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"thus the continual own-goal that is corporate "rights protection" marches onward."
Admiration, you have mine.
Admiration, you have mine.
Doesn't bother me. As my main consoles are Japanese. Although I have those of other regions as well.
They shouldn't region lock shit. The Vita is great because of the lack of region lock... except the online.
Had trouble with the Vita because my account is american, but I bought an European copy of LittleBigPlanet, so the network pass didn't work.
Did some research, apparently even if I had an american network pass I wouldn't be able to play. Catridge, account and pass have to all be the same nationality for you be able to play the game online. Decided to simply sell my copy and wait to go back and buy an american one.
Fuck region lock.
Had trouble with the Vita because my account is american, but I bought an European copy of LittleBigPlanet, so the network pass didn't work.
Did some research, apparently even if I had an american network pass I wouldn't be able to play. Catridge, account and pass have to all be the same nationality for you be able to play the game online. Decided to simply sell my copy and wait to go back and buy an american one.
Fuck region lock.
You express your feelings about the business side of gaming quite well with your header images Jim, and I must admit, I completely empathize with them...
By the way tried to reach you on twitter but you probably blocked my account cause it got haced and started spamming...would you consider doing a Jimquisition about PSN pricing? I mean, look at those psp game prices! even psone games are kinda steep, doesn't Sony know about steam? or how muhc games devalue over time? The sell year old games (psp ones mind you) at $40!!
Were they priced sheaper I'd buy lots, the way they are right now though, they're not getting a penny from me...
By the way tried to reach you on twitter but you probably blocked my account cause it got haced and started spamming...would you consider doing a Jimquisition about PSN pricing? I mean, look at those psp game prices! even psone games are kinda steep, doesn't Sony know about steam? or how muhc games devalue over time? The sell year old games (psp ones mind you) at $40!!
Were they priced sheaper I'd buy lots, the way they are right now though, they're not getting a penny from me...
@SephirothX
NoE and NoA wanting their share of cake (and at the same time the joy of shitting on their customers).
NoE and NoA wanting their share of cake (and at the same time the joy of shitting on their customers).
My guess is that it has more to do with licensing and publishers than anything. A game might have a different publisher in a different country, right?
Still, the whole thing is kind of dumb, especially when it even effects some digital releases. The whole system is based on a much older business model and the world has gotten much smaller since then.
Still, the whole thing is kind of dumb, especially when it even effects some digital releases. The whole system is based on a much older business model and the world has gotten much smaller since then.
Oh well, guess we'll have to go for softmods and torrents to play imports, at least we'll save quite a few bucks.
So the attack on WiiU by the gaming press has begun. Because that worked out so well in the past. By Jim Sterling of all people. The man who once bitched on Facebook because he didn't get his free copy early enough. Who has been caught barely playing games before reviewing and also complaining about a games controls when it would have taken all of 10 seconds to fix it in the options menu. A man who works for Destructiod, a site that attacked anyone who had a problem with the ending of Mass Effect 3. Lets not forget all those bought reviews or do people believe Lollipop Chainsaw and Modern Warfare 3 deserved those scores?
Well, it's not like I'm getting a Wii U anyway, but it's still pretty shitty considering that this only hurts the people who don't pirate and hack.
*Goes back to playing Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D on Ice White 3DS*
*Goes back to playing Dragon Quest Monsters: Terry no Wonderland 3D on Ice White 3DS*
*reads Albert Marsh's comment*
It's good to see readers so aching to make it into Comments of the Week, even if it will ultimately end up in the WTF section.
It's good to see readers so aching to make it into Comments of the Week, even if it will ultimately end up in the WTF section.
@Albert
Jim sometimes stresses his concerns over not obtaining a game on time because it interferes with his job of delivering a timely review for his readers.
I was actually really welcoming of alternate opinions on the Mass Effect 3 ending. A lot of us on staff were, actually.
I also loved Lollipop Chainsaw and Modern Warfare 3, reviewing them elsewhere and giving them high marks. I obtained nothing in return other than the satisfaction I got for playing them.
<3
Jim sometimes stresses his concerns over not obtaining a game on time because it interferes with his job of delivering a timely review for his readers.
I was actually really welcoming of alternate opinions on the Mass Effect 3 ending. A lot of us on staff were, actually.
I also loved Lollipop Chainsaw and Modern Warfare 3, reviewing them elsewhere and giving them high marks. I obtained nothing in return other than the satisfaction I got for playing them.
<3
Chris: Don't bother, Albert's out of his mind. He claims to hate Dtoid with a passion, but spends a lot of time here, and will seek out the Twitter and Facebook pages of its writers to continue telling them how much he doesn't care about them (he doesn't care SO HARD). Guy's fuckin' loopy.
Also, Albert's presumptuous little hissy fit is hilarious since I know the big defense of the Wii U I've got coming up later today.
Hardly surprising, but still crap.
Combine this with the announcement of a new Monolith Soft game, and it just spells trouble.
Combine this with the announcement of a new Monolith Soft game, and it just spells trouble.
PS3 got it right. Shame everyone else looked at it as a failure.
I WANT SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DEVIL SURVIVOR ON 3DS, BUT I CANT. THANKS NINTENDO.
I WANT SHIN MEGAMI TENSEI: DEVIL SURVIVOR ON 3DS, BUT I CANT. THANKS NINTENDO.
I dont see the big deal
1) Nintendo has done it forever
2) Its what the devs are basicaly outright demanding now.
Yeah it stinks for gamers, but infortunately we are hardly ever a concern
1) Nintendo has done it forever
2) Its what the devs are basicaly outright demanding now.
Yeah it stinks for gamers, but infortunately we are hardly ever a concern
Nintendo region locks the wii u: Not big deal.
