Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Brian Baird Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: No PocketStation release? ARGH!!!!!!!!! Date: Wed, 23 Jun 1999 14:02:09 +0100 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 28 Message-ID: <3770DAD1.A003F29F@dma-design.com> References: <7jms0d$rqe11@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <376197d2.317104@www.netyaroze-europe.com> <7k0sr1$hn73@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <7kqg26$qpv4@chuka.playstation.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.153.133.80 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en JohnT wrote: > > The info on Special Reserve's web site just says that Sony have delayed the > PocketStation's release in Europe and USA. I quote.... > > The European and US launch of the much anticipated PocketStation has been > delayed by Sony. > It was hoped that we would see it before Christmas but that is looking > increasingly unlikely. > We'll bring you more news as we receive it. > > I will of course have to check Sony's site ;) But if they are dropping it's > release over here despite it doing so well in Japan I would be very annoyed > as I for one was looking forward to seeing what Ridge Racer Type 4 uses it > for ;) No info in the game's manual! :( It's a success in Japan - but they can't make enough of them. They're coming out in a trickle of releases - not enough to supply even a 'moderate' demand. If Sony released it worldwide with the amount they're currently able to manufacture, there'd be /nothing/ available in the shops - there just aren't physically enough of them to release over here... -- Brian @ DMA [ All opinions & views are my own, not DMA's, yadda, yadda, yadda ]