853:(SNES) and the Super Famicom use differences in cartridge cases. A Super NES cartridge will not fit in a Super Famicom/PAL SNES slot due to its different shape and two pieces of plastic in the SNES slot prevent Super Famicom cartridges from being inserted in the SNES. PAL SNES carts can be fully inserted in Japanese consoles, but a similar chip to the 10NES, called the CIC, prevents PAL games from being played in NTSC consoles and vice versa. While physical modification of the cases (either console or cartridges) is needed to play games from the different regions, in order to play games of different TV systems, a hardware modification is also needed. Region locks could be bypassed using special unlicensed cartridge adapters such as
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the power switch is turned on, thus, inserting an
American or European cart will make it impossible to use on a Japanese Mega Drive (though minor modifications to the plastic locks in the systems will bypass this). The console’s main board, however, was designed with language and frequency jumper sets which originally activated features in the same ROM for different regions. This feature was later used to enable software-based regional locks that display warning messages that prevent the game from being played. Switches, instead of the jumpers, were used to bypass the locks. In region-locked games, if there is a multiple language feature, it can be changed with the switches after the game has booted-up (as with the case of
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the device manufacturer and country/region of purchase (and the mobile operator, if the device features cellular connectivity). Microsoft believes region locking is necessary because these display languages (which contains additional features like text suggestions, speech languages, and supplementary fonts) can take up a significant amount of storage, which leaves less space for data and media and impacts device performance. For cellular-connected devices, some mobile operators may choose not to support particular languages. For example, a wireless carrier in North
America may not feel comfortable supporting European languages.
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country. Furthermore, the device may not work properly in some circumstances, such as
Samsung Pay. An unlocked device purchased in these above markets can only work on other service providers within the same market where the device was purchased from, and so on, despite having the bands to work on other networks. For example, if one buys an XAA/OYM device in the United States but one is now living in China and using a Chinese SIM, the active CSC will not be changed to CHC/OYM, because the firmware does not include CHC in the multi-CSC file. As a result, the new SIM card cannot be used in a device made for another market.
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present within the EU’s borders. Users who travel out of the EU can continue accessing alternative app marketplaces for a grace period of 30 days. Users who are away from the EU for too long would lose access to these features; they can continue using previously installed apps but are unable to update or install apps from 3rd party app stores.
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version of
Firmware 6.20, preventing owners of such PSPs from installing the Comic Book Viewer and the TV Streaming applications. As the applications are installed through a PC, and users from the region are not blocked from downloading them, it is possible to install them on non-Asian PSPs that have been imported into the region.
421:(PSR19) as a new form of regional lockout. This means, for example, while both the US and Japan are Region A, some American discs will not play on devices/software configured for Japan or vice versa, since the two countries have different country codes. (For example, the United States is "US" (21843 or
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As of the Galaxy Tab S6, Wi-Fi only devices are no longer region locked, and the Call and Text on Other
Devices features on those devices can work on SIM cards from most regions (excluding mainland China and Indonesia). All regions (except for mainland China and Indonesia) share the same CSC in their
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As of 2022, Samsung has simplified most CSCs into a larger one. Assume that all service providers are supported for each region. For example, if one buys an XAR/OXM tablet in the United States but one is now living in Taiwan and using a
Chinese phone with a Taiwanese SIM card paired to an XAR tablet,
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One method to bypass printer-region-coding is to store empty cartridges from the old region and refill them with the ink of cartridges from the new region, but many modern ink cartridges have chips and sensors to prevent refilling, which makes the process more difficult. On the
Internet, one can find
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games, UMD movies are locked by region. However, Sony has confirmed that it is possible to implement region-locking on the PSP, and the firmware will disable features based on region. For example, Asian region PSPs will not display the "Extras" option on the XMB despite having been upgraded to the US
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for the NES differed between Japan and other markets, using a different number of pins. As the
Famicom (the Japanese model) used slightly smaller cartridges, Japanese games could not fit into NES consoles without an adapter (and even with that, they could still not use the extra sound functionalities
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On computers, the DVD region can usually be changed five times. Windows uses three region counters: its own one, the one of the DVD drive, and the one of the player software (occasionally, the player software has no region counter of its own, but uses that of
Windows). After the fifth region change,
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from the region the phone was sold in. A spokesperson clarified the policy, stating that it was intended to prevent grey-market reselling, and that it only applied to the first SIM card inserted. For devices to use a SIM card from other regions, one of the following actions totaling five minutes or
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also uses region codes. Their printers are shipped with neutral "factory" ink sticks with no region coding. Upon the installation of the first new ink stick after these factory sticks, the machine will set a region code based on the installed ink stick and will only accept ink stick for that region
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was initially planned to have a region blocking policy that would have prevented its use outside its region in an effort to curb parallel importing. Microsoft later reversed the policy and the final retail version of the console was not region-locked. It was reported, though, that the console would
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are not used. The power voltages for the add-on will vary depending on the region, therefore requiring voltage converters to prevent damage to the add-on. For instance, the
Japanese Mega-CD will work in the Genesis, however it does not use the same AC voltage as the Genesis or the American Sega CD.
