Seeking help from someone who knows about Japanese PS3 games

[Chrysolite]

I have a rather strange problem...

I visited Japan recently, and, having confirmed that Japanese PS3 games will work on American PS3 units, I bought the Japanese versions of the Ratchet & Clank: Future games because I wanted to play them in Japanese and hear the Japanese dub. Well, when I got home and popped them in my PS3 they worked alright, but with one very odd and disappointing problem: they were in ENGLISH. O.O Everything was-- the menus, the dialogue, the subtitles... everything about them was virtually identical to the American version I already own, and yes, I did check the options menu and there were no Japanese language options-- not even for subtitles. This is really frustrating for me, because on top of having paid more for them than I paid for my American copies, I was just really looking forward to playing them in Japanese, plus I just plain don't get why I'm having this kind of problem. I mean, I know they're the Japanese version because they have the title printed in katakana right on the disc, for crying out loud, and I'm 99% positive they aren't bootlegs or anything because the packaging doesn't show any sign whatsoever of being fake and plus, I bought them at BookOff, a legitimate and widely-known store in Japan similar to Hastings.

Am I missing something? Do I have to adjust a region setting on my PS3 or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[ShiroiHikari]

Ummmm...well, that's a problem I've never run into before. It's possible they didn't bother to translate any of the menus or anything, but...that seems odd to me. Are you sure it's a legit Japanese release of the game and not a bootleg?

[Atria35]

I'll ask a friend of mine. As Shiroi said, it might be a bootleg instead of an official release. But my friend has a ton of Japanese import games and hasn't had this problem.

[Chrysolite]

Are you sure it's a legit Japanese release of the game and not a bootleg?

If it's a bootleg, it's the most well-done bootleg I've ever seen. It has everything a legitimate release should have: the disc labels are professionally printed, the artwork inserts have all the warnings and company logos that you'd expect from a legitimate game, and they each have a full-color instruction booklet in Japanese printed on glossy paper complete with detailed technical info and everything. Besides, it doesn't make sense to me that a bootleg intended for sale in Japan wouldn't have any Japanese language options.

I'll ask a friend of mine.

Thank you!



EDIT: Okay, I've solved the problem. Turns out all I needed to do was change my PS3's system language to Japanese. Thanks anyway, though, guys!

[Bobtheduck]

I have a rather strange problem...

I visited Japan recently, and, having confirmed that Japanese PS3 games will work on American PS3 units, I bought the Japanese versions of the Ratchet & Clank: Future games because I wanted to play them in Japanese and hear the Japanese dub. Well, when I got home and popped them in my PS3 they worked alright, but with one very odd and disappointing problem: they were in ENGLISH. O.O Everything was-- the menus, the dialogue, the subtitles... everything about them was virtually identical to the American version I already own, and yes, I did check the options menu and there were no Japanese language options-- not even for subtitles. This is really frustrating for me, because on top of having paid more for them than I paid for my American copies, I was just really looking forward to playing them in Japanese, plus I just plain don't get why I'm having this kind of problem. I mean, I know they're the Japanese version because they have the title printed in katakana right on the disc, for crying out loud, and I'm 99% positive they aren't bootlegs or anything because the packaging doesn't show any sign whatsoever of being fake and plus, I bought them at BookOff, a legitimate and widely-known store in Japan similar to Hastings.

Am I missing something? Do I have to adjust a region setting on my PS3 or something? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I've only bought one non-American PS3 game, and it was Uncharted 2. As it turns out, it's the same way. English only. No option for non-English. Seems American made Sony games (I guess) have all the languages on the disc, and lock it to your system's region. My guess is this wouldn't apply to non-Sony owned games and non-English games.