The Japanese PlayStation Store has just been one month since IARC rating was introduced. On the store, it seems that a change that can be received with the effect of deployment has appeared.

IARC (International Age Rating Coalition) is an overseas organization that determines the target age of the game by rating review. CERO (Computer Entertainment Rating Mechanism) existed in Japan, and domestic PS STORE could only sell titles that received CERO review. However, SIE has changed the policy to admit releases using IARC rating from March 9, this year (Related Articles).

• Introduction to the IARC Rating of the Domestic PS Store seems to have an effort of Mr. Hirohei Yoshida, a representative of the SIE Indies Initian.

The titles released for a month from March 9 to April 8 at PS Store were 92. Of these, the title delivered using IARC rating is about half of about half of them. Most of them are foreign titles and it seems that relatively small works are centered. So far, domestic PS STORE has many works of simple concepts that have not been released too often.

By the way, a total of 41 titles have been delivered when the IARC rating was reviewed for one month immediately before being introduced. Since the time is different, a simple comparison may not be suitable, but after the IARC rating introduction, the number of releases is almost doubled. Mr. Hiroi Yoshida, "I'm expecting Japan's release title to increase in the future because there was a case where Japan's rating acquisition is a wall," commented. It may be said that the trend in line with the expectations are beginning to appear early.

There are also interesting things in the title delivered by IARC ratings. Publisher's 1C Entertainment releases five titles, such as "Eternity: The Last Unicorn" and "Through The Woods" "Blackhole: Complete Edition", to the same day. Actually, all of them are titles that were released in the past overseas. It seems that domestic delivered this time, as it is possible to use IARC rating in Japan.

Unlike CERO, the examination in IARC is a major feature of simple and free. Especially for overseas manufacturers, it can use IARC rating means that the hurdles of releases in Japan will decrease. Going forward, such past titles may be distributed in Japan.

Also, the title delivered with overseas, such as, for example, "agent interceptor" and "Hundred Days-Winemaking Simulator", can also be confirmed. If IARC rating is not available, some manufacturers may not realize such simultaneous delivery. Publisher, which once covered by the magazine, has also been commented that Japan's release has realized by the existence of IARC rating (related articles).

The Nintendo E-Shops and Microsoft Stories prior to the introduction of IARC ratings are not limited to small titles, and are not limited to overseas manufacturers, and the title released by IARC rating is observed. PS STORE is also the same flow, and it is expected that the product assortment will be further enhanced.

On the other hand, it is conceivable that the release hurdle goes down, for example, the delivery of foreign titles that are not localized in Japanese. In fact, such trends have already begun to appear, and when you want to check the corresponding language column when you want to change the game in the store, you should also check the corresponding language column.