Because Importing is shifting from a minority to a mainstream activity it is eroding the usual revenue stream of these companies.
The consumer wishes to take advantage of advantageous buying strategies while a company wishes to limit, retain control and milk that cash cow some more.
However, I think we are moving into "region free" as its much the same as globalization as a concept. We see it in TV already in how little time it now takes to see a US show in the UK. Companies were forced into doing this as the globalised Internet allowed the consumer the ability to not wait AT ALL.
The more console companies limit the consumer the more it will damage the company in the long term. Why should I wait 6 months for a game to arrive in the UK from the states when we all know there are alternatives such as Importing and Piracy. Remove importing as an avenue and guess what happens.
Companies will slowly catch up once they realise that the ultimate bottom line is being damaged...I hope
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