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ParticleReality

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Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« on: July 17, 2008, 10:35:26 PM »
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Looking to go virtual bowling with your South African friends in PlayStation Home? Think again! According to a Sony representative at E3, Home will be region locked. While you can visit anyone's private apartment, all public pavilions are restricted by your geographical area.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/07/17/playstation-homes-public-areas-region-locked/

I wonder if the Microsoft avatars are region locked, I mean what with game ratings and all. Plus netflix is only a United States thing right? Probably can't invite Joe Anybody from the UK or where ever to watch Dead Like Me on netflix.
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cool breeze

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Re: PlayStation Home Is Region Locked
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 10:36:39 PM »
That is pretty lame.
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Howard Alan Treesong

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Re: PlayStation Home Is Region Locked
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 10:37:58 PM »
eh, only public areas are region locked, it says, so same difference

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you can visit anyone's private apartment
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Re: PlayStation Home Is Region Locked
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 10:38:59 PM »
only public areas.  but private areas are not region locked.  misleading title ftl.  
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Ares Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 10:43:39 PM »
kinda makes sense to region lock public areas--don't want to be put in a place full of people you can't understand.  hopefully they let you have things like chess and bowling in your apartment though. 

ideally, they'd let you make a private instance of a public space that you could invite people to. 

not a huge deal either way. 
Quote from: Genghis Cohen on July 17, 2008, 10:41:50 PM
"what's the point of even discussing home?" is the question you should be asking.
you've made 3 4 posts in a home thread.  congradulations and good jon. 
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2008, 10:49:47 PM »
home
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Re: PlayStation Home Is Region Locked
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2008, 11:03:08 PM »
Quote from: Genghis Cohen on July 17, 2008, 10:37:46 PM
Me and DCharlie were going to hang :(

You still can in your "private area".

spoiler (click to show/hide)
we can have a 3 some :-*
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2008, 11:06:11 PM »
Great idea. They should do this for Facebook as well.
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To A
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2008, 11:15:39 PM »
As long as I can still invite you all over when I get my porn room, that's OK.
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2008, 11:18:52 PM »
Quote from: dcharlie on July 17, 2008, 11:14:07 PM
why don't ms just incorporate Facebook linking to XB accounts and add a funked up webportal to it from XBL?
i mean, who the fuck wants to just social network with -other- PS3 fans?  Talk about an invite to the dull table.

Hell, if i'm going to social network i want it to be with -real- people from my past, most of whom will not own a Ps3 or X360.


But those people will be compelled to buy a $400 console in order to visit Home@Japan, err, hang out in dcharlie's private citadel of xfaggotry. You just don't get what a major win-win situation this is for $ony.
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2008, 11:21:56 PM »
Quote from: dcharlie on July 17, 2008, 11:20:34 PM
:bow Sony :bow2

lol - we've hired 4 ex-Sony staff this year, they all said the same thing "thank fuck i got out!"

you know they are in trouble when they jump onto OUR ship and are happy !
curious where you work.  care to tell?
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2008, 11:24:27 PM »
Quote from: dcharlie on July 17, 2008, 11:23:58 PM
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curious where you work.  care to tell?

not at a games company - financial sector.

oh ok. 
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To A
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2008, 11:30:01 PM »
this is waiting and losing features
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Re: Public PlayStation Home Areas Are Region Locked; Private Areas Are Open To All!
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2008, 02:21:35 PM »
Quote from: dcharlie on July 17, 2008, 10:58:06 PM
the more i talk to friends who are privy to it, the more they think it's a disaster.

Its telling when they can't even give dates at the E3 conference.
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