Ziggy587 wrote:I really don't understand why they region lock the consoles anymore. Because they want to control release dates in countries? That's just BS. Like they don't know we're gonna hack the consoles anyway. At this point, the only reason to region lock the consoles is to give a big "fuck you" when they decide not to release a game in a particular region.
Two reasons that really come back to one point:
1. Different release dates.
2. Fluctuation in value of currency.
So the whole reason is to make more money. To give you a prime example:
I live in Australia and a new game comes out. I could pay $90-100 AUD for it (roughly $98 USD), or I could have someone in the states buy it for $50 and ship it to me for $20ish. Now gamecompany of Australia just lost a $100 AUD sale, because I bought it from gamecompany of USA and had it shipped for $70ish.