Hardware Just bought a US PS3

akari212

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read the manual but here's the peak of what you need to know about PS3:

- PS3 Games are region free
- PS1 Disc Games are Region coded
- PSOne Classics are Region free
- DVD and Blu-Ray movies are Region coded
- PS2 Backward Compatibility is only available on very first SKU models.
 

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Unfortunately no, I'm guessing you bought a new PS3 so hacking it is out of the question (I'm not even sure there's something for Blu Ray region anyway since I don't keep up/care about the PS3 homebrew scene).

If you want to find out what countries you can import from (that's if you want to..) https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Blu-ray_Disc#Region_codes
There's also Blu Rays that are region free, so check for them!
 

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Seriously? Try using google instead of expecting others to do research for you. This is something you probably should have figured out before you made a purchase like this.

Anyways, not to seem like a complete condescending prick:

A quick google search led me to this:http://forums.dashha...vd-regions.html
There are steps in that thread on how to change regions IF you have a custom firmware. If your PS3 has a firmware higher than 3.55 than you might be out of luck, however if it's at 3.70 than you can open up your PS3 to install a mod to allow you to downgrade to 3.55, which will then allow you to install custom firmware so that you can change the region for Blu-Ray and DVD playback.
 

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It's not possible to change the Blu-ray/DVD region of a PS3 that's not on custom firmware or is on hackable firmware (FW3.55 or lower). That's pretty much the end of the story.
 

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