30-03-2005, 03:34 PM
I heard about this also recently. I'm not suprised that Microsoft paid up and came to a deal but Sony going the hard route has stunned me.
Does anyone know if the ban is immeadiate in the USA or if it has a time limit like when the World Wrestling Federation lost to the World Wildlife Foundation and had to change its name to World Wrestling Entertainment because both companies called themselves the WWF.
Hmmm, evil nhilistic thought time, will this mean Resi Evil 4 will be cancelled on the PS2. Ok, silliness over.
Can you imagine the sales of PS2 consoles now, if they are only going to be available in the US for x months then banned until the dispute is resolved. I've heard comments about everyone in Japan having 4 PS2 consoles but can you imagine the panic buying in the States.... "Yeep Jethro... I got me ay-teen of them damn fine PS2 consoles now... and I've got my gun ready to defend them if some cotton picking varmit comes a sniffing and a rooting forem."
Good job the PS2 hasn't been banned in the UK, along with all the games (yeah I know, exageration so sue me), my local GAME store would be over half empty... people like Lee-yoshi would be out of a job... casual gamers would have to find something new to inviegal. First Manchester United, next WWF/E wrestling, then the Playstation/2 (or is it in another order) what next? Perhaps they will take up knitting.
Regards
UK Jester
Does anyone know if the ban is immeadiate in the USA or if it has a time limit like when the World Wrestling Federation lost to the World Wildlife Foundation and had to change its name to World Wrestling Entertainment because both companies called themselves the WWF.
Hmmm, evil nhilistic thought time, will this mean Resi Evil 4 will be cancelled on the PS2. Ok, silliness over.
Can you imagine the sales of PS2 consoles now, if they are only going to be available in the US for x months then banned until the dispute is resolved. I've heard comments about everyone in Japan having 4 PS2 consoles but can you imagine the panic buying in the States.... "Yeep Jethro... I got me ay-teen of them damn fine PS2 consoles now... and I've got my gun ready to defend them if some cotton picking varmit comes a sniffing and a rooting forem."
Good job the PS2 hasn't been banned in the UK, along with all the games (yeah I know, exageration so sue me), my local GAME store would be over half empty... people like Lee-yoshi would be out of a job... casual gamers would have to find something new to inviegal. First Manchester United, next WWF/E wrestling, then the Playstation/2 (or is it in another order) what next? Perhaps they will take up knitting.
Regards
UK Jester
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