PlayStation Store taken down in Korea in compliance with new law

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A new "Game Industry Promotion Act" going into effect in South Korea on July 1 will make it illegal for an online service to ask someone under 18 to verify the account with their real name or age.

In response, Sony is taking down the PlayStation Store in that region, pending compliance with the law. Sony hopes to resume PSN service sometime this year. Online multiplayer will continue to be available through PSN, and the PlayStation Store will remain open for PSP and PS Vita users.

This decision seems to have been a sudden one for Sony – it announced a sale on 2K games through PSN the same day, just before announcing the closure of the store.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/playstation-store-taken-down-in-korea-in-compliance-with-new-law/#comments

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RacistPosted:

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Devise That sucks for Sony! Now they are going to lose out on a lot of money.


they already lost a lot of money

When they were hacked im sure they spent so much money trying to get back up

Not only that but they also lost potential buyers for the month or so it was down.

PootPosted:

This doesn't even really make sense..

DubblePosted:

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Cougar I think that this issue is very small, i'm sure they have other revenue incomes other than N.C.


yeah, i guess your right

Lets just say Sony isn't having fun right now


Its always hard times for sony lol Poor guys

310Posted:

I bet the people in Korea will be pist lol

galaxyblastPosted:

Wow, this must suck for people in Korea.
Pretty dumb law if you ask me.

TTG_FlairPosted:

Cougar I think that this issue is very small, i'm sure they have other revenue incomes other than N.C.


yeah, i guess your right

Lets just say Sony isn't having fun right now

CougarPosted:

I think that this issue is very small, i'm sure they have other revenue incomes other than N.C.

TTG_FlairPosted:

Devise That sucks for Sony! Now they are going to lose out on a lot of money.


they already lost a lot of money

When they were hacked im sure they spent so much money trying to get back up

LBJPosted:

That sucks for Sony! Now they are going to lose out on a lot of money.

BritishColumbiaPosted:

hahaha Sony is so unlucky


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