South Korea Curfewing PSN and XBL

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SCE Korea has confirmed that it will be blocking access to the PlayStation Network for users under the age of 16 every night between midnight an 6am.

Microsoft is to implement a similar measure on Xbox Live, too.

Originally it was thought that games consoles would not be affected by new South Korean laws aiming to curb online games addiction, Kotaku reports, but this is now not the case.

In addition, from this Friday (November 18th) those aged under 16 will not be able to register a new PSN account.

Platform holders have complained about the short timeframe which they have been given to implement the new measures. Indeed, Sony has yet to confirm exactly how it will go about handling the situation.

The move will also hit Xbox Live, though Sony’s machine enjoys a far broader user base in the territory. Apparently Microsoft is considering simply shutting down its entire XBL network in the region for all users every night.

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Source: http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/psn-and-xbl-to-suffer-south-korean-shutdown/087359

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greg31277Posted:

SwAgGxNaStY There is no way for them to know your age when you purchase an xbox! Unless our retarded and put your real name


when you register you put your age like on xbox live when you put like my 08/08/1995 plus im 16 so wont effect me

ReconalPosted:

If sony and microsoft start working together it will be the end of the world as we know it!
But i like that microsoft will start to turn off XBL for the night since little kids that have a big mouth wont be able to get on XBL or PSN at night.

SwAgGxNaStYPosted:

There is no way for them to know your age when you purchase an xbox! Unless our retarded and put your real name

x-FreeBootPosted:

Stay_Throwed Don't know if you guys read the last sentence but it said Microsoft would be shutting it down for everyone why would they do that in the U.S. or the U.K.
it says in the region - the region is korea :P

Doggy_ShizzPosted:

quick change the day you were born go go go go!! lol

BicPosted:

Don't know if you guys read the last sentence but it said Microsoft would be shutting it down for everyone why would they do that in the U.S. or the U.K.

gokuss2Posted:

YAY now no more annoying little a$$ holes late at night!

CoderPosted:

TheMoDiiFii3r sucks to be them...
dont they even think about doing that in other countries...


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TheMoDiiFii3rPosted:

sucks to be them...
dont they even think about doing that in other countries...

TTGvDubstepPosted:

Sony and mircosoft kinda working together who could ever thought thAt


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