Gaming web sites publish articles on how to create PSN accounts in other regions[0] because this is common practice for gamers who care about imports (hence why

Gaming web sites publish articles on how to create PSN accounts in other regions[0] because this is common practice for gamers who care about imports (hence why Play-Asia will sell you out of region PSN gift cards). I imagine China is a special case because of the totalitarian dictatorship's restrictions on gaming and the fact that Playstation does business there which means they have to keep Winnie the Pooh[1] happy. The Chinese version of the PS5 seems to be region locked[2] which is not the case for PS5s sold in other countries. [0]: https://www.siliconera.com/how-to-make-a-japanese-ps4-and-ps5-account/ https://www.siliconera.com/how-to-make-a-japanese-ps4-and-ps... [1]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-win... [2]: https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/comments/x61kb7/ps5_chinese_region_locked/ https://www.reddit.com/r/playstation/comments/x61kb7/ps5_chi...