Sony shut down Lik-Sang

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Sony

Ultimately, we're trying to protect consumers from being sold hardware that does not conform to strict EU or UK consumer safety standards, due to voltage supply differences et cetera; is not - in PS3's case - backwards compatible with either PS1 or PS2 software; will not play European Blu-Ray movies or DVDs; and will not be covered by warranty.

Makes it sound like they're upholding some noble duty to their customers...but as you can see from all those comments following the article...