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Sammy_boy Posts: > 500

Apologies this is rather non-mobile related, but I am selling a phone in the for sale section (so kind of mobile-related!

), and have been offered a PS2 by a member in the US. Now, I suspect that PS2s will only play a certain region's games, but will the PS2 play British/European-bought games without modification? If not, what modifications are required, i.e. chipping, certain lids fitted, etc.? Are there any specification differences?

Also, would there be any voltage issues? Obviously I'd need a UK plug adaptor if I go this route, but are there any problems with different voltages/ampages?
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Posted: 2005-03-02 16:12:04
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MikLSP Posts: > 500

Well my old UK PS2 wouldn't play US games so I don't think a US machine would play UK games either without being chipped.
Chipping them will let it play copies as well as foreign games but u risk it blowin-up!
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Posted: 2005-03-02 16:49:00
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Sammy_boy Posts: > 500

That's something I don't really fancy doing, I'd probably bugger it up trying to chip it anyway. Why do they make things like PS2s and DVDs region specific, is it just to stop people buying games and DVDs from other countries where it's cheaper and importing them?
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Posted: 2005-03-02 17:48:39
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MikLSP Posts: > 500

Thats exactly why
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Posted: 2005-03-02 18:08:00
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Merovingian Posts: > 500

why should it blow up? A lot of my mates have both Messiah and DMS 4 innstalled.. no one got their PS2 blown up

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Posted: 2005-03-02 18:27:48
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Kwiksta Posts: > 500

a uk ps2 wont even work in japan (even with uk games) something to do with different types of tv's used
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Posted: 2005-03-02 18:43:56
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Merovingian Posts: > 500

it has to do with PAL or NTSC format
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Posted: 2005-03-02 19:09:03
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Kwiksta Posts: > 500

exactly!

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Posted: 2005-03-02 20:11:08
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Sammy_boy Posts: > 500

So it would be a bad idea to get a ps2 from the US then, as they also use NTSC don't they?
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Posted: 2005-03-03 00:54:37
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Davo_169 Posts: > 500

as you mentioned earlier the voltage would be different wouldnt it??
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Posted: 2005-03-03 08:52:53
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