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Ps3 region codes

I have a ps3 which I purchased in south africa, I am unable to play Zone 1 dvd's (region 1, USA) how do I get my PS3 to play region 1 dvd's?

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    I am from theUS. I have imported a PS2 game from the UK (SNK vs. Capcom: SVC Chaos) because it was the only available vendor with this game. When I try to play it on my PS3, it doesn't work because of region restrictions. How do I solve this problem?

  • Terry64 Mar 31, 2008

    I bought the PS3 in South Africa, but can't play Zone 1 DVD on it. It asks me for regional codes. Any advice>

  • wolfemerald Jun 06, 2008

    have a ps3 bought in australia have movies not copies bought in other countries cant watch them because of region code HHHHHHEEEEEELLLLLLP

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    Ble Ray disc purchased from overseas won't play on PS3... any solution?

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You can make a region-free DVD copy of your region-locked DVD discs. You can try a program called Leawo DVD Copy which can get you a 1:1 DVD copy without region code and the copy can be played regardless of the region code of the DVD player.

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When i try to play a dvd on my ps3 its telling me region code not found
hi there,
the ps3 will only play dvd's from your region(e.g. region 1 usa, 2 europe etc..) So depending on where you got your dvd, if it's not the region as your ps3, the ps3 will not play the dvd. however the ps3 will play blu-rays and games from anywhere in the world as it plays region-free blu-ray discs. I know it's a pain in the neck, but you will have to find a region free dvd player to play that dvd. Hope this helps.

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The geographical regions are as follows:
REGION 1 -- USA, Canada
REGION 2 -- Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East, Greenland
REGION 3 -- S.Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Parts of South East Asia
REGION 4 -- Australia, New Zealand, Latin America (including Mexico)
REGION 5 -- Eastern Europe, Russia, India, Africa
REGION 6 -- China
REGION 7 -- Reserved for Unspecified Special Use
REGION 8 -- Reserved for Cruise Ships, Airlines, etc...
REGION 0 or REGION ALL -- Discs are uncoded and can be played Worldwide, however, PAL discs must be played in a PAL-compatible unit and NTSC discs must be played in an NTSC-compatible unit.

The end result is that DVDs encoded for regions other than Region 1 cannot be played on a region 1 DVD player, also, players marketed for other regions cannot play region 1-stamped DVDs.

Hope this information is useful to you.

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PS3's are dvd region specific meaning that if it was made in north america it will only play dvd's in region one. The dvds in these region codes are not compatible with a region 1 device which your ps3 is. 2 Europe (except Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus), Middle East, Egypt, Japan, South Africa, Swaziland, Lesotho, French overseas territories, Greenland 3 Southeast Asia, South Korea, Republic of China (Taiwan), Hong Kong, MacauAlso the reason they have these codes is so that they can limit what goes out to each region, so certain content can be viewable in what is legal in that region. My recommendation is to sadly, repurchase the dvds anywhere in North America and they'll compatible.

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Hi there, please get the code here : www.regionfreedvd.net/ www.dvdripper.org/dvd-region-codes-vs-ntscpal/ www.regionfreedvd.net/players.html
www.dvdreviewer.co.uk/Forums/...region_code/page1
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Bought a DVD in South Africa, it will not play on Playstation 3 from New Zealand. Do not know code for Multi Zone
DVD drives in PS3 are not Multi Zone drives. there is no solution for your ? besides to by the game from some where in New Zealand.

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Please go through the booklet provided with your PS3. It will show you what type of DVDs it can play. Make sure that the South African DVDs you are playing are compatible with the one listed in the booklet. Best is to play Blue ray DVD which are slightly expansive but are regional code free. They can be played on PS3 without any hitch.

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I bought a playstation 3 in South Africa and have moved to Australia and I can get any game or DVD to play on it that I have bought in Australia why?
I think you wanted to write that you CAN'T watch DVDs or play games bought in Australia on your PS3.
The reason is the region code of your playstation. It only can play Region Code 2 DVDs and games. In Australia you only can buy Region Code 4 media.
You need to buy your media from south africa or Europe. Some blueray-discs are region code free. You can check this on: http://www.blurayregioncodes.com/
As far as I know it's not possible at the moment to change the region code of the play station.

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Hey thomas952,

While they may not be region-coded, PS3 consoles and games sold within the United States are going to be NSTC compliant, instead of the PAL format used in the United Kingdom and South Africa. What this means is that in order for any game to display properly (or even operate) it must be purchased from the same region of the world as the console itself - NTSC games can only be played on NTSC consoles.

Hope this helps you out.

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This may be a problem with your ps3 as they are region free. mine is from china and plays all british games fine and blu ray movies email sony @ Help_UK@uk.playstation.com
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