Japanese publishers’ habit of region locking games in Japan may finally be changing
automaton-media.com
For years, Japanese game publishers have been region locking Steam releases of certain from Japanese users. This may be changing.
    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]
      8•4 months ago

      can’t buy in. As in the games aren’t available in Japan via Steam. Original title gave the impression that they were locked to only be available in Japan.

        • @DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca
          10•4 months ago

          Second sentence of the article.

          Japanese game publishers making Steam releases unavailable for their countrymen has been a thing for years, but Steam’s recent popularity boom in Japan may be nudging things in the right direction.