Comments on: Microsoft locking Xbox 360 downloads to your region http://www.siliconera.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/ Video game news for curious minds. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Chris http://www.siliconera.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-79011 Chris Wed, 09 May 2007 19:24:45 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-79011 Regional lockouts are the stupidest thing ever invented by the video game industry. It's a shame to see both Nintendo and Microsoft seem to be following suit with Sony, because it's terrible that companies think that after you purchase their software, they have any right to control how you use it. Regional lockouts are the stupidest thing ever invented by the video game industry.

It’s a shame to see both Nintendo and Microsoft seem to be following suit with Sony, because it’s terrible that companies think that after you purchase their software, they have any right to control how you use it.

]]> By: melgo http://www.siliconera.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77319 melgo Sat, 05 May 2007 07:30:13 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77319 Yeah, hard to see how this will work. What about content already downloaded any paid for? Will the licenses be revoked? More to the point, what about countries where Microsoft hasn't launched the service officially yet? Most people here have registered foreign accounts. Which makes sense considering you're paying for a console where half of its features are advertised as being Live. Funnily enough, the price of the console isn't halved, even though you cant access them through official means. Yeah, hard to see how this will work. What about content already downloaded any paid for? Will the licenses be revoked?

More to the point, what about countries where Microsoft hasn’t launched the service officially yet? Most people here have registered foreign accounts. Which makes sense considering you’re paying for a console where half of its features are advertised as being Live. Funnily enough, the price of the console isn’t halved, even though you cant access them through official means.

]]> By: WishCow http://www.siliconera.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77231 WishCow Fri, 04 May 2007 23:30:50 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77231 Maybe I misunderstood something, but if the checking is done by IP address that will not lock out imported consoles, because you get the IP from your ISP, not from your Xbox. Maybe I misunderstood something, but if the checking is done by IP address that will not lock out imported consoles, because you get the IP from your ISP, not from your Xbox.

]]> By: Aoshi00 http://www.siliconera.com/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77094 Aoshi00 Fri, 04 May 2007 14:27:41 +0000 http://www.siliconera.com/index.php/2007/05/04/microsoft-locking-xbox-360-downloads-to-your-region/#comment-77094 Bad news indeed. I hope it's not by system's region. Otherwise I won't be able to d/l any US contents w/ my Jpn 360, while I could live w/o the shuffle dungeon of Blue Dragon or extra songs for Idolm@ster. While there's nice things from the Jpn live marketplace, most stuffs are from the US. Bad news indeed. I hope it’s not by system’s region. Otherwise I won’t be able to d/l any US contents w/ my Jpn 360, while I could live w/o the shuffle dungeon of Blue Dragon or extra songs for Idolm@ster. While there’s nice things from the Jpn live marketplace, most stuffs are from the US.

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