Report: Xbox One will be region-locked
"Similar to the movie and music industry, games must meet country-specific regulatory guidelines before they are cleared for sale," a Microsoft spokesperson said. "We will continue to work with our partners to follow these guidelines with Xbox One."
The Xbox 360 isn't completely region-locked – Microsoft currently allows studios to choose whether their games will work across regions. The PlayStation 3 is region-free, and all games except for Persona 4 Arena work on every console, regardless of spatial location. It's unclear if the PlayStation 4 will be similarly region-free.
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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2013/05/26/report-xbox-one-will-be-region-locked/
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StonerzardPosted:
For some people it doesn't matter, for me it kinda does - I know that I can't buy the MLB 2K series in the UK, even though this years is truly awful, I am a a fan of US sports, and baseball is my main sport I play. So I'm gonna want to play the 2k14 next year, so unless it is released in the UK I will physically cry.
kyyPosted:
-ZenTruefever308Danimals they are making a whole bunch of stupid decisions. who cares everyone is gonna have the same games anyways
Actually that is not true, there are many games in Japan that do not exist in the USA not only that, but some areas have games selling less than where you are from. This stops people from buying them at a cheaper price.
If there are games that are cheaper somewhere else why not let them buy it from there?
SCOPosted:
Woobie Whatever, good against piracy I guess.
I didnt look at it this way, so i guess they do have a reason for it, but im sure people will find away round this...
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