MaJ
06-10-2005, 02:17 PM
The price of computer games may fall following a landmark court ruling that allows Australians to buy cheap computer games overseas and play them on modified TV game consoles.
The High Court ruled today that it was legal to "mod-chip" Sony PlayStation game consoles so as to play games sold outside Australia.
Mod-chips are electronic devices that can be connected to consoles such as the PlayStation, allowing the use of games with non-Australian regional codes.
The consumer watchdog has argued in the Federal Court that the games industry unfairly uses regional coding to set different prices in different parts of the world.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/cour...8562920421.html (http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/court-allows-gamers-to-modify-consoles/2005/10/06/1128562920421.html)
The High Court ruled today that it was legal to "mod-chip" Sony PlayStation game consoles so as to play games sold outside Australia.
Mod-chips are electronic devices that can be connected to consoles such as the PlayStation, allowing the use of games with non-Australian regional codes.
The consumer watchdog has argued in the Federal Court that the games industry unfairly uses regional coding to set different prices in different parts of the world.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/cour...8562920421.html (http://www.smh.com.au/news/technology/court-allows-gamers-to-modify-consoles/2005/10/06/1128562920421.html)