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PlayStation Store 04/16/13 - Dragon Fantasy Book I (YOPO) | Soul Sacrifice (Demo)
- Thread starter kassatsu
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That is precisely why Sony needs to concentrate on getting back US market share, and why it is more important to then right now. Europe is in the bag. The Playstation brand is incredibly strong there, specially on mainland Europe. I believe that the PS brand is much stronger on Europe than the Xbox brand is in the US comparatively. Mainland Europe had to wait more for the PS3, had to pay more for it than americans, and they still preferred the PS to Xbox. They are brand loyalists.
PS4 is shaping up nicely, and I doubt Sony have much to worry with Europe when it eventually launches. Maybe only the UK.
US is the problem. MS has the US market on a stranglehold, but I think the US consumer is much more prone to jump ship if one platform is doing better. They already did it coming from the last generation to this one. So that is why they should focus there. Brand loyalty is not that high in the US.
And frankly, it still is the biggest VG market worldwide by far.
buddha plzI'm too lazy to read
thanks .. but what about the karkland
I feel bad when I can't deliver my commission reports to our global employees in time due to a server issue.
I've woken myself up in the middle of the night after our server restored and finished and sent the reports because people's paychecks are a priority.
I would think getting people to spend money on your online store would be a priority as well.
Not to mention the publishers and devs waiting for this content to appear and be sold.
Green Card
Member
I will buy the game at release if I like the demo. There would have been no chance of that if they didn't release one.
JoseOle5990
Member
SpaceBridge
Member
Today is a perfect example of Sonys Vita ineptitude. Nintendo announces new content and release dates for 3DS, abd Sony still hasn't updated the PS Store with the demo of their big spring game. *rolls eyes*
I really hope this turns out as good for Soul Sacrifice, as the surprise release of Totori last month did for it; Takes an un-noticed, under promoted game, and turns it into a surprise hit.
Dead Prince
Banned
it took them that long just to say that? pathetic. Step up your game Slowny.
So how many updates to updates have we had ffs?
Having one or multiple teams handling the stores is irrelevant. Centralized store means one store for all countries. Centralized store ≠ Centralized management.
The fact is that all of then (including PSN) still operate separate stores on different countries, with different catalogs, release dates, prices and they need to charge in different currencies.
Companies that used to have a single worldwide store like Steam are opening region specific stores because it's the best way to go when dealing with ratings, laws, taxes and even consumer support.
You mentioned small offices helping with translation, but that is false too. Translations are not handled or helped by small Sony teams in each region. They are handled by the devs. or mostly by the publisher using third party contractors.
Sony can centralize PSN management if they want, but they will still need different stores for different regions.
Your point was that they could have a centralized store, but "internal politics" prevent it, and that could not be farther from the truth.
It's much more complicated than that. In fact, you may be unable to even digitally sell software in some countries if you do not have a respective store front there.
darkressurection
Banned
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From what I played of the Demo on the JP side, it feels like a great game. I love how defined everthing is; You can tell there is a lot of love in the details of how the spells work, and it's full of spectacle and bravado in a way that only the Japanese game developers deliver so well.
The demo also has you fighting in Ice, and sandy/volcanic looking areas, as well as a brown-ish earthy temple... so it's plenty colorful in it's own ways.
brandonh83
Banned
Yes!
Vane_MagicCity
Banned
Dead Prince
Banned
they probably traded in everything to run off some windows ME server just so we can have an amazing ps4 launch.
But didnt this happen to us already on PSN
Don't joke about that! It might actually happen at this point >.>
You ok? You seem upset. Need a hug?
So in Grace Chen time, "later today" means "tomorrow," right?
Dead Prince
Banned
don't worry. next update theyll extend the maintenance into tomorrow and won't mention the PS store update all.
The Grim Heaper
Member
"We have worked hard today to get the Store update out to you all, we are sorry to say there are still problems. Please watch @PlayStation for later details"
Canis lupus
Member
Just played some Soul Sacrifice... EXCITE
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toythatkills
Member
These threads always have about five times more posts when Sony don't update on time than when they do.
I'm really not sure what message that sends out.
I'm really not sure what message that sends out.
Yeah...if they can't even consistently handle the PS3 PSN...oh boy...
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
Finally SS demo!
Dead Prince
Banned
in this thread or on the blog? they probably just really complaining the store isn't up and using whatever latest blog post is there.
here? lets be real.
I am curious, who do you see here that is legitimately angry? I see most just poking fun at this point cause that's all we can do xD.
Also on the PS Blog
Yay, PR copypasta instead of answering the question.
Aren't you thankful?
Theres a digital pre-order listed for the other PSNs that includes the pre-order content, seems fairly likley that NA will get the same
Copypasta sounds good. Do you put meat sauce on that or just have it plain?
You make it out of copybara meat. They taste good.
Actually this was posted yesterday by me in this very thread and it seems like no one even paid attention to it. All people had to do was look at the Sony support page and you could see that there was going to outtages all day monday & tuesday.
Sorry. Keep getting riled up about information we've had for awhile now though.
Didn't mean to be a c-c-combo breaker.