While this could only be a temporary thing while all sources are confirmed previously the US packshots for Sony’s Resistance 2 game now include a small section in the corner with “Only on Playstation” labelled. It’s much a similar size to that of the Games for Windows branding on PC titles.
Early reports on the net now say that the PAL Resistance 2 cover does not include the Only On Playstation name which might indicate that either the packshots have not been updated recently or Sony are still deciding if the branding move is worth anything in PAL regions.
Since most European gamers don’t really pay attention when in a store to a logo about a titles exclusivity having it would only make the cover look more cluttered than all do by default with age ratings, PEGI or ESRB info, console type, hologram (in some cases) and finally the packshot. That’s just the front. Concrete information is still developing so we will be keeping an eye on this.
The US Playstation blog has posted that the cards will be stocked in Blockbuster, 7-Eleven and Riteaid stores next month. This means for all those who have wanted to buy games or tv episodes on the PS3 can simply go into a local store and buy a pre-paid card. While not news to most adults to kids who want to buy things without a credit card on the PS3 now just have to go into a store and buy them. Thus removing the credit card security on a console issue.
We can be sure that the Playstation Network is going to see a huge number of purchases as soon as the cards existence begins to circulate more. There is one recommendable PSN game from Sony which is recommendable. It’s their Asteroids arcade shooter.
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