PS3 regions and compatibility?

[daddy_4_eyes]

Bought me PS3 last x-mas, now on the look out for cheap games. Overseas has much cheaper games than in Oz, but I'm worried about regions and what not.

Anyone know if its ok to buy PS3 games from overseas?

 

[Ochre]

All games are region free

 

[SpaceCow]

This should be in the PS3 news and discussion thread...

Yeah, PS3 is region free.

 

[Mitchemx]

Not sure about other countries but getting games from the UK will work fine.

 

[Paranoid]

They should all work. Much better than buying from AUS.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Oh sweet.
Thanks.

 

[HBK619]

ALL games will work without issue.

DLC (downloadable content) may not work with the AU PS Store, or in-game store systems.

Now with games having online passes and the such the workaround is to create a PSN with the region you bought the game from (UK, US, Asia, etc.), use the code to download the online pass from that store and then you'll be ok to use it on your normal account.

DLC can be done the same way, only sometimes it can restrict the actual use of the items to that other account and not your normal one.