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Shot81 Jun 17th 2010 1:43 am

Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 
hi guys,

does any one know if the uk models will work out there ? or will i need to order games / Blue Rays from amazon in the uk ?

cheers

Shot81

EvannTel Jun 17th 2010 2:41 am

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 

Originally Posted by Shot81 (Post 8638874)
hi guys,

does any one know if the uk models will work out there ? or will i need to order games / Blue Rays from amazon in the uk ?

cheers

Shot81

Do a search -been asked loads of times. In summary wii ok, blu Ray ok, not sure about games for ps3 xbox

simnmax Jun 17th 2010 7:23 am

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 
Our UK ps3 & xbox work fine with Oz games.

Rod-Helen-Poppy Jun 17th 2010 8:28 am

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ps3 is region free so fine

Lymm Mover Jun 17th 2010 9:09 pm

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 
PS3 and Xbox are region free
Oz games will not work on a UK Wii

Rod-Helen-Poppy Jun 17th 2010 9:14 pm

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18050412/W...or-Dummies-v41

if you have a wii i recommend having a look at this. i managed it in about 5 mins - you're not modding the console so it doesnt invalidate your warranty.

you can play 'back ups' of all the games you 'have' :thumbup:

HazBean Jun 18th 2010 2:38 am

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Originally Posted by Lymm Mover (Post 8640590)
PS3 and Xbox are region free
Oz games will not work on a UK Wii

You're wrong about the Wii. The UK Wii and Oz Wii are both PAL machines and the Oz games work fine on the UK Wii. I brought a UK Wii over with me and all the games I bought here work perfectly.

steve`o Jun 18th 2010 9:47 am

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Originally Posted by HazBean (Post 8641124)
You're wrong about the Wii. The UK Wii and Oz Wii are both PAL machines and the Oz games work fine on the UK Wii. I brought a UK Wii over with me and all the games I bought here work perfectly.

are we going to have Wii wars :rofl:

obiwan Jun 18th 2010 12:03 pm

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Originally Posted by Rod-Helen-Poppy (Post 8640604)
http://www.scribd.com/doc/18050412/W...or-Dummies-v41

if you have a wii i recommend having a look at this. i managed it in about 5 mins - you're not modding the console so it doesnt invalidate your warranty.

you can play 'back ups' of all the games you 'have' :thumbup:

thanks for the feedback...i took a look at this once and thought it would take 2-3 hours to do... glad its quick...:thumbsup:

Gems Jun 18th 2010 12:53 pm

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 

Originally Posted by HazBean (Post 8641124)
You're wrong about the Wii. The UK Wii and Oz Wii are both PAL machines and the Oz games work fine on the UK Wii. I brought a UK Wii over with me and all the games I bought here work perfectly.

Agree, we brought wii games and console from Europe. No problems.
Also now got a Aus wii console that plays the UK games.

Gems

Syedney Jun 18th 2010 5:57 pm

Re: Xbox360/PS3/Wii....
 

Originally Posted by Lymm Mover (Post 8640590)
PS3 and Xbox are region free
Oz games will not work on a UK Wii



No, I disagree here, mate.

I have my wii brought over from UK and I have used it to play Oz games many times...

Shipping over the wii has been the best decision ever as far as I am concerned as it give me hours of fun :thumbup:

Honestly, I don't know why ppl think otherwise..:eek:

Shot81 Jun 20th 2010 9:48 pm

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cheers guy,
will bring them all with me in that case :)

4500 Times Jun 21st 2010 8:22 am

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I Know my Aussie bought PS3 will play copied movies but will not play genuine UK discs....

ozzieeagle Jun 21st 2010 10:52 am

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Originally Posted by 4500 Times (Post 8647257)
I Know my Aussie bought PS3 will play copied movies but will not play genuine UK discs....

Correct the DVD function of a PS3 is region coded... the games are fine though. Pretty easy to rip DVD's though so not a big issue. The PS3 has the Only DVD player I know of that cannot be region hacked.

DVD's and Blu Ray are both well on their way to becoming Obsolete... Blu Ray the Fastest technology ever to become Obsolete.

Rod-Helen-Poppy Jun 21st 2010 6:28 pm

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that is correct. however if you have discs that you want to play that are from a different region, you can do it this way - slightly long winded but saves having to buy the disc from the correct region:-

1)Take the DVD from another region that you want to play on your PS3 and put it in your computer's DVD-RW drive.
2)Open DVD-copying software you have on your computer. Examples would include DVDXCopy Platinum and Nero Burning Rom. Anything that can make a straight copy of a DVD will do.
3)Use the DVD-copier software to make a copy of your DVD. Both Nero and DVDXCopy Platinum will make direct copies of commercial DVDs, so they'll both work well for these purposes. Making a copy will remove any region coding the disc has and effectively make it "Region 0," or "all-region." As long as you own the DVD you are copying, you are doing nothing illegal.
4)Put the copied DVD in the PlayStation 3's disc tray. Despite originally being from another region of the world, it will now play perfectly in your PlayStation 3.



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