rec.autos.simulators

by **J2P** » Sat, 27 Nov 1999 04:00:00

All,

I'm sorry that this could be a bit off topic.
I'm planning to buy my nephew in Finland Gran Turismo car simulator for
Sony Playstation. No one can't give an answer here in stores if U.S.
game disc would work in European Sony Playstation console. Does it work
?
I know about NTSC and PAL, but is it the console that makes the decoding
or is it in the software itself ?

Thanks for your help.

Later,

J2P

".....Just an other Finn far away from home....."

by **Michael Basde** » Sat, 27 Nov 1999 04:00:00

Each Original PSX game comes with a country code embedded within the disc.
If the country code in your playstation console doesn't match that on the
disc, the game won't play. So, a US game will not work in a UK console.
This was found out early on when people tried to play many of the Japaneese
games on US consoles only to be very disappointed at the outcome. You can
use a 'swap method' to try to get it to run, or put a 'mod chip' into your
console, but your best bet is to just buy a UK release of the game.

Mike

> All,

> I'm sorry that this could be a bit off topic.
> I'm planning to buy my nephew in Finland Gran Turismo car simulator for
> Sony Playstation. No one can't give an answer here in stores if U.S.
> game disc would work in European Sony Playstation console. Does it work
> ?
> I know about NTSC and PAL, but is it the console that makes the decoding
> or is it in the software itself ?

> Thanks for your help.

> Later,

> J2P

> ".....Just an other Finn far away from home....."

rec.autos.simulators

Does U.S. Sony Playstation Games work in European Console

Does U.S. Sