Demon’s Souls May See European Release
Demon’s Souls was released last year in October, receiving a warm reception from the critics despite its reputation for the unforgiving difficulty. To date only Asian and American gamers have had a chance to play this unique RPG and PS3 exclusive. Europeans RPG fans have been wondering when they may have a chance at Atlus’ epic.
This may offer a fleeting glimpse of hope. A Finnish online retailer Gigantti has seemingly confirmed a European listing for Demon’s Souls, with a PEGI rating of 18. Sony had previously stated they have “no plans” for a European Demon’s Souls release. Yet with over 1 million units sold, revenues could fuel releases into new territories.
Many have been importing Demon’s Souls, but European gamers entering the world of Boletaria would be great news as this unique gem shouldn’t be missed.
PlayStation LifeStyle will keep you up to date if Sony offers a response.
8 Responses to “Demon’s Souls May See European Release”
Demon’s Souls is not Atlus’ epic is From Software’s. 1 million units sold, where did you get that data? In a recent PlayStationBlog post about 3D Dot Game Heroes, Aram Jabari from Atlus said they had no plans on releasing Demon Souls in Europe. He’s made clear before Atlus doesn’t do business there. I do hope they release it in Europe, though. Sony could and should do it, that would pave the way for a sequel (which they should be fully supporting if they’re not dumb). They have a multi-million selling franchise on their hands if they support it.
Even if it did come out im not sure i would get it, i prefer to have fun at games, i think the difficulty would get to me.
lol Still haven’t beaten this game, I’m taking my sweet sweet time on it. What with other games that I’m playing. like MAG and now I’m booting up Street Fighter IV again to brush up on my skills for the release of SSFIV. Oh and Heavy Rain now that it’s coming out soon. I’m on my way to my local Mom and Pop shop right now to see if they got it early!
@Joshstork
The difficulty is overrated in Demon’s Souls. Is it a tough game? Sure. Is it as hard as the media painted it? Definitely not. The reason most people have problems with it is because too many people are used to just running through a game very quickly. Demon’s Souls has to be played very slowly and deliberately. If you take your time and pay attention to your surroundings you won’t have near as much of a problem.
I’m still trying to find a used copy of this game in the US. Strapped for cash right now and not having any luck. I have a feeling this will be one of those sought after titles for years to come like Shadow of the Colossus was for PS2.
I wonder why didn’t they release it in Europe in the first place. Releasing it now sounds late but maybe there’s some players who still wanna play it.
I wish we’d get a price drop already…
Everyone should own this game. Its fantastic in every way including extremely well made. The difficulty is overrated as stated above. It can be hard but if you anything close to decent at video games you will have a great time with the game. The difficulty is blown out of proportion…