What are the PlayStation regions?

What are the PlayStation region codes?

Region 1 is for the US and Canada. Region 2 is for the UK and Europe, Japan, the Middle East, Egypt, South Africa, and Greenland. Region 3 is for Taiwan, Korea, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Hong Kong. Region 4 is for Mexico, South and Central America, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, and the Caribbean.

What is R3 region in PS4?

R3 – Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Macau, South Korea and Taiwan.

What is Region 1 in PS4?

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).

Does PlayStation region matter?

Downloadable content (DLC) for games is region-locked.

If you bought a particular game and its DLC via your new account, it should work as intended. However, if one of your other PSN accounts has the game and you buy DLC on your new account (registered under a different region), you won't be able to access it.

How to Change Country or Region on PS5 PlayStation Store (Location Tutorial)

How do I choose a PlayStation region?

Connect your PlayStation to your router. Switch on your PlayStation and click New User. After you have accepted the User Agreement, you will be prompted to create an account. Select the region you want to use.

Are all Playstations region free?

Is PS4 region locked? PS4 game console itself is region-free (meaning it is not region locked). Even if your game come from a different country, you might play it without any problem. The tricky part is, the extra downloadable content for a game, DLC, is region-locked.

What countries are region 2 PS4?

Region 2: Western Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, Egypt, and Japan. Region 3: Southeast Asia.

Are PlayStation codes region locked?

Unfortunately, voucher codes can only be redeemed in the same PlayStation Store region — it's not possible to change the region of an account (the region was selected when the account was set up). The region for each code is printed on the voucher.

How do I change my region?

Can you change your region on PlayStation PSN?

Which region PS4 is best?

Region of the console doesn't really matter. All game discs will work on any region and you can play online on all of them.

What is the difference between PlayStation regions?

What does a region means in PS4 games? Region means which part of the PlayStation Store it belongs to. While PS4 games are not region restricted to play with, the DLC and the save games are.

Which consoles are region locked?

Can I have 2 PSN accounts with different regions?

Yes. I have a US account and a South African account, so I can use networked content from both regions. Both accounts have my one PS4 set as the primary PS4. I am able to use my South African account to play games I bought in the US store and vice versa.

Is PS5 region-locked?

PlayStation 5 has no region locks (for games)

The regions are usually defined as the Americas (NTSC), Europe (PAL), and Asia.

Are PS4 to PS5 upgrades region-locked?

To upgrade a PS4 game disc to the digital PS5 version, your PS4 game disc needs to have originated from the same country as your account for PlayStation Network.

Can you change regions for free?

Is It Free To Change Region In League of Legends? No, it is not free to change the region on your League of Legends/Riot Games account. You will be charged a fee to facilitate the change.

How do I change my region back to the United States?

What part of the US am I in?

Nine states are considered to be part of the western USA. The Rocky Mountains dominate the Mountain states of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, and Nevada. The Pacific states are Washington, Oregon, and California; they all feature a coastline at the Pacific Ocean.

How do I get my free $10 from PSN?

There's no need to redeem a code or do anything on your part; the credit, should you receive it, will be automatically awarded to you and will sit in your PlayStation wallet. "Thank you for choosing PlayStation Plus," the notification message from the company reads.

Do US PSN codes work in UK?

6. Voucher Codes are country specific (unless otherwise stated on the Voucher Code), meaning they can only be redeemed on accounts for PSN that match the country or region for which the Voucher Code was issued. You should bear this in mind if you are intending to gift a Voucher Code to someone in a different country.

Can you play region 2 in USA?

The DVD region in the US is 1 and the US DVD players can only play region 1 DVDs. Therefore, you can't play a region 2 DVD brought from Europe on a US laptop or DVD player.