia really is at the a**e end of the world”.

Hey Jawad,
Why isn’t Suminoni and Orgarhythm available in India? Was waiting for Orgarhythm.

@You_Better_Hide,
oi, don’t let SCEE faceslap us some more will you.
Be glad you’ve got access to more services than most of the SCEE territories.

€40 for EDF is absurd.
I understand it’s not a Sony product, but you guys shouldn’t be surprised if no one buy’s a €40 game in a world driven by €0.79 mobile games.
Namco, get it together. Sony, put some limitations to the price of PSN games or something.

@115 – could not have said it better myself. We have one of the best economics in today’s society. Our dollar is stronger then most countries and Australia’s games sales are through the roof. Yet SCEE decide we are not a good enough market to distribute to cause of our OFLC? Yet when they release a game here, they mark up the price, where i can get a physical copy for much cheaper then PSN. We do not get many PSN sales either, meaning titles like Far Cry 3 still sit there at $89.95 yet in store it is $59.95 (JB).
They must think we are stupid!!

@117 – what is the point of having access to services when they supply nothing in those services but rubbish Mini games and crappy titles. If you are talking about PS Mobile, it really not that great, there is like 10 games, not worth it!

They have been face slapping us for the past several years! me and many others grow tired of SCEE boycotting AUS and NZ.

They use to list AUS prices, nope, not anymore! It’s like we are nothing!

First, the good – Jet Set Radio for free on PS+ is a great offering.

Now, the bad (well, there’s lots of bad, from our antipodean comrades getting next to nothing and the EDF pricing, but let’s focus on…)

Between 21st and 24th January we are giving you exclusive access to buy Resident Evil: Retribution here first. It will be available on Sony Entertainment Network before anywhere else.

So, if I’m a PS+ member I get to rent this movie during these dates? What if the Video Store is not available in my country despite SCEE promising to roll it out to more regions back in 2009?

Wait, did SCEE just arrange another perk for a sub-set of “important” countries? Would you not be better offer investing this time in expanding core services rather than giving more to a select few?

SCEE’s priorities truly baffle me. I’d love to get a response on this. Do you understand why so many fans outside of the main countries are losing patience with PlayStation? Is this being communicated upwards? Do you care? If so, can we get a blog post on the state of the Video Store roll out and/or Mobile? Are we not entitled to something more than the perpetual “We’re working on it” comments?

why is the exclusive FAR CRY3 dlc not available for download in the store ??? this was the only thing i was looking forward , will this come later today ? please answer

my youtube channel is BaldAtGames. please look it up, im doing a petition video to get anyone from the pal regions who have had enough to put their support behind the video and get sony to finally wake up and make good on what other countries/platforms have been doing for years.

Is the fact there is WWE wrestlefest DLC on the store a hint the game is out next week ?

Once again a problem has been fixed by a community member and NOT an ounce of help from any SCEE employee.

Thanks to TallPaul on the Vita forum!!

With games not being released for Australian or New Zealand, I normally give the small developers a ‘pass’ on getting games rated for Australia. But the developer needs to be upfront about not releasing the game here.

RCR had a story here a couple of days ago, but didn’t mention that the game wasn’t coming out for Australia or New Zealand in the blog entry.

@GANTZn00b

It doesn’t seem to be on the “normal” store.

Start up FC3 and select Playstation store from the main menu, then you can download it.

I hope we get the PS All-Stars costumes next week, I really want Jak’s Old World costume and Sly’s Archer costume

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Well any news of Australia seeing a release of Acceleration of Suguri X-Edition, Arcana Heart 3, Battle Fantasia, Crescent Pale Mist, Dream Chronicles, Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure HD, Legasista or Ugly Americans: Apocalypsegeddon on PSN any time soon?

Or Final Fantasy Origins, Final Fantasy Tactics, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Breath of Fire III and IV, Parasite Eve I, Megaman I and III, Xenogears, Wild Arms II, Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV, Grandia, Dino Crisis I, R-Type Delta, R-Types and Castlevania Chronicles for PSOne Classics? (Not Vita only like Breath of Fire III)
All of these games I have been waiting years for a re-release and a lot of other people too. No Chrono Trigger STILL. What has the world come to?

When will wipeout fusion and youtube come please reply

hey guys , found a solution for the far cry3 dlc which is nowhere to be found (or is it just the new psn store where everything is hard to find for me ?) but you can click on the above link in this blog and purchase it online , then go back to your download list on ps3 and download , enjoy !

@ROBERTWARNES

Sumioni is available as physical media – in Japan only so it’s not only in English but also Japanese.

@moriarty1975 thanks for the advice , found it out myself and didnt see your reply before posting mine

bwahahaha should have known aussie vita owners were gonna get the shaft. Only 1 vita game made it through, but its a ridiculously priced port. Nothing ever changes with you SCEE lot. Was planning on pawning my vita, and now there is no reason not to get rid of the oversized paper weight. Absolutely terrible job you folks are doing, so good on ya for bringing Sony down from the inside.

Hi Jawad/Fred

Any update on the eu/uk black ops 2 season pass pricing issue?

(sorry if this is a double post- my other one appears to have disappeared)

@130 – exactly, it would have been a perfect time to say “Hey you Aussie bums, you are not getting the game, deal with it”. Not on the so called day of release they say hey, no ticket for you!

I have had PS+ since it came out, i will say they have given us some great free stuff, but the lack of support is starting to drive me nuts. I buy off PSN all the time to support titles to come here. I am thinking to no longer buy online, they don’t support us, why should i support you!

A quick question to jawad and the rest of the community, does anybody know if the date linked to the digital purchase of ni no kuni (25th january) is still correct or will it now not be available from 1st february like the retail version? I only ask because the stores pre order still states it will be available from the 25th, thanks for any help

@Izorpo

Thanks for the heads-up, I’ve been aware of the physical release in Japan and I do know beginners Japanese and have a dictionary handy. So importing is not an issue for me. But ponying up $40-$50 for it, to me is ridiculous for a bit size game. If it was on the Aussie store, like it should have been, it would have been a third or half that price.

@Jawad: Does the “RCR is soon available in Germany” mean in one or two Weeks or never (like CS:GO)?

RCR = Yeah, Pricing = Booh, No Plus Discount = Double Booh

Resident Evil Exclusive:
Good to see that there is something going on in the Movie Section for Plus Users. But 4 Day before all others…. no word on this. Even the Movie is the worst of the Series.

Please do a “3D” Tap in the Movie Section, so that i can find those Type of Movies easy. 3D Movies is a Big Advantage about all other Movie Stores.

So thats a no to the explanation for the rediculous Earth Defense Force price?
People complained when you announced it would be £32 so raising the price to £35 probably isnt going to help it sell

STUPID. Where is Sumioni??? [CENSORED]
This game is so delayed over here in Sweden it’s insane!
My question is what you are doing about it. And ALSO, BRING OVER PSM we have lots of cash we would like to spend on PS Mobile. Damn it.

Orgarhytm and Sumioni not available in Poland. Great, just great. Two games that I actually cared about and wanted to buy day 1… Any plans on expanding a little with those titles? o_O

@tintin it was a joke,

Hi, can someone please answer?

Why is Retro City Rampage not available in Australia? It makes no sense to me at all.

Don’t know if this is an error or not, but on the Vita Store for RCR I was wondering if there was a Trial, as the purchase options come up as Full Game – £8.99
Full Game – Free.

@148 – Why is RCR not available in AUS, answer: we got shafted… again!