DVD region free PS3 - Blu-ray Forum

Mulder · 07-27-2007, 07:38 PM

So what are the chances of a firmware update ever coming out to make the DVD player in the PS3 region free? Good? Quite good? Or absolutely no chance?

GreenMotion · 07-27-2007, 08:01 PM

I really hope someone will release something sometime soon.

I am originally from Europe and have quite a few foreign DVDs. I use an Oppo player to play them currently, but I would love to play them on my PS3.

In all honesty, I personally think this whole "region code" requirement is kinda outdated right now .... but thats just my opinion.

Mulder · 07-27-2007, 08:04 PM

I have the same problem. I'm in South AFrica so I have a region 2 PS3 and I have a LOT of region 1 discs. I really don't want to have to purchase a seperate DVD player for those discs.

Mulder · 07-29-2007, 09:12 AM

Is there like a website that Sony keeps checking where we can ask them to PLEASE make the DVD player in the PS3 region free?

gand41f · 07-29-2007, 09:54 AM

I symphathize with you guys (I'm from Japan so I have quite a few DVDs I can't play on the PS3 as well) but with Sony being one of the major studios, I don't think they can do something to offend the other studios...at least not yet....

I'm hoping there will be an update to enable this in a few years when DVD is almost a thing of the past.

one can only hope
gandalf

slee915 · 07-29-2007, 01:16 PM

region free for PS1 and PS2 games too!!

07-27-2007, 07:38 PM	#1
Mulder Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:South Africa	DVD region free PS3 So what are the chances of a firmware update ever coming out to make the DVD player in the PS3 region free? Good? Quite good? Or absolutely no chance?

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07-27-2007, 08:01 PM	#2
GreenMotion Special Member Member since:Apr 2007 4K collection:82 Blu-ray collection:1064 Trading Score:10	I really hope someone will release something sometime soon. I am originally from Europe and have quite a few foreign DVDs. I use an Oppo player to play them currently, but I would love to play them on my PS3. In all honesty, I personally think this whole "region code" requirement is kinda outdated right now .... but thats just my opinion.

07-27-2007, 08:04 PM	#3
Mulder Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:South Africa	I have the same problem. I'm in South AFrica so I have a region 2 PS3 and I have a LOT of region 1 discs. I really don't want to have to purchase a seperate DVD player for those discs.

07-29-2007, 09:12 AM	#4
Mulder Active Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:South Africa	Is there like a website that Sony keeps checking where we can ask them to PLEASE make the DVD player in the PS3 region free?

07-29-2007, 09:54 AM	#5
gand41f Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Jose, California	I symphathize with you guys (I'm from Japan so I have quite a few DVDs I can't play on the PS3 as well) but with Sony being one of the major studios, I don't think they can do something to offend the other studios...at least not yet.... I'm hoping there will be an update to enable this in a few years when DVD is almost a thing of the past. one can only hope gandalf

07-29-2007, 01:16 PM	#6
slee915 Senior Member Member since:May 2007 4K collection:20 Blu-ray collection:985 Blu-ray reviews:10	region free for PS1 and PS2 games too!!

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