Uncharted 2: No Euro Release Date Yet
Uncharted 2: Among ThievesEuropean gamers are used to getting jerked around when it comes to high-profile releases, although lately, the concept of the worldwide simultaneous launch has really entrenched itself in this new generation.
We wish we could say that Uncharted 2: Among Thieves will hit store shelves on the same day in both North America and Europe, but it appears this won't happen. In fact, despite what you may have heard, Naughty Dog hasn't actually announced an official release date for this guaranteed "AAA" PlayStation 3 exclusive. Right around the time we heard that Uncharted 2 would be available on October 13 in the U.S., we also heard an unofficial statement that it would launch in Europe ten days later on October 23. Most people just accepted this - it certainly sounded plausible - but Naughty Dog has disabused us of this pleasant notion. According to a recent Tweet by Naughty Dog co-president Christophe Balestra, there has been an unfortunate clarification:
"The European Uncharted 2 release date is NOT Oct-23, it will be announced soon."
Bah. Well, there's just no telling when Among Thieves will hit European shores, but for the sake of all our gaming pals across the pond, we hope it's not long after the North American release date. For the record, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune launched on November 20, 2007, while Europe got it a few weeks later on December 7. We expect the gap to be similar for the sequel, but without the official word, we can only speculate for now.
Related Game(s): Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
7/24/2009 Ben Dutka
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kevyd09
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 10:59:58 AM
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englishgolfer
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 11:03:57 AM
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Highlander
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 11:26:50 AM
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Slimcere
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 11:37:06 AM
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Last edited by Slimcere on 7/24/2009 11:37:45 AM
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Highlander
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 12:29:56 PM
Small Example. SEGA's Outrun on PSN was not available here in the US, but you had it back home in blighty didn't you? There are some games, PS3, PSP and PSN that never make it to the US, or take forever to arrive. I wouldn't mind so much if the ones available on PSN could be purchased from the US, but they can't. It's the one respect in which any real region locking happens with the PSP or PS3.
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WorldEndsWithMe
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 4:29:21 PM
Last edited by WorldEndsWithMe on 7/24/2009 4:29:44 PM
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Scarecrow
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 12:12:00 PM
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They should just subtitle all the other languages (though, I think SCEE has a strict policy about that.
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Highlander
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 1:29:30 PM
;)
Tell you what though, if Japanese game makers want to sell their games here with English subtitles instead of re-voicing them, I'll be OK with that as long as it means getting some games we wouldn't otherwise get.
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Scarecrow
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 1:47:56 PM
And casuals aren't the ones who would actually buy rpgs, and most Japanese niche games.
Though there are exceptions! MGS needs to be voiced in English!
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chucknasty
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 2:14:34 PM
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chucknasty
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 2:15:59 PM
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Highlander
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 2:45:59 PM
Last edited by Highlander on 7/24/2009 2:47:48 PM
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JMO_INDY
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 5:14:02 PM
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shaydey77
Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ 8:02:23 PM
hardware is nothing without software!!
once again europe gets the sh** end of the sh** stick...complete bollox but we should hardly be fu**ing suprised at this stage...
Naughty dog..class developers...just a shame they cant manage a simultaneous release for the normal english speaking gamers.
why should we have to suffer because of the rest of europe cant learn the mot widespread language?
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JMO_INDY
Sunday, July 26, 2009 @ 6:28:11 PM
Last edited by JMO_INDY on 7/26/2009 6:29:23 PM
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shaydey77
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RadioHeader
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 6:12:14 PM
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FxTales
Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 7:38:48 PM
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___________
Saturday, July 25, 2009 @ 4:25:21 AM
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hope thats true, if its not out here by the 18th im getting it off ebay.
im sick to death of waiting weeks some times months for a game after the US.
some times year rock band says hello.
and WTF is going on with play TV.
its been out in europe for over a year, they use the same video coding as us PAL so WTF is taking them so long.
i want to be able to record tv on my ps3, and when are they going to give oz a video store.
the 360s is comming at the end of the year, dont tell me thats another leg up my 360s going to have.
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Jawknee
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Friday, July 24, 2009 @ 10:45:12 AM