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[TintoConCasera]

Wish Eve asked me where I live.

 

[RoboFu]

That looks like steam store set up issue.

 

[Skifi28]

If it's not the account, then what could the cause be?

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

That's a lot of digital cock blocking.

 

[Mr Moose]

Did Steam auto-add blocking to Sony published games?

 

[nial]

That looks like steam store set up issue.

If it's not the account, then what could the cause be?

Did Steam auto-add blocking to Sony published games?

No, Sony did it themselves because they don't operate on those countries.

 

[Mr Moose]

No, Sony did it themselves because they don't operate on those countries.

That's dumb if you don't need a PSN account for anything on this game.

 

[crazyriddler]

I don't understand what is the point of blocking the sale of a digital game in a certain country, I can understand maybe not considering to distribute a physical version because of costs/expected sales, but a digital copy? Even if only 1000 people buy it, it's free money.

 

[j0hnnix]

Some countries are gonna miss out…..

 

[Mr Moose]

Incorporates 3rd-party DRM: Denuvo Anti-Tamper
5 different systems within a day machine activation limit machine activation limit

 

[adamsapple]

Dumb Rights Management.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

 

[mayham2199]

I don't understand what is the point of blocking the sale of a digital game in a certain country, I can understand maybe not considering to distribute a physical version because of costs/expected sales, but a digital copy? Even if only 1000 people buy it, it's free money.

My guess is there's laws and taxes associated with selling in these countries that Sony isn't setup for.

 

[dottme]

I don't understand what is the point of blocking the sale of a digital game in a certain country, I can understand maybe not considering to distribute a physical version because of costs/expected sales, but a digital copy? Even if only 1000 people buy it, it's free money.

All the tax reporting and so on. Sony might not have the service set up for it and doesn't want to bother.
That the best I can think of.

 

[LakeOf9]

 

[nial]

That's dumb if you don't need a PSN account for anything on this game.

Yes, but that's sadly how Sony operates. They have never supported these countries on PlayStation and they won't on Steam.

 

[Aenima]

That country below Nepal thougth...

 

[MALpractice311]

Welcome to your all digital future. It's as bad as us physical media purists have been saying from day fucking one.

 

[LakeOf9]

Welcome to your all digital future. It's as bad as us physical media purists have been saying from day fucking one.

Sony being the one and so far only company to pull this shit, when everyone else joined the 21st century at least a decade ago, does not make this scenario the "all digital future". The Sony shit gets so much attention every time exactly because it isn't the norm.

Physical media purists continuing to blow shit out of proportion is why the bulk of the industry doesn't take their warnings seriously anymore, even when they do end up being true.

 

[Mortisfacio]

Some countries are gonna miss out…..

I honestly have no idea if the game itself is even that good. All discussion around this game always devolved into the same talking point.

 

[ReBurn]

All the tax reporting and so on. Sony might not have the service set up for it and doesn't want to bother.
That the best I can think of.

I wonder how the indie devs manage

 

[QLQ]

The Joy of PC Gaming. Hassle free.

 

[MayauMiao]

Wish Eve asked me where I live.

Don't we all?

 

[LakeOf9]

All the tax reporting and so on. Sony might not have the service set up for it and doesn't want to bother.
That the best I can think of.

Every other company manages, far smaller ones than Sony have managed it in fact.

This is legacy baggage, and a refusal to do the necessary thing and overhaul the PSN infrastructure entirely rather than continuing to build on the old PS3 framework that was outdated even at launch, and continues to create problems like this up to now.

 

[Astray]

Lol when a platforms users coordinate a fraudulent mass-refunding scheme then they get what they get.

It's always a few dickheads ruining things for everyone else.

 

[Generic]

There's a country called "Chad"

 

[Pejo]

The Joy of PC Gaming. Hassle free.

You realize this is Sony right, and that these same countries aren't supported by PSN on console either.

 

[Rush2112]

Block them titties. Very haram. Very bad.

 

[tTHANOSs]

No, Sony did it themselves because they don't operate on those countries.

PSN doesn't but they not buying it from PSN but Steam. So still doesn't make any sense.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Welcome to your all digital future. It's as bad as us physical media purists have been saying from day fucking one.

What are you even talking about?

 

[nial]

PSN doesn't but they not buying it from PSN but Steam. So still doesn't make any sense.

Yes, but the thing is that Sony doesn't have accounting operations on those countries, so they refuse to sell their games over there. It's a matter of logistics, but yes, they unironically don't want those countries' money.

 

[RoboFu]

Welcome to your all digital future. It's as bad as us physical media purists have been saying from day fucking one.

lol you cant buy physical copies of this game in those countries either.

 

[StereoVsn]

Sounds that Sony is basically incompetent. One person dev studios manage to sell shit on Steam worldwide, but somehow this is an insurmountable barrier for Sony.

 

[tTHANOSs]

Yes, but the thing is that Sony doesn't have accounting operations on those countries, so they refuse to sell their games over there. It's a matter of logistics, but yes, they unironically don't want those countries' money.

Which is funny because people in those countries do buy playstation consoles and have psn accounts.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

 

[nial]

Sounds that Sony is basically incompetent. One person dev studios manage to sell shit on Steam worldwide, but somehow this is an insurmountable barrier for Sony.

Sony can do it (they used to), they just choose not to, as weird as it sounds. Stubborn company things.
(and not, it's not about MAU either, as PSN is completely optional)

 

[Arsic]

These countries can jack sparrow a copy.

 

[StereoVsn]

Sony can do it (they used to), they just choose not to, as weird as it sounds. Stubborn company things.
(and not, it's not about MAU either, as PSN is completely optional)

Yep, stubborn and incompetent.

 

[Pejo]

These countries can jack sparrow a copy.

Denuvo, so not anytime soon.

 

[mckmas8808]

All the tax reporting and so on. Sony might not have the service set up for it and doesn't want to bother.
That the best I can think of.

This is hard to believe.

 

[nial]

Denuvo, so not anytime soon.

Is it confirmed to be the case? I don't recall any other Sony game having Denuvo, including TLOU2 past month.

 

[kevboard]

What are you even talking about?

you can always easily import a disc version... that's what he's talking about. often you don't even have to and get it through stores that sell imported titles.
using a VPN to get around region locks on Steam can get you banned for example and you can only change region every 3 months anyway.

 

[Pejo]

Is it confirmed to be the case? I don't recall any other Sony game having Denuvo, including TLOU2 past month.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Isn't this simply because the option for a PSN login is available in the game and sony simply blanket blocks those games in those countries because they don't officially support PSN there?
I guess they want to avoid people complaining that they can't make a PSN account if they wanted to.

 

[ZehDon]

Sony seems set on bringing the very bestest parts of console gaming to the PC gaming space.

 

[nial]

I wonder if Shift Up wanted this, we will see once Lost Soul Aside gets close to release.

 

[QLQ]

You realize this is Sony right, and that these same countries aren't supported by PSN on console either.

It's on PC.

 

[Guardian Monkey]

you can always easily import a disc version... that's what he's talking about. often you don't even have to and get it through stores that sell imported titles.
using a VPN to get around region locks on Steam can get you banned for example and you can only change region every 3 months anyway.

The disc version of the PC game? We are talking about a Steam version.

 

[Kerotan]

That's like a list of the biggest shit holes on the planet.