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Sony's European plans are a secret.

Sony has said that Europe will not receive a God of War III demo with the Blu-ray release of film District 9.

"The District 9 deal is for the US only," a spokesperson told Eurogamer this morning. "We'll announce our plans for the GOWIII demo in due course."

Europe will also not receive the God of War Collection, which also contains the GOWIII demo, this year, nor a PlayStation Network demo before 2010.

Thankfully, however, PlayStation 3 games are region-free. The God of War Collection, which also contains 720p versions of God of War I & II, is released on 17th November in the US. Don't bother importing District 9, though, as films are region locked.

God of War III is one of many playable games (read our hands-on impressions of the demo elsewhere on the site) at the Eurogamer Expo this week. The Leeds leg is done, and the road team travels to London today for Friday and Saturday's show.

Tickets are long sold out, but you can keep up with the action over on the Eurogamer Expo blog.

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superjag86 #1 2 years ago

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I thought most Blu-rays weren't region locked actually...?
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Gaol #2 2 years ago

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superjag is correct, most blurays are region free, especially sony ones. No exact details on this release yet though.
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Darren #3 2 years ago

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You're right, superjag86... some BDs from are region-locked but it seems like the majority aren't. It very much depends on the publisher. I've imported loads of BD movies from the U.S. in recent months... 300 Digibook Version, Watchmen Director's Cut, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Bug's Life... all have been region-free and play on my UK PS3 and standalone BD player.
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neilka #4 2 years ago

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Some Sony BDs are region locked, some aren't:
http://bluray.liesinc.net/
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Freek #5 2 years ago

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Sony Europe seems to hate GoW, considering all the effort they're going too to stop euopean gamers from playing the game.
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Dave52 #6 2 years ago

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Is the GOW3 Demo gonna be on the US PSN...? That's surely the easiest way for us neglected Europeans to get it.
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cianchristopher #7 2 years ago

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Is God Of War 3 actually going to come out in Europe? It seems like Sony are actively trying to obstruct it in every way!
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menage #8 2 years ago

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I still think the combo is rather weird.
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NoKamiFujiwara #9 2 years ago

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@menage:

I don't think there's anything weird about the combo. Haven't seen the pricing yet, but if it's reasonable, I'm happy to spill the money to play a version of GoWII that doesn't look like crap. Lowering the resolution in the second game was an understandable decision because they wanted bigger and more epic levels, but it also made the game look god-awful. At least for me it's hard to appreciate the art direction and scenery in a game that runs sub-standard definition.
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menage #10 2 years ago

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Ehm

I was talking about GOW3 and District 9

i didn't have any problems with Gow2, apart from the screen tearing.
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GreyBeard #11 2 years ago

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Its probably because of ratings issue. District 9 was a 15 over here, and I think its fair to say that GoWIII will be an 18 rated game like its predecessors.
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etherfiend #12 2 years ago

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@menage

Well the link is actually pretty simple.

God of War is about Greek gods. Poseidon was an old Greek God around the time God of War is set. Poseidon ruled the waves and was the ruination of many sailors. Prawns lived in the sea so Poseidon was technically God of prawns. Prawns in the future live in space. Space prawns came to earth and were the ruination of a few security mercs. District 9 is about space prawns. And that is why they are combo'd together, the link is seamless! Either that or there is something about apartheid and two separate peoples struggling to live together with their own sets of rules that often oppose the others, but its probably the prawn thing.

Look out of God of Prawns coming soon from SOE.
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menage #13 2 years ago

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@ etherfiend

Plausible,

yet, i Just think it's the Sony moneyhounds
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menschenfracht #14 2 years ago

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@GreyBeard
more like "we haven't dun translatin' yet" issue to me.
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mcmonkeyplc #15 2 years ago

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Fooking Prrowns!
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kangarootoo #16 2 years ago

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@EarlBassett

Sorry, which part are you all upset about? That EG said Bluray films are region locked (when as we have discovered, some are but not all)?

You need some perspective mate, and maybe a glass of milk. If that is enough to get you frothing at the mouth I can only imagine how upset you get trying to do your Xmas shopping in a busy high street.
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ObiChrisKenobi #17 2 years ago

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Sony of Europe screws over Europe Shocker!
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menage #18 2 years ago

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I'd like some milk to go with the prawns
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kangarootoo #19 2 years ago

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@menage

+milk
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el_pollo_diablo #20 2 years ago

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Boo hoo etc
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Eraysor #21 2 years ago

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Prawns FTW
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almighty-slayer #22 2 years ago

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Unsurprising, Sony doesn't give a shit about Europe this gen
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spookyzombie #23 2 years ago

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I haven't imported a US game as yet. Presumably NTSC titles have no complications with giving out trophies to a UK registered PS3?
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rhinoxious #24 2 years ago

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Maybe Kratos likes cat food too?
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menage #25 2 years ago

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@sppokyzombie.

