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    #1  Edited By s0liddante
    can i import any game from Europe (such as MK vs DC) and play it fine on my U.S ps3?
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    #2  Edited By DragoonKain1687

    Yep. But There are like 1 in 100 that have PAL locked as their output, so ask about that first.

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    #3  Edited By s0liddante

    ok thanx.  How would i find out if it has a PAL lock?

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    #4  Edited By zitosilva

    I didn't know that some were locked, I buy many games and it never happened.

    Well, I'm not sure if it's 100% garantee, but play-asia specifies that ps3 games are region-free. Maybe they change it if the game is locked, so you could just check their site. But I'm not so sure.

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    #5  Edited By StaticFalconar

    They wouldn't take the time to stamp i pal game for every 100 they do. There really is no region locks, buy away.

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    #6  Edited By s0liddante

    thanx a lot for your responses :)

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    #7  Edited By shadows_kill

    if you try doing downloadable content it wont work on your ps3. thats region locked.

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    #8  Edited By LiquidPrince

    Indeed you can.

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    #9  Edited By DisAbiLityFisHy

    Apparently all games on the PS3 are region-free. Which in fact they are, but some games you need an HDTV, like GTAIV(PAL) and Army of Two(PAL). This is because it nullifies the PAL/NTSC region coding, in a way.

    SDTVs

    NTSC - 480i @ 60Hz
    PAL - 576i? @ 50 Hz
    So you see, NTSC and PAL games will be different on SDTVs.
    Not sure about the numbers there, but it's like that.
    When you go HD, those numbers don't matter anymore. It's all UNITY AND LOVE AND HARMONY ALL AROUND.

    ReTarDedFisHy is no expert, he's just saying what he was told about HDTVs, not sure if it is even right. The point is, sometimes you'll need an HDTV. Some games like Burnout: Paradise don't have a problem running on different region PS3s, based on this fish's experience (his friend is from the UK).
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    #10  Edited By LiquidPrince

    It's true, but most new TV's all have multi region capability, ie. NTSC and PAL.

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    #11  Edited By grainger

    why would you want to import games from europe? they're all over priced compared to what you guys pay for them in the US... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still around £50 here in the uk($100) roughly which is a absolute fucking rip off.

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    #12  Edited By LiquidPrince
    grainger said:
    "why would you want to import games from europe? they're all over priced compared to what you guys pay for them in the US... Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is still around £50 here in the uk($100) roughly which is a absolute fucking rip off."
    Maybe because by some random twist of fate Europe gets an uncensored version of a game ala DCvsMK.
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    #13  Edited By grainger

    uncensored? it's only a 15 BBFC... what's the rating in the us like?... and whats in it what you guys don't have?:P

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    #14  Edited By LiquidPrince
    grainger said:
    "uncensored? it's only a 15 BBFC... what's the rating in the us like?... and whats in it what you guys don't have?:P"
    They just altered the Jokers fatality.
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    #15  Edited By grainger
    LiquidPrince said:
    They just altered the Jokers fatality."

    so s0liddante you want to import a game paying over the odds for that? seems a bit silly tbh oh well your money.
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    When you go HD, those numbers don't matter anymore. It's all UNITY AND LOVE AND HARMONY ALL AROUND.

    ReTarDedFisHy is no expert, he's just saying what he was told about HDTVs, not sure if it is even right. The point is, sometimes you'll need an HDTV. Some games like Burnout: Paradise don't have a problem running on different region PS3s, based on this fish's experience (his friend is from the UK)."
    Ha, about time :D

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