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Playstation 4 region coded?

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  • 22-11-2014 11:05pm
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    Some12
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭


    I've a relative in the USA wanting to send a PS4 to their grandson for Christmas.

    Are Playstation 4's and games region coded?

    Thanks!


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    RedXIV
    Registered Users Posts: 8,432 ✭✭✭RedXIV


    The PS4 is not region coded but there are a few other issues that may be worth noting.

    If they buy it in America, they will need to buy a new power cable here, not a big deal but if its not there on the day, that would suck.

    While it is a bit cheaper to buy it in the states, shipping it here would cancel the saving out. Might be worth buying it online in an irish retailer and having it delivered to the relative. This way if anything happens to it, there is some recourse also, as if something goes wrong, and its bought in the states, it has to go back to the states.

    Hope this doesn't throw a spanner in your works :) the answer to your question is the console and games are NOT region locked


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    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,417 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    Also worth noting DVDs and BluRays will be region locked to the U.S.


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    Some12
    Registered Users Posts: 146 ✭✭Some12


    Thanks folks!

    The option was she would buy & ship to my son or send a cheque for me to buy it here.

    She likes buying and packing the gifts herself and gets to write on the box. While the import VAT & duty fee would make it more expensive than buying it here, it would take away from her Christmas gift.

    So if all I need is a plug, that's fine.

    Thanks folks!


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    Varik
    Registered Users Posts: 12,535 ✭✭✭✭Varik


    Some12 wrote: »
    Thanks folks!

    The option was she would buy & ship to my son or send a cheque for me to buy it here.

    She likes buying and packing the gifts herself and gets to write on the box. While the import VAT & duty fee would make it more expensive than buying it here, it would take away from her Christmas gift.

    So if all I need is a plug, that's fine.

    Thanks folks!

    Practically speaking it'd be better to buy here, if there's an issue or the PS4 breaks it'd need to go back to the US which wouldn't be the quickest and I doubt Sony would cover the shipping if they'd allow a return at all. At worst it'd be shipped back to the grandmothers and then to Sony and back again.

    I'd advise her to perhaps buy a PS4 game in the US wrap it and include a heart felt Christmas card and have it shipped, if she organised a the console to be bought here the game would work on a European PS4.


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    kevdub23
    Registered Users Posts: 14 ✭kevdub23


    Yeah it isn't region coded but there are a few differences such as cables etc.


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