Rumor: Eternal Sonata on PS3 may not leave Japan

[wraggster]

Videogaming 247 says it's been told by Namco Bandai US that Eternal Sonata on PS3 won't be leaving Japan. A spokesperson for the publisher tells the site that the game has only been announced for Japan and it has "no plans to release the game on the PS3 in the US at this moment." Of course, in the never-ending battle with PR semantics, "at this moment" could mean the game will eventually be announced for other territories.

Eternal Sonata's official Japan-only PS3 status might explain some of the strange things that happened late last year when the game was announced for the PS3 on the ESRB site (pictured above) and on Namco's own US site, only to be removed sometime later.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/06/02/rumor-eternal-sonata-on-ps3-may-not-leave-japan/

[DPyro]

Why would they go to all that trouble to make the game, only to release it in Japan?

[paughthead]

I hope it will be released in the US. I'm starving for some Japanese style RPGs.

[Shadowblind]

Why would they go to all that trouble to make the game, only to release it in Japan?

I've asked myself that question alot with Namco Bandai. But Japan has the largest RPG audience, and it costs $ to get it set for another region.

[Shrygue]

Oh come one, I've been waiting ages to try out and see what this is about - so make it for other regions, including the United Kingdom and Europe!