Sony locks the vita memory card to one account:
http://www.ironmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/angry-mob.jpeg
Humans.
Sony locks the vita memory card to one account:
http://www.ironmill.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/angry-mob.jpeg
Humans.
Doing it forever and developers demanding it are hardly justifications. It's a big deal because it's bullshit. It's still bullshit if it's done once or a thousand times.
Good job Nintendo. You just give me a good reason not to buy your glorious machine. Again, well done.
seriously Nintendo??
why the hell is only the DS/DSi the only product that they have that is region free???
Nintendo taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
the hell is wrong with you??
why the hell is only the DS/DSi the only product that they have that is region free???
Nintendo taking one step forward and two steps backwards.
the hell is wrong with you??
Meh, it sucks but I can't bring myself to be too heartbroken over it. I'm sure people will easily crack it like they did with the Wii, and even without region locking importing can be a huge pain anyway, at least from what I gather.
"Doing it forever and developers demanding it are hardly justifications. It's a big deal because it's bullshit. It's still bullshit if it's done once or a thousand times."
Actually its a pretty good justification, when the big 3 are catering to devs now more than ever in an increasingly competitive market
Its bullshit to the gamer, but to the dev its a really good feature that they want.
Its us or them, and increasingly companies are choosing them
Actually its a pretty good justification, when the big 3 are catering to devs now more than ever in an increasingly competitive market
Its bullshit to the gamer, but to the dev its a really good feature that they want.
Its us or them, and increasingly companies are choosing them
And for the record I know for a fact I am the biggest importer on this site, but I know I am pretty darn rare. Its expensive, and its not something a casual gamer would even know how to do.
I can understand them catering to the devs who far outnumber those who import
thats all
I can understand them catering to the devs who far outnumber those who import
thats all
Stealth, you're giving reasons, not justifications. The reasons are perfectly valid. But it doesn't make them cool.
I said its not cool for gamers, it sucks, I import all the time
I am just thinking about who they did do it for, they did it for the devs who think its awesome
I am just thinking about who they did do it for, they did it for the devs who think its awesome
Me? I import at least 6 games a month, and more open? Id love it.
Unfortunately, the companies do not like people like me sniping games from across the pond.
Unfortunately, the companies do not like people like me sniping games from across the pond.
Stealth, no matter what you say, it's not a good justification.
My girlfriend bought a 360 on europe, and I can't buy games for her online because all the websites I know, only sell american games, and they are region locked on the console, and that's bullshit.
I don't care if it's good for the developers if the console is region locked, the devs aren't the ones who will buy the games for the consoles, it's the GAMERS, so they should make the console better for the GAMER, and not the other way around.
Fuck region locking, seriously.
My girlfriend bought a 360 on europe, and I can't buy games for her online because all the websites I know, only sell american games, and they are region locked on the console, and that's bullshit.
I don't care if it's good for the developers if the console is region locked, the devs aren't the ones who will buy the games for the consoles, it's the GAMERS, so they should make the console better for the GAMER, and not the other way around.
Fuck region locking, seriously.
I'm sure someone will mod the lock away like they did on the Wii. I'll likely still buy one and just wait for that day.
This better mean that they are going to work on getting more titles localized to the USA as I still have yet to play Fatal Frame 4 & 2.
@mike
I am justifying why they did it for the companies.
They didnt do it for the gamers.
Understand what I am saying.
Companies dont want you importing usually from ebay, or some place like that
I am justifying why they did it for the companies.
They didnt do it for the gamers.
Understand what I am saying.
Companies dont want you importing usually from ebay, or some place like that
Sony doesn't get a total free pass. The games are still region coded in the sense that DLC from another region will not work. They also lock you out of different stores if you don't have a credit card from that region.
The main reasons nobody likes region locking are 1. People have to wait or even don't get certain games otherwise and 2. Australians and Europeans get marked up prices and it is cheaper to buy a US version (even with postage).
The main reasons nobody likes region locking are 1. People have to wait or even don't get certain games otherwise and 2. Australians and Europeans get marked up prices and it is cheaper to buy a US version (even with postage).
region locking is a developer vs gamer issue.
Not a nintendo vs world issue
was all I was trying to get at.
I wasnt implying region locking is "good" for me because it really isnt
Not a nintendo vs world issue
was all I was trying to get at.
I wasnt implying region locking is "good" for me because it really isnt
@Stealth I think Jim is saying there is a difference between a reason for doing something, and a justification of an act. Nintendo can have all the reasons for region locking the Wii U, like what you've been saying but non of the justify the act of region locking. It's a semantics thing I guess.
I don't know who is faulty here, but, as stated earlier, this is the reason why homebrew exists, why hackers hack, they want value in the money they spend.
Just look at Captain Rainbow, and amazing Wii game that could only be played importing or ilegally downloading it and companies whine about piracy.
I love this industry, sometimes I just don't get it.
Just look at Captain Rainbow, and amazing Wii game that could only be played importing or ilegally downloading it and companies whine about piracy.
I love this industry, sometimes I just don't get it.
@chi
I am not saying, jim is even saying the opposite of what I said. Ive just been reading alot of those kind of sentiments on the internet this morning.
I am not saying, jim is even saying the opposite of what I said. Ive just been reading alot of those kind of sentiments on the internet this morning.
@Stealth....I don't want to type the words said, say, or saying anymore It's making my head spin lol. I get you though, it just seemed like there was confusion, but it's good there wasn't.
@SephX
I did understand region locking back in the day. If someone picked up an NTSC game in a PAL territory, it would be fucked. Now there's no real technical reason.
What is also obvious - Me hacking my system at the first available opportunity.
I did understand region locking back in the day. If someone picked up an NTSC game in a PAL territory, it would be fucked. Now there's no real technical reason.
What is also obvious - Me hacking my system at the first available opportunity.
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