PSN OutRun is exclusive to Europe Comments by Oli Welsh

That's a little retarded of Sony considering how good Outrun is, and the fact that it's not even a physical product.

I don't think it was Sony's decision...

Exclusive is the new spin word for 'it hasn't passed the local QA tests yet'. ;)

'Exclusives' must be getting more expensive now that the user bases are growing, hence the emergence of bizarre regional exclusivity such as this and Final Fantasy XIII.

I'm in the process of securing an exclusivity deal on Tekken 6 for the Shetland Islands

So that's... £7.99 on PSN UK, yeah?

@banksy

It will cost more than on XBLA guaranteed!

Got worried there, thought it was the vice versa of USA and exclusive in Europe to PSN and not coming to XBLA in Europe.....phew, thought I was going to be forced to buy the PSN version but will still be getting 360 one

mm

I'm getting the PSN version (no MS points) so will have to amuse myself with the XBLA demo for a day.

Same here Dpb, I was ahout to spit blood when I read that that titles.

GET IN, people! Let us know who's in on the first night!

Outrun Racers Club

/waits

I've been eagerly awaiting this since it was announced. Work tomorrow is going to be a long day.

@Xerx3s - Actually Exclusive is the new word meaning that Microsoft paid Sega to withhold it from the US hoping that it drives more gamers to it's system. They don't care who they screw over.

Luckily these guys don't have a monopoly on game systems yet. Hopefully they never will.

Exclusive = the new Restricted?

Been waiting for this one, now only to decided which one to buy it on - regardless, it won't be as good as the standup Daytona I bought off eBay a couple of weeks ago for £19.90!!! It does have a mental flickering 3D graphics fault, but some bloke in the US can fix it when I get round to sending it off, and it is in great 'nic and still fully playable (won't have a go if I had epilepsy, though...)

Mind you, if Sega had bothered to release Daytona on any system since Dreamcast, with proper controls, I woldn't have had to get three mates round to help me lug it into my shed, though!

Nice to know that US PS3 owners are going to have to dick around with Entropay to get Outrun on their machine! Big FO to Microsoft for locking the exclusivity, totally wrong, they are behaving just like Nintendo back in the NES days...

Hey, that's decent pricing for once.

oreillymj: You really truly believe that eh? I suppose the fact that ms has one unified QA while sony does it region based might not have anything to do with it? Your blood rage fight the power attitude seems to blind you from the most simple fact that it is highly unlike and just plain dumb to assume that ms somehow secured an exclusive deal for one day (!) in Europe.

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@ orreily: let's bankrupt the mega-corp!!! Compling code is the r0x0rz!!!!

The video's left and right sound is reversed - might wanna check your capture setup!

If it was a Q&A holdup it would be Europe last. SCEA have the least stringent Q&A of all the regions, I've lost count of the buggy titles they've passed, you only have to look at the recent version of SOCOM which they passed compared to the version Europe got.

on-topic: Xbox World UK reviewed it, and they said it is not all that. Worse (much) than 2006's Cost to Coast.

Well yes, for anybody with OutRun 2006 - Coast 2 Coast this isn't an essential purchase, especially since I can already play that version on my PS3. The online play could be fun though.

Shouldn't it say that the downloadable Outrun is exclusive to 360 in the US?! I mean, the reason that it won't be available in the US on PS3 surely has something to do with one party giving money to the other. With a European version complete, the cost of making a US version is negligible so Sega would be foolish to not release it there. Any PSN sale would mean additional money at practically no marginal cost (as the cut to Sony for PSN sales is variable as well).

@miiiguel

Looks like they were moaning more about there not being any new content. For 2006 owners, there's less content in Online Arcade.

I'm after the 720P 60fps visuals, and the 6 player XBLA online racing with the X360 community. It's only a lack of online competition that stops me from getting better at this game.

Hopefully the 360 wheel is well supprted also - as I'll be eager to grab one for this.

See you all tomorrow night.

ryz

Its been "exclusive" since it was announced, so i wouldn't expect it to appear anywhere else soon.

I have no clue why, or care....especially since the video store seems to be "exclusive" to anyone who isn't European....

Tell you what Sony, give us the video store, and i'll trade you Outrun, what do you say?

Well, I got my boner on for tomorrow - W00t w00t! Loved coast2coast on PSP, even multiplayer worked on it which was awesome. Can't wait

@ Ryze, yes, that was mostly it. They're suspecting that additional content will be released (at a price). Thx for the invite. Guess I'll see you in a Ferrari, soon.

yay helping Europe get out of the ressession that little bit quicker. Screw you rest of world!

Only 800 points!?

Sega be praised! I heard that the game only has the Outrun Coast to Coast levels, which would be pretty lame since even Outrun 2 Coast to Coast had the original Outrun 2 levels. That would've made a 1200 point price very hard to swallow, 800 points is a no brainer for an HD version of one of my favourite arcade experiences.

Why it's exclusive to Europe on PSN isn't too hard to understand, the guys at SUMO Digital are based in the UK. So we get it first, because they like us. It's about time the Euro PSN got something before the American store.

