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[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 14 points 5 months ago (1 children)

whats with the [cant by in] in the title?

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@lemmy.today 7 points 5 months ago (1 children)

can't buy in. As in the games aren't available in Japan via Steam. Original title gave the impression that they were locked to only be available in Japan.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

just to clarify for my smoothbrain, are japanese publishers locking the japanese market out of their games?

[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 10 points 5 months ago

Second sentence of the article.

Japanese game publishers making Steam releases unavailable for their countrymen has been a thing for years, but Steam’s recent popularity boom in Japan may be nudging things in the right direction.