Ever think that maybe Japanese players are just fed up with the thieving and cheating so rampant among American players? I've run into way too many American jerks who view the Japanese servers as little more than a place to steal stuff from, make tasteless comments about the atomic bombing, and insult people without them being able to understand enough to insult back.
Sonic Team must find this an incredible kick in the face. They make PSO a global game in hopes of facilitating international fun between gamers all over the world, and instead get deluged with hordes of rude thieves, cheaters, and jerks who only reinforce the "American barbarian" stereotype. *sigh*
As much as I'd like to play PSO version 2, I could easily understand why Sega might decide not to release it in the USA. Perhaps enough Japanese gamers are so fed up with Americans that releasing it in the USA would hurt their Japanese sales. Remember, Sega's a Japanese company, and has to cater first to its native audience. Maybe there's a feeling that American gamers don't "deserve" version 2.
I know that most American PSO players aren't jerks, but sometimes it seems that there's just enough assholes to make it all seem irrelevant. A little folly outweighs great honor, after all.
Normally in the interests of fairness I'd say something about Japanese asshole players too, but quite frankly I've never run into any. It's so freaky that I almost wish one of them would steal something from me, or at least call me a dirty gaijin. If there's any trouble, then they must do a damn good job of keeping it to a minimum.
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