Sony Europe Boss: Localisation wait in the UK is just polite.

[kupocake]

On Eurogamer, SCEE Boss David Reeves is talking about why European releases are delayed due to Localisation. Well duh. So why the does the UK wait for their releases when its an English speaking country? In his words:

"With PlayStation Store we could probably go in the UK almost day and date. But then what are the Germans and the French going to say to me? That I'm Anglo-centric,"

Worthy of a facepalm? I think so. If the non-English speaking European market is going to get uppity at the UK for getting games early, why:

A) Are they getting uppity when they have to wait longer than the Americans and probably the Japanese as well?

B) does this matter at all?

Companies need to accept that there is no convenient 'simple courtesy' excuse - only manufacturing and advertising benefits - for treating Europe as a single market like this. The way SCEE talks, it's like the believe the European Union will crumble if the UK gets the 'preferential' treatment that the US takes as a given. Can someone reassure them that we won't all go to war with the Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys over game release dates? Then maybe they may can the bullshit.

 

[Deleted member 56031]

OMG I actually want to slap that guy. That is probably the worst reason I have ever, ever, ever heard from anyone in the game industry.

 

[Eejit]

Well I'm convinced -.-

 

[VictimOfScience]

Excuses like this are just silly. No excuse will do. Good thing the PS3 has no region coding for games. I just ordered one from Play-Asia and I am totally psyched to get it as it will NEVER come out over here (probably).

 

[Bad^Hat]

Huh, I always thought that was just how long it took them to un-butcher the english language used in the US versions.

 

[Gray Fox]

****ing hate to have to wait because those dirty sons of bitches refuse to learn english.

 

[jimbo118]

It's SCEE, Sony have no love for Europe, just look at the POS MGS4 bundle in Europe compared to the U.S and Japanese ones.

 

[-Psy-]

NoE and SCEE are racist towards European gamers. Bas-'tards.

 

[Nemesis6]

The best way to be racist to Europeans is to ship games with localized audio. Just like when we dub TV, we insult ourselves and make ourselves a laughing stock.

 

[Combine Hybrid]

Har har! This is ****ing pricelss. :bounce::bounce: