Will NA PS3 play PAL games?

[marvelvscapcom2]

 I found a super awesome Ellie Edition last of us box set with a steel book and its pretty cheap and I like it more than the survival edition American set. but its PAL and I know nothing about nor have I ever ventured into foreign games. I think the Ellie and Joel editions are much cooler. I like it because its still English so I can read the books and stuff but I am not sure if the games will play. Thanks for tips 

[sinestro417]

Yes they will. Some games require a HDTV. But, some do play without one also. Most people have HDTV's these days, so I'd assume that's not a huge problem.

[indenton]

Their are a few region locked PS3 games, I know that the original 'Persona 4 Arena' is region locked. 

[bikingjahuty]

yep, sure will

[Nickkchilla]

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[maximo310]

99.5% of PS3 games are region free. The only ones that aren't are the NA version of Persona 4 Arena, and a samurai game on PSN ( which was only region locked on PS3 Slims).

PAL has some different special editions from the US, e.x w/ tales of graces f having a limited edition vs reg edition in NA; its also a good way to get a physical GOTY version of Dark Souls if you like that series. There's a few games such as Under Defeat Deluxe Edition and Jojo All Star Battle that have cheaper PAL versions than US versions as well.

[atrumlupus]

One of the best features about the Playstation family of systems now days. Any system can play games from any region with a few oddball expections. The PS3, PS4, and PS Vita are all region free. I think the PSP is too but I'm not 100% sure.

[doctorlaudanum]

^Yup, the PSP's region free, as are (most) PS3 games. There are some odd exceptions, though. I know UMD movies are region locked, and I don't believe a backwards compatible PS3 can play PS2 or PS1 games from another region unless you have a launch model. I always get conflicting information with that last part and don't have the proper PS3 model to test it myself. Can anyone correct me?

[marvelvscapcom2]

99.5% of PS3 games are region free. The only ones that aren't are the NA version of Persona 4 Arena, and a samurai game on PSN ( which was only region locked on PS3 Slims).

PAL has some different special editions from the US, e.x w/ tales of graces f having a limited edition vs reg edition in NA; its also a good way to get a physical GOTY version of Dark Souls if you like that series. There's a few games such as Under Defeat Deluxe Edition and Jojo All Star Battle that have cheaper PAL versions than US versions as well.

Thanks for all the help everyone  , I am excited to get it.  I loved Last of us so much I figured id get a special edition to display. The post pandemic version is far out of my price range right now but then I found the Ellie edition from UK. Its such a cooler set imo then the American survival edition set. Probably because I like Ellie slightly more than Joel as a character. Its awesome and cheaper too.  It will be my first PAL game ever. I was never a fan of the orange diamond thingy they use as a age rating in Europe but they leave that off of the steel book and all the goodies so it looks awesome. 

[atrumlupus]

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I don't believe a backwards compatible PS3 can play PS2 or PS1 games from another region unless you have a launch model.

A backwards compatible PS3 will only play PS1 and PS2 games for the region it is made in. So a NA Backwards Compatible PS3 will only play NA region PS1 and PS2 games. Also interestingly enough the means to region lock a PS3 game is supported on the PS3 if the developers wanted to do it but since Sony didn't require it, most didn't bother to do so.