▁of ▁this ▁is ▁the ▁Windows ▁version ▁of ▁The ▁Orange ▁Box , ▁which ▁uses ▁Ste am ▁to ▁en force ▁the ▁regional ▁lock out . ▁Ste am ▁also ▁enfor ces ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁regional ▁lock out ▁in ▁ad her ence ▁to ▁German ▁law ▁by ▁offering ▁to ▁German ▁users ▁special ▁versions ▁of ▁some ▁games ▁with ▁b anned ▁content ▁– ▁most ▁not ably ▁Sw ast ik as ▁– ▁replaced . ▁Ste am ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁PC ▁port ▁of ▁Metal ▁G ear ▁R ising : ▁Re ven ge ance ▁to ▁US ▁and ▁Europe ▁only ▁due ▁to ▁Sony ▁having ▁an ▁exclus ivity ▁deal ▁with ▁Kon ami ▁in ▁Asia , ▁and ▁to ▁restrict ▁the ▁Asian ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁XIII ▁tr il ogy ▁to ▁Japanese - only ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁games . ▁Besides ▁the ▁law ▁and ▁lic ens ing ▁issues , ▁there ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁financial ▁reason ▁for ▁Ste am ▁to ▁region ▁lock ▁their ▁games , ▁since ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁other ▁C IS ▁countries ▁prices ▁of ▁games ▁on ▁Ste am ▁are ▁much ▁lower ▁than ▁in ▁the ▁EU ▁or ▁North ▁America . ▁ ▁Pr inter s ▁H ew lett - Pack ard ▁printer ▁cart rid ges ▁have ▁been ▁regional ised ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁Thus ▁they ▁do ▁not ▁work ▁in ▁printer s ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁region ▁code , ▁unless ▁the ▁user ▁calls ▁technical ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁device ▁to ▁be ▁re ass igned ▁to ▁the ▁appropriate ▁region . ▁ ▁H P ▁printer s ▁have ▁four ▁regions : ▁ ▁Amer icas ,