I can't believe there are people here who genuinely believe that the reason it's exclusive to 360 in the US is because Microsoft paid for exclusivity. As superb as Outrun is it just wouldn't be worth an exclusivity deal for Microsoft.

Maybe, just maybe, Sony didn't want it in the US?

Maybe, just maybe, Sony didn't want it in the US?

Yeah, Sony don't want money. Are you serious? I have no idea why this game is 'exclusive' to Europe (for now?) but I'm pretty sure that Sony would be more than happy to sell this on PSN.

Or maybe Sega decided that they didn't want to pay Sony to put it on PSN US ?

http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2009/03/2...

Its a paid exclusive by Microsoft in the US. Probably for 6 months or so.

What's the big deal?

Guys,
I'm trying to find out why it is a no-show on US PSN - I don't believe this is because of some exclusivity though.

I'm going to chase-down my American colleague for an answer.

Xerex3s....

You're wrong.Oriellymj is actually right. Do some proper investigating.

I know that the original USA PS3's will run the PS2 version of outrun (ps2 hardware built in).
However my launch PAL PS3 will not run it (it gets as far as the selection screen, then crashes) thanks to Sony's software emulation, which they no-longer appear to be supporting.
Maybe this is one reason why it isnt coming out in the states on the PS3.

Gotta love all the unfounded accusations of ''paid MS exclusivity"

It's purely to do with Ferrari and the licensing of said vehicles, nothing to do with MS whatsoever. Outrun 2006 C2C on Xbox only saw a limited release in USA for exactly the same reason. Anyone that thinks MS would consider for a second that it would be a good idea to pay for exclusivity for one region on an 800 point arcade game is clearly brain dead. That means people like you GreyBeard and oreillymj !

Get real, everybody with half a brain knows it would be a waste of money considering how easy it is to buy different regions' content on PS3.

Jokers... so quick to speak up, just a shame it's bullshit that comes out. Think before you do it again and embarrass yourselves further.

@Dodgymat

You just embarressed yourself dude...

> I have no idea why this game is 'exclusive' to Europe

Really? It's just MS monopoly money at work being used to buy exclusivity. Like the majority (if not the entirety) of 360 exclusive releases.

@Dodgymat:

How much did they pay you for that post? I wouldn't mind getting my share of the MS tax back too!

"Gotta love all the unfounded accusations of ''paid MS exclusivity" "

First, MS paying for exclusivity is not a crime so voicing a suspicion about it is not an accusation as there's no value judgment in that. The fact that you personally imply one doesn't change that.

Second, there's simply no reason for Sega to not release it in the US when European code (which still includes the UK to my knowledge) is available from a pure business POV. The additional cost of a find and replace on the 's' to turn it into a 'z' will probably be negligible so any additional revenue from the US is basically extra profit (as additional costs are close to nothing). Maybe other legal issues play a role but without them being clear, the assumption that MS struck an exclusivity deal is a very reasonable one given the current state of video gaming.

Another view of the situation could be that the reporter didn't do his work properly and the actual position of Sega is that the US release is TBD. In that case the assumption that it hasn't yet passed Q&A would be a better assumption (as in general when there's money handed out for timed exclusivity, the version for the other platform is not to be mentioned at all before a predetermined date).

LOL..blameing MS....haha...yes only people in Europe can have it on the PSN,like that would have anything to do with MS

^ Oh Jesus, the Sonycocktards are out in force all of a sudden...

Well US peops will just have to get a UK/Europ PSN pts card den eh?!!! ;)

@Ryze

Better than being a Microsoft fisting cunt.

NO, it's exactly the same, idiot

In your oponion maybe, but I don't agree cus' of all the years reading these sites, it's the Xbots who are the worst, imo.

@PrivateJoker:

And that observation wouldn't be slightly biased now, would it? ;)

@Dodgymat

Sorry I'll run all my future posts by you first for clearance. Fuckwit.

oreillymj "Microsoft paid Sega to withhold it from the US hoping that it drives more gamers to it's system"

With irrational and unfounded comments like that, clearly sir, you are the fuckwit.

@redneon

Actually, not at all, since I used to own a 360 until March last year and before that an xbox...

I've never owned a PS2.

I had a fucking Gamecube before the Xbox and currently game on PS3, PC, PSP, and the iPhone.

I have nothing against the 360, meaning I don't regret owning it, but never look back and think I wish I still had it, but it's the pathetic xbot fanboys whom bring it down I'm afraid....And yes I'm aware there are the same stupid juvenile cunts on the PS3....But I definitely aint biased against either.

This pathetic console war has gone on far too long but you only have to look back at The Beatles and The Rolling Stones 40+ yrs ago when there were two camps and woe behold anyone who was for one and against the other....


It's juvinile, banal and pointless but I'm afraid it will still be going on with the next gen of consoles and so on.

It means nothing if you like one console more than another. Neither are better than the next, FACT!!!!!!!!!! What actually matters is, is iif you are getting enjoyment out of your investment..... Simple really but soooooo misunderstood.

You will always have your Farti's and your Apogees or whatever their names are, cunts is what they really are cus' they suck the enjoyment out of it.

Fuck it, who cares....Chelsea won, fuck yea!!!!!!!!!!!