I'm just guessing here, but Sega must have a good reason for cutting an extra revenue stream. Switching the series to more-powerful PC-based hardware, Arcade Stage 4 is the last game in the series to be released outside of Japan. To justify this long wait, Sega upgraded this installment by making use of the advanced graphical capabilities of the PlayStation3 console, the visions of familiar cars and mountain regions are recreated with striking resemblances to reality, making the game play more. Also, licensing issues may have prevented Sega from distributing music tracks, cars, and avatars in regions out than Japan. The fourth installment of the Initial D Arcade Stage series of arcade racing games by Sega, based on the Initial D manga and anime. Fans of this virtual racer have been waiting for five long years since Sega released Initial D Special Stage on PlayStation2. Since the PlayStation 3 is region free (and even if it wasn’t Asian games work on Japanese consoles) the problem is solved simply by picking the more expensive Japanese version.īut why did Sega intentionally cut a completed feature for a game getting released in another region? One thought is Initial D Extreme Stage has national (read: national as in the nation of Japan) time attack data, which means the game is not designed to save/transfer data for other regions. 4.8 out of 5 stars 32 product ratings Expand: Ratings. Initial D Extreme Stage also has downloadable content like extra cars, music, and avatars. Initial D: Extreme Stage (Sony PlayStation 3, 2008) - Japanese Version. Well, at least challenge their ghost data. Online play is the only way for a player to challenge another human being. If this news is true, it’s a bummer because Initial D Extreme Stage is a single player game. Play-Asia notes the cheaper Asian version has an English manual and it “does not support online game modes.” Click on a thumbnail to see more pictures for Initial D Extreme Stage (PlayStation3 the Best) description Fans of this virtual racer have been waiting for five long years since Sega released Initial D Special Stage on PlayStation 2. However, in a strange decision only the Japanese version of Initial D Extreme Stage will have online races. They are often identical, minus a foldout sheet with English and Chinese instructions. Usually Japanese/Asian PlayStation game releases are pretty similar.
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