Why were earlier gaming consoles region locked?

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How did the hardware know the software was foreign?

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To prevent people from buying a bunch of one product in a region where it’s cheaper and selling it at a markup in a region where it’s more expensive.

This is less of a concern now, with more or less equal pricing all around.

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