Cum am tot vorbit mai devreme pe toate forumurile posibile, incluzand si consolegames.ro, despre imposibilitatea de a download-a noul pachet "Map Pack 2" pentru "Call of Duty: World at War", si despre faptul ca Microsoft a inclus un test-ban pentru toate ip-urile care nu sunt din tara in care ai contul, iata ca a venit si confirmarea indirecta a celor spuse in legatura cu ban-ul, pe forumul oficial CoD:WaW:


"Hi all,

With Map Pack 2 now released, I wanted to address a question circulating the forums regarding certain regions of the world that are not able to download any of the World at War DLC.

Microsoft has a "geo-fencing" policy with games like Call of Duty: World at War. This means that you may only purchase the Map Packs if your internet connection is physically located in the country where your LIVE account exists. The policy exists to ensure that you can't download content that is not allowed in your region.
  • For example:
  • If you are an US serviceman living abroad with a US Xbox 360, you can not purchase the Map Packs until you are back in the US.
  • If you are a German, living in Italy with a German Xbox LIVE account, you can not purchase the Map Packs unless your IP address is located in Germany
  • If you are living in any country which does not have it's own Xbox LIVE marketplace, like Poland, you are probably part of the UK Marketplace. You can not purchase the Map Packs, unless you are physically located in the UK.
I'd like to be clear that this restriction is nothing we have control over at Treyarch or Activision and there is unfortunately nothing we can do about it. If you have purchased Microsoft Points with the intent to download Map Pack 2, and realize you are unable to due to this �geo-fencing� (as it�s referred to), the best you can do is contact Xbox LIVE customer support and tell them that you had intended to purchase the Map Pack and are unable to do so.

It�s important to note that the vast majority of players will be unaffected by this so shouldn�t worry � but for the small percentage of players in non-supported regions, we sympathize with your frustration.

Regards,
-JD"

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Desi este doar pentru un anumit joc, Call of Duty: WaW, acesta poate fii doar inceputul unui sfarsit pentru tarile "ne-oficiale" Microsoft, printre care si Romania: "Geo-fencing". Se stie clar ca din toamna vor aparea mai multe servicii LIVE printre care si Sky TV pentru UK, Last.fm, Facebook, Instant games etc., servicii care cer anumite implementari in structura retelei LIVE pentru o functionare "instantanee si cursiva" dupa cum o numesc cei de la departamentul de P.R. Microsoft, iar pentru a avea o claritate in functionarea si adimistrarea noilor servicii "revolutionare" vor trebui curatate gradinile de toate "buruienile straine".

Cum la convetia E3 sau la alte evenimente recente de anul acesta, Microsoft, desi a facut valuri mari cu o viitoarele servicii LIVE pentru Xbox 360, nu a pomenit nimic despre extinderea pietei si in alte tari din Uniunea Europeana (Romania, Bulgaria, Ungaria, Grecia, Cehia etc.) si se pare ca vor aparea din ce in ce mai multe restrictii de continut exclusiv (jocurile arcade si indie, add-ons, map packs, etc) in ceea ce priveste ip-urile fizice "straine", chiar daca acele ip-uri au conturi in tari oficiale LIVE si platesc pentru serviciile respective.

In 16 Iunie, 2009, Xbox LIVE va fii oprit pentru "imbunatatiri tehnice si pregatirea pentru noul continut" dupa cum a-ti citit fiecare membru LIVE. Va las pe fiecare in parte sa comentati ghilimele de rigoare.