Xbox Liveand thePlayStation Networkboth have been recruiting new Japanese import titles to their online stores this year, but Sony wants to keep the flow of content going both ways across the Pacific. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan's new"Western Game Buyer Selection"label will start appearing overseas on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable titles, with"Castle Crashers"and"Comet Crash"landing on PlayStation 3's and"Young Thor"coming to PlayStation Portables.
The games will become available on November 25, according to a report atAndriasang. They'll be priced at¥1,500, ¥1,000 and ¥500, respectively, and Sony says it's a category they want to continue to nurture for their systems going forward.
Pelfast studio head John Bates toldJoystiqthat"Comet Crash"would be completely localized for the new market, so it sounds like Sony's not messing around. Of course, you may need to be a fluent Japanese speaker to tell for sure how well the translations are going, but if you're already sitting on the receiving end of PSN content in Japan, that's probably not going to be a huge issue for you.
Sony can only open up new distribution channels for these games, though; they'll have to sell themselves to their new market, which could be tricky. Luckily,"Castle Crashers"is a game where the characters almost always communicate through grunts and other strange noises, so hopefully it won't have too hard of a time finding some new players.
Are you happy to see Sony starting up a new label for digital distribution of Western games in Japan? Which other games do you think show up in their store? Share your proposals with us in the comment section below.
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