Games Region lock mean ?

[Joseph Nasif]

so i want to buy a game but it will be region lock , so i dont what what that mean can anyone explain it to me ?

[spartaman64]

if you try to play it outside the region it was in then it wont work

[Joseph Nasif]

2 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

if you try to play it outside the region it was in then it wont work

that mean this game is for only for a certain region and will work only there ?

[spartaman64]

1 minute ago, Joseph Nasif said:

that mean this game is for only for a certain region and will work only there ?

yes i believe so

[Joseph Nasif]

1 minute ago, spartaman64 said:

yes i believe so

okay thanks  

[SageOfSpice]

3 minutes ago, spartaman64 said:

if you try to play it outside the region it was in then it wont work

Essentially this. There are region locked consoles, and then there are region locked games and keys. You don't have to be in the region to play the game or anything stupid, but you do need a console with the bios of that region to be able to play games of that region. With keys, I don't think you can redeem them unless you're in that local.

[Joseph Nasif]

5 minutes ago, SageOfSpice said:

Essentially this. There are region locked consoles, and then there are region locked games and keys. You don't have to be in the region to play the game or anything stupid, but you do need a console with the bios of that region to be able to play games of that region. With keys, I don't think you can redeem them unless you're in that local.

so i have to change the region from my console to play that ? and is it safe ?

[GreezyJeezy]

2 minutes ago, Joseph Nasif said:

so i have to change the region from my console to play that ? and is it safe ?

its not that easy. just find a copy that is not region locked. there usally are global keys and then region locked ones 

[Squirrel724]

10 hours ago, Joseph Nasif said:

so i have to change the region from my console to play that ? and is it safe ?

No, the region for both the game and the console needs to match. This means if you want to play a game purchased in america you need a console purchased in america. If you want to play a game from japan you need a console from japan. Unless you are importing your games or consoles from other countries you don't need to worry about it.

[LogicalDrm]

11 hours ago, Joseph Nasif said:

so i have to change the region from my console to play that ? and is it safe ?

 

With consoles it works like said below. With PC its taken from you ISP's host address (physical location of link point ). In order to play region locked PC game, you need to use VPN to change location.

 

1 hour ago, Squirrel724 said:

No, the region for both the game and the console needs to match. This means if you want to play a game purchased in america you need a console purchased in america. If you want to play a game from japan you need a console from japan. Unless you are importing your games or consoles from other countries you don't need to worry about it.