Witcher 3 gifts - region lock?

There've been cases when games were retroactively locked, so even if it is not there now, it may appear later.

if you still have it in your inventory you lost,
if you have already activated the game it will stay forver.

i own several titles that have region locks by now (South Park, Mortal Kombat 9, ...)

If you bought a version of the game from outside your region, there is always a risk it will lock without warning. Don't expect Steam to give you any favours.

southpark is coming again :D

not regio locked, but it has cross region trading and gifting lock

If you buy it from store why should it be locked, lol.... By that I mean, why should it be locked for your region.

If you are just buying the game, you are ok, but if you are trade buying then you should be worrying.

when South Park was locked retroactively, people who already activated the game could play.

when Thief was retro-locked, people who activated could not play, i believe.

i took the chance and bought the cheap RU version while i could and activated it, seems it will work.

The RU version can't be activated right now. The copies that were bought before the RU version was introduced though are still completely region free.

If you buy it on gog.com, it's definitely not region locked. And cheaper, too.

If u buy a Russia copy now it IS locked, but If You bought it before the lock it is still region free.

The Witcher Trilogy was the only way to get it unlocked and still region free, but that is locked now too.

i'll wait the enanched edition...i dont do the same mistake 2 times..Bought the wiotcher 1 retail when it was released (a bit later..1 mounth i guess) and myy old salves wont working with the patch...but i loved the game. Preordered retail version of The witcher 2 and barely i can play it..due to the high numbwers of patch and issues at launch...played half the game and never finished it..upgraded days ago to Enajnched and activated on GOG..i will play it form beginning...but now i never preorder a game at full price, the region lock is one more reason to not buy it at launch.i will buy it cheaper and patched later. problem solved

milane sta se radi ?

Unfortunately I am not an expert on these things, but when I got The Witcher 3 Gift from my Russian friend that I had done it for a birthday gift, I went into my inventory and there was The Witcher 3 without the red "This game you can activate / play with these countries, "and this writing was not there and so I turned quietly, but when I went to see details of account was" the Witcher 3 RU, "that does not seem fair that put blocking, because many others here, have had the same "trick" and there was no notice of Steam, so in theory for those who have it activated before a future Region-Lock can play safely and change the language of his country? In the end it is the fault of Steam if you have not notified of these "restrictions".