I'm afraid that the opinion of the hardcore true fans will not matter as long as Sony can find enough new buyers [unfamiliar with the old series] to outnumber them. Yes, the true fans will buy 3 copies of the game from different regions instead of just buying 1 like most of the newbies, but I suspect that the real fans are outnumbered by a larger margin than 3 to 1, so their purchases would still be in the minority, and hence less influential on marketing decisions.