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Little Big Planet Disappointment
02/MAR/09 | Back to arislyn's Profile
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So, being the big sweetie he is, my husband ordered a copy of Little Big Planet for me after I fell in love with the game after renting it from Blockbuster. He found a good deal across the pond and ordered it. He made sure to ask that it is exactly the same game as we would get in the US and he was assured that, yes indeed, it is the same game.
Wrong!
Fnook was kind enough to alert me that the games are regional. Sure, I can play the UK version of LBP just fine. The problem is that I won't be able to get any of the downloadable content since that is regional. It detects that I have a UK copy and will only let me buy from the UK store...which, as far as I know, I can't access from the US.
So, yesterday, my husband emailed the seller and told him that we would be returning the game as soon as we receive it. If the seller gives us guff, we'll just turn around and resell it on eBay for what we paid for it and then put that money towards buying a US copy for me.
Wrong!
Fnook was kind enough to alert me that the games are regional. Sure, I can play the UK version of LBP just fine. The problem is that I won't be able to get any of the downloadable content since that is regional. It detects that I have a UK copy and will only let me buy from the UK store...which, as far as I know, I can't access from the US.
So, yesterday, my husband emailed the seller and told him that we would be returning the game as soon as we receive it. If the seller gives us guff, we'll just turn around and resell it on eBay for what we paid for it and then put that money towards buying a US copy for me.
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The DLC is totally worth making sure you get a proper region copy. Oddly, I'm starting to see copies of LBP showwing up on EB, and Gamestop shelves around town. Why would anyone want to trade in this game??
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That sounds awesome. Okay, definitely sending back the UK version, then. Levels made by developers = awesomesauce. :D
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