And withholding a gaming experience based on where you live. Though I guess that's just how it works.Hatta wrote:The fact that they ask for personal information to play a game is pretty damn shady on their part. You should feel no qualms withholding information that they don't actually need.
they don't. I could buy the Japanese FF Type-0 when it comes out and not be required to give info to play it. They require the info to register for use of their network. That's understandable in my book.Hatta wrote:The fact that they ask for personal information to play a game is pretty damn shady on their part.
I would feel no qualms about WITHOLDING. That would be giving NO ADDRESS.You should feel no qualms withholding information that they don't actually need.
Agreed 100%. I mean, do you really feel bad about providing a fake address for demos? Heck, I made up one to get an EU account so I could LEGITIMATELY purchase a game from the EU PSN (Outrun Online HD).Hatta wrote:The fact that they ask for personal information to play a game is pretty damn shady on their part. You should feel no qualms withholding information that they don't actually need.
well not REALLY... I can't play it without getting on JPN PSN.MattJay wrote:[img]*thread%20derail%20jpg*[/img]
Not sure either. I THINK that the character carry-over is minimal though. Different characters in same world, maybe?So I haven't played FF XIII yet, anyone know how this game will tie in with the story?
[/quote]And for that matter how do you feel about a series of games within a series coming out like this? Is it ok to make us play 4-5 games to get the whole story in such a short amount of time? Especially when each game is 60-100 hours?
I feel bad about knowingly making up fake personal information to register for an account. Yes. What if that address I make up belongs to someone? And they get on a mailing list or some shit? You know what I hate? Getting calls from bill collectors because people gave them fake numbers. I don't know. I just feel weird about the concept of fabricating personal info.Breetai wrote:I mean, do you really feel bad about providing a fake address for demos?
Ahh, I see what's sticking you. Here's the thing, they don't actually check the address you give. As long as the postal code is a valid JP postal code then you're all set. So make up an OBVIOUSLY fake addres, like 1234 Poop Lane. That way no one will get hurt.noiseredux wrote:I feel bad about knowingly making up fake personal information to register for an account. Yes. What if that address I make up belongs to someone? And they get on a mailing list or some shit? You know what I hate? Getting calls from bill collectors because people gave them fake numbers. I don't know. I just feel weird about the concept of fabricating personal info.
PS, I'm not saying I totally won't sign up. I'm just saying I feel a little weird. Nobody else though, huh?
noiseredux wrote:couple of things.
After some soul searching I remembered that I absolutely love Japanese games, so I'm not even sure why I hadn't already setup a JPN account.
I realized that a JPN acct would be great on my PS3, but PSP's only allow one PSN acct per unit. Correct? So I still wouldn't be able to play this.
Or wait. Would I?
Could I download it via PS3 or perhaps my MediaGo software and then transfer it to my US PSP? Or are the downloaded demos still tied to an account? I feel like i've seen lots of websites that hosted all the various PSN demos. Did they have to scrub them from DRM or something?
