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Sony does not remove purchase restrictions from Helldivers 2 on steam and also adds them to Ghost of Tsushima (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] bigredcar 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Geoblocking shouldn't be a thing, unless it's for a good reason like sanctions. It's called the Internet (International Network) for a reason. If Coca Cola can operate in nearly every country, why can't Sony?

[–] stephan262 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure internet means internetwork, as in between networks. There's also intranets, which are limited access web networks.

You are right that geoblocking really shouldn't be a thing, it's existence is thanks to varying laws and regulations, and most annoyingly, IP distribution contracts.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

I’m pretty sure internet means internetwork, as in between networks.

Yes you're right. I'm one of the operators of network AS559 and we have loads of interconnections to other networks, a supermajority of those is within our small nation. The international ones do make for a lot of traffic though :-)