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Hello I am one of those sad people that has just purchased a PS2
recently I bought Final Fantasy vii off an American website I know its a PS1 game but the PS2 is backwards compatable.
Anyway it comes up with an error when I try to run it asking for a format disk or something like that I cant remember exactly what it said
My question is will American PS2 games run on a european PS2 machine or are games area specific anyway thanks in your help in advance and if this is a stuipid question my apoligies(also for spelling mistakes)
recently I bought Final Fantasy vii off an American website I know its a PS1 game but the PS2 is backwards compatable.
Anyway it comes up with an error when I try to run it asking for a format disk or something like that I cant remember exactly what it said
My question is will American PS2 games run on a european PS2 machine or are games area specific anyway thanks in your help in advance and if this is a stuipid question my apoligies(also for spelling mistakes)
Didn't see it mentioned below, so I thought I'd add that we are Region 2 for things like DVDs, where as America are Region 1, so if you order DVDs, the same rules apply. To play region 1 DVDs, you can buy a region x kit, to get rid of the restrictions (also gets rid of the "green screen" when using an RGB cable), but I am unaware of any similar remedy that can be used for the gaming side, other than getting all Jack Sparrow about things.
PAL/NTSC has nothing at all to do with it - if your TV isn't NTSC compatible, you can buy adapters.
The issue is that games are regionally coded, much like DVDs - but there are fewer regions. When you 'chip' the machine, it basically over-rides the regional coding.
But regardless, as US game will not function on an un-modified console.
The issue is that games are regionally coded, much like DVDs - but there are fewer regions. When you 'chip' the machine, it basically over-rides the regional coding.
But regardless, as US game will not function on an un-modified console.
American games will not run on European PS2's. We have PAL format and America has NTSC.
hmm i dunno i DEFINATELY know that it is regions for DVD's. Thnk its the same for games.
PAL and NTSC are related to it though, jap has NTSC as well but is in a nother region if i can remmeber correctly..
PAL and NTSC are related to it though, jap has NTSC as well but is in a nother region if i can remmeber correctly..
They don't have numbers. It's PAL (Europe), NTSC (America)... and... erm... JAP? I don't know what it's called for Japan. :P
theres 3 regions. no idea which area has eachj number. But Uk is in one of em...US in another and japan in another...
American games will not run on a European console and the other way round.
Hello I am one of those sad people that has just purchased a PS2
recently I bought Final Fantasy vii off an American website I know its a PS1 game but the PS2 is backwards compatable.
Anyway it comes up with an error when I try to run it asking for a format disk or something like that I cant remember exactly what it said
My question is will American PS2 games run on a european PS2 machine or are games area specific anyway thanks in your help in advance and if this is a stuipid question my apoligies(also for spelling mistakes)
recently I bought Final Fantasy vii off an American website I know its a PS1 game but the PS2 is backwards compatable.
Anyway it comes up with an error when I try to run it asking for a format disk or something like that I cant remember exactly what it said
My question is will American PS2 games run on a european PS2 machine or are games area specific anyway thanks in your help in advance and if this is a stuipid question my apoligies(also for spelling mistakes)