By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close

Forums - Gaming - Why are the Wii and 360 region locked?

Bitmap Frogs on 27 August 2008

Actually on the 360 region locking is a publisher choice. Some games are, some aren't...





Current-gen game collection uploaded on the profile, full of win and good games; also most of my PC games. Lucasfilm Games/LucasArts 1982-2008 (Requiescat In Pace).

Around the Network
llewdebkram on 27 August 2008

You can also buy different cheeses from different countries worldwide.

It just isn't fair!



HappySqurriel on 27 August 2008

The Wii is because it isn't HD ... NTSC and PAL are two different display formats, and many elements of a game have to be tested and optimized for each



Xen on 27 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
The Wii isn't region free to make sure that Europeans buy PAL copies of the games, because otherwise the long time of work for the translations would be a waste.

It already is. When shall I see Final Fantasy rlesed in Europe and the US on the same date? never, I think. And differences between NTSC FF and PAL FF? nonexistent. Releases? PAL 6 months after NTSC.



c03n3nj0 on 27 August 2008

I think Rol is right about the wii being region locked in Others. I dont know about 360 though.



 Tag (Courtesy of Fkusumot) "If I'm posting in this thread then it's probally a spam thread."                               

Around the Network
sc94597 on 27 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
The Wii isn't region free to make sure that Europeans buy PAL copies of the games, because otherwise the long time of work for the translations would be a waste.

Also isn't the value of the U.S dollar pretty low compared to the currency of the Pal regions?

 



Chrizum on 27 August 2008

Actually, the PS3 is region locked. Most games aren't, though.



SamuelRSmith on 27 August 2008

The PS3 is about as region locked as the 360.



Xen on 27 August 2008
RolStoppable said:
Xen said:
RolStoppable said:
The Wii isn't region free to make sure that Europeans buy PAL copies of the games, because otherwise the long time of work for the translations would be a waste.

It already is. When shall I see Final Fantasy rlesed in Europe and the US on the same date? never, I think. And differences between NTSC FF and PAL FF? nonexistent. Releases? PAL 6 months after NTSC.

The PAL FFs (at least up until FF X-2) suffered from huge black bars at the top and bottom of the screen and ran 17 % lower. Square-Enix was really lazy.

Yes, true. Any other differences? not really. Same game, same language, same bugs, lol. Releasing them with huge time diffs is pure lazyness or I don't know what.

 



obieslut on 27 August 2008
sc94597 said:
RolStoppable said:
The Wii isn't region free to make sure that Europeans buy PAL copies of the games, because otherwise the long time of work for the translations would be a waste.

Also isn't the value of the U.S dollar pretty low compared to the currency of the Pal regions?

 

thats what i was about to say, many people would just buy the NA games because they are cheaper