# Playstation 3 question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875 "2007-06-05T18:29:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875/1 "2007-06-05T18:29:42Z")

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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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**Author:** ![Polerius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/d78d45/32.png) [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875/2 "2007-06-05T18:40:08Z")

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[QUOTE=Polerius]  
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](http://playstation.metafaq.com/templates/playstation/portal/answerpage?_mftvst:answerRef=%24http%3a%2f%2fapi.transversal.com%2fmfapi%2fobjectref%2fEntryStore%2fEntry%2fhttp%3a%2f%2fwww.metafaq.com%2fmfapi%2fMetafaq%2fClients%2fplaystation%2fModules%2fplaystation3%3a115822%3a6&_mftvst:areaID=%24ps3&_mftvst:kbVal=%24ps3&_mftvst:listType=%24results&_mftvst:logView=bt&_mftvst:moduleID=%24playstation3&_mftvst:page=i0&_mftvst:query=%24american&_mftvst:topicID=%24&id=JPHAL4JGAHGA2SQDL97KDMNB3G)

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> **Will my PLAYSTATION®3 play games purchased abroad?**
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> PS3™ games are not be restricted by region meaning that games purchased in another country will work on any PS3. However, there may be restrictions with the online features of these titles through the PlayStation Network, such as the inability to download new content from the PlayStation Store.  
> Please note that PS titles, PS2 titles and DVDs will only play on a PS3 console from the same region.

I guess the thread can be closed now.

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**Author:** ![Jayrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875/3 "2007-06-05T20:42:52Z")

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

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**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playstation-3-question/406875/4 "2007-06-05T21:51:48Z")

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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.