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region. Once activated, the software can also be used in and download updates from other regions as long as the license is valid. Problems may arise when the license must be renewed, or if the software must be reinstalled, in a region other than the one where it was bought. The region is identified
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Since Blu-ray discs are cheaper in America than in Japan, American releases of Japanese anime series are often protected in that way to prevent reversal importations. Some discs check whether the country code is US or Canada (sometimes also Mexico) and play only in these countries, others allow all
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To prevent non-EU users from accessing the additional features introduced in iOS 17.4, Apple has put in place measures which include: requiring a user's Apple ID region to be set to one of the EU’s 27 member states, and performing routine on-device geolocation checks to ensure a user is physically
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for computers, not all display languages are preinstalled/available for download on all devices with an OEM license of Windows. Users may not see all the display languages listed as options on the device or as options available for download as separate language packs. These exact options depend on
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cartridges have a different shape and will not fit in the Genesis or PAL Mega Drive slot, which have the same shape (although the Genesis 3 in the US will accept Japanese titles due to its wider slot.) Japanese Mega Drive systems have a piece of plastic that slides in a place of the cartridge when
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Some programs (e.g., games) are distributed in different versions for NTSC and PAL computers. In some cases, to avoid grey market imports or international software piracy, they are designed not to run on a computer with the wrong TV system. Other programs can run on computers with both TV systems.
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Unlike DVD regions, Blu-ray regions are verified only by the player software, not by the computer system or the drive. The region code is stored in a file or the registry, and there are hacks to reset the region counter of the player software. In stand-alone players, the region code is part of the
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discs can be played in Japanese consoles, but most Japanese games are locked for American and European consoles. Like in the Mega Drive/Genesis, the use of a switch will circumvent the region-lock but won't change the language. In addition, the use of certain unlicensed backup/RAM cartridges will
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in Mainland China. This version of the console can still play cartridge-based games from any region, however they can only connect to Chinese servers. Thus, it cannot access any game updates, DLC or online modes from games in other regions, or download said games digitally. Conversely, all other
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If the phone/tablet was purchased in any of these countries and the SIM card is from a different region, they cannot be used together. Although the restriction can be removed after using a local SIM card to make a call for at least 5 minutes, it only removes the restrictions for that particular
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The same rules still apply as usual, however, not all the countries will be unlocked for use. For example, if one buys a DBT/OXM device in Germany but one is now living in Portugal and using a Portuguese SIM, the active CSC is potentially TPH/OXM, which makes the new SIM card usable in the new
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Samsung has changed the region locking policy completely since it was first introduced in 2013. Previously, the CSC was generally decided based on which region the phone was meant for, and it could be changed by user input. The SIM card now plays a central role in deciding what CSC is active.
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must be used in conjunction with a US-region game. More specifically, the PS3's file system includes region-of-origin, so DLC cannot be shared between different region games much like save files cannot. Also, the PSN Store is tied to each user's PSN account, and payment methods for PSN is also
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code showed a new system internally called “countryd” was added to precisely determine the user’s location, to enforce restrictions determined by government regulators. The system gathers multiple data sources, such as: current GPS location, country code from the Wi-Fi router, and information
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media formats all support the use of region coding; DVDs use eight region codes (Region 7 is reserved for future use; Region 8 is used for "international venues", such as airplanes and cruise ships), and Blu-ray Discs use three region codes corresponding to different areas of the world. Most
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to enforce the regional lockout. Steam also enforces a form of regional lockout in adherence to German law by offering to German users special versions of some games with banned content – most notably swastikas – replaced. Steam is also used to restrict the release of the PC port of
2393:"PSA for Nintendo Switch owners: Game cartridges released for the Tencent Nintendo Switch will not work on global Nintendo Switch consoles. For example, NSMBU Deluxe will be published on Jan 15th by Tencent in China. This cartridge will ONLY work on the Tencent Nintendo Switch"
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released in 1993/1994 lacks the 10NES chip, and can play PAL and unlicensed games, although Famicom games still need a converter. The Famicom does not include a 10NES chip, but is still unable to play imports unless an adapter is used, due to the different size of the media.
