Veteran Pilot
Oh on the EU store the Mirage and Icaras packs are 1 and 2 respectively in the top downloads list. Not what I wanted to see really, looks like enough people are willing to pay £3.50 for it then maybe we can enjoy the same unfair pricing with HD downloads. On saying that there was no message with the Mirage pack saying it was crippled.
Did you try adding the pack to your basket first then logging in?
Last edited by Rapier Racer; 24th February 2008 at 08:56 PM.
Venom Pilot
Yeah- as far as I'v been able to tell, no US downloads yes, but considering the site already knows your region theoretically, I'd think it'd be better to actually respect this locale in terms of the expansions for letting the casual user know what's out.Originally Posted by chocofrosty
Rapier Pilot
What does everyone think of the crafts themselves? Personally I find Auricom very suitable for TT'ing on certain tracks, since its handling is actually quite nice. I find it hard to adjust to Icaras but after a bit of practice I can usually shave off some time from my Phantom records. Surprised to see that fish still dominating the tables.
Vector Pilot
So, basically, those of us int he US are getting the short end of the stick, it looks like. I looked on the PS store site and there isn't even a link in order to be able to contact anyone.
Venom Pilot
took a few months after EU release to get packs.
if we are patient, we can get them too.
Vector Pilot
Since the add on packs were release for the EU before US it shouldve been available for download the day the US release, its bogus we have to wait to get the content.
Venom Pilot
I seem to remember the same arguements about Pure's specialized packs for the EU release, W03's SE release for EU etc. Face it, WipeOut franchise is popular in the states, but not as much as in EU, not to mention Studio Liverpool, Psygnosis, DR, and everyone associated with the product are EU-based. It's somwhat to be expected that US and the rest of the world will get second-class treatment. The only reason we got Pure first was because the system was out in the US from what I remember, half a year earlier.
The same happens with most Japanese games that are already quite ready for international release; either content ends up missing in the EU and U/C releases, a heavily-delayed release, or worse.
Another item to take note of is that because we haven't seen the US release of the packs, who is to say how they'll be delivered in the store-as a single pack, modified pricing, etc...
Vector Pilot
im hoping for at least a mid march release of the packs in the us. *fingers crossed* im really not gonna be happy if they end up waiting a few months to release them in the US like they did with the EU ones
plus it makes it worse for us now that we kno all these ppl that do have the packs already, but we can't really talk about them or anything cause we don't have them yet. im waiting for harimau...
Extreme Pilot
Isn't part of the motivation for DLC is that it provides additional value to the original game disc, and thus encourages gamers to keep the game rather than selling it? Used games undercut sales of new game copies, and publishers don't receive any money from used games sales.
It's not clear exactly what Sony's aspirations are in terms of DLC... but if they want to maximize their potential profits, it seems like they would want to release it after the game had been out a while (1 or 2 months?) in a given region. So while I am disappointed by the fact that DLC isn't available in North America yet, I guess I'm not really surprised, either...
Still, every Thursday I log onto the Playstation Store hopeing to see the content available
Zone Pilot
I want to at least complete the game before start with the dl but I understand the ones
who want to compete with the icaras that seems to be faster than the piranha.
Personally I'll stick to my favorite for this game - assegai!
Vector Pilot
Pure allowed us to dl the content for free and those who had the EU version of Pure was able to dl the content. I have a EU PSN account but cant buy the packs because my CC is an american CC and wont work on the EU PSN, otherwise i wouldnt be complaining.
I have the EU Pulse but cant get the packs because of mentioned above ; ;
Anyways hopefully wont have to wait too much longer
Zone Pilot
check out Entropay (.com I think) as an online service that you can use to create international credit card numbers that are accepted in places where your own card isn't
I am yet to use it myself, but I have a few friends who've used it to buy stuff from the american psn (on ps3) store before it hits pal territories (notably: everyday shooter)
Venom Pilot
All of this is why 'regions' are evil and there is no good reason to have them in the Internet Age. Info is just data, and data can go anywhere. When the physical piece of software (oxymoron?) is no longer relevant, getting packs via a single ubiquitous location on the internet actually sounds cheaper for the distributor than multiple conflicting regions. This would all make sense if they where all going into the same 'Sony' pot, but nothing says loving like SCEA and SCEE fighting it out to see who sells more games. .
If only there was 1 WipeOut Pulse, with packs that worked no matter which region. Imagine all the content a replay value Pure would have had with JP+EU packs in 1?
Someone really needs to crack the new wad protection... ::sigh::
Veteran Pilot
US Pulse works with EU packs.
Phantom Pilot
Not to mention that by the time a track, let alone the game has loaded your PSP would've run out of batteryImagine all the content a replay value Pure would have had with JP+EU packs in 1
Extreme Pilot
We know that for sure know?
Veteran Pilot
Yes it`s does work cos I`m playing with it!
Stevie
Rapier Pilot
Is it also just possible to play the US version on my European PSP? Have yet to play Pure, but from what I've gathered most people seem to prefer it over Pulse, so I'll probably pick up a copy soon. Sorry for being off-topic, but the subject just came up, thought I'd ask.
Phantom Pilot
yes, you should be able to as the PSP is region-free for games.
Extreme Pilot
Oh, bless you for taking the plunge, stinYes it`s does work cos I`m playing with it!
Stevie
So you imported a North American copy of Pulse to Scotland, and the PAL versions of the DLC works just fine?
Any thoughts about differences between the North American and PAL versions of the game? Is it just the fix to the race records as near as you can tell?
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