Our dollar has been 1:1 with the US for aprox 5 years.

I have serious issues with being ripped off, and treated like an idiot, which is exactly what sony and other games selling corporations are doing to us.

Would you pay $110 for any new release playstation game? (NOT collectors edition, NORMAL edition)

Would you be ok with waiting up to 6 months for a game thats allready out in the US to become avaliable in Australia? (i can understand the wait from JP/EU to US, but when the games in english, and the country thats waiting is also english speaking, whats the excuse?)

It all revolves around controll, and greed.

The direction gaming is heading is you’ll buy the opening level for a game, still for full price, then be expected to pay $20 for each chapter of the game, then $50 for the ending.

This is happening because corporations are trying to turn the computer game industry to the fashion industry. Pump out as much crap, for the cheapest ammount possible, and change what’s considerd “in” every week so people go out and spend more money, on more useless shit.

We the consumers are allowing it.

This bullshit about “well if you dont like it then dont buy it” is a stupid analogy of the situation. We’re allready being punished purely for being walking wads of cash in the eyes of corporations, why punish ourselves further by denying us the experience of a game?

ITs going to come down to – the entire direction of games, and consoles needs to change, radically, or you’ll be paying top dollar to use a device capable of everything your home PC is capable of, but it wil be locked down to perform only 1 or two tasks, in the name of corpoate greed.

I bought my vita for more than $200. I own it. I do. Not Sony. I should be able to do what I want with it, even exploit the PS Vita that I bought. That being said, I shouldn’t be able to exploit Sony, because I don’t own Sony. I know it sounds stupid but in my mind that’s how it works. When you own something, you should be able to do what you want with it.

I also have a love/hate relationship with Sony. Their products are great, probably the best on the market. But the fact is, Sony strangles their products so much that, for example, I can’t enjoy games that I bought from them and payed money for. The vita has endless capabilities but Sony’s fear and misattribution is limiting it to playing a handful of terrible games (or should I say expensive samplers) and checking your facebook.

After reading and researching from time to time over the past week, you are correct. Sony licensing is a pain in the rear end!! “Attacking” the wrong person? I agree there as well. Pretty much, trying to “squish” one ant, just to have 2,000 more come out all over the place. And your right on the Japs breaking into their own systems left and right. I come from the “1990′s Japan Era.” I was stationed at Yokota AB in Fussa. In turn, I visited Shinjuku and Eppisu more times than I can count (I MISS TOWER RECORDS IN SHIBUYA!!!). How easily i forget that there were always little gadgets, gizmos, and the like to get into your N64, etc. etc. I’ve looked at many other portions of your website. I believe your doing for the better good in all this. I won’t go as far as saying an “informant” but still, you get the point. I will admit, I “stumbled” onto this website saw a mere page or two of material and got initially irate. As I tuck my tail, I hope you accept my apology (Yes, I am sorry for my previous aggressive postings) and keep up the work you do for the better of the systems and their security.

Thanks!
Mike