PS3 - Is it multi region?

GTCole · 19 Jan 2007 at 12:59

As with the title, just a quick question really is it multi region?

Cheers

G

Azza · 19 Jan 2007 at 13:01

GTCole said:
As with the title, just a quick question really is it multi region?

Cheers

G

Games are region free at the moment. DVDs are not region free. A UK DVD (PAL i believe) doesnt work on a Hong Kong PS3 as I have found out.

Smit · 19 Jan 2007 at 13:52

Games, technically yes they are region free but certain parts are censored.

For example the news going around is that Resistance FoM is quite a bit more censored on a Japanese PS3 than it is on a US PS3

Joebob · 19 Jan 2007 at 13:56

Smit said:
Games, technically yes they are region free but certain parts are censored.

For example the news going around is that Resistance FoM is quite a bit more censored on a Japanese PS3 than it is on a US PS3

It's true although theres a very easy fix. You can download a US game save, transfer it to the console and then load it in game and viola all the gory goodness is unlocked and back on your screen

As for regions, you need to see what film formats have what regions. I beleive that US and Japan now share the same region code for BD but are not the same for DVD so it depends where you got your console from as to what it will play.

thedoc46 · 20 Jan 2007 at 01:58

Joebob said:
It's true although theres a very easy fix. You can download a US game save, transfer it to the console and then load it in game and viola all the gory goodness is unlocked and back on your screen

As for regions, you need to see what film formats have what regions. I beleive that US and Japan now share the same region code for BD but are not the same for DVD so it depends where you got your console from as to what it will play.

wow i can't beleive they censored Restistance.. mind you there's nothing quite like that straight snap in the face melee attack. That thwack noise and watching your enemy dispatch himself to the ground, does feel a lot more real than any other melee attack from any other FPS games i've played.

ic1male · 20 Jan 2007 at 09:55

Smit said:
Games, technically yes they are region free but certain parts are censored.

For example the news going around is that Resistance FoM is quite a bit more censored on a Japanese PS3 than it is on a US PS3

So do you mean that the console itself is doing the censoring or just that the Jap game itself is censored compared to the US game? i.e. if you had a Jap PS3 but bought a US copy of Resistance, all would be fine again.

Mr Latte · 20 Jan 2007 at 10:09

Its likely censorising will happen in Europe too, take Germany for example.

Sony havnt stated anything for UK/EURO PAL/SECAM terrorities, so far they have only launched in NTSC regions.

We can only hope 50Hz isnt a forced option or back to dredded borders/slowdown. HDTV broadcasts for instance across europe is 50HZ but this may not be a factor for games and the console may work fine with 50HZ & 60HZ output options. If 60HZ is fine then this may help Sony get past their usual painfully slow USA-UK release dates for titles, if Microsoft can have a game launch in both regions within approx 1-2 weeks then its something Sony should be looking to also do.

Can any Blu Ray UK machine owners confirm if their standalone players use 50HZ or 60HZ output as im curious about the movie playback.

Smit · 20 Jan 2007 at 13:13

ic1male said:
So do you mean that the console itself is doing the censoring or just that the Jap game itself is censored compared to the US game? i.e. if you had a Jap PS3 but bought a US copy of Resistance, all would be fine again.

If I recall it is the console that does the censoring. Well that's what the reports have been saying.

Certain Playstation 3 games will and do have a "feature" built in that will turn certain elements on or off depending on the region of your system.

mmj_uk · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:18

Smit said:
If I recall it is the console that does the censoring. Well that's what the reports have been saying.

Yes, if you play a US game in an Asian console certain aspects may be censored, whilst the same disc in a US console isn't.

I expect European consoles will be censored too so I think I might import a US one.

Psyk · 20 Jan 2007 at 14:56

mmj_uk said:
Yes, if you play a US game in an Asian console certain aspects may be censored, whilst the same disc in a US console isn't.

I expect European consoles will be censored too so I think I might import a US one.

Anyone one else think this is a completely ridiculous idea? Remember the controversy about Hot Coffee in GTA. It didn't matter that the content was disabled, the very fact that it was there on the disc meant the game had to be reclassified in the US. So surely having the console censor the content is not going to make any difference legally speaking. For example if the next GTA had a sex scene that a US console censors, it would still have to be rated adults only because of the fact that the content is there.

ic1male · 20 Jan 2007 at 17:03

mmj_uk said:
I expect European consoles will be censored too so I think I might import a US one.

Yes, I remember a good case in the Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. Our Euro version had no heads flying, bodies splitting, blood spurting for some stupid reason. Warrior Within had it and the US version of TTT had it.

NokkonWud · 21 Jan 2007 at 01:30

The console isn't. The games are. DVD's are not.

Apopcalyptic · 21 Jan 2007 at 17:11

Can anyone confirm if NTSC consoles will play PAL PS1 & 2 games?

I'm seriously looking at US machine if this censorship stuff is fact (or if the option to disable it doesn't become available in an update/hack), but I wouldn't mind being able to play my UK 1&2 games on it...

ic1male · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:04

The PS1 & PS2 games can only be played on a PS3 from the same region. You would need a PAL PS3 to play PAL PS1 & PS2 games.

Apopcalyptic · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:05

ic1male said:
The PS1 & PS2 games can only be played on a PS3 from the same region. You would need a PAL PS3 to play PAL PS1 & PS2 games.

Ack!

Well, looks like it's time to wait to see what the UK console is like then :s

Psyk · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:33

Apopcalyptic said:
I'm seriously looking at US machine if this censorship stuff is fact

What makes you think it'll have less censorship in the US? It's likely that some things will be censored here, but not in the US and some other things will be censored in the US but not here.

Apopcalyptic · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:39

Psyk said:
What makes you think it'll have less censorship in the US? It's likely that some things will be censored here, but not in the US and some other things will be censored in the US but not here.

I suppose I'm just making an assumption based on the liberal attitudes towards violence and such in the US.

It's a valid point though

Psyk · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:43

Apopcalyptic said:
I suppose I'm just making an assumption based on the liberal attitudes towards violence and such in the US.

It's a valid point though

But sex will be censored in the US. Not that it comes up in many games, but you do get it every now and then (eg. Fahrenheit).

z0mbi3 · 21 Jan 2007 at 18:47

Psyk said:
But sex will be censored in the US. Not that it comes up in many games, but you do get it every now and then (eg. Fahrenheit).

Or Indigo Prophecy