sending games to UK

[govols 0]

I know that you aren't able to play DVD's from the UK in the US and vice/versa unless you have a region free player. What about games? We want to send Tony's son some Playstation games and I was wondering if they are coded regionally too?

Karen

[Tim and Bethanie 1]

The games for various systems will not work either. We are going to order off of various uk sites and have them shipped directly to Tim's boys there.

[jezebelseven 0]

Playstation games are region encoded-- the UK uses PAL, US uses NTSC. Assuming they don't have a chipped system (which the huge majority of people don't-- I do because I import games from japan), games bought here will not work there.

There are a few games you *can* send through any countries. Nintendo DS games are region free, for example, as are Sony PSPs. So if they have those, you might consider getting them something for those instead. Otherwise, your best bet is ordering off UK sites and having them sent that way, as Tim and Bethanie mentioned.

[govols 0]

Thanks. We were hoping to even be able to take some games over in March. ( saving us some money ) Well, I guess we'll have to order them then.

[Lou Lou 1]

So if my nephew asks for a Gameboy DS game, I can get it here and sent it to the UK? I can't keep up with all these damn things.

[jezebelseven 0]

So if my nephew asks for a Gameboy DS game, I can get it here and sent it to the UK? I can't keep up with all these damn things.

The Nintendo DS, yes, you can.

I'm fairly certain the gameboy advance (which is the model before the nintendo DS) is also fine for this.

The only things you have to look out for are if you are importing from somewhere, like, say, japan. Then you have to be sure the game has the option for english language. But on the majority of recent game handhelds, UK to US and US to UK are fine and dandy!

[Lou Lou 1]

I've been perusing Ebay and see a lot of sneaky sellers from the east providing a way to turn it into an English language game. Not sure I can be arsed to risk it.

Thanks for that.

[heishe 2]

My boy has an American PS2 because he took mine.

So now he has to order American games. But when he moves back here in a couple months, we'll be all set, and I can play all the games that have been absorbing like 94% of his attention over the last few months.

Um, but we're gonna have to get a TV - I threw mine out when he took the PS2.

[Mags 112]

Does anyone know if the Nintendo Wii games are regional too? Or the old Gamecube games? Purdy please!

[jezebelseven 0]

Does anyone know if the Nintendo Wii games are regional too? Or the old Gamecube games? Purdy please!

Both are regional, sadly.

I know there IS a freeloader for the gamecube-- this allows you to somewhat bypass it, but it doesn't always work. My fiance used a freeloader trying to play a US game on his UK gamecube and it never worked properly.

Edited December 3, 2006 by jezebelseven

[kisschick1976 0]

Does anyone know if the Nintendo Wii games are regional too? Or the old Gamecube games? Purdy please!

Both are regional, sadly.

I know there IS a freeloader for the gamecube-- this allows you to somewhat bypass it, but it doesn't always work. My fiance used a freeloader trying to play a US game on his UK gamecube and it never worked properly.

Now how about X-Box? I am no good with game consoles. Last one I bought was N64 back when they were new. I was THIS CLOSE to ordering some games for my BF for his new X-Box that he got on special but then I rememberd about the whole region thing. pfft.

[jezebelseven 0]

Now how about X-Box? I am no good with game consoles. Last one I bought was N64 back when they were new. I was THIS CLOSE to ordering some games for my BF for his new X-Box that he got on special but then I rememberd about the whole region thing. pfft.

Xbox and xbox 360 are the hardest ones to figure out for me-- there's a lot to consider and research. DVDs are ALL region locked on the 360 (and I believe the original xbox as well), so US dvds won't play on UK consoles without a workaround.

However, not *all* games are region locked on them, it depends on the publisher, and it's kind of hard to find a decent list of everything thats region unlocked. Here's a list for 360 that you may find helpful: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-fc-49-en.html but I can't seem to have it pull up the same for original xbox.

Sometimes you'll run into things like the american version being region free, but then the japanese version is region locked. I think this was the case for the 360 game 'Gears of War', if memory serves.

I'd suggest googling 'xbox region free games' or 'xbox region unlocked games', you might find some lists that way, but be careful and try to verify any list you find before purchasing.

Something else to consider with these is that some games may or may not work properly on UK tvs-- I'm not certain about this, but, for example, I have a chipped US ps2, so it can read any discs, NTSC or PAL, but games like Singstar Rocks (UK version) will not play properly on my tv, due to it having no option to switch from 50 Hz refresh rate (the norm in the UK) to 60 Hz (the US). So, to play that game, I have to buy this little converter to play on my computer screen, versus the tv. SOME games do have a choice of which you run it at (Burnout 2, I believe, had this option), but some games are 50Hz with no option for change.

, I know, confusing!!

For those of you who plan on bringing over your UK system to the US or vice versa I strongly suggest searching around to see if you can find anyone who is willing to 'chip' your system. I personally lucked out-- My fiance knew someone at his university who chipped my system for about 20 quid, and now I can play all the UK games my fiance will be bringing over here, versus having to sell them all off for cheap and rebuy them at full price here-- all I have to do is buy that converter for 50 to 60 Hz.

[Mags 112]

Does anyone know if the Nintendo Wii games are regional too? Or the old Gamecube games? Purdy please!

Both are regional, sadly.

I know there IS a freeloader for the gamecube-- this allows you to somewhat bypass it, but it doesn't always work. My fiance used a freeloader trying to play a US game on his UK gamecube and it never worked properly.

Damn, my son wants to bring some of his Gamecube games over to the USA as he has heard they can be played on the Wii (can they?). I guess as they are region 2 they wouldn't be compatible with a region 1 Wii.

Double damn.

[jezebelseven 0]

Damn, my son wants to bring some of his Gamecube games over to the USA as he has heard they can be played on the Wii (can they?). I guess as they are region 2 they wouldn't be compatible with a region 1 Wii.

Double damn.

That's a good question. I'd assume PAL Gamecube games wouldn't run on an NTSC wii but I imagine very few if any people have tried that yet. I do know that *some* freeloader discs work on the wii, so theres a possibility that might work, come to think of it.

A list from a game forum I visit says:

Freeloaders compatible with the wii:

1.0 - Unconfirmed

1.04 – Unconfirmed

1.06 – Works

1.06b – Works

1.06B – Doesn’t Work

The Freeloader-booting Action Replay – Works (But I don't *think* action replay lets you play international games. I'm not certain, but I think Action Replay is more of a cheating device.)

It's kind of hit or miss, but perhaps it's worth a try to track down 1.06 or 1.06b and give one of those a try with the wii!