> Due to multiple lawsuits levied against it for importing Japanese PSPs
to consumers in areas of the world not blessed with their presence (namely
Europe which is a bigger market than Japan for games now), the importer
Lik Sang could no longer afford to keep its doors open.
> I guess Sony wanted to make an example out of someone to
discourage the import of PS3s to Europe before the official
release, and other potential markets such as China. As if Sony
would lose money when the products are still being bought from the soulless
money making corporation.
> I've never believed that we should be put in a position where we are
forced to import great games, but when other products and even platforms
are delayed for no good reason, why wait? What's next? Making the import
of English subbed Japanese RPGs from the states to Europe illegal just
because someone at some point may want to officially release it, and importing
may deprive them of a potential sale in the possible future in a market
with a more exploitable currency? People were against emulating older games
from ancient consoles at one point out of fear that they may be deprived
of sales from potential retro collections. But emulators were mostly played
by hardcore gamers who bought the games when they were new, and just wanted
to preserve them for future generations (and rightfully so). If we can
play
devil's
advocate, then why can't the men in suits do so as well? Their "precious"
profits mean more to them than anything else, and it's blinding them to
the truth which will only hurt them(selves) in the end.
> I'm almost glad that the PSP is a shaky platform from which
to launch titles. Sony made the same mistake Sega
made with the moderately successful Game
Gear: more graphical power under that portable hood than the
competition isn't necessarily the answer, especially when it means draining
battery life like there's no tommorow. What happened to learning from the
mistakes of history?
> Sony's paranoia of losing profits will get it no where.
Good
Gaming,
-Geoffrey
Duke
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