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are fully region-free. In the case of the former, only the physical and digital games that cannot be played on earlier DS models are region-locked. The latter's region lock strictly applies to all software designed for it, with the only exception being the application
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slot on these systems has the same pinout from its Japanese counterpart, but they cannot run Japanese and SG-1000 cards due to lack of a certain code in the ROM header. This can be circumvented by removing the BIOS IC from it. However, some European-only games such as
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0x5553), Japan is "JP" (19024 or hex 0x4a50), and Canada is "CA" (17217 or hex 0x4341).) Although there are only three Blu-ray regions, the country code allows much more precise control of the regional distribution of Blu-ray Discs than the six (or eight) DVD regions.
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region-locked. For example, a user with a Japanese PSN account will only be able to access the Japanese PSN store despite owning a US PS3, and can only pay for a game with a Japanese PSN gift card or Japanese credit card. However, with a few rare exceptions, notably
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the active CSC on both devices is potentially BRI/OXM, which makes the paired phone usable in the new region. However, if the SIM card is from mainland China, it cannot be paired with the tablet, since mainland China (CHN) is not part of the OXM multi-CSC file.
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such as the Everdrive can also be used to boot any regional Mega-CD BIOS from the SD card. Different region Mega-CD consoles will also work with different region Mega Drive/Genesis systems, however they often carry the risk of damaging the add-on if the proper
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identifies a US IP address, and a non-US version (with working Blu-ray-ripping feature). Some webpages allow the download of the non-US version also from the US (they store the non-US version directly and do not use download links to the developer's homepage).
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have a different shape from the Japanese cartridge connector, meaning Sega Mark III and SG-1000 games are incompatible with it. A BIOS included prevents Japanese cartridges (both Mark III and SG-1000) to be used on Western systems, even with adapters. The
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A regional lockout may be enforced for several reasons, such as to stagger the release of a certain product, to avoid losing sales to the product's foreign publisher, to maximize the product's impact in a certain region through localization, to hinder
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Likewise, the European Mega-CD will work on a Japanese Mega Drive or Genesis, but the differences in AC voltage are more staggering compared to a Japanese Mega-CD in a Genesis. In such cases, using a step-up (or step-down) converter is recommended.
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in American consoles will freeze on the Sega license screen with a region-swapped CD-R copy). Furthermore, third party accessories exist that can bypass the regional-lockouts of Sega Mega-CD games, inserted into the main console's cartridge slot.
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are region free. Although publishers could choose to region-lock specific games based on a mechanism that allows for the game to query the model of the PS3, none did so during the first three years after the PS3's launch. In the case of
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from that point forward. "Officially, " only three starter ink sticks per color can be used; then, the printer will no longer accept them and will want region-coded ink sticks to be inserted, but there are workarounds for that problem.
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the system is locked to that region. In modern DVD drives (type RPC-2), the region lock is saved to its hardware, so that even reinstalling Windows or using the drive with a different computer will not unlock the drive again.
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are not region-locked, although it is still possible to develop region-locked games. Sony's official stance is that they discourage developers from region-locking and will only relent in special cases (as with the PS3
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printer cartridges have been regionalised since 2004. Thus they do not work in printers with a different region code, unless the user calls technical support for the device to be reassigned to the appropriate region.
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Regional lockouts in video games have been achieved by several methods, such as hardware/software authentication, slot pin-out change, differences in cartridge cases, IP blocking and online software patching. Most
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There are provisions in place to restrict iOS features in specific locations, which include both hard-coding techniques (e.g device model variants for different countries) and soft-coding techniques. For example,
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A game's region is recognized by the console using the 10NES chip. If the chip inside the cartridge conflicts with the chip inside the console, the game will not boot. The 10NES chip also doubled as a form of
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are region-locked, but some games are region-free and will play in any region. Digital content through Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 and original Xbox are also region-locked, such as DLC, movies, and apps.
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has regional locking on NTSC systems, making PAL games unplayable on them. However, the PAL versions of the Atari 7800 can run NTSC games, but still suffering from the same problems the Atari 2600 had.
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sells its anti-virus products at different prices in different regions and uses regionalized activation codes. A program bought in a country of a region can be activated in another country of the
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print cartridges for the Pixma MP 480 will not work in printers of that type with a different region code either (even when listed on the packaging of the Canon printer cartridges in question).
