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Anon goes to Japan (infosec.pub)

submitted 1 month ago by Early_To_Risa@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works

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[–] LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago (9 children)

They're not even connected to the internet. Why would region matter?

[–] twack@lemmy.world 36 points 1 month ago (4 children)

DVD players used to be (probably still are?) region locked, and those didn't require internet service either. The region was either hard coded or could only be changed like 5 times.

It was an attempt to enforce geographic licensing fees and stop piracy.

[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, if media companies can torture consumers they will usually try to. See also the Sony Rootkit.

In that light it's actually surprising that the Gameboys never had region locking.