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Is PS3 Region free for movies ?

  • 17-07-2007 2:12pm
    #1
    muppetkiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys sorry if it's been asked before but as my buddy is heading to the states next week I might pick one up at the reduced price :)

    I understand it's region free for games but what about blueray movies ?
    Cheers,


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  • #2
    Villain
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    Nope PS3 is not region free for movies plus its not region free for PS2 or PS1 games only PS3 games are region free, having said all that I bought a PS3 in Hong Kong and I have no issues with it, I can play all PS3 games and region free movies.


  • #3
    muppetkiller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭muppetkiller


    So it's not region free for movies ..but the movies themselves at present don't seem to be regioned ?


  • #4
    Villain
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    Blu-Ray movies are region locked but some are region free here is a good list:
    http://80.161.213.38:81/


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    PS3 games are region free, no problem there. But an american PS3 will not play irish(pal) PS2/PS1 games or dvd's. A lot of blu ray movies are region free but check before buying.


  • #6
    jones
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    my question is kinda related to this so sorry for hijacking the thread!!

    as i understand it PS3 games are (as of now) region free but will they stay that way?

    in other words if i buy a load of games from US will some future update of PS3 make these unplayable on European machine or am i safe enough???


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  • #7
    [Deleted User]
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    jones wrote:
    my question is kinda related to this so sorry for hijacking the thread!!

    as i understand it PS3 games are (as of now) region free but will they stay that way?

    in other words if i buy a load of games from US will some future update of PS3 make these unplayable on European machine or am i safe enough???

    I doubt it very much. The games themselves have no region coding so I doubt that an update to the PS3 would be able to block them. The game publisher could insert region coding into the game though but this is also unlikely.


  • #8
    jones
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭jones


    excellent!! hopefully your right cause with Euro to dollar exchange rates at the moment even with delivery its still cheaper to buy online from US than here.


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