Kazunori Yamauchi tweets!
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Sorry I really can't be bothered to read the pages and pages of replies in the last few hours!
He replies "u", which doesn't mean anything to me but my knowledge is extremely limited. I did find a dictionary entry that listed it as an archaic term for "yes/all right" so I think he is replying in the affirmative.
As far as I can make out, the original question was whether Test Course might be DLC since it is shown at the end of the opening video.
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I agree. Big thumbs up to Kaz for taking the bull by the horns on this one and jumping all over it right away.
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Lurking in the shadows waiting for another mistake made by PD.
I am 100% positive they have both barrels loaded with slanderous adjectives.
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Am I the only one who took his comments to mean more dlc before december?
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Posted on another thread:
Kaz said that the DLC is going to be usable for all ps3 accounts when u purchase it from one account in December, so I have a question (again):
1. My disc is region 2, will buy DLC from EU psn, will get the dlc
2. Then when I open my US account, which does not match the disk, but it's on the same ps3, will I have it ? I think yes, but it has to be confirmed
Because maybe Kaz meant all accounts on the ps3 must match the disc, that would be useless
Kaz said that the DLC is going to be usable for all ps3 accounts when u purchase it from one account in December, so I have a question (again):
1. My disc is region 2, will buy DLC from EU psn, will get the dlc
2. Then when I open my US account, which does not match the disk, but it's on the same ps3, will I have it ? I think yes, but it has to be confirmed
Because maybe Kaz meant all accounts on the ps3 must match the disc, that would be useless
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No idea, it'd be interesting to know whether we are getting Test Course or other past GT tracks as future DLC.
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Kaz's last tweet was "Good night everyone" (he's a nice guy 👍) so the Japanese people must be...already sleeping
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Bravo! Bravo!Thank you for this translation, Speedy Samurai.I believe, Kazunori's response to this tweet is a key point. And I find it very interesting. To me it may just mean there is a much larger debate currently waging behind the scenes at Sony.
In my opinion, what we've just seen take place with DLC (or unlock codes, if you want to call it that) only being available for one single PSN ID and only being available for download once, was no accident. It signified a key strategy change by Sony. Reading through the myriad of mostly misdirected complaints and frustration, aimed mainly at PD, I began to suspect that all DLC in the future, available through the PSN store, would be tied to a single account. It's not hard to imagine why Sony would do this. As it currently stands, it's easy to abuse the system. (I won't say more specifically as it's likely an AUP violation to do so). I've never taken part in any such scheme myself but I long wondered how long Sony would allow it to continue, when the system they have in place, in an effort to be "customer friendly" allows people to actively steal content.
And my reaction upon hearing this story unfold was "Ah-hah, now they've finally done it." Unfortunately, in typical bumbling Sony fashion, the very nature of the PSN and people with multiple PSN accounts, mean that to suddenly institute such a change in policy, so abruptly, was potentially far worse than locking out the "Other O/S" option. There are people who have one master account and use several sub-accounts for themselves and or other family members to play. These people, legitimate paying customers, are obviously being hurt by this.
There's no doubt in my mind that Kaz's tweet, translated above by Speed Samurai, by no longer simply stating that it's "hard" to find a solution, but now publicly, agreeing that it's an unfair situation, was politically motivated. I wonder now if Sony will do an about face. To me, this goes much further than GT5 DLC. I believe this has implications for ALL PS3 DLC.
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Thank you for this translation, Speedy Samurai.
In my opinion, what we've just seen take place with DLC (or unlock codes, if you want to call it that) only being available for one single PSN ID and only being available for download once, was no accident. It signified a key strategy change by Sony. Reading through the myriad of mostly misdirected complaints and frustration, aimed mainly at PD, I began to suspect that all DLC in the future, available through the PSN store, would be tied to a single account. It's not hard to imagine why Sony would do this. As it currently stands, it's easy to abuse the system. (I won't say more specifically as it's likely an AUP violation to do so). I've never taken part in any such scheme myself but I long wondered how long Sony would allow it to continue, when the system they have in place, in an effort to be "customer friendly" allows people to actively steal content.
And my reaction upon hearing this story unfold was "Ah-hah, now they've finally done it." Unfortunately, in typical bumbling Sony fashion, the very nature of the PSN and people with multiple PSN accounts, mean that to suddenly institute such a change in policy, so abruptly, was potentially far worse than locking out the "Other O/S" option. There are people who have one master account and use several sub-accounts for themselves and or other family members to play. These people, legitimate paying customers, are obviously being hurt by this.
