Hacking Are VPKs region locked?

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Hi all,

I see online that some VPKs have regions associated with them, does this matter or not? I thought the Vita was region free, can anyone clarify this for me?

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Doesn't matter, they will run fine.

The only issue I can see is if you were to obtain trophies for a download-only game that isn't available in your country. This could be enough for Sony to ban your PSN/console. I'm not saying they will, but theoretically they could.
 
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Vita is region free. The main reason why dumps have a region attached is because of differences in the contents (e.g. EU dumps usually have more European languages included). There's also something about how updates/DLCs are region locked, however the scene isn't quite far enough to give us definitive information on that yet.
 
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No , vita is a region free console but I think some game updates and dlc are region locked
 
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HarEllis6202 said:
The software is region locked to whatever psn store (i.e. Japanese,Chinese,american etc) But the console is region free like the ps3 and maybe the ps4? i dont own one so idk
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My understanding is that the PS4 is region-free for physical games, but the online store, DLC, and multiplayer capabilities are locked.
 
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My understanding is that the PS4 is region-free for physical games, but the online store, DLC, and multiplayer capabilities are locked.
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Thats very interesting...I wonder if the ps vita has the base limitation of online play out of region. But regardless the ps3 left me optimistic that anything is possible
 
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