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or a hardware device, outside a certain region or territory. A regional lockout may be enforced through physical means, through technological means such as detecting the user's
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number (which may be impossible to verify). A number of other games using regional lockout are rare but do exist. One of the examples of this is the Windows version of
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trilogy to Japanese-only versions of the games. Besides the law and licensing issues, there is also a financial reason for Steam to region lock their games, since in
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A new form of Blu-ray region coding tests not only the region of the player/player software, but also its country code, repurposing a user setting intended for
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Some stand-alone Blu-ray players and player programs allow to change the country code (e.g. via the parental lock) and can bypass this protection like that.
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by the IP address (there is no activation possible without Internet connection), so the use of VPN or a proxy is recommended to circumvent the restriction.
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game discs no longer have region codes. The region variant of a game can be identified by the rating label and SKU ID on the spine of the disc case.
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UAE: After a decade of ban, Apple's FaceTime video service appears to be functioning again - Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
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or performing a disk-swap when the console starts. In the case of the PlayStation 2, a Swap Magic disc can be used to bypass regional locks.
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refilling instructions for various cartridge models. Another method is have ink cartridges from the old region shipped to the new region.
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Similar to AUS region, games with ASI region have a different version due to censorship, content edits, or regional language differences.
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or using an identifying code, or through unintentional means introduced by devices only supporting certain regional technologies (such as
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versions of the Nintendo Switch are unable to play cartridge-based games made by Tencent specifically for the Chinese Nintendo Switch.
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also allow a console to play games from different regions, except for games that use proprietary ROM-RAM carts. Games from different
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only contains content for its own country. For example, the EU store will not supply usable map packs for an imported US copy of
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font in ROM, which is required by a few games. When such games can't find the font, they can get locked or rendered unplayable.
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to US and Europe only due to Sony having an exclusivity deal with Konami in Asia, and to restrict the Asian release of the
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Applicable for Versions 8.0.0 and later. This region is less common in terms of number of titles, compared to JPN/USA/EUR.
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language settings in Windows (e.g., to Canadian English) or patches could unlock these features in the two countries.
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in Western systems), are both Japan-exclusive games, but if run on Western units, they will be fully translated.
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Before version 8.0.0, most Asian countries belonged to the Americas, just like with the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
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is not available in the UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia due to government restrictions on VoIP services.
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3330:"Apple Releases iOS 17.4 and iPadOS 17.4 With EU App Changes, New Emoji, Podcast Transcripts and More"
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2614:"Atlus explains Persona 4 Arena's region lock, expresses surprise at 'force' of community disapproval"
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for the PlayStation 3 systems is region-matched with the game itself. For example, DLC from the US
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of the Famicom due to their differing hardware). Official adapters existed inside early copies of
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2643:"Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Will Not Be Region Locked for North and South America"
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movies. Additionally, some games separate online players per region, such as
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3140:"HP Printers - Find and Install Cartridges after Moving to Another Country"
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2884:"Game One - What is up with PS4/PS5 game region? How do you identify them?"
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2721:"What Region Is My PlayStation? – 2K Support"
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2286:"Nintendo Switch Will Be Region Free - IGN"
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3297:Weatherbed, Jess (March 5, 2024).
2423:"Yes, DSi Carts are Region Locked"
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16:Type of digital rights management
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2898:"Title IDs - PS5 Developer wiki"
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2421:Craig Harris (2009-09-22).
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1957:XAC: North America (Canada)
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3001:"Changing Netflix region"
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1981:ILO: Middle East (Israel)
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19:Not to be confused with
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2457:April 25, 2016, at the
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2485:"Sony Execs Talk PS3"
1824:Samsung Galaxy Note 3
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21:Lockout (news filing)
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1448:Power Base Converter
1389:Asia (except Japan)
1284:PlayStation Portable
1231:Asia (except Japan)
1129:downloadable content
1090:Way of the Samurai 3
889:NTSC-K (South Korea)
586:TOUCH: Designed for
459:Amplify Weak Sectors
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3430:Market segmentation
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2114:Digital Markets Act
1978:CAU: CIS (Caucasus)
1916:B: Europe & CIS
1888:U/U1: United States
1744:Greenland, EU, EFTA
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544:Region 7: Elsewhere
91:improve the article
3058:2015-02-06 at the
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1822:Starting from the
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1664:Final Fantasy XIII
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463:Protected PC Games
242:possibly contains
164:"Regional lockout"
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2095:An inspection of
2063:Google Play store
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1899:All other regions
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