wraggster
June 10th, 2011, 00:24
The PlayStation Vita may be region free, a senior Sony executive has claimed.
Michael Denny, vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios, revealed to IGN that he was not aware of any region-locking technology for the new handheld's physical game format, NVG cards.
By contrast, Nintendo's 3DS is region-locked - only the second Nintendo handheld to do so, following the DSi. Sony's last handheld, the PSP, was essentially region-free too, as is the PS3 (although the option to use a hardware lock is present in the system).
However, Sony does employ regional restrictions for PSN purchases.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-06-09-psvita-likely-to-be-region-free
Great News making it Region Free Sony, Now lift the restriction from being able to buy outside your region
Michael Denny, vice president of Sony Worldwide Studios, revealed to IGN that he was not aware of any region-locking technology for the new handheld's physical game format, NVG cards.
By contrast, Nintendo's 3DS is region-locked - only the second Nintendo handheld to do so, following the DSi. Sony's last handheld, the PSP, was essentially region-free too, as is the PS3 (although the option to use a hardware lock is present in the system).
However, Sony does employ regional restrictions for PSN purchases.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-06-09-psvita-likely-to-be-region-free
Great News making it Region Free Sony, Now lift the restriction from being able to buy outside your region