REAM no you can't... its not multi regional.

well you keep on beliving that, btu the games are multi rigonal. even official ps2 magazine said it.

FACT PS3 games are cross region JAP/EURO/USA //only// currently.
By doing it like this sony can prevent the importation of games outside of the 3 main regions

UNKNOW PSX-PS2 games regioned.


FACT Sony is stopping imports of PS3 and PSP on he grounds that that USA and other region power adapters do not meet EU electronic standards.

UNKNOW on what IMPORT LAW Sony claiming to be broken.


FACT BR and DVD movies on the PS3 are regioned.
JAP/USA=Jap/USA
Euro=Euro ONLY


the free multi region dream of gameing has fallen on its face and is now limping,its up to sony to turn it into the walking dead or actually do good for the consumers.

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sonys getting ridiculous now i acually give up with getting a ps3 there trying everythink they can to stop piracy , immporting ps3 consoles and even you cant own the game anymore you can only rent it sony has the right to take it back off you.
after all iv read now i refuse to get a ps3 im sticking with xbox 360 and i reacon playstatin will go bust sooner or later due to there stupid laws.

whats wrong with us importing a ps3 sony arnt loosing any money so why should they care?

Been gone for a while. it's nice to see so many good thoughts on the subject. and to thoese of you who read my last post... it was the early 80's. the coolest and only video game row in the entire store was for the atari 2600. and we bought a vcr because other then the afn there was no english tv. and sony probaly have shot themselves int the foot. i'll most likely catch hell for this but what the hell, i'm going to wait for the chance to get myself a wii. i know that nintendo isn't the gratest but i have been waiting for the twilight princess to come out for a long time.

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glitchzoo
because they want to precisely control their loss's,and at the same time setup a corporate reign on global and regional distribution.........

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It's a @#*$^%(*&# GAME CONSOLE ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Get a life, play the games you bought last year, and don't @#%^&^ worry about "the NEWWWWWWEST game on the market!" If you're THAT desperate, move out of Europe.

Steve83
so your saying should limit what hardware and media we buy because tis not from "our" region?

This would make for an interesting court case....Sony may have the right to delay/order retailers to hold back on the release of the PS3...how ever they have no right in stopping consumers(tourists) from purchasing a unit if they happen to be in the USA or Japan,the only way they can put a stop to that is buying out the relevant countries import/export laws,now if i know the ACCC(i'm from oz land :) i can't see them letting that happen with out a big fight,us ozzies won the right to be able TO have the right to circumvent our PS2's,as Sony was taking to long in releasing games, in line with the rest of the world,we were given....by law...the power to import games...hence the "***chip",and also that no-one has the right to stop any consumer from purchasing their items from where ever they choose from in the world....
So to stop importations of their units they will have to buy out or take the worlds governtments to court as well...interesting huh?
my personal feelings on sony...well now they can stick their PS3 where the sun don't shine,i was looking forward to the worldwide release of NOV 06,then all their rubbish about this and that,they can keep their PS3's

samuels
*L*
you lucky ozzies can you circumvent the import bans on games by downloading them to? :3

*L*

*LOL*....only if you can....i think they changed the ruling on that one when we started open trading with the USA..that was part of the package deal *L*

samuels
a shame sicne the bans make little to no since,I guess liek downloading anything else the changes of gettign fined are lower than losing a 50$ game you imported 0-o

any word on any changes to your game rating system?

@ ZIppyDSM
there was talk of a change to the "R" rating....but thats all at the moment,just talk.when i bought the xbox 360 a few months ago(well about a month after release) is when i heard about it,they have now realised that many of(majority) of games are aimed at the older generation,i have 2 kids and they love to play the 360 and the only game to date that comes close to their age group is Kameo,otherwise they have to play an xbox 360 compatible kids xbox game like the simpsons hit and run and a couple of the cortex games...

samuels
fuuun.
they baned dead raising right?

@ ZIppyDSM
not that i am aware of

samuels
mabye they figured out that games are not jsut for kids 0-o

:) not the sort of game i'd let my kids play......they maybe 3 and 4 YO's but they know how to play games....:)
down here it has a MA15+(restricted) rating

samuels
well the point is to hope they will just age rate all games and let them "into" the country.
*L*

need to get a PS2 or a WII thos 2 have a ton of kid games *L*

:) already have...but for some reason they like xbox and xbox 360..why i don't know *L*
any hows Sony have done their dash with me PS3 on the backburner for me for a loooooonnnng time :)

Not so much hard news as insight on how sony T.K.O'd link sang so fast

http://www.skepticalgaming.com/2006/10/24/sony-sues-lik-sang-into-oblivion/

:@ Shocked and unhappy
if they bad imports on ps3 they have destroyed my plan of getting a ps3 b 4 all my mates :(

Originally posted by Leema01:

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:@ Shocked and unhappy
if they bad imports on ps3 they have destroyed my plan of getting a ps3 b 4 all my mates :(

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at this stage there seems to be no bans in place for oz land..i notice a certain place is still advertising pre-orders for the PS3 from both the USA AND Japan...only thing is you won't get it on NOV17...probably 1-2 weeks after.....which is still good for importers they still get it long before PAL release date...

you can sill get it off ebay and any udder the radar importer.

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so has anyone imported one yet like they claimed?

if it does work you could probaly order them off play asia if you sent them an email asking them personally :P

American PS3's can play Japanese PS3 games, and Blue-ray and DVD's, right????