That God Of War Collection announced yesterday for PS3 isn’t yet confirmed to make it to Australia, Sony told me this morning.
It seems the high-def re-release of God Of War 1&2 bundled together on one Blu-ray disc is for North America only… at least for now.
When asked about the Collection, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia told me this morning:
“In regards to yesterdays God of War announcement out of the US yesterday, we are looking at the viability of making God of War I and II available to play on PS3 in Australia and will provide further information in due course.”
There’s still a couple of months before the US launch, so—fingers crossed—we’ll be able to import a copy buy a local release around the same time.
Daniel
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:05 PMThe PS3 is region free, I dont see why it matters if “they” release it or not.
Zhabroah
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:11 PMExactly. It doesn’t matter if “they” release it or not as with PS3 games being region free you can just import it. Actually, at US$40 plus maybe US$10 for shipping that’d work out at around A$62.50 which would probably be cheaper than the release we’d get here anyway so no matter what importing would be the recommendation.
dzc12
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:33 PMActually dude, some games & blu-rays are region encoded. Doubt they’d do it for this title but it does exist.
Austin
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:55 PMWe’re the same Region as Europe for Blu-Ray, worse case scenario is you get shipped from the UK.
Gabe
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 3:02 PMSome blurays are region locked true. There have been zero region locked PS3 games. It’s one of the distinguishing features of the PS3 platform.
NegativeZero
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 4:44 PMBluray regioning is part of the Bluray video specification. Games are distributed on Bluray, but they’re not video, so they don’t have the same regioning restrictions.
Just like a normal PC DVD doesn’t have a region, but a DVD movie does (unless your DVDs are supplied by terrorists :P).
Trent
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 11:21 PMIt would be nice to not have to go through the trouble of importing though.
DavDav
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:06 PM“we are looking at the viability of making God of War I and II available to play on PS3 in Australia”
I’m really hoping that doesn’t mean that the US version of this will be region locked. I mean, I know they can do it, but are there currently any PS3 games that are region locked?
Indefinite Implosion
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 3:33 PMI’m fairly sure they won’t region lock it as it seems to be “their” policy not to.
Just look at Rock Band; that was exclusive to the US for nearly a year(or a long time) and while they could’ve region locked it to prevent people importing they didn’t, so my estimated guess is that they wont.
:)
CloneTrooper
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:23 PMCool, another reason to pick up a Slim now…never played these so it’ll be good to give em a go now.
Either way, Im sure we’ll be able to get it somehow.
Ingram
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:28 PMMaybe because it’s a PS2 port it will retain region locking?
Retarded I know…
Sam Lawrence
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 2:33 PMBetter bloody be able to get this!
Import or not I dont care I want it!
Dutch
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 5:15 PMSony must bring GoW Collection to Australia or I will cry!!!
Sticks38
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 5:53 PMI was planning on buying the old PS2 versions to see what God of War was all about so this collection would be sweet. Importing it would be a small pain in the arse so I hope it comes out here. Especially for the people who don’t know how to/don’t know that they can/don’t want to/can’t import games.
MelancholyEcho
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at 6:37 PMWhat? Australia not getting something the US gets? This is a new concept…
As said, if it doesn’t come here (likely), we can import it.
Michael Rosel
Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 1:20 PMYou know what… after the whole Rock Band incident here in Australia (it took almost 12 months to get a local release), I don’t care any more.
Ill import it, one way or another.
onehappygamer
Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 10:33 PMmines apparently in mascot according to ups shouldnt be to long till it arrives, thankyou playasia.com