Aye, you can also count Australia (where I am from) as part of the European player base. I think it's a little unfair forus, as we only need the frame rate conversion -- not all those other languages. And usually we have to wait 2-4 weeks after the European release (which most of the time is half a year or more after the American release, and not always with newer content).

Not to mention a lot of the good games (like Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, Xenogears, Xenosaga I, etc) never get released here.

Anyways, I guess I can wait another month for Kingdom Hearts II, so that can occupy me until FFXII comes , which I'm guessing will be Autumn 2007 for Australia / New Zealand -- around March/April. Of course, that's just a guess, if it truely is being released October 2006 in America.