Region locking in the globalized world.

Mr. Psychologist · September 26, 2014, 02:46:14 PM

*looks at meta*

I don't just mean specifically locked digital content but the whole 'exclusive to this country' crap in general.

Could someone explain why this shit is still a thing?
Region locked consoles, Exclusive preorder crap, Netflix limitations (This one I understand slightly but it's still a joke anyway) Aside from the relentless copyright bullshit that hits everything on youtube with 'not available in your country'.

I mean most of this stuff is just pointless because of stuff like VPNs and the like but back to my original point.

Can anyone see an actual point and purpose in terms of economic/financial benefit to this crap? Aside from extortion that is <.<

More Than Mortal · September 26, 2014, 02:47:53 PM

If I were to hazard a guess, without any real prior knowledge, it's probably to do with pretty much every country's counter-productive, monopoly-inducing, downright retarded intellectual property laws.

challengerX · September 26, 2014, 02:48:27 PM

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Mr. Psychologist · September 26, 2014, 02:48:38 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on September 26, 2014, 02:47:53 PM

If I were to hazard a guess, without any real prior knowledge, it's probably to do with pretty much every country's counter-productive, monopoly-inducing, downright retarded intellectual property laws.

*sigh*

I figured it would be.

Mad Max · September 26, 2014, 02:58:09 PM

Aren't all blu-rays region free?

Mr. Psychologist · September 26, 2014, 03:06:37 PM

Quote from: Mad Max on September 26, 2014, 02:58:09 PM

Aren't all blu-rays region free?

They might be now, but a few of my older ones aren't.

I had to fuck around with my dad's bluray player to get it to play US blurays (I imported a few because they release in the UK a whole year later). As far as I know they all work on the PS4 though.

Mordo · September 26, 2014, 03:53:41 PM

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Septy · September 26, 2014, 04:01:58 PM

Region locked digital games are a joke. Half the games on games on demand aren't available to those outside the U.S. I'll give you some examples, all Halo games are region locked (except 4), Gears of war series is locked, Assassin's Creed series is locked, Bioshock series is locked, Call of Duty series is locked, and the list fucking goes on.

Flee · September 26, 2014, 04:20:38 PM

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