PSN, Yakuza 3, Dreamcast, Oh My!

Today a possible leak of sensitive PR info from a meeting between Sega and SCEA on August 8th became available on NeoGaf. If the information is true, a few exciting conclusions can be leapt to:

• SCEA is hoping to have all PS2 titles available on the PSN for download
• Some games may be available on the PSN in a partially localized state. I believe this means only the necessary changes to menus and dialog subtitles would be added. There would be no English voice acting. Yakuza 3 is listed as a possible title to be sold on the PSN with this new arrangement. An estimated price is anywhere from $9.99-$39.99 for such games.
• SCEA is also looking into adding specific Dreamcast titles to the PSN, with an obvious focus on exclusivity.

This information is pretty exciting to PS3 owners and Sony and Sega enthusiasts in general. Sony appears to be really shifting their focus onto the PSN which I think is really smart. The overhead to slap these last-gen games out must be nothing compared to what hordes of nostalgic, starry-eyed fans will pay.

Possibly most exciting to me and fans of Kotowari is the semi-localized games being sold at discounted prices. This is like buying a discounted, dented can if you’re only interested in the botulism. Anyway, this should get us games cheaper with the option of keeping original voice acting. Less work for developers means they will take chances on more titles which normally would be too risky, i.e. the games we complain about never being brought over.  Kenzan?  Oh, God I hope so…

Let’s hope that this information is legit and look forward to more developments!

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