PlayStation Store taken down in Korea in compliance with new law

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A new "Game Industry Promotion Act" going into effect in South Korea on July 1 will make it illegal for an online service to ask someone under 18 to verify the account with their real name or age.

In response, Sony is taking down the PlayStation Store in that region, pending compliance with the law. Sony hopes to resume PSN service sometime this year. Online multiplayer will continue to be available through PSN, and the PlayStation Store will remain open for PSP and PS Vita users.

This decision seems to have been a sudden one for Sony – it announced a sale on 2K games through PSN the same day, just before announcing the closure of the store.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/20/playstation-store-taken-down-in-korea-in-compliance-with-new-law/#comments

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PhracturePosted:

SovietRussia
Frog
A_Wiggly_PP Sony is always getting into some kind of trouble somewhere in the world lol


So true xD


They are always in trouble. Whether they are getting hacked or sued or being affected by laws D:


Yes poor sony! lol the ps3 isn't THAT bad.

SovietRussiaPosted:

Frog
A_Wiggly_PP Sony is always getting into some kind of trouble somewhere in the world lol


So true xD


They are always in trouble. Whether they are getting hacked or sued or being affected by laws D:

KatsumiPosted:

I heard of this. It has something to do with the KSSN issue i think

M1014Posted:

So people in Korea cant buy stuff like map packs, that kind of stuff ????

BritishColumbiaPosted:

A_Wiggly_PP Sony is always getting into some kind of trouble somewhere in the world lol


lol yea they lost so much money since the last year

FrogPosted:

A_Wiggly_PP Sony is always getting into some kind of trouble somewhere in the world lol


So true xD

A_Wiggly_PPPosted:

Sony is always getting into some kind of trouble somewhere in the world lol

BritishColumbiaPosted:

Mawdz looks like many koreans will be switching to xbox soon


lol yea Xbox sales are gonna go up

GawdPosted:

lol glad i dont live in Korea!

BankPosted:

-LOST- What is this world coming to!
I'm glad I live in a free country even though this wouldn't affect me


Thinking the exact same thing dude.