PS4 gamers within the Middle East seeking to get The Last of Us: Part 2 on launch should bounce by way of a few hoops.
The Last of Us: Part 2 is seemingly not getting an official launch in a variety of Middle Eastern international locations the place PlayStation games are sometimes distributed.
The game has been promoted by official PlayStation Twitter accounts within the area, and it does present up on the list of upcoming games seen on the pages for United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, however you may’t really purchase it by way of their respective PlayStation Stores. In reality, the hyperlinks to the regional PlayStation Stores are useless.
Reddit consumer Ghostechful obtained in contact with PlayStation Support to see why they couldn’t pre-order the game by way of the UAE PS Store, and obtained an e-mail that just about confirms the ban.
A fast search on on either PS Store for The Last of Us: Part 2 returns outcomes for the unique PS3 game, and the PS4 remaster. This often means the game in query hasn’t been formally permitted on the market within the nation.
By comparability, Ghost of Tsushima, one other upcoming PlayStation Exclusive, will be localised in Arabic, and already has a page on the PlayStation Store for each UAE and SA.
The ESRB score of The Last of Us: Part 2 confirmed nudity and sexual content, in order that may very well be a part of the explanation behind the ban. The game additionally stars LGBT characters, and has LGBT themes, and people are inclined to get any work of art banned, no matter how slight they could be.
All that mentioned, in fact, gamers within the Middle East could have no downside shopping for the game from different PlayStation Stores. Pre-paid PS Store playing cards for US, UK and plenty of different international locations will be simply purchased on-line, circumventing any ban. To say nothing of the numerous third-party shops in every of those international locations who can be more than pleased to import and promote The Last of Us: Part 2 on launch.
The Last of Us: Part 2 is out June 19.
