"Region-free" is not completely true...

I bought my PS3 in Japan. Not too long ago, I tried to play a US Version PS2 game - GoW2, and... BAM! It does not work...

US version PS3 games work on my PS3 though... oh well...

I bought my PS3 in Japan. Not too long ago, I tried to play a US Version PS2 game - GoW2, and... BAM! It does not work...

US version PS3 games work on my PS3 though... oh well...

portej

we all knew that! you just failed to research, and/ or jumped to conclusions!  

I bought my PS3 in Japan. Not too long ago, I tried to play a US Version PS2 game - GoW2, and... BAM! It does not work...

US version PS3 games work on my PS3 though... oh well...

portej

It is region-free for Playstation 3 titles ONLY.

It has been state it like million times: Only PS3 games are region free. Thomas-Crown

so TRUE!

Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

cause the code is in the game not the console 

Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

[QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.timmotool

I'm afraid I do not follow, why would Sony need to remake every PS2/PSX game? Yes, the games are made with a specific region-code, but if the PS3 was completely region free, it would not matter what the region-code is and it would be able to read the games...

The problem lies within the hardware, not the games themselves...

the only reason why ps3 is "region free" for ps3 games is cause ALL ps3 games no matter where they are made do not have a region code assigned to them. There's no hardware that can run PAL and NTSC games both and unfortunately both PS1 and PS2 games had those regions on them. PS3 games don't have a region therefore the problem is in the games not the PS3.junk56

I know someone who had "hardware" that could run PAL and NTSC games (for his PS2)... Granted, it would void the warranty, but it had already expired so....

I bought my PS3 in Japan. Not too long ago, I tried to play a US Version PS2 game - GoW2, and... BAM! It does not work...

US version PS3 games work on my PS3 though... oh well...

portej

Duuuh, they said that all BLU RAY games are region free. PS2 games are still on dvd's! We've known this since last Sept.

[QUOTE="timmotool"][QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

I'm afraid I do not follow, why would Sony need to remake every PS2/PSX game? Yes, the games are made with a specific region-code, but if the PS3 was completely region free, it would not matter what the region-code is and it would be able to read the games...

The problem lies within the hardware, not the games themselves...

*Sigh* You need to go do a little research. The PS3 is not region free, the games are. The coding for the region is in the formats. There is no region coding for blu ray games, but there is on blu ray movie discs. There is region coding in ALL dvd's whether it's movies or games.

[QUOTE="timmotool"][QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

I'm afraid I do not follow, why would Sony need to remake every PS2/PSX game? Yes, the games are made with a specific region-code, but if the PS3 was completely region free, it would not matter what the region-code is and it would be able to read the games...

The problem lies within the hardware, not the games themselves...

The problem is with how both the software authentication and region codes are stored on those media. With PS1 and PS2 games the region coding information and the authentication information (to check its not pirated) are stored together, so removing one removes the other. All hardware is physically capable of playing all regions games, its just that games not from its own region fail the region code test at boot. I know piracy of PS1 and PS2 games is negligable now, but remember Sony is still trying to make money out of Ps1 games via the PSN.

 Also, by making it region free you have the issue of games that were not released in certain territories due to licensing issues and local government.

Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

oh come on!! at least its better then the Xbox 360 and Wii where all titles are region locked.

[QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.timmotool

Actually my hacked ps2 plays games from every region so i don't think it would've been that hard to do that for the ps3. 

[QUOTE="timmotool"][QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

I'm afraid I do not follow, why would Sony need to remake every PS2/PSX game? Yes, the games are made with a specific region-code, but if the PS3 was completely region free, it would not matter what the region-code is and it would be able to read the games...

The problem lies within the hardware, not the games themselves...

You can't bypass the region preotection code as It's illegal in some countries, US included.

It's not a hardware limitation, it's a legal limitation.  

Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

look man i think u are on some moonshine, go home, relax and relieve your stress. Ps2 games are region coded while ps3 are programmed to be region free it's not like the ps3 can arrange the game coding, the game needs to be coded as region free alright. the ps3 is region free because in every region the ps3 can read the same game code instead of the ps3 reading game codes for a certain region. thank you and please don't waste my time anymore! darn! 

[QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.comissario

darn! 

:lol:

[QUOTE="timmotool"][QUOTE="portej"]Indeed... but wouldn't it be nicer if the PS3 was also region-free for PS2 and PS1 games? I fail to see why Sony couldn't do so. I seriously doubt that doing so would have significantly raised production costs.portej

I'm afraid I do not follow, why would Sony need to remake every PS2/PSX game? Yes, the games are made with a specific region-code, but if the PS3 was completely region free, it would not matter what the region-code is and it would be able to read the games...

The problem lies within the hardware, not the games themselves...

[QUOTE="junk56"]the only reason why ps3 is "region free" for ps3 games is cause ALL ps3 games no matter where they are made do not have a region code assigned to them. There's no hardware that can run PAL and NTSC games both and unfortunately both PS1 and PS2 games had those regions on them. PS3 games don't have a region therefore the problem is in the games not the PS3.portej

I know someone who had "hardware" that could run PAL and NTSC games (for his PS2)... Granted, it would void the warranty, but it had already expired so....

[QUOTE="junk56"]the only reason why ps3 is "region free" for ps3 games is cause ALL ps3 games no matter where they are made do not have a region code assigned to them. There's no hardware that can run PAL and NTSC games both and unfortunately both PS1 and PS2 games had those regions on them. PS3 games don't have a region therefore the problem is in the games not the PS3.portej

I know someone who had "hardware" that could run PAL and NTSC games (for his PS2)... Granted, it would void the warranty, but it had already expired so....

you've got a point that you can make a Pal ps2 play NTSC ps2 but that is quite an expensive method and the way sony is approaching the way to make region free games is that they're making all the systems with one coding and all the games with 1 coding. i wasn't remembering about this fact. why would you pay like 100s of dollars just to build in region codings on a console? it's not how it works boy

Sony has done a very good job in making the PS3's games region free. Y dun u compare the Xbox360 and the Wii? Their games r not region free. Just dun whine. -.-