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SCE Australia Managing Director comments that the next-gen console may abandon the practice of region-coding...
The hardware market has traditionally set up region codes from as far back as the NES and MegaDrive so that US carts couldnâ??t be played on European machines and vice-versa. Itâ??s a practice thatâ??s continued through the generations of home consoles right up to Xbox and PlayStation2. However with the transition to the next-gen, Sony Computer Entertainment may be about to break ranks with PlayStation3.
According to a report on News Corporation website Australian TT, the Managing Director of Sony Computer Entertainment Australia Michael Ephraim has commented that the next-gen console is unlikely to have the region restrictions placed upon it:
"If you look at the fact that it will support high-definition TV, which will be a global standard, there's a good likelihood that it will be global region, as for example we've done with the PSP (PlayStation Portable).â?
Citing the advent of HDTV is certainly one argument, but that fact is that Australia was recently the place where SCE lost its battle to stop modded PlayStation2, and the court case brought the region coding issues to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
The move would bring the PlayStation3 in line with the handheld consoles, which have been region-free from the beginning with the launch of GameBoy at the end of the 1980s right through the release of DS and PSP. Microsoft confirmed that Xbox 360 will be region-locked for both DVDs and games at a Press Conference held at Tokyo Game Show.
Weâ??ll have more news on PlayStation3 shortlyâ?¦
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Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 18:12, Post No: 1167
@ Robert Young: Try Sony and Microsoft's actual financial reports. They are the only reliable source for worldwide console sales/shipments.
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:45, Post No: 1166
videochartz => vgchartz......LOL....:-)........
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:44, Post No: 1165
My previous blog of 360 lead over PS3 is not "guess estimate". Those numbers were taken from a reputable website that unfortunately, this website prohibited me from quoting. This website is so reputable that companies use their numbers for their own studies; videochartz......
Added:Thu 18th Aug 2011 17:26, Post No: 1164
Well it is August 2011 now, PS3 fanboys. Where is the lead of PS3 "overtaking" the 360 by January 2011? Yeah, the PS3 sales are inching closer to the 360 but, as of Aug 2011, it is still that - "inching closer". As of August 2011, the worldwide lead of 360 over PS3 is 3.4 million. The U.S. lead of 360 over PS3 is 12.282 million. Also, here in the U.S., as of Dec 2008, the 360 lead was 7.98 mil. As of Dec 2009, the 360 lead was 8.64 mil. As of Dec 2010, the 360 lead was 11.34 mil. And that brings us to Aug. 2011. So, don't predict stuff that will fall flat on your faces, LOL ;-)..........
Added:Mon 01st Aug 2011 20:21, Post No: 1163
@1162, what extra content? do you mean the welcome back pack, with the 5 games, stuff for sony home and various other games and the free month of playstation plus? we've already had it, where was you? lol
Added:Wed 27th Jul 2011 14:44, Post No: 1162
what are sony playing at, wheres all the extra content the promised oh i forgot sony never keep a promise.
Added:Thu 30th Jun 2011 14:03, Post No: 1161
Sony denying the blatantly obvious? Surely not!
Added:Thu 09th Jun 2011 04:47, Post No: 1160
lol i looked back through the comment and post 1154 is a blatent lier, hes just jelous microsoft is better than sony.
Added:Sat 04th Jun 2011 21:13, Post No: 1159
well the welcome back pack finally arrived yesterday and what a mess it was, i guess sony thought it was a good idea to release it in all regions rather than america first moving roung the globe in a way that would not hinder people from getting the free content or causing a lot of confusion when people saw the "get now" link vanish and had to look for guides as to get their free content.
one thing i didnt know about the welcome back pack was the inclusion of 3 FREE full HD movie rentals, if you didnt know about it look on the XMB in the orange box (under account management) and you should find it though i think it expires on the 5th (sunday,tomorrow) so get them while you can.
Added:Tue 31st May 2011 13:38, Post No: 1158
what is sony doing, its may 31st and still no ps store when they said it would be back by the end of the month, well its the end of the month and no ps store, whats the excuse this time ????