So how would you like to play a game that speaks only
French? Imagine seeing Quest-ce que tu fais ici, vous stupid idiot! (What
the hell are you doing here you stupid idiot, and you thought reading this you
wouldnt learn anything) Well in Quebec you can. You heard that right, according
to the Toronto Star, as of April 1st (and no this is not April fool
joke
) Quebec passed a law to prohibit sales of new English-only video in
Quebec if a French version is available. Because of this law retailers and
gamers will have to wait for new releases to come to Quebec due to developers
having to spend extra time to make the games French only.
Im afraid its going to cost me my business said Ronnie
Rondeau, co-owner of Game Buzz around Montreal, If it really was going to make
a difference, Id be for it, but only a small number of people want to play in
French. The rest dont care. Rondeau also stated And money-wise, its going
to hurt.
So what does this mean to those living in Quebec? Well it
means they can either wait for the French version because of the massive delay
they will have to experiences or they will have to find other sources (via
online, or outside of Quebec) to purchase the games they really want. It will
also hurt the local video game retailers for making that big sale when a new
release comes out. All I have to say is sorry to those who live in Quebec. You
have my condolences.