<cite>Uncharted</cite> Developer Apologizes for Demo Goof

The demo for Uncharted: Drake's Fortune hit the US version of the PlayStation Store last week, setting off an uproar that traveled around the world. Not because the demo was bad or controversial, but because it suffered from a terrible case of territorial lockout, meaning only North American PS3 owners could play it.

As Naughty Dog's Christophe Balestra explained, the lockout wasn't at all intentional:

We're really sorry about what happened and didn't anticipate this at all. We just didn't know people from other territories could connect to the US PlayStation Network Store and download demos...now we do! We've been too busy working on the game to wrap our heads around the infrastructure of the PSN.

We appreciate your candor, Christophe, just don't let it happen again. *wags admonishing finger* The demo has since been updated and is now playable worldwide.

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune Demo Back On the World Map [PlayStation.blog]