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27th October 2007, 11:56
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buying a xbox or ps3 from the US
my parents are going on holiday in a few weeks to the us of a and was going to ask them to get me one of the above. would they be ok to use in the uk?
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27th October 2007, 12:00
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They will work but will be locked to that region i believe.
Well i know for a fact that the 360 will be. I have no idea about the PS3. i need to know that myself.
PSP will be unlocked to all regions minus the UMD movies. So you could still buy titles in the UK and that would work on an american PSP.
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27th October 2007, 12:08
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ill have a look on some ps3 forums cheers for the info on the xbox. can u get us region games in the uk?
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27th October 2007, 12:12
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just got this from http://www.ps3forums.com
-If I buy a PS3 from one continent, will I be able to use that on other continents?
Yes
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27th October 2007, 12:34
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a US ps3 will pay any games but will only play US dvd's / blueray disks and ps1 or ps2 games
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27th October 2007, 13:02
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xbox 360 won't be able to play uk games on a us machine and the ps3 will play uk games.
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27th October 2007, 16:22
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wanted a xbox360 but i will look at the ps3. dont want to start another thread on which one is best but is it a lot better?
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27th October 2007, 16:26
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go for the ps3 comes with bluetooth, blu ray, can link a psp up to it ,online gaming is free, some great games coming out now and christmas time.
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27th October 2007, 16:51
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its just the extra price even though there cheaper over there
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27th October 2007, 17:42
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not really worth it with the price they are here
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27th October 2007, 18:10
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Plus youll need to change the plug? 
I think the games are fine, its just the dvd's blue rays and ps1 and 2 games that wont work
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27th October 2007, 18:17
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i might not bother then only thought about it when i saw some of the deals you can get over there for the xbox360
http://www.walmart.com/search/browse...atNavId=482412
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27th October 2007, 18:34
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plus if anything goes wrong with it sony wont cover it on the warranty because you imported it
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27th October 2007, 18:55
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Yeah i was considerin gettin a ps3 from america but was unsure because they have different watts and voltage and the connection is different not much of a difference in price though to be fair so i wouldnt risk it
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