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Brendan Lowry

It's about time: Sony PlayStation finally gets rid of PC game region locks after an entire year — but some still remain

Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

PlayStation maker and publisher Sony has made a strong effort to expand into the PC gaming market in recent years, as the firm has brought many of its first-party PlayStation Studios console exclusives to Steam months or years after their original launch on PS4 and PS5.

This initiative has proven to be very successful, though it's been hampered by Sony effectively shooting itself in the foot by region locking its games and delisting them from sale in the 170+ countries where its PlayStation Network (PSN) isn't offered — even if those games don't require the use of a PSN account in the first place. Now, though, Sony is finally walking that decision back.

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