Tynan Muddle at Aussie-Gamer.com writes: "While usually unpopular to certain groups of gamers, region locking on a video game console can actually be a good thing.
A region lock on a video game console is any method the manufacturer uses to prevent international games playing on local system. This can be done on either the software or the hardware level and is usually a permanent feature once the console ships.
Region locking is not a new phenomenon, nor is is assigned exclusively to video games. DVD players, BluRay players and even printers have region lockout chips built into them, preventing international use outside the country they were purchased in."
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It is not good to region lock consoles. Alot of people know a few languages and not just 1. Nintendo need to do something about this in the next few years, i like their games but i wont get 2 3ds's just to play ace attorney vs layton in Japanese.
While I would say the issue is at times overblown, I really do not see the overall benefits of region locking for any big gamer.
"Why region locking is good for corporations"
That's the real title.
Region locking is not good. Period.
I would love to ask the author of this article how he/she justifies region locking that denies gamers the chance to play games in regions where the publishers refuse to sell them. The Tales games is a perfect example of this. How many of those games never left Japan because the publisher felt that the sales wouldn't be worth it? Why should people who would legitimately buy the game be punished by a business decision that didn't take them into consideration?
Region locking is about greed and control. That's all. And it's very ironic that this is coming from an Australian site. Try asking some Aussies if they'd rather pay $100 or pay less even after importing the game. I would think that most would say "pay less."
Its all greed because it stops consumers from having the option of importing products/saving some coin
I swear, I wonder if I have ever agreed with a story from this site.
On topic, there is literally no good reason to region lock a console. It's certainly not a huge issue, but it is great to have the option to import a game that may never see an official release for your country. There are even some games, though fairly rare, that have English subtitles.
But I digress, another disagree from me aussie-gamer.