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"Amidst all of the media clamour and in between a shockingly strong February line up of triple A titles, you might have completely missed a short news bit"

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SpoonyRedMage6342d ago

I agree, before now Region differences were a necessity on home consoles because TVs were different in the different regions(I think so anyway) but now everything should be region free.

Cajun Chicken6342d ago (Edited 6342d ago )

Still the case with some TVs and regions. Still to this day, I hate the fact I never had a chance to play Metal Wolf Chaos on XBOX.

You have to admit. If there was one big thing Sony did this gen so far (and on the PSP with UMD games) that would be region free bluray format games. Heck, even oversea PSN and PSone games work if you download them.
Once I broke my UTIII PS3 disc due to pressure on the box and I quickly went on Amazon and found an secondhand USA version of the game for about £10, fantastic.

I'm glad for MS to follow in the path and the fact I could possibly import EDF 2 if this gets taken forward more and it ever gets made.

I mean, PC games are region free, why limit consoles...seriously, what's the risk? people still buy copies.

SpoonyRedMage6342d ago

There is only one flaw, more people will import them than buying domestically and some people don't import.

Chrono Trigger DS, which was in high demand, didn't even chart here in the UK(most people had imported it) but I don't import(may start though) and SE may look at the domestic sales and think it's not worth putting games in Europe(like they used to) which will restrict people that don't import.

But yeah probably the one thing I think Sony undisputedly did right this generation and I'd be glad if pretty much everything was region free(although more and more online stuff is being made region specific like on the DSi).

Cajun Chicken6342d ago

True. But that's what happens if people faff about with the dates too long compared to Japan and US releases. A bit like the stupid SSF2:HD thing recently. I can't believe the delay for that.
Hopefully with Killzone 2 all PS3 games'll come out the same time in EU as US in the future. I ain't going to be happy if I have to wait over 3 months to get Infamous and Uncharted 2, I'll simply, import.

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mastiffchild6342d ago

We're damned if we do and damned if we don't in Europe I'm afraid. Also when I've imported(admittedly viaq Ebay) I've twice been sold empty cases by shysters(gah!). But the thing is true about if we don't buy enough copies at retail we run the risk of less companies bringing their games this far west in future.
Whioch brings me to my theory that the quickest way for smarting SE fans to get a playable FF13 is definitely to learn some Japanese-gotta be quicker than waiting for a Euro release hasn't it? You could use Yakuza3 as practise as well!

Graphics Whore6342d ago

They need western localization on Japanese games, how is this not mandatory yet?

SpoonyRedMage6341d ago

Well do we translate all western games into Japanese during development?

I don't region free helps with regards to Japan much(as they do need to be localised) but it means we can get the American releases(although most games have been released a couple of days after there NA release now).

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai65d ago (Edited 65d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio65d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing65d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9265d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit65d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing65d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9265d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Report: Injustice 3 in Development at NetherRealm Studios

Thanks to the slip-up of an artist working on the title, we now have more evidence that a new Injustice game is in the works.

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."