# Why is Amazon shipping my order from Australia?

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**Created:** [December 15, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-amazon-shipping-my-order-from-australia/1011683 "2024-12-15T19:59:47Z")\
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And since it’s a video game do I need to worry it won’t work on my PS5?

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1. It may not be coming from Amazon itself, but from a third-party vendor; Amazon is simply doing the shipping. A lot of items listed on Amazon aren’t actually being sold to you by Amazon.
2. My understanding is that PS5 game discs aren’t region-locked (though digital download codes may be), but I could be mistaken.

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**Post date:** [December 16, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-amazon-shipping-my-order-from-australia/1011683/3 "2024-12-16T18:40:12Z")

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> [@kenobi\_65](#):
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> 1. My understanding is that PS5 game discs aren’t region-locked (though digital download codes may be), but I could be mistaken.

I think it’s more a question of, will it work in a PS5 that is meant to be used on a TV with a refresh rate that is a multiple of 30 instead of 25?

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [December 17, 2024, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-amazon-shipping-my-order-from-australia/1011683/4 "2024-12-17T21:52:53Z")

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NTSC vs. PAL is not an issue with PS5. I’d be most concerned with any censorship if it were an Australian edition.