Well, looks like I got my answers.

It was a long shot anyway.

I think I'll just buy the PS3 here in the UK anyway, so that I can make use of all its functions.

I guess I'll have to wait/save up for a few more months, but from what I've heard and read abt the PS3, it will probably be worth the wait

Once again, thanks for all the help.(I never expected to get answers this fast!!!!!)

That's great.

So, as far as I understand , I can get the PS3 from the US (preferably the 60gb one if they are still being sold) and I can use this to play PS3 games from anywhere in the world.

But, I cannot play all DVDs/BluRay discs or PS2 games - am I correct so far?

Thanks

Hi,

First of all, this is a great thread.

It answered a lot of questions I had on the PS3.

However, I am a bit confused and would appreciate some advice on the following - I live in the United Kingdom. A friend of mine is travelling to the USA in a few days time and I was wondering if I can get him to buy me a PS3 in the US.

The doubts that I have are :

1. Will a PS3 bought in the USA work in the UK? - I know that there are differrent formats like PAL and NTSC but I am not sure wether they apply for the PS3 as well.

2. If I do manage to get a PS3 from the US, will I be able to play PS3 games bought in the UK - I read about the reverse (i.e PS3 games made in the US that can be played on a PS3 bought in the UK) in an earlier post, but I would like to know if the opposite is possible.

3 In the same way, will the US PS3 also play BluRay DVDs from the UK?

4 Finally , which version (20 gb,40gb etc) should I get? Are the versions with higher hard disc capacities worth the money?

The main reason for all this is that as far as I know, the prices are almoat equivalent in the US and UK i.e,

if the PS3 costs about $400 in the US , it usually costs around £400 in the UK; and the current exchange rate is almost 2 dollars to the pound, which means that I will be saving a good deal of money.

Thank you