PS3, differences between US/Japan and here?

gosplan

Hey, does anyone know what you'd have to do to a US version PS3 to get it working in Ireland. Obviously there'd be the voltage convertor. What about it working on the tv's over here?

Anyone know?

Thanks

Ciaran500

Nothing.

Any modern TV will accept NTSC from the PS3 and the power supply in the PS3 is multi voltage so will accept our 220V power.

shortys94

yea i said it was multi voltage before yet some one stated otherwise on boards, anyway the ps3 is region free right?

Plug

Get the voltage converter just incase:)

LookingFor

shortys94 wrote:

yea i said it was multi voltage before yet some one stated otherwise on boards, anyway the ps3 is region free right?

For PS3 games, yes (or at least it's supposed to be). For PS2/PS1 games, no. A Japanese or US PS3 will play Blu-ray movies from either region, but not from Europe.

paul moore

So i could buy a US ps3 and it will play the games ill buy here when its released ??

JackieChan

Paul,
There should be no problem with running EU games on a machine bought in a different region BUT similar to DVD movies there will be encoding of movies on the new format to certain regions.So its highly likely that it would not play EU movies.
JC

Dont be at yourself

Japan and North America are the same region for Blu-Ray, Europe and Africa fall under another region.

paul moore

So let me get this right,i can buy a ps3 from the usa and i can buy the games here (when they come out) and no problems,
So its completely different than the ps2,ie; you buy games in the usa and when you get home you find out there no good !!!

EricM

Each ps3 jap/usa/eur have their own region.
Game developers can CHOOSE to make their games region free.

Currently the games released are all region free, that does not mean they will continue to be.