# MST3K DVD and PS2 question **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 17, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340 "2002-12-17T15:03:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Porus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@Porus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Porus)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/1 "2002-12-17T15:03:42Z")
Are the MST3K DVD’s available as region 2 ? I have been told that PS2 is a DVD player. Is it a multi region player ? I just thought of an extra question Is the Xbox a DVD player ? Is it multi-region ? ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/2 "2002-12-17T15:06:12Z")
Why did you post this twice? ---
**Author:** ![bcullman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bcullman/32/8207_2.png) [@bcullman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bcullman)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/3 "2002-12-17T18:09:43Z")
Just a WAG, but… The PS2 is not multiregional (without a hardware hack, anyways). Sony has too much at stake (aka Sony Pictures, Ltd) to allow DVD players to be shipped multiregion. XBox is also a DVD player (although i think you might need to buy an adapter for it, which basically is a infared remote control and IR reciever). There is probably a hardware hack out there for this player as well. It is also a single region player. ---
**Author:** ![NYR407](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@NYR407](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NYR407)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/4 "2002-12-17T18:31:39Z")
What does multiregional mean? Where or what is region 2? ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/5 "2002-12-17T21:45:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by NYR407 \* > \*\*What does multiregional mean? Where or what is region 2? \*\* Region 2: Japan, Egypt, the Middle East, the Republic of South Africa, and Europe. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2002, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/6 "2002-12-17T22:09:52Z")
Multiregion=More than one region. Xbox needs a remote to play dvds. Ps2 can use the controller as a remote. As far as I know, Neither the ps2 or the xbox is multiregion. However, there are disks you can buy to make players play multiregion . Those disks/software I can’t mention 🙂 that’s just in case. Some USA stores sell multiregion players, I saw one at Circuit City. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/7 "2002-12-18T01:29:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Porus \* > **Are the MST3K DVD’s available as region 2 ?** No. Although they are not marked as such, they are Region 1. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2002, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mst3k-dvd-and-ps2-question/143340/8 "2002-12-18T01:44:25Z")
I’ve heard that many of the earlier PS2 units were multiregion. But if you upgraded the OS (or firmware?), or if you have a newer unit, it will not be multiregion. DVDs also come in PAL and NTSC versions, so you have to match that in addition to the region code. But computers can play both PAL and NTSC, so maybe the PS2 can as well, I’m not sure.