Sony to region lock future games via 3.50 SDK?

[ebtank]

Apparently Sony may region lock NEW PS3 game releases via the new 3.50 SDK. PS3Gen reports on the story:

While Sony had surprised everyone by not only zoned 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 disc was in fact quietly implemented since the 3.30 firmware but was not yet usable by the studios.
no games so far does this however it is likely that it will be in the coming months.

quietly implemented since the 3.30 firmware "? What else have they quietly implemented?
So, we're going down from:

- Region free games
- OtherOS
- PS2 Backwards Compatibility
- 4 USB Ports
- Memory Card Reader
- Chrome & Gloss finish
- Restricted system

to:

- Non-region free games
- No OtherOS
- PSX Backwards Compatibility (or PS2 with a $99 dongle?)
- 2 USB Ports
- No memory card reader
- Ugly, matte finish
- VERY restricted system

[CoFree]

yea
the ps3 is on the way out fast

the fact that bluray did not catch on , has killed it
everyone that is anyone is just streaming or getting HD videos from the net one way or the other