Or is it developer dependent?
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Do all US PS3 games work on UK consoles?
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Originally posted by Shakey_Jake33 View PostThey are all region free, though some games have regional online servers (so you might find yourself playing on American servers), region-specific DLC etc.
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The PSP is still region free even with newer firmware updates, but yeah the slimline PS3s are region free also. Or more correctly, the games themselves are not region coded.
It's completely intended by Sony. Sony failed in their attempt to ban modchips in certain countries due to their legitimate usages, namely removing region coding, so presumably Sony want to remove any legitimacy in people modding their console.
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Originally posted by Shakey_Jake33 View PostThe PSP is still region free even with newer firmware updates, but yeah the slimline PS3s are region free also. Or more correctly, the games themselves are not region coded.
It's completely intended by Sony. Sony failed in their attempt to ban modchips in certain countries due to their legitimate usages, namely removing region coding, so presumably Sony want to remove any legitimacy in people modding their console.
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The main thing to worry about with import PS3 games is the need for a same-region PSN account in nearly every case to get hold of any DLC (including using DLC codes).
Right at the start of the PS3's life some DLC was region-free - thinking of RR7, but Sony have obviously tightened that up since.
The main exception is the number of JPN games with DLC in the HK PS Store, but thats because some JPN version games get released in HK (or at least, the disk is identical to the JPN release).
Other than that, some games choke on 50Hz, depending on your video mode, and as mentioned anything could region lock online functionality based on IP address. Normally Sony stuff doesn't care, but will connect you to the 'local' (same region as game) servers, rather than what would be local to you.
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Originally posted by J0e Musashi View PostJOYSOUND DIVE is IP locked rather than region locked from what I can gather. It wont run on either of my PS3s.
@Papercut
You can always use second account to download DLC and activate it's license on your console, so you can use it on other accounts.
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