Konami is intent on region locking Japanese players out of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
https://automaton-media.com/en/news/konami-is-intent-on-region-locking-japanese-players-out-of-metal-gear-solid-rising-revengeance/
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NeryK@sh.itjust.works · 36 pts · 2y
Bottom line: Konami is a weird company making odd calls and has been for a long time. Someone in charge likely decided 11 years ago that MGRR should not be released on PC in Japan and that's all there is to it.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 2y
This has happened before, for games from other publishers, as per the article. I don't remember all of the reasons for it, but if I'm not mistaken, this is why Shogun: Total War 2 has a blood DLC for a few dollars, so that they can make everything but the DLC available in Japan.
Etterra@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
That's Australia. They have weird anti-violence laws, and God-fucking-forbid anyone learn that blood exists. I think their stupid drug portrayal laws are why the first Fallout had to call them "chems" instead. It's all pretty stupid moral crusade bullshit.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
I suspect Australia is responsible for Streets of Rogue changing "cocaine" into "sugar" as well, but I know Japan doesn't allow things like beheadings in their games, which I thought was part of that DLC.
pyre@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
FucKonami
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 2y
This is probably due to music licensing.
Badeendje@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 2y
Piracy is a service issue.
ABCDE@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
So... Why in Vietnam too? I had to get the MGS trilogy on Switch instead.