Tag Archives: region locking

Tue, Jan 29, 2013 | 09:50 GMT

Activision discusses the business behind region locking decisions

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Activision community manager Dan Amrich recently discussed the decisions behind region locking. This process, which might stop games working outside of the territory they are bought in, often frustrates those looking to import.

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Thu, Apr 03, 2008 | 05:36 BST

New PS Store won’t be region-locked

SCEA has confirmed that the new PlayStation Store, launching later this month, won’t be region-locked.

A rep told Gaming-Age, that “no changes to the store will be made as part of this revamp relating to region locking”.

Still waiting on an official release date and other details about how the new Store and its related Firmware 2.30 update will be delivered, but it should all happen very soon.