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Sony is region-locking Vita digital content

article published on 5 December, 2011

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation Vita will region-lock all digital content. If you need to switch to a different PSN account the hanheld will need to be factory reset, says Sony Japan's Third-Party Relations chief Brad Douglas. Just like the PSPs of the past, gamers can only use one account. Physical media will remain region-free but gamers who are fans of region-specific ... [ read the full article ]

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LordRuss
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_ 		5. December 2011 @ 17:08 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
And how long before that gets stripped out & Sony starts the pirating pee-pee dance of 'sue the world' again & Anon or the next hacking nation up rises? Personally, I'm sick of some cool games being released in countries never seeing the light of day in others.

I'm not sure what the hang ups are, but I'm sure they're amassed & varied; inviting a new 'region' standard to a fray is not helping matters. Not to mention the last thing Sony needs is another proprietary mess on their hands.
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ivymike
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_ 		5. December 2011 @ 17:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
The PS Vita is pretty much dead on arrival. No serious gamer is gonna buy one.
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Mysttic
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_ 		5. December 2011 @ 19:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
meh, sony just keeps digging their grave.
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KillerBug
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_ 		5. December 2011 @ 23:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
This is just insane...and you know they are going to f**k with people by refusing to release certain titles in certain regions.
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elbald90
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_ 		6. December 2011 @ 02:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
its almost like they want to give people a reason to hack their devices
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KillerBug
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_ 		6. December 2011 @ 03:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by elbald90:
 its almost like they want to give people a reason to hack their devices
Hacked devices do make the sales go up.
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embo22000
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_ 		6. December 2011 @ 10:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by ivymike:
 The PS Vita is pretty much dead on arrival. No serious gamer is gonna buy one.
Was excited for it but every day some news about how sony wants to suck money out of people pockets comes up......
FU Sony Vita is gonna be a flop unless mindless sony fans buy it
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LordRuss
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_ 		6. December 2011 @ 11:36 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 Hacked devices do make the sales go up.
Very true... When I learned you could hack the PSP 2000 I raced out voided the warranty in less than 24 hours. I had a ball with that thing.
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embo22000
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_ 		6. December 2011 @ 12:59 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by LordRuss:
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 Hacked devices do make the sales go up.
Very true... When I learned you could hack the PSP 2000 I raced out voided the warranty in less than 24 hours. I had a ball with that thing.
Thats why i bought my wii and then waited for xbox 360 to be hackable ....never did my Ps3 though since it's just a hasle
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