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Under 18 Years Old? You Cannot Use the PSN in South Korea

Kotaku - Last year, the "Shutdown Law" was created in South Korea to prevent gamers under sixteen from gaming during a six-hour block at night. A year later, it's going to impact more than gamers under the age of sixteen. PlayStation gamers under 18 are getting screwed, too.

XabiDaChosenOne3999d ago

Seriously? Must be gaming heaven over there, I'm about to make a South Korean account right now!

M-M3999d ago

Took the words right out of my mouth lol.

abzdine3999d ago

"From the sound of it, the PSN in South Korea will be PlayStation Plus only."

*facepalm*
*facepalm*
*facepalm*

A credit card info for checking doesn't mean they automatically will pay 50$. It's just a way for SCEK to check the age of the user.

SolidStoner3999d ago

and this should be all over the globe, or at least separate people under 18 with people over 18... Im so sick and tired of those random children ruining all online experiences...

you guys rock since you think the same! respect!!!

JoySticksFTW3998d ago (Edited 3998d ago )

Reads headline...

South Korea gets a massive influx of gamers from around the world.

Honestly, that would take me back to the earlier days of ps3.

Playing Warhawk was so peaceful and a much more mature chill atmosphere due to kids couldn't afford the damn thing yet and the others were probably just too happy to be playing next gen games.

Oh Shoot!! Guys, just thought of something!

I know some people troll Xbox Live fees, but I would definitely pay extra to play online if there was a tier / servers with gamers 18+ only and maybe even more heavily modded to keep things civil.

You could still have access to general servers if you choose, but imagine if you will a safe(r) haven for more mature gamers. Goodness, that sounds amazing

Sigh... :')

kreate3998d ago (Edited 3998d ago )

South korean psn requires u to put ur social security number down or else u cant make a south korean account. This verifies ur age and gender.

Parents requested the government to take drastic action due to kids playing way too much games.

Not the the government trying to take control, but the ppl taking control of the government.

insomnium23998d ago

I would pay money to have the option to play with only 18+ people online. Sign in by verifying with your bank like we do with many important things (like filling in tax reports and stuff for example).

I would pay 20€ per year to have the option to block out the brats from my internets.

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guitarded773999d ago

That's what I was coming here to say :D

Man, when the PS3 was 500 - 600 dollars, there were pretty much just adults there. It was a wonderful place. As the price dropped, more parents bought PS3's for their kids and it is what it is today. It's not too bad compared to other services, but one shooter in particular brings out the tweens and their mouths.

SilentNegotiator3999d ago

Yeah, hardy har call of duty, kids, etc, etc.

But come on. A video game curfew when you were 16? Could you imagine? I was employed by 16. School and work, and the government telling me that I couldn't play games online when I got home? I would not be a happy young citizen.

SilentNegotiator3999d ago

Ah, my mistake. UNDER 16. But still, 15 is pretty old to have the government tell you when to turn off the video games.

Simon_Brezhnev3998d ago

Well they really do got a gaming addiction. I hope they can at least download demos. Most south koreans be on mmos ne wayz. They got some of the best in the business.

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Majin-vegeta3999d ago

The COD players will be so happy.

ajax173999d ago

Needs to happen here in North America. Especially on Xbox Live.

RoseSapphire3999d ago

This sounds like the greatest thing to happen to online gaming... ever.

sashimi3999d ago

Whats the point about making an article about this specificity targeting psn? this is a general online gaming shutdown of minors -_- oh craptaku ^_^

MikeMyers3999d ago

The PC and Xbox 360 it says under 16, not 18. But you're right, it's not just PSN.

Hufandpuf3999d ago

Because this is going to happen in a few days. Why bring up the xbox when that is generally old news and to be fair, Kotaku did mention the xbox not allowing minors to play online but that was years ago. PSN blocking minors is happening now.

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PAX East 2024: Suda51 Talks Shadow of the Damned, More

Grasshopper Manufacture's Shadows of the Damned returns this year with a remaster, and Hardcore Gamer got to talk with Suda51 about it, among other things...

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Watch Lewis Hamilton fail the Driver tutorial mission

Watch Formula One star Lewis Hamilton play video games from his childhood and learn more about his gaming history.

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purple1013d ago (Edited 3d ago )

He did a track guide for Neurnberg 24 in GTsport.

We have had no more content since then, maybe a few time trail modes, I believe there was one from Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstapen as well, due to the red bull partnership.

Back to Lewis, He STILL wears the Gran Turismo logo on his caps, every weekend Formula One races take place.

I was expcting more from this sponsorship, oh well. This video, is kinda rubbing salt into the wound, for me

LG_Fox_Brazil2d ago

That Driver tutorial still haunts my dreams. That parking lot saw me fail a thousand times

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Best Sci-Fi Games on the PS3

From the cosmos to crash-landing back on good old planet Earth, come read through the best sci-fi-nastically games on the PS3

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zaanan3d ago

Not a single Reistance? Fuck this article.

mastershredder3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

Starhawk over Warhawk?...... Dude, NO ONE should listen to you.

Odd choices for "best" more like you settled as these being the "best" that available to you at the time, cause a lot of these blow or were average to poor performers that ended up in bargain bin.

Missing too many great sci-fi titles here. The Void, The Resistance Series, Killzone 2 and 3, Enslaved, man.. there were so many, this is redicu-list.

FreeckyCake3d ago

Nobody should listen to you either with that attitude.

OtterX2d ago

I agree that Starhawk shouldn't be above Warhawk, however I must say that Starhawk multiplayer was incredible for its time! Many people wrote it off bc the single player was quite terrible, bc it was basically 1 huge tutorial for the multiplayer. But I can tell you never spent any significant amount of time in MP. It was doing incredibly tense base building w air, foot and land vehicle (and mech!) combat long before Fortnite was ever a thing.

I bet it would have been much better received if it had just ditched the story mode all together. So many people like yourself completely wrote it off based on reviews by reviewers that let the criticism of single player weigh heavily on their scores. I bet you didn't even play it.

Friendlygamer3d ago

The riddick games are some of the best stealth titles ever, highly underrated

YourMommySpoils3d ago

What games? All recall plating was Escape from Butcher Bay.

Friendlygamer3d ago (Edited 3d ago )

There's also the less acclaimed 'assault on dark Athena'

( also, not saying this to you specifically but there's both resistance and killzone games on the list, it's amazing how even something so simple and innocent as a game list can be turned into misinformed vitriol here lol )

jznrpg3d ago

Glad to see Resonance of Fate. Enslaved was pretty good too. I’m sure there are others nobody has listed but I’m too tired to try and think of anything