There's no doubt in my mind that Kaz's tweet, translated above by Speed Samurai, by no longer simply stating that it's "hard" to find a solution, but now publicly, agreeing that it's an unfair situation, was politically motivated. I wonder now if Sony will do an about face. To me, this goes much further than GT5 DLC. I believe this has implications for ALL PS3 DLC.
I also agree with this, you wrote down my opinion on this matter.
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I still think this DLC fiasco was a pure experiment by Sony to see how people would react using the PS3's best selling game... the outcry was more than they were expecting and they've had to relent. The online passes were bad enough, but this DLC is just so poorly impliment and PD and Kaz took a lot of the heat for it.
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^^^ 👍 My brother and I play, so it's great that this has been resolved so quickly. I didn't expect an answer to this problem already by the next day.
No mention of a Test Course, I believe you read it differently.
"U" is just a way of saying "YOU". Twitter has a limit of 140 characters per tweet.
No mention of a Test Course, I believe you read it differently.
That could very possibly be what happened.
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Same scenario for me, but a worse thing is that I already bought the DLC, but cant use it.
From what I read, people with region 2 discs(EU) tried to download the gift car from today (GT-R GT500 Stealth) using a US PSN account. It DID NOT work. So, if PD don't change this in december, it won't work.
I fear PD will only solve the issue for multiple accounts on the same region, but there is not much we can do but wait until december and see. (or we could tweet kaz and ask)
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I did
I have lots of questions about this.
1. I have a US disc and a US PSN account I use mostly for getting things.
2. I play GT5 with an Argentine PSN Account (my country, which doesn't have PSN Store support)
3. Kaz tweets said that the free family upgrade that will be available at the store will enable all accounts in each console to use DLC.
What I'm wondering is if it will be enough with downloading the family upgrade from the main account used for the original DLC purchase (US), or if you will need to activate it logging in at the store from every individual secondary account. First situation: everything should work fine, no matter the country of the PSN ID. Second: no DLC for other PS3 accounts in countries with no PSN store support.
Any guess?
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In that tweet someone wrote how in the new opening video at the end there is a shot of the X2011 racing on what appears to be a test course and asks if this will be available as/in the DLC. Kaz replied う but to be honest, I have no idea if that is short for something else so I can't translate it into anything meaningful.
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Google translated う as "sold" to me. Could that mean that this test course will be sold in the future as DLC?
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う can be translated as many things but if he was saying something specific he would have used the kanji instead. Chances are the う means something more like "uh" or "eep" as in maybe he was surprised that someone noticed this and the cat may be out of the bag, etc.
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Once again, thanks to Kaz for fixing this problem... also thanks to everyone who complained on Twitter, you moved at a speed that a letter writing campaign can't, and it's because of you that the DLC isn't going to suck.
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ohhhhh. I didn't look in the right place, sorry.
Sold. RT @ kaimeiatwiki: @ X2011 at the end of the new OP Kaz_Yamauchi? Course I was running like a test track. Did you mean, do you in and out with DLC?
Kaz replied with, "Sold."
:l
I don't know what that could mean lol. It looks like we will get it. Why else reply with that?
BUT, he said important information would be tweeted in English and this wasn't in English originally.
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Good to hear that he's trying to fix it.
👍But what does this mean? How much for the "Family Pack"? Complete Pack x3 = 30$ or what?
Should I purchase the Complete Pack now to get the free "Family Pack" or should I wait till the "Family Pack" is out?
Still very confusing the DLC mess.
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- diegorborges82
Good to hear that he's trying to fix it.
But what does this mean? How much for the "Family Pack"? Complete Pack x3 = 30$ or what?
Should I purchase the Complete Pack now to get the free "Family Pack" or should I wait till the "Family Pack" is out?
Still very confusing the DLC mess.
No, its simple... every DLC you bought you'll be able to share between your profiles. All of them. Simple like that, zero cost.
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Good to hear that he's trying to fix it.
But what does this mean? How much for the "Family Pack"? Complete Pack x3 = 30$ or what?
Should I purchase the Complete Pack now to get the free "Family Pack" or should I wait till the "Family Pack" is out?
Still very confusing the DLC mess.
Not sure where you are getting 'Family Pack' from. All I see is a FREE 'Family Upgrade' as it is worded. And as explained it will apply the purchased DLC from one account to the others on the same PS3. I am not sure what is so unclear about this.
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Are you sure, is it confirmed? Because they call it "Family Upgrade", that's the part that worries me.
Yes, you are right. "Family Upgrade".
But like quoted below, only for customers that have already purcheased the GT5 DLC.
So, what's about customers who haven't already purchased it, have they to pay the extra price for the "Family Upgrade"?
You have to "read between the lines", mate.
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