wtfbbq! why can't i download the bioshock demo? its says not available in my region. damn. anyone got any idea why?

its almost pretty sure that the asian version is comin in sept. the date thrown around is sept 14...

ya i heard its region free too but u know la in any case, US version will be more expensive, definitely not worth it. prolly close to RM200 or more.

This post has been edited by thurtin: Aug 20 2007, 05:46 PM

yes, the game is said to be region free but there is gonna be an Asian version too. Both the US and Asian version can be played on any machine but its just that the Asian version is cheaper lor. RM160 vs RM200.

the whisper in the wind why the asian version will arrive so late is because the game is free region, microsoft is afraid that the asian stocks will get imported back into the US.

so they decide to delay the asian version so that by the time we get it, most of the US folks have already gotten a copy. less risk of the game being imported back to the US at a cheaper price.

how true is this? i don't know.

technically, yes. games with region lock technically can get released worldwide simultaneously. but its more than that. Asian version of the game has to have the chinese language option (not sure about jap language being mandatory also) too. From what i heard, usually its quite fast. most publishers work on it at the same time they are developing the game.

Thats why u also see Euro or PAL version always get released later. They have to incorporate all the different euro languages like Italian, German, French, etc into the game.

btw, bishock in singapore (and maybe asia also) is distributed by Microsoft themselves.

ya me too man. and i also discovered that the map is really useful to explore all areas. i discovered all this like after a few hours into the game. lol.

monkey island/grim fandango + bioshock =