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SCEA announced that the Playstation 3 will be region free. Due to the large size of the blue ray disc developers could put different regions of the game on a single disc. This is a great idea that we hope many developers take advantage of when developing PS3 games. While the PS3 is backwards compatible, SCEA did not announce if the PS3 would be backwards compatible with all regions of PS2 / PS1 games. Also announced at GDC was a free online service coming for the PS3. Sony plans to profit on the online service by offering downloadable content like new race tracks and multiplayer maps to subsidize the service. The unnamed service is set to be ready as soon as the PS3 launches.
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4 Responses to “PS3 is region free and gets a free online service”
March 23rd, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Finaly! We don’t have to modify our ps2 to play import games!
March 26th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
Woohoo!!!!!!! This is awesome news for import gamers like us! I never did get around to getting a mod chip for PS2, so now I don’t have to worry about stuff like that anymore.
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March 23rd, 2006 at 1:21 pm
Sweet! Good news from sony. Makes me eager for the ps3 to come out even more.