COD4 Variety Map pack REGION LOCKED

As just confirmed by FOURZEROTWO (community manager Infinity Ward) on the official COD 4 Boards

Alright, heres the deal. The Variety Map Pack is REGION LOCKED. Which means the Region (Language) of the Variety Map Pack, must match the region (Language) that your Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare disc is.

For example:

If you have the GERMAN version of the game, you MUST purchase the GERMAN version of the map pack.
If you have the UK version of the game, you MUST purchase the UK version of the map pack.
Just make sure that the Disc version and the Map Pack version matches up.

If you have any other questions, please let me know.

EDIT ::

Apperently some users with the correct region disc still seem to have the same error though, update on that issue to be expected soon.

EDIT 2::

fourzerotwo : "We're currently talking with Sony to see what option they'll have for PSN customers who purchased the incorrect version. I'll keep you updated on what we hear back."

[Ghoul]

fourzerotwo replied to me in this Matter after i brought the problem to the forums

I for myself am totally disapointed by this couse i own a uk gamedisc and just threw 10€ out of the window.

[Fishy Fingers]

Ridiculous. Release a Region Free game then sell people Region locked content.

Shame on IW.

[warden976]

it's never simple...

[devilhunterx]

thats why i always buy games in uk, from uk.

i think its about time SONY realise that there are people in the world who can speak more then 1 language and make the PSN store global.

[Fishy Fingers]

All playstation 3 games are region free, so are all blu-ray movies produced by Sony Pictures. It was IW that region locked the DLC.

It will be patched soon enough.

[mrlokievil]

Unfortunately that's not a possibility. Every country has different copyright rules. Not to mention tons of other types of rules. I wish they could but sadly it will never happen.

[xhairs]

Could that possibly be the reason why 'certification' took so long? Due to all the different languages/regions they had to 'certify'?

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

It's not a language problem anyway...

Maybe because you are in UK, you don't realise, but all European PS Stores are in English. Portugal, Espain, France, all of them uses english.

Japanese, as far as I know, is the only PSN with different language.

I'm Brazilian, no PSN at here at all, so I have one account per region as any would be illegal anyway, as many of my friends also... Unless we are all dumb and don't know how to change the language of PS Store, looks like everybody around here agree that only Japanese is a not-english Store.

[wangdiddy82]

i thought it was today? i dont see them yet..

[Spinner]

It's already up ... I just bought 'em

I feel gay for buying DLC, because I feel it should be free ... but I love COD4! :-/ ... Oh well $70 game.

[addic]

@3fixme:

the us map pack is available? are you sure?

[Spinner]

yes, i just bought it..

turn on the store and hit "new releases" ... it's the first one there.

[addic]

awesome! i was looking for it just half an hour ago and it wasnt there...

EDIT: downloading it right now! ;) btw nice update! i also bought r-types - im sure it will be great on psp!

[Re-versed]

I live in Greece and the map pack doesnt appear in the ps store....has anyone else the same problem??

[Timesplitter14]

OH MOTHER OF GOD! NOT REGION LOCKED! WHAT WILL THE WORLD DO!?

[Fishy Fingers]

Don't use CAPS.

Edit: They make you annoying, being cool makes you cooler. But you gave me a chuckle :)

Yeah I see your point. But I cant tell the story off :)

[Timesplitter14]

but caps make me cooler...

Edit : Read the title and the article summary and you'll understand why I used caps

[Mystery_Person]

I'm not paying like $20 just for some maps that infinity ward was too lazy or hadn't thought of putting in the game before release.

[LONEWOLF231]

Yeah cool it with the caps!

[jackdoe]

Oh yeah, the maps hit today. Doubt that they will sell well though with all the negativity surrounding them. Unexplained three week "exclusivity" period FTL.

[Fishy Fingers]

MGO for the win, well that's why I wont buy them, and GTA Tuesday. Call of Duty... pfft...

[LONEWOLF231]

Fishy Fingers

Very true, but nonetheless ill still buy them!
I just started prestige and well ill be able to clear a couple of ranks thanks to the DOUBLE XP weekend!

Ohh and GTA4 will be release at midnight in almost every Gamestop and Best Buy!

[gnothe1]

ok sony guys. at 1 time you guys were once saying that theres more PSN users of COD4 than XBL lets see if you guys can beat the 1 million map pack sold in 9 days. thats the record of XBL. IW made 10 million dollars in just 9 days on XBL can the PSN do better!! 10 dollars per download 1 million downloads = 10 million dollars, come on can you sony guys do it!!

[Close_Second]

...but I am not paying $18.90 (NZD) for 4 maps.

[rucky]

I myself could not see this happening... especially when MG0 and GTAIV coming up in a few days I don't even see myself buying the map packs. Unless I get really really bored one day

[tonynibbles]

I can play my U.S DLC content with my U.S game on my E.U PS3 - so how is the DLC region region locked?

Just like game saves - DLC works with the game from the region it is distributed in.

[ps3 is my champion]

I'm not buying this ripoff of a map pack.

[Tryst]

I am still in two minds on whether to buy these maps.

7 squid is quite expensive.