Is PS2 region locked on PS3?

As many of you know the Sony PlayStation 3 is region free for PS3 Games. Historically it's always been well known that PS2 and PS1 Games are region locked on a backwards compatible system.
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Is PS3 region free for PS2?

However, PS3 is region-free with backwards compatibility.
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Does the PS3 have region lock?

All PlayStation 3 games except for Persona 4 Arena and Way of the Samurai 3 are region free. Although publishers could choose to region-lock specific games based on a mechanism that allows for the game to query the model of the PS3, none did so during the first three years after the PS3's launch.
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Are PS2 consoles region locked?

During the PS1 and PS2 era, there was a lock on the systems. I had both the US and Japanese systems to play games from both regions. My father worked in the gaming industry and had a hacked PS2 that was region-free or at least could play both US and Japan games.
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Why can't I play PS2 games on my PS3?

How to Tell if You Can Play PS2 Games on Your PS3. The original 60GB and 20GB launch models are backward compatible with PS2 games because they have PS2 chips. Other models, most notably the 80GB Metal Gear Solid PS3, used emulation software to be backward compatible but no longer support PS2 games.
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Why isn't my PS3 reading my PS2 discs?

All backwards compatible PS3s are "fat," but not all fat PS3s are backwards compatible. If you have a fat PS3, check the number of USB ports on the front of the PS3. If the PS3 has four USB ports, it is backwards compatible. If it has two USB ports, it cannot play PS2 discs.
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What happens if you put a PS2 disc on a PS3 Slim?

Unfortunately the PS3 slim is not backwards compatible. Only first generation PS3's are. However, there are still quite a few PS2 games that you can download from the Playstation Store, and there are plenty of HD collections of PS2 games for PS3. But you won't be able to use your PS2 discs on a PS3 Slim.
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What consoles are region free?

List of Region Free Consoles/Handhelds
  • GameBoy.
  • Sega Game Gear.
  • GameBoy Color.
  • GameBoy Advance.
  • Nintendo DS/DSi/DSi XL (With the exception of DSi only games)
  • PSP (With the exception of UMD Movies)
  • PlayStation 3 (Except for Persona 4 Arena and Way of the Samurai 3)
  • PS Vita.
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Can American PS2 play European games?

Long answer: The PS1 and PS2 are region locked, meaning games from a region that isn't the same as the console's region will not run. If you really wanted to play games from other regions you could either a- get a console from a region to play games only for that region. Or b- mod your console.
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Is the PS3 region locked for DVDs?

Video game consoles

The Xbox, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 consoles are all region-locked for DVD playback. The PlayStation 2 can be modified to have its regional-locking disabled through the use of modchips.
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Can PS3 play all region PS2 games?

The PS3 hardware itself has no region lock for games. Some games however do but they are quite rare, so chances are your Japanese game would work fine on a US Console.
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Can you change region on PS3?

Once logged in, go to the “PlayStation Network” icon on the XMB and select “Sign Up.” In the new window that appears, select "Create a New Account (New Users). Select the “Continue” button. Select “Country of Residence” and in the drop-down menu that appears select the region you want.
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Is the PS3 multi region?

The PS3 is not region free. Most games do not implement regions though and some movies do not. PS3 isn't region locked for PS3 games or blu-ray movies. It's the discs that can be locked but most aren't region locked anyway.
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Does PS3 save PS2 games?

If you downloaded the game from PSN, then it should save automatically, and you should find these save files in the Saved Data Utility (PS2) under the Game menu on the XMB. If you're using a . PSV file, you should: Make a folder in your USB root directory called "PS3" (without the quotation marks).
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Can fat PS3 play PS1 games?

Only the original PS3 (the "Fat"one) can play PS2 discs. Correct, the "Fat" PS3 can play PS1/2/3 discs.
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Can you play region free Blu Ray on PS3?

Can I play it on my PS3 or PS4? There is no such thing as a “region free” Blu-ray Disc, but there are all-region (A, B and C) coded Blu-ray Discs. As long as the disc is coded for all Blu-ray Disc regions, then yes, it wouldn't matter what geographical region your PS3 or PS4 is from, it would still play.
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Does Japanese PS2 play US games?

NTSC game will not work in a japanese ps2. NTSC-J is different form of NTSC.
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Can US PS3 play European games?

ps3 disc and psn games work on all consoles. it is region free for them...
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Do American PS2 games work in England?

If I buy a us import game will it work here in UK (PS2)? On a PS2 then no, the UK operates on PAL for its television, the US operates NTSC, you'd need a region free game, which for a PS2 is hard to find.
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Is Dreamcast region locked?

Dreamcast consoles and game-discs are region-locked (although it's easily bypassed with a boot-disc like DC-X) but in my experience VMUs don't care about regions. I have saves from PAL, US, and Japanese region games all together on the same VMU and have never had any problems.
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Is PS5 region locked?

The PlayStation®5 hardware isn't region locked, but any available add-on content is tied to a regional PlayStation Store. If you're planning on purchasing add-on content, it's important to ensure the region of your physical game disc matches the region of your PlayStation Account.
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Are PSP region locked?

For games, the PSP is not region locked. According to Wikipedia: Although PlayStation Portable has no region locking for UMD games; UMD movies are locked by region. However, Sony has confirmed that it is possible to implement Region-Locking on the PSP, and the firmware will disable features based on region.
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Can you play a PS2 guitar on a PS3?

If you have a guitar made for ps2 you can buy the GH3 for PS3 game disc and use this adapter to make your guitar controller work. That way you can avoid buying the entire GH3 package that includes the game + USB wireless guitar that is more expensive than just the game disc by itself.
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Can you play all PS1 games on PS3?

* All PlayStation®3 systems can play most PS One games. * Certain PS3™ systems have the ability to play disc-based PlayStation®2 software titles (backwards compatible). * All PS3™ systems have the ability to play downloadable PS One and PlayStation®2 Classics available from the PlayStation™Store.
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Does PS2 fat play DVDs?

Software for the PlayStation 2 was distributed primarily on DVD-ROMs, with some titles being published on blue-tinted CD-ROM format. In addition, the console can play audio CDs and DVD films and is backward-compatible with almost all original PlayStation games.
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