None that I know off, Demons' Souls and Blaz Blue worked fine

Only game that did prove a hassle was Disgaea 3, but they fixed it know.
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Toothball #26 2 years ago

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Sony's European plans are a secret? Shouldn't that be "Sony's European plans are non-existent?
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Retroid #27 2 years ago

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"Sony's European plans are a secret."

Where "a secret" can mean: lolz, shit or farcical.

In the case of releasing demos & co-ordinating PSN, at least.

edit: sorry Toothball, didn't notice you'd written 'non-existent' right above my post!

Edited by 1 at 29/10/09 @ 16:09
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Retroid #28 2 years ago

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Yes, BR *video disks* can be region-locked, but Sony have said their *games* won't be. I think the confusion is with people reading / hearing 'Blu-ray' and thinking they're covered by the same rules.
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kangarootoo #29 2 years ago

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@EarlBassett

Sweet jesus, I was using the word sarcastically. Regardless, you are being far too angry about something so unimportant.

Some Bluray film discs are region locked, some aren't, and EG was loose in suggesting that all Blurays are region locked. Stop for two seconds and ask yourself if that is really something to get even slightly wound up by? Seriously man, it just doesn't matter. At all.

Edit: here is a good litmus test. Imagine you described the source of your techno-anger to your grandma. If she would think you are being mental for no reason, you probably are.

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crispyduckman #30 2 years ago

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Hey Sony, here's a wacky idea, how about releasing the demo on PSN and as early as possible so as many people as possible can try the game before deciding whether or not to buy it?
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kangarootoo #31 2 years ago

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"Because people will know the difference if they own a PS3."

What, all of them? What if they haven't read the manual, or imported any games or films?

I own a PS3, and honestly I can't tell the finer details about regioning when it comes to games and films. Its not because my mind isn't capable of holding the information, its because I have never deemed it even remotely important enough a subject to look into. And you know what, it has never yet made a difference.

This feels like it is shaping up to the one of those "you aren't a proper gamer if you don't know the blueprints of your PS3 off by heart" situations.
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Skurmedel #32 2 years ago

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Maybe Sony Europe just hates Europe, I dunno... I'm still puzzled as to why I have to maintain a UK PSN account to access some demos, they are not released on my localized PSN Store. Nobody seems to know why.
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Skire #33 2 years ago

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Just import The God Of War Collection you bunch of whiners You get GOW 1 + 2 in HD and with trophies, plus you get the GOW 3 demo

Try http://www.hdmoviesourc e.com or [link url=http://www.videogamespl us.ca
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It's really cheap!
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Retroid #34 2 years ago

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EarlBassett: "Not on here. Because people will know the difference if they own a PS3."

That would be nice, but I think you're overestimating people with that. Sadly. It can be surprising how little supposedly well-known info about their toys people know sometimes; I've had people ask me if PS3s play DVDs because such a big deal was made of Blu-rays! :/
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woodyrulesok #35 2 years ago

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Well according to DVD world District 9 is going to be region free.
They are normally very good with their information so I'll believe them for the moment.

http://dv dworldusa.com/shopexd.asp?id=70135
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freakzilla #36 2 years ago

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Sony Europe's plan aren't being kept secret, there is no plan. Do any of you honestly think SCEE have the skill necessary to collaborate with a Sony film studio?
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shotgun44 #37 2 years ago

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Kangarootoo, you are on fire! I loled, it's all too true.

GOWIII FTW
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dudefella #38 2 years ago

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Importing the collection myself, so this is mooooooot
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RamblinSydRumpo #39 2 years ago

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Check Movietyme's region free blog. They test most of the big releases and confirm wheteher or not they are region locked. And they also test titles on request.
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Caimbeul #40 2 years ago

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"Don't bother importing District 9, though, as films are region locked."

- Not all of them
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brinlarden #41 2 years ago

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ffs its based on European myth and yet they hate us.
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jefranklin18 #42 2 years ago

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For those that signed up to receive email from Sony when registering their PSN details, they will be emailing out download codes to be used in the PSN store to download a GOWIII demo this weekend. Couple of caveats: 1) if you have said no to email, then tough even if you change your choice today and 2) only a limited number will be emailed, but they have not divulged the number.

Details on the EU blog.
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Dave52 #43 2 years ago

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Just got a code in my inbox...
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MrE26 #44 2 years ago

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Me too, monster 2.6gb download though. A nice surprise from Sony, for a change!

Edited by 1 at 30/10/09 @ 23:34
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TopKatt #45 2 years ago

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Just got a code emailed to me. Very nice surprise, I'll download it tomorrow, can't wait to play it.
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Dave52 #46 2 years ago

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Downloading now - it's huge...!
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MilkYMoO #47 2 years ago

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Yipee!, I got one too.
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Dave52 #48 2 years ago

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Short but sweet... and boy, is it brutal...!

First day purchase based on this.
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