69: Region Free America
Famicom Dojo Video Game Podcast
English - February 08, 2013 07:00 - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 49 ratingsVideo Games Leisure video game news nintendo wii u 3ds nes famicom sony ps4 Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
There's a White House petition going around to make region locking a thing of the past -- at least in the United States of America. Does such a law have any chance of passing, and can it even be effective if it did? And what would the side-effects be?
Vinnk and Sean discuss the perils and pitfalls of region locking, if it even makes sense any more in an increasingly digital-only medium, and the kinds of odd behaviors it causes in those who actually want to buy games or consoles across regions. We also discuss the (successful) GCW-Zero Kickstarter, and its inevitable ROM piracy implications.
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