Scoop - Games Playstation 3 zoned soon!

**jamal94** · 10-20-2010,01:49 PM

While Sony had surprised everyone by not only zonant games on PS3, unlike the PS2 or the PS1, it seems that this idea can be challenged in the near future.
Since the advent of the SDK 3.50, it is possible for official developers restrict their Playstation 3 games at a specific region. For information, be aware that verification of the region of the disk was in fact quietly implemented since the 3.30 firmware but was not yet usable by the studios.
Here are screenshots from a Playstation 3 when trying to launch a drive to a "bad area".

The following an audit of this same disc into console development.

If any games yet so far does this "feature", however it is likely that it will be in the coming months.

Main Source: Scoop - Les jeux Playstation 3 bientôt zonés !

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**subcon959** · 10-20-2010,02:17 PM

Is this going to affect playing backups?

**sonnyz** · 10-20-2010,02:51 PM

Originally Posted by subcon959

Is this going to affect playing backups?

Not at the moment since this is only relating to the 3.5 firmware that isn't available to Jailbreakers.

**Muffy** · 10-22-2010,05:44 AM

If anything it could benefit the legalities of backups etc. One of the main reasons MrModchips won his case against Sony was the fact the modchips allowed you to play imported games.

I automatically presumed this was one the reasons Sony made the ps3 region free.

**itsMoeyy** · 10-22-2010,07:01 AM

This is nothing.

By the time they release that, we'll have devs working on a patch that allows games from any region to be playable.

Once the scene broadens, basically anythings possbile :S

**albionsblade** · 10-22-2010,12:43 PM

It will probably end up as easy to alter as the 3.42 to 3.41 edit was.

**ModIT** · 10-22-2010,05:46 PM

Well, this is a really really stupid move...
Like someone said: If Sony goes back to region locked games, then they legalize mod-chips...Can't believe, that they will be so stupid.

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