Can games from the UK be played on Amurican computurds? caterpie;
I think so.
Isn't the region thing only on consoles?
Quote from: Nox on November 03, 2007, 10:07:12 PM
I think so.
Isn't the region thing only on consoles?
If I knew, I wouldn't be asking. caterpie;
Yes...
Only consoles have region-lock pseudo;
You can play European, Japanese, Chinese, etc. games all on an American computer.
You cannot play European or Japanese Wii/PS3/360/GCN/PS2/Xbox games on an American console (nevermind about PS3, that's region-free)
You can play foreign games on any DS or Gameboy (or PS3)
Not sure about PSP though edumacate;
Quote from: bluaki on November 03, 2007, 10:09:49 PM
Only consoles have region-lock pseudo;
You can play European, Japanese, Chinese, etc. games all on an American computer.
You cannot play European or Japanese Wii/PS3/360/GCN/PS2/Xbox games on an American console
You can play foreign games on any DS or Gameboy
Not sure about PSP though edumacate;
I import loads of games, so I know all about consoles and handhelds. I'm fairly new to computer gaming, and the best deal on Age of Empires from Amazon is imported from the UK. caterpie;
Quote from: bluaki on November 03, 2007, 10:09:49 PM
Only consoles have region-lock pseudo;
You can play European, Japanese, Chinese, etc. games all on an American computer.
You cannot play European or Japanese Wii/PS3/360/GCN/PS2/Xbox games on an American console
You can play foreign games on any DS or Gameboy
Not sure about PSP though edumacate;
Actually.
PlayStation 3 games are region free, Blu-Ray films are region coded.Blu-Ray regions. (http://"http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Blu-ray_regions_with_key.png").
PSP games are region free, UMD films and music are region coded like DVDs.
DS is region free.
The rest that she mentioned are region locked.
You can't be serious. psyduck;
Quote from: Houdini on November 03, 2007, 10:25:12 PM
You can't be serious. psyduck;
YOU EXPECT ME TO KNOW?
If I can't play European games on my Gamecube, why could I play them on my Mac/laptop? caterpie;
Quote from: Lawlz on November 03, 2007, 10:27:38 PM
YOU EXPECT ME TO KNOW?
If I can't play European games on my Gamecube, why could I play them on my Mac/laptop? caterpie;
Actually, I've been wondering the converse. Why are console games region encoded, anyway?
Quote from: Houdini on November 03, 2007, 10:31:43 PM
Actually, I've been wondering the converse. Why are console games region encoded, anyway?
Because the translation companies don't like people who import games edumacate;
Quote from: Houdini on November 03, 2007, 10:31:43 PM
Actually, I've been wondering the converse. Why are console games region encoded, anyway?
So that people in the European video game industry have jobs. caterpie;
Quote from: Houdini on November 03, 2007, 10:31:43 PM
Actually, I've been wondering the converse. Why are console games region encoded, anyway?
we use different hertz in our teevees
Quote from: Houdini on November 03, 2007, 10:31:43 PM
Actually, I've been wondering the converse. Why are console games region encoded, anyway?
It has to do with the publishers of the games. For example, A game may be published by EA in the United States, but in Japan it might be published by Bandai. Importing games cuts into the profit of one of the publishers.
Some games are also more expensive in other nations. Richer countries would pay more, thus maximizing the profits of the publisher. Without that, some one from a richer country, where the games would cost more, would import the games from a poorer nation, where the games are cheaper.
Quote from: C.Mongler on November 03, 2007, 10:43:27 PM
we use different hertz in our teevees
Well, actually, it's just Europe that is different from the rest of the world. Japan and I'm sure the rest of Asia is just the same as us, aside form the languages. caterpie;
Quote from: Lawlz on November 03, 2007, 10:47:22 PM
Well, actually, it's just Europe that is different from the rest of the world. Japan and I'm sure the rest of Asia is just the same as us, aside form the languages. caterpie;
if by the rest of asia you mean burma, the phillipines, south korea, and taiwan, then yes
otherwise, no, you're fucking wrong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC#Countries_and_territories_that_use_NTSC) you fucking idiot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#Countries_and_territories_using_PAL) fuck
ps most of the world uses (or used before conversion to digital/high-def/blah etc.) pal, not ntsc
and then there's secam, too
Quote from: Commodore Guff on November 04, 2007, 10:53:09 AM
if by the rest of asia you mean burma, the phillipines, south korea, and taiwan, then yes
otherwise, no, you're fucking wrong (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTSC#Countries_and_territories_that_use_NTSC) you fucking idiot (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAL#Countries_and_territories_using_PAL) fuck
ps most of the world uses (or used before conversion to digital/high-def/blah etc.) pal, not ntsc
and then there's secam, too
nobody cares about those countries though