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munkah
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"Sony's previous portable gaming unit, the PSP, was region-locked" No it wasn't, dunno where you got that idea.
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zanth
Posts: 14 Location: Somewhere over there. |
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The UMD movie discs were, but not UMD games. I guess if you have a Go it *kinda* is as it can only be associated with one PSN account.
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Karisu
Posts: 94 Location: PA |
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Also, this was confirmed back in June that the Vita would be region free. A simple Google search could have verified that...
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Banjo
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sony ftw
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Egan Loo
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Worldwide Studios Vice-President Michael Denny said in June that it would be "as far as he knew." However, Yoshida is the first to simply say, "Yes, it is." |
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Egan Loo
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The PSP did have region-coding, even though only one UMD game (as opposed to movies) used it to lock out regions. |
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BleuVII
 Posts: 672 Location: Tokorozawa, Japan |
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Also, for the DSi and 3DS, region locking is completely optional. My Japanese Pokemon White is region locked, but my US Pokemon Black is not.
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Emerje
 Posts: 7425 Location: Maine |
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Glad to hear this is the case when I continue to buy Japanese PSV games for their limited edition figma offerings.
Emerje |
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whoisfriend
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Awesome to have this confirmed. Having access to Japanese games is a big plus. There's a lot of great stuff that never gets out here. And with the PSV getting more traction over in Japan (from what I can tell mind you), that means a lot of games that may never see the light of day here.
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Beltane70
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This seals the deal. I definitely plan on getting a Vita.
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Kimiko_0
 Posts: 1796 Location: Leiden, NL, EU |
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Hah! Take that, Nintendo!
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tasogarenootome
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This is great news and definitely increases my chances of getting a Vita sooner than later! Thanks, Sony.
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Dumnerd
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That cinches it, Day One Guaranteed!
Sony Wins! 
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mdo7
 Posts: 6539 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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Looks like this is going to be a major win for Sony. Vita is going to have a lot of launch games for people to pick up. I'm excited to hear Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Bioshock for the Vita, and Resistance: Burning Sky. I'm really excited that other games like Disgaea 3, ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, Tales of Innocence R is coming to the Vita. There's plenty of game out there that people can buy on Vita.
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darkslayer709
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Brilliant! That means I can import Persona 4 from America instead of having to wait 6+ months for it to get here in the UK
The 3DS isn't region free though? I thought it was... best re-advise my friend on that Professor Layton game she's been eyeing up since for some stupid reason they won't release London Life here in the UK. |
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