are dvds still region locked?
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Although region locked on film DVDs and film Blu-ray Discs, the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One are region free for video games, though add-on content on the online store is region locked and must match the region of the disc.
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There is no way to override the region code. These are the DVD region codes: Region 1 - Canada, the United States and U.S. territories. Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland.
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When it comes to regional restrictions, the good news is 4K Blu-ray discs have just one region code: worldwide. Essentially, they're region-free. They can be played on any 4K player, in any part of the world.
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The games that don't appear in the German GOG store aren't region locked per se, they just may not be sold due to legal reasons to people with IPs from that country. However, gift redemption for those still works and once they're in your library they will work from Germany, too.
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Yes, Blu-ray titles have region coding similar to DVDs. However, instead of eight regions, Blu-ray uses only three: Region A: North, Central, South America, Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Region B: Europe (EU), Africa, Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Yes, Gamecubes are region locked. As you have a PAL cube, you will need, at the very least, a Datel Freeloader to play games from other regions (NTSC/U and NTSC/J).
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Blu-ray Disc media does have region codes, but unlike DVD players, the region codes for Blu-ray Disc media use letters instead of numbers to indicate a particular zone or region where the discs can be played.
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Our DVD players are configured to Region 2. This means that it is only able to play DVD's that are either Region Free (Region 0) or Region 2. ... These Region Codes are not to be confused with PAL and NTSC. PAL is the television video standard for Europe and NTSC for the United States.
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These are the DVD region codes: Region 1 - Canada, the United States and U.S. territories. Region 2 - Japan, Europe, South Africa, the Middle East (including Egypt) and Greenland. Region 3 - Southeast Asia, and East Asia (including Hong Kong).
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Is the PSP region free? yes, all games are region free. if you got some umd movies from another region, you can change your region in the recovery menu anyway.
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Most DVD players and TVs sold in PAL countries can play both formats of discs, however, this does not mean they can play any DVD (because of region restrictions). For example, a basic European DVD player (PAL Region 2 only) will be able to play a Japanese disc (NTSC Region 2), but not a US (NTSC Region 1) disc.
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The Xbox and the Xbox 360 are region-locked, however some games are region-free and will play in any region. Digital content through Xbox Live on the Xbox 360 and original Xbox are also region-locked, such as DLC, movies, and apps.
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Fortunately, we have good news – Sony has a wide variety of excellent models to choose from. ... All Sony Region-Free Blu-Ray Players are reverse compatible, meaning that they can play Blu-Ray and DVD discs from any region in the world.
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The “wrong region” error on your DVD or Blu-ray player means you are trying to play a disc that is not meant to be played in your country. ... Get a different version of the DVD that is made for your region. (Refer to the map above to find out what region you are. Typically for US/Canada you are region 1.)
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PS4 games are region free. However, DVDs and Blu Rays are region locked. The region codes printed on the dvd case correspond to the following countries: Region 1 is for the US and Canada.
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Most North American DVD players are NTSC Region 1 only players. ... So apart from the region code issue there is the problem of disc format (two different formats of DVD, NTSC or PAL). The UK, Europe, Australia, etc use the 625 line 50Hz PAL system. Japan, USA and Canada use the 525 line 60Hz NTSC system.
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No, a region 1 Xbox is like any other DVD player - it will not play DVDs from other regions: ... The Xbox 360 console can only play discs that are sold in the same region as the console.