Shpamo Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 This is the first FM title that I can't purchase due to the region lock. I live in Japan and usually have no problems purchasing FM on Steam. However, this year I get the, "We apologize that we are not licensed to sell Football Manager 2016 in this territory", message from all sorts of online retailers including HumbleBundle and Steam. Gotta say I'm disappointed... I know Sega has a reputation for doing this (the Total War series is also unavailable for purchase in Japan), but for them to finally get their hands on FM which I pour hundreds of hours into - that's not cool. It might just be limited to Japan, or perhaps other Asian countries have been locked out too? Is there any way around this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamf Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 It happens with a few countries and there are a couple of ways around it. If you search for "region lock" you should find some threads about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bababui Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Perhaps someone could purchase it outside of Japan and gift it to you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Worth mentioning that it's not the fault of SI or SEGA, if local laws prevent the sale of a product then they & their retail partners have to abide by those laws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shpamo Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 It's SEGA. It always has been (you only need to look at the range of games they've published and prevented selling throughout Asia). I know SI have nothing to do with it. SEGA are the only publisher I know that are Japanese and don't like to sell their products in Japan (and elsewhere in Asia). Maybe there are stricter laws in China, for example, that prohibits sales, but why would a Japanese publisher not sell their own products in Japan? Koei are quite happy to do just that. On top of that, previous FMs are available to buy on Steam without a problem. Cheers everyone. I looked at that other the other threads. Looks like I'll have to give someone my Steam account temporarily and have them buy it on my account to make this work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabioke Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 It's SEGA. It always has been (you only need to look at the range of games they've published and prevented selling throughout Asia). I know SI have nothing to do with it. SEGA are the only publisher I know that are Japanese and don't like to sell their products in Japan (and elsewhere in Asia). Maybe there are stricter laws in China, for example, that prohibits sales, but why would a Japanese publisher not sell their own products in Japan? Koei are quite happy to do just that. On top of that, previous FMs are available to buy on Steam without a problem.Cheers everyone. I looked at that other the other threads. Looks like I'll have to give someone my Steam account temporarily and have them buy it on my account to make this work. You're getting mad at the wrong people. Do you really think that Sega doesn't want to sell in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePalestine Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Its down to copyright i would assume, just like we cant watch Premier League on saturdays at 3 pm but worldwide you can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdpoo Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 It's SEGA. It always has been (you only need to look at the range of games they've published and prevented selling throughout Asia). I know SI have nothing to do with it. SEGA are the only publisher I know that are Japanese and don't like to sell their products in Japan (and elsewhere in Asia). Maybe there are stricter laws in China, for example, that prohibits sales, but why would a Japanese publisher not sell their own products in Japan? Koei are quite happy to do just that. On top of that, previous FMs are available to buy on Steam without a problem.Cheers everyone. I looked at that other the other threads. Looks like I'll have to give someone my Steam account temporarily and have them buy it on my account to make this work. Don't do that. That is the same as using a VPN yourself, only with the added risk of being robbed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bababui Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Worth mentioning that it's not the fault of SI or SEGA, if local laws prevent the sale of a product then they & their retail partners have to abide by those laws. I wonder what those laws would be. Toyota sells cars in Japan Asahi sells beer in Japan Yakult sells their pro-biotic crap in Japan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bababui Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Its down to copyright i would assume, just like we cant watch Premier League on saturdays at 3 pm but worldwide you can Just what in FM would be subject to a Japanese copyright violation? There is no Japanese content. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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