So how would you like to play a game that speaks only French? Imagine seeing “Qu’est-ce que tu fais ici, vous stupid idiot!” (What the hell are you doing here you stupid idiot, and you thought reading this you wouldn’t learn anything) Well in Quebec you can. You heard that right, according to the Toronto Star, as of April 1^st (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.

“I’m afraid it’s 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, I’d be for it, but only a small number of people want to play in French. The rest don’t care. “Rondeau also stated “And money-wise, it’s 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.