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Compatability of Games

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  • 26-03-2012 2:26pm
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    Bakugan
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭


    Hi All,
    If I buy Xbox, PS3 or Wii from the States, can they be used in the respective consoles here. Is there a compatability issue with the Irish Consoles or like DVD's they have to be a certain Region before they work here. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks


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    Mr E
    Registered Users Posts: 55,517 ✭✭✭✭Mr E


    PS3 is generally OK as far as I know.
    Wii is region locked so will not work here.

    The 360 is hit or miss - some games are region free, some are region locked. If you look up a game on www.play-asia.com you can find out if it is region free.


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    Chevolution
    Registered Users Posts: 321 ✭✭Chevolution


    Make sure the games are NTSC for an American console, For an Irish bought console the games must be PAL.


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    martineatworld
    Registered Users Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭martineatworld


    Chevolution wrote: »
    Make sure the games are NTSC for an American console, For an Irish bought console the games must be PAL.
    See Mr. E's answer - This is no longer a rule of thumb with the current gen.

    There is a bit of an issue regarding DVD's for a ps3 iirc. I'm pretty sure it's region locked in that regard.


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    Mr.Saturn
    Registered Users Posts: 3,954 ✭✭✭Mr.Saturn


    martineatworld wrote: »
    There is a bit of an issue regarding DVD's for a ps3 iirc. I'm pretty sure it's region locked in that regard.

    Yep, they are. Also, if you're one of us lucky ones with a still-functioning B/C PS3, you'll find that PS2 titles are region-locked too.


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    sarumite
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭sarumite


    Also, for PS3 at least DLC is generally region locked. If you are buying a US game you will need to buy any DLC from the American store


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    Beefy78
    Registered Users Posts: 8,163 ✭✭✭Beefy78


    The PS3's firmware allows publishers to region-lock their games but for some reason it's become standard for PS3 games not be region-locked. I've got a couple of US games.


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    Bakugan
    Registered Users Posts: 27 ✭Bakugan


    Thanks for all the replies,
    much appreciated and a big help as always

    Cheers


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