<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by Pudders
Some Blue Ray movies are locked to a code (similar to regional) so don't think you can stock up on any old film from the US that will play on your UK PS3! There are sites giving lists of what movies play on UK sites. Goggle the phrase and you'll find them easy or DM for more info.
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Many major movies on blu-ray are region coded, though it does vary from studio to studio:
Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures and Universal Studios release all titles region free, corresponding to their former support of the mandatory region free HD DVD format. Lionsgate releases most titles region free, while Disney and Sony Pictures release a mix of region free and locked titles. 20th Century Fox is the only studio that releases all titles region locked.
The Blu-ray regions differ from those of DVD. There are only 3:
Region A: East Asia (except Mainland China and Mongolia), Southeast Asia, North America, South America and their dependencies.
Region B: Africa, Southwest Asia, Europe (except Russia), Oceania and their dependencies.
Region C: Central Asia, East Asia (Mainland China and Mongolia only), South Asia, Europe (Russia only) and their dependencies.
So most US discs won't play on a UK player. Some titles such as documentaries (eg Life on Earth) are region-free but check on Amazon if you're not sure.
Most (all?) PS3 games are region free though, so there's no issue with these.
Edit: Edited to clarify which studies do what
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