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Originally Posted by Klashikari
I dunno if you realize this, but there is nearly to no VN licensed outside of Japan, regardless if it is for the PS3 or PSP.
The reason is that Sony America refuses to see VN as a game, so long they are only bunch of text without a gameplay. That's why, only "VN" like Hyperdimension Neptunia were brought on our side, while a sizeable amount of regular VN are next to inexistent in english.
Furthermore, not trying to burst people's bubble, but you have to consider the actual profit they can make with such a niche market. And to make things worse, Umineko is hardly as popular as Higurashi and both franchise are arguably not your most popular anime/manga related stories.
Considering how mediocre Rondo sales were, it is quite suicidal to try licensing it now. If some other circumstances are to be applied, it may be a different story.
Either way, let's keep this subject alive on the PS3 thread, translation thread has -nothing- to do with console ports.
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Aksys has openly defied this, though. They are bringing over a pure VN otome game to PSP early next year and they have openly said that they are interesting in bringing more PSP and Console Visual Novels over to America, both otome games and other genre. So, yeah, there is a chance with Aksys.