Microsoft confirmed this morning that, yes, the Xbox One will be region locked. For those of you who don’t know what this means, it means that you cannot purchase Xbox One games from an international source and have them play on your locally purchased Xbox One. For most, this won’t be too much of an issue, but others find it yet another bullet point on an ever-increasing list of disappointments of the Xbox One.
While many consoles are region locked, the PS3 was not. Gamers could purchase games from anywhere in the world without having to worry about being able to play them on their system. Sony has yet to announce whether or not the PS4 will be region locked, but it would be a wise move for them to keep their system region-free.
The announcement comes as no surprise to many fans. The Xbox and Xbox 360 were both also region locked, as is tradition, it seems, with Microsoft.
