Hence my passionate ranting against regionalisation. The Australian government was savvy enough to spot that Sony’s regionalisation was having the effect of limiting the media choice of its citizens, but sadly the rest of the world is slow to catch up.

I own a copy of Katamari Damacy (I couldn’t live without it) but since my chipped PS2 popped I’m rather stranded. Modchips have been rendered illegal in the UK because of the piracy element – damn the piracy, I just want to circumvent regionalisation. Any legislature which penalises the people and rewards the corporation must certainly lack justice.

But now I’m ranting, and in your backyard no less.

Thanks for having me – the tea was lovely.

Jesus, I was all jealous about the superb espresso in Rome and that amazine sunlight and those beautiful Roman pines, but now I’m beginning to reconsider. You people are living like goddamn savages. Savages, I tell you!

Are you purposefully being cruel? Well, of course not, but still…

I own a PS2, and I *could* go out and buy Shadow of the Colossus now (over the internet), as I have just finished reading the review. But what good would it do me, since my PS2 will not actually read the disk…

The European release date has been set as February 2006. I guess that’s only three months hence. It’ll be easier to be excited about that than the PS3 launch at least.

Still, the least you US players can do is fully appreciate the lead times you get over Europe. Some of the games you get, we never get (one of the reasons I got a modchip for my previous PS2 which now, sadly, has gone to console heaven).

Did you know that Katamari Damacy never got a European release? That the lead time for Animal Crossing was twelve months? (I gave up and bought Freeloader). We’re seriously second class citizens of the world when it comes to release dates.

Anyway, I’ve enjoyed reading that you and psu enjoyed the game. By the time I get it, it will scarcely be worth sharing my opinion. Still, that’s global market segmentation in a capitalist context.

Oh, one last thing, I’d really love for you to write a book of painting reviews in the analytical style. I, and about three other people, would be highly entertained! I appreciate that probably isn’t sufficient motivation.

Have fun!