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Region locking's like, sooo last century!

@KrautMcFriend I agree with what you're saying, they do need to catch up or they'll just keep getting laughed at by PS and Xbox fanboys.

@AugustusOxy Yeah, fair enough.

Hold on one sec, Augustus, I'm currently on a games course but I tried and failed 5 years running before finally getting in (bit of an unfair assumption, is all). I'm completely with you on the rest of what you said.

No, I'm talking about other countries, you know, where a lot of us are from? America isn't the only country in existence and their earnings don't equate to what people earn for the same job in other countries. Then there's the differences in value and prices. Also, how much of what you mentioned then goes on bills, MOTs (for cars etc.), fuel and food? Not much left for luxuries.

Oh, mister game dev thinks everyone earns the same amount depending on how hard they work! Well, I've got news for you, they don't. There's things called manual labour and factories, you honestly think they earn barely enough to live on because they don't work hard enough? Yes, I have internet access, I can barely afford it. Yes, I have a PC and consoles, I bought all of it cheap.

Exactly, Augustus Oxy, $15 IS a lot to some people. I, for one, struggle to even afford a £5 game most of the time!

@AugustusOxy Completely agree with you there, I'd so use that!

Yes, but the point wasn't about the piracy side of it.

@russellohh Yeah, I got that part but that's not even the point of the article. You completely took away from the original point with your righteousness.

@fchinaski Hell, I get stuff delivered late all the time even here, in England!

I still don't quite get how we got from region locks to piracy though. Way to derail, russellohh.

@russellohh Yes but, and get this, there's things called import tax, delivery fees and VAT on top of the actual price. Then there's the games with these magical things also on them.

@russellohh then we're back to region locks.

Although, while we're on the subject of pirating, why do most people emulate or pirate games anyway? To play the games they otherwise can't due to region locks. See the irony here?

@russellohh yes, I have. Also, we weren't talking about pirating games, read the article first, please.

@russellohh oh, yeah, I'd totally buy a brick with awkwardly placed buttons for that... This sort of thing's only really illegal because companies don't like us breaking their rules, it's ultimately no different to game/OS modding. The only time I see things being illegal being reasonable is if it harms a person or group of people or causes companies/individuals to lose out on money. If it was used to gain new games for free, yes, that's fair enough, they worked hard on that product, they deserve the money they gain from it but for getting rid of region locks to buy foreign games therefore give the companies more money, I don't see an issue.

@russellohh, It's not much different from modding a PC game or operating system (very common practice and even allowed by services like Steam, as far as games go), only difference is that a console is built in a way that requires the person to add things to the machines that shouldn't be there as far as the manufacturer's concerned.

Unless it works by the servers, I'd also love a Japanese copy of Animal Crossing New Leaf because all their event stuff's so much nicer than ours (aside from the made up events, of course).

I honestly don't understand what the issue is with playing legitimate foreign games. If anything, it gives the developers/Nintendo more money from the extra sale. I'm mostly annoyed at it because I imported legitimate copies of Digimon World Dawn and Dusk from America which now can't be used on my 3DS and I now have to carry 2 devices (a DSi for Digimon) in order to play it out and about as I always carry my 3DS for streetpass.

@CountWavula Actually, they're both incredibly addictive, I never understood why as far as Animal Crossing goes as you hardly do anything but they truly are. They're actually the only two Nintendo series I really like and I've tried all of the main ones, I find Zelda and Mario (for example) much more boring but hey, that's your opinion and this is mine, no point arguing over that. Also, no visual evolution in Pokemon? Have you SEEN the in-game graphics on X and Y? They're like none of the previous Pokemon versions although I will admit a 3D Pokemon version HAS been a long time coming and a much-needed change for the series. However, compare Red/Blue/Yellow versions visuals with, say, Gold/Silver/Crystals then Black and Whites, include all the ones in between if you like, each generation has had improved visuals, even if only slightly. Anyway, finally, if you don't like Pokemon, why are you looking at a post about Pokemon?

@Derperific, so did I, by like 1 hour. lol I went to a midnight launch but they opened early and I was near the front of the que.

It annoys me that people think it's silly for military personnel to play games like Pokemon when they're human just like the rest of us, chances are they grew up with it like us too. Also, it makes more sense to me than them playing FPS', especially if they've been to a warzone. A gentle game like Pokemon would help them mentally by taking their mind of things but an FPS would just bring all the horrors back... (bit off subject but kinda relevant, sorry)