South Korea Curfewing PSN and XBL

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SCE Korea has confirmed that it will be blocking access to the PlayStation Network for users under the age of 16 every night between midnight an 6am.

Microsoft is to implement a similar measure on Xbox Live, too.

Originally it was thought that games consoles would not be affected by new South Korean laws aiming to curb online games addiction, Kotaku reports, but this is now not the case.

In addition, from this Friday (November 18th) those aged under 16 will not be able to register a new PSN account.

Platform holders have complained about the short timeframe which they have been given to implement the new measures. Indeed, Sony has yet to confirm exactly how it will go about handling the situation.

The move will also hit Xbox Live, though Sony’s machine enjoys a far broader user base in the territory. Apparently Microsoft is considering simply shutting down its entire XBL network in the region for all users every night.

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Source: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/psn-and-xbl-to-suffer-south-korean-shutdown/087359

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Illuminatiii_XPosted:

Let's see how smart those asians really are when it comes to common sense and making an account that is older than 16.

DECOTRAPosted:

Oh wow thats surprising, thats gonna make kids rage on the weekend. Hope it dont happen to the us, thats when i normally get on!!

peyePosted:

DrPhil321
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DrPhil321 What....the....f**k.....

I seriously hope they don't simply "shut down XBL" in the US for everyone between 12am and 6am. That's prime time for everyone 18+


It says south korea :facepalm:

*rereads*

/facepalm

I thought: "Microsoft is to implement a similar measure on Xbox Live, too" meant everywhere.
you must also of missed the part where it says that region< i dont normaly do this

GuyNamedBobPosted:

-LOST- Communism at it's finest.
Those Korean's have got to be f*cked in the head, seriously!!
If they were really communists, they wouldn't be allowed on xbl at all. Only North Korea is communist, not South.

Endless_OysterPosted:

seems fair it means people will actually sleep instead of being sad

-WWE-Posted:

they wont close it down at night simply due to midnight releases if they do this will be utter balls

AnkokuPosted:

That sucks, how can they do that, the funnest time is paying at night.

DrPhil321Posted:

Did
DrPhil321 What....the....f**k.....

I seriously hope they don't simply "shut down XBL" in the US for everyone between 12am and 6am. That's prime time for everyone 18+


It says south korea :facepalm:

*rereads*

/facepalm

I thought: "Microsoft is to implement a similar measure on Xbox Live, too" meant everywhere.

-_Jake_-Posted:

-LOST-
Green_Dot
-LOST- Communism at it's finest.
Those Korean's have got to be f*cked in the head, seriously!!


Too bad SOUTH Korea is NOT Communist......

Did you just read what I just read?


Yes, hes also right. North Korea is the one with communism... He must pay attention in school unlike you. (If either of you are in school now or have been)

skatertgPosted:

Don't see how anyone would care when all the koreans play is starcraft lol


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