Playstation Store Updates Only

[abigsmurf]

http://kotaku.com/5388067/playstation-store-update-what-are-ya-gonna-pick

US PSP update is pretty good. Shame it comes 3 days after I spent £10 on a UMD version of Riviera. Would much prefer near instant load times.

[Neon Ignition]

On the off chance I bought some $ in case the US store got anything great when the Go came out but alas nothing... I think I might call it a day and blow it all on Street Fighter Alpha 3 Max.

[Dogg Thang]

I've checked through the US PS store list and, though there definitely is more choice (particularly in PS1 classics), there's not a huge amount that would justify the hassle for me. At least, not yet and not having bought stuff already (and even before having the Go) on the UK store.

And I won't be going JPN because I don't speak japanese and I'm having a kneejerk reaction against the store simply because Joe won't stop going on about it.

One place where the US store seems to kick ass over the UK store is in price. Not on everything but on some things it is much better value. We're getting shafted.

If there was an easy profile shift, I'd definitely love to chop and change through the stores but they've made it more difficult than it has to be.

[J0e Musashi]

I'm having a kneejerk reaction againt the fact that people seem to be adverse to listening to plain, simple, and truthful advice. The JPN store is not difficult to navigate by any means. Also, the large majority of games are 100% playable regardless of one's grasp of the language.

Each to his own though. No skin off my sack etc.

*plays Biohazard 2*

[Nisa]

The Japanese PSN isn't exactly great either, I haven't seen a PSX game worth buying in months. The last game I bought was Fire Pro Wrestling D and that was towards the start of the year.

Hopefully when the PSP Go hits Japan there will be an influx of PSP titles as there's some Japan only PSP games I wouldn't mind getting my hands on.

[J0e Musashi]

You must either have bought an obscene amount of titles already or you have a VERY selective preference for gaming.

[Nisa]

The last few months have seen Square RPGs,Theme games,Biohazard/Resident Evil games and Rockman/Megaman ports made available. None of these appeal to me as I either already have them on other formats or have no interest in playing due to the language barrier i.e. Final Fantasy. There been a few PC Engine games but they're also available on Virtual Console.

What have you bought in the last 3 or 4 months from the Japanese PSN out of interest?

[J0e Musashi]

Well you've kinda got me there as apart from Thexder Neo and Metal Slug Complete (which I already have the UMD of anyway) for PSP I've only really bought add-on content for PS3 titles of late. KOF XII music packs, Biohazard 5 Versus mode, two of the three Killzone 2 packs and the Dark Mist extension.

The last PS1 title I bought was Biohazard 3, which I hate, but I felt the need to be completist having previously purchased 1 and 2. I tend not to buy PS1 titles as I have pretty much every single one of them on disc already. I would quite like to swap the discs for downloads however as it would free me up a whole lot of space.

I've had a fair few demos mind. Undead Knights, the 2-D Echochrome and Everybody's Sukkiri being the latest.

I've got Devil Crash too, but I still need to install it.

[saturn-gamer]

The Dark Mist extension is brill, I have it for a year now. But afaik Depth of Darkness is fully English in the HK store. I wish I bought that one.

My last JP PS1 title... must've been Last Escape too. During X-mas or so. I also downloaded Dino Crisis by then, which I finished in one sitting. Great game still. Although I found the disc back, the Dino sequel would be a nice addition too.

[J0e Musashi]

Dark Mist is easy enough to play though no? I've not had any trouble with it anyway. It reminds me of playing an import MD game as a kid. Trial and error until you work out what does what. Top game though as you said.

Dino Crisis 2 is one of my favourite PS1 games. No other Survival Horror game from Capcom plays like it. It's balanced between Biohazard and Devil May Cry IMO. Not too slow, but not too fast. I'd deffo D/L it if it comes out.

[SmokeMeAKipper]

Somebody mentioned it in the Headlines thread but there's a demo for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time on the US store. It's pretty hefty, near 2.5GB.

[KusoGaki]

http://blog.eu.playstation.com/2009/10/29/%E2%80%98heads-up%E2%80%99-playstation-store-update-29th-october-2009/#more-8969

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Zombie Tycoon looks alright, but other than that i think yet another dissapointing week.

[C']

People must have higher standards than me.

There's loads there I plan to try tonight including both Ratchet demos, Trine and Fat Princess trials and Crystal Defenders PSP (which I never even knew existed until earlier today).

Sometimes i wonder if "disappointing week" is code for "no PSone classic".

[Daragon]

I agree, plenty to see there for me as well, and I'm usually disappointed by Euro PSN's distinct lack of content updates.

Ratchet, Trine and Dragonball demos coupled with the two new Dragon Age trailers will do me fine

[KusoGaki]

Sometimes i wonder if "disappointing week" is code for "no PSone classic".

lol there's that, plus other psp games that have been up on the US store for a couple of weeks already like Half Minute Hero, Guilty Gear XX AC, Metal Slug collection, KOF Collection, etc...