My friend giving me his PS3 and I was wondering is it region locked? Because I wanted to buy tales of Xillia the Japanese version from play asia.
2011-07-23, 12:41 pm
So has Home (Japan) changed at all since our last thread on the topic? More interesting, less populated, harder to access from outside Japan, et cetera?
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2011-07-23, 9:04 pm
Games are not region locked at all on the PS3. Movies are region locked, but A covers both the US and Japan.
You can even buy stuff from the JP PSN and use it, but you can't use a US credit card for that. You have to buy JP PSN cards and use them. (Or use a JP credit card.)
BTW, Play Asia very clearly says which games are lock and which aren't. For the PS3 this is rather pointless, since none of them are locked, but it's useful for some other systems, like the 360.
You can even buy stuff from the JP PSN and use it, but you can't use a US credit card for that. You have to buy JP PSN cards and use them. (Or use a JP credit card.)
BTW, Play Asia very clearly says which games are lock and which aren't. For the PS3 this is rather pointless, since none of them are locked, but it's useful for some other systems, like the 360.
Edited: 2011-07-23, 9:05 pm
2011-07-23, 11:26 pm
Some games are region-locked, but I don't know any off hand. The region locking is the responsibility of the disc, not the system.
But you know if you end up using the PSN there's a goo chance someone will make off with your info. 8D
But you know if you end up using the PSN there's a goo chance someone will make off with your info. 8D
Edited: 2011-07-23, 11:26 pm
2011-07-24, 8:21 pm
Blu-ray=region free. I have FF13 and naruto ultimate storm in Jp and they work fine.
2011-07-24, 9:31 pm
nest0r Wrote:So how do you type in Japanese with a PS3?change the keyboard settings
2011-07-24, 9:57 pm
ta12121 Wrote:Blu-ray=region free. I have FF13 and naruto ultimate storm in Jp and they work fine.Blu-rays are not region free. They just have different regions from DVDs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes
2011-07-24, 9:59 pm
Hashiriya Wrote:There's a keyboard? Is it like an IME, then?nest0r Wrote:So how do you type in Japanese with a PS3?change the keyboard settings
Edited: 2011-07-24, 9:59 pm
2011-07-24, 10:39 pm
JimmySeal Wrote:Blu-rays are not region free. They just have different regions from DVDs.Indeed. By pure luck, American, Canada and Japan all have the same Blu-Ray region - so you can use the same discs.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes
If you're European or from Australia / New Zealand, then forget it.
But yeh PS3 games are region free.