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PlayStation 4 Sold Out Almost Everywhere in South Korea Following Successful Worldwide Launch

South Korea could easily be defined the motherland of PC gaming, at least due to how popular games like Starcraft and League of Legends are locally, but Korean gamers aren't really against entertaining themselves with consoles as well and Sony can add another country to its PlayStation 4 tally.

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Eyeco3774d ago (Edited 3774d ago )

A console selling out in the PC gaming capital of the world is saying allot, I never thought the PS4 would be this successful in launch, honestly I thought early worldwide sales would be much slower.

shuuwai3774d ago

well both x1 are ps4 are pc, the ps4 use linux os, and X1 use a mini windows version with direct 8. Both systems are using PC components. I wouldn't be surprise if someone format PS4 and install windows 7. -_-..

lonelyplayer3774d ago

Ps4, ps3 and ps vita use freebsd not linux. Steam machines will be linux.

badboy7763774d ago (Edited 3774d ago )

Keep in mind Sony is having all success with out having to push out all these Big Budget Ads Microsoft's kicking out like McDonald's and Xbone Commercial's during NFL Football games etc...

static3603774d ago (Edited 3774d ago )

Damn so much down vote for that comment

xHeavYx3774d ago

I have the feeling that Free To Play games where you don't need to pay for a subscription will help sell a lot of PS4 in Asian countries

rainslacker3774d ago

I wouldn't mind some of the better Korean F2P MMO's coming out over in the west on the PS4 as well. There are quite a few to choose from.

Sarcasm3774d ago

I think they are on to something if Sony keeps trying to get more MMOs. I'm curious given how easy the PS4 is to develop for if any Korean developers will try to make a Korean MMO on that system.

Eyeco3774d ago (Edited 3774d ago )

Precisely, If Sony establishes a large presence in SK they're going to have to cater to their needs, this could result in much more improvements to PSN, more MMO's, and maybe even RPG's it's potentially a win win for everyone, theoretically of course.

Razjin3774d ago

Blade&Soul and i wondering if they were in the talks about this when way back they partner up with ncsoft before the chaos that ncsoft na is in now but i am curious as in like a GW2 port or Blade&Soul port of the sort idk i'm just throwing shit out there :)

geddesmond3774d ago

Honestly I didn't think it would do half as good as it has been doing either. But I'm glad it has. I've been Playstation since PS1 and after last gen the way the PS3 got treated when it came to DLC and half ass ports or games not even appearing on the consol. I'm glad that its doing good because at least now third party devs would have to be paid a lot of money to ignore the PS4.

Tapioca Cold3774d ago

I live in korea and it wasnt sold out when i was at the yongsan gaming market the otherday. Lots in stock.

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Goku7813774d ago (Edited 3774d ago )

A mark of excellence right there. Shot out to all my Korean peoples (friends) and ex-girlfriend who is still one of the most beautifulest things in this world!

amiga-man3774d ago

Sony really are on a role, great days ahead for PS4 owners.

AsiaticGodBorn3774d ago

I don't know what's worse: the fact that you refer to your Korean ex-girlfriend as a "thing" , or that 16 people agree with you. Seeing how you're obviously not Korean, but still potentially Asian, I'm going to stop short of throwing out the word Asiaphile. However, I will reprimand you on grounds of objectification and grammar violations; unless of course your real name is Keith Murray.

SpinalRemains1383774d ago

He's trying to show that her beauty transcends humans. That her beauty is itself a sight to behold, which can be compared to fine art or a gorgeous landscape. A thing.

Either that or Kurt Russel is going to flame-throw his ex girlfriend :-o

_FantasmA_3774d ago

Well with that recent report about the anti gaming bill, I hope South Koreans fight that to the death. And PS4 is the next best thing to PC, so why would they not jump on it?

cyguration3774d ago

Yup, trying to get in on the greatness before the government tries to ruin the fun.

Heck, they probably want a bunch of Xbones + Kinect 2.0 in peoples' homes just so they monitor them.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow112h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans9h ago(Edited 9h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos9h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos7h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje7h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon8h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum10h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum6h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola5h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum5h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

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SimpleDad7h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola5h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos5h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai6h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK6h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh6h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.

MrBaskerville2h ago

The game being an accurate represantation of the original was not a slap in the face to the fans. The 3D remasters looked like ass (visually) tbh.