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[Koh]

Region locks are so silly.
Seriously, they do nothing but cause trouble. The GB©/GBA/DS were all region free, but the 3DS is regionlocked, and there are many games that won't be localized to other countries of varying origin. Say I want to get a JRPG. Too bad, I can't give them my money to do so because of the accursed lockout chip in there that says "Sorry Koh, but I can't let you do that. You are going to find playing this Japanese game on your American system rather difficult." What is the purpose of this? Is it of any such significance that it can't be done in another fashion, rather than limiting consumers? Is it just a stupid power show, just to show what companies are capable of? Has anyone else had a problem with region locks on a game they've wanted to purchase before? How the hell is someone supposed to know it's region locked anyway if they've either never heard of it, or did the proper research to know? So they wind up spending money in a futile manner for a game they will be unable to play....