PS3 Dvd Region Hack?? - Blu-ray Forum

jocka06 · 10-21-2007, 04:33 PM

Hi doe's anyone know if there is a dvd region hack for the PS3? I want to play my Region 1 dvd's on a Uk PS3 (Region 2).

Regards Chris

jorg · 10-21-2007, 06:14 PM

nope not a chance not for a year i suspect

scragham · 10-21-2007, 06:51 PM

i think paidgeek mentioned somewhere in the insider's thread that they're not allowed (by DVD licensing requirements) to do any firmware updates or the like that would unlock ps3 dvd.

the best we can hope for is somewhere, sometime, some kindhearted sony employee to leak the unlock code that's bound to exist out into the open.

bubs · 10-21-2007, 07:31 PM

good luck

Rustmonsteru · 10-21-2007, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scragham

i think paidgeek mentioned somewhere in the insider's thread that they're not allowed (by DVD licensing requirements) to do any firmware updates or the like that would unlock ps3 dvd.

the best we can hope for is somewhere, sometime, some kindhearted sony employee to leak the unlock code that's bound to exist out into the open.

Should that happen I'm sure it would be just as easy for them to lock it up again by attaching the lockup to some critical firmware update everyone wants, like passing DTS-MA.

TheTenth · 10-25-2007, 02:46 PM

wasn't there one for the PS2? a friend has some software disc for PS2 to read US/Japanese games and DVDs ...

Uxi · 10-25-2007, 03:37 PM

It was mostly chips and modding that led to the hacks on the PS2. Unless Sony accidently left a "test" mode the best bet is to get a Japanese PS3. I'm considering this if a silver PS3 with card readers becomes available over there (even if it's also available here) since I like alot of anime and have more than a few games and R2 anime DVD's.

jocka06 · 10-21-2007, 08:25 PM

Oh well looks like i'll have to purchase a new dvd player with upscaling then. The wife-to-be won't like it but what the hey!

- I like living life on the edge!!!

X-Ninja · 10-21-2007, 08:48 PM

you cant just use somthing like the RegionX disk on the PS3? It was a disc that you put ii your PS2/DVD Player that unlocked the region coding completely. It just promped you to select what region your dvd/ps2 game that you wanted to play was, then you inserted the disk and voila! - Your playing.

I was planning on doing this with the PS3 as soon as i order the disk. anyone tried this yet?

jorg · 10-21-2007, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Ninja

you cant just use somthing like the RegionX disk on the PS3? It was a disc that you put ii your PS2/DVD Player that unlocked the region coding completely. It just promped you to select what region your dvd/ps2 game that you wanted to play was, then you inserted the disk and voila! - Your playing.

I was planning on doing this with the PS3 as soon as i order the disk. anyone tried this yet?

go ahead and try but the answers it wont work im 98% sure it mite work if u a 60 gig ps3 maybe

daisuke149 · 10-25-2007, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocka06

Hi doe's anyone know if there is a dvd region hack for the PS3? I want to play my Region 1 dvd's on a Uk PS3 (Region 2).

Regards Chris

just a fyi.

my sister lives in cambridge

she always takes my dvd's from here and they play perfectly fine for her in the UK.

But i can never play the UK ones. : (

and yes im talking dvd not blu-ray.

vw mofo · 10-25-2007, 05:58 PM

This is kind of a pain, but you make backups of the movies using AnyDVD to strip off the region coding. Although with the price of decent upconverting players as cheap as they are, it'll probably cost you more to buy a spindle of blank DVD's than it would to buy the proper player for them.

10-21-2007, 04:33 PM	#1
jocka06 Member Member since:Jun 2007	PS3 Dvd Region Hack?? Hi doe's anyone know if there is a dvd region hack for the PS3? I want to play my Region 1 dvd's on a Uk PS3 (Region 2). Regards Chris

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10-21-2007, 06:14 PM	#2
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	nope not a chance not for a year i suspect

10-21-2007, 06:51 PM	#3
scragham Expert Member Member since:Jul 2007	i think paidgeek mentioned somewhere in the insider's thread that they're not allowed (by DVD licensing requirements) to do any firmware updates or the like that would unlock ps3 dvd. the best we can hope for is somewhere, sometime, some kindhearted sony employee to leak the unlock code that's bound to exist out into the open.

10-21-2007, 07:31 PM	#4
bubs Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Montreal	good luck

10-25-2007, 02:46 PM	#6
TheTenth Special Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Clermont-Ferrand, France Home Theater Gallery:9 4K collection:98 Blu-ray collection:681 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:11	wasn't there one for the PS2? a friend has some software disc for PS2 to read US/Japanese games and DVDs ...

10-25-2007, 03:37 PM	#7
Uxi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Southern California 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:191 Blu-ray reviews:9	It was mostly chips and modding that led to the hacks on the PS2. Unless Sony accidently left a "test" mode the best bet is to get a Japanese PS3. I'm considering this if a silver PS3 with card readers becomes available over there (even if it's also available here) since I like alot of anime and have more than a few games and R2 anime DVD's.

10-21-2007, 08:25 PM	#8
jocka06 Member Member since:Jun 2007	Oh well looks like i'll have to purchase a new dvd player with upscaling then. The wife-to-be won't like it but what the hey! - I like living life on the edge!!!

10-21-2007, 08:48 PM	#9
X-Ninja Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:North Bay, Ontario Posts: Over 1100.......... PSNetwork- Axecution Blu-ray collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:6	you cant just use somthing like the RegionX disk on the PS3? It was a disc that you put ii your PS2/DVD Player that unlocked the region coding completely. It just promped you to select what region your dvd/ps2 game that you wanted to play was, then you inserted the disk and voila! - Your playing. I was planning on doing this with the PS3 as soon as i order the disk. anyone tried this yet?

10-25-2007, 05:58 PM	#12
vw mofo Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	This is kind of a pain, but you make backups of the movies using AnyDVD to strip off the region coding. Although with the price of decent upconverting players as cheap as they are, it'll probably cost you more to buy a spindle of blank DVD's than it would to buy the proper player for them.

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