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PSN Video Store Is Region Locked For Canada

July 16, 2008 in News comments 4

NextGen Player recently discovered that the PSN Video Store is region locked - and - Canada among the countries that has been locked out. It looks like online video renting isn't coming to Canada after all.

So as an extremely excited PS3 owner, I rushed home after work today so I could experience the brand spankin' new PSN Video Store. To my surprise, the store (which went live yesterday) was not appearing when I logged into the Playstation Store. After a little investigation, it would seem that the Video Store is region locked, and us Canadians have been locked out.
paulhunter via nextgenplayer.com »
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    Shadow of Death* Jul 17, 08
    DAMMIT >_<

    Well, I didn't plan on getting the videos anyhow. Not unless I REALLY wanted to see a given video, and it had a subtitle option >_>

    I'm sure Canada (and other regions) will get the video store. It won't have as many videos, I'm sure, and it may take a while, but it should come....

    Same with X-Box live video store. Canada didn't have it at first, but we've got some videos now....
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    Gutter_Tech Jul 17, 08
    just sign up for a US account too and you'll be right as rain. i have a US (where i live), a EUR, and a JAP. you wont get in trouble for doing it (atleast as far as i know) ive been doing it for a while now.
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    Mnmfan* Jul 17, 08
    I have a US account too but the Videostore is locked for me as well. Pressing X on the Videostore does nothing for me.
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    Project Genesis Jul 17, 08
    mmaybe if you make your first account USA. i dont even have PSN working yet, and if they plan to block Canadaians for anything else, I will be very pissed. I'm tempted to call it discrimination.

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