Playstation 3 question

Factual Questions
1

Can a PS3 game bought in the US be played on a PS3 that was purchased in Europe, or do they have some region coding, like DVDs?

2

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Can a PS3 game bought in the US be played on a PS3 that was purchased in Europe, or do they have some region coding, like DVDs?
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FYI, the answer seems to be that they can be played abroad.

After some digging on the UK playstation website, I got this

I guess the thread can be closed now.

3

Isn’t there the issue of NTSC vs PAL? Certainly is with Wii and Xbox360 games.

4

The hardware itself isn’t region-locked, with a few caveats:

  1. Games sold in a particular region may not support screen resolutions from other regions. This is on a game by game basis. So, for example, a game sold in the U.S. might not support PAL. I believe this mostly applies to NTSC and PAL and is not a problem with the different HD formats.

  2. Backwards compatability for PS2 titles is still region-locked.

  3. Each region has its own version of the Store. It is **possible ** to set up an account with a Store outside your home region, but I’m not sure what hoops you have to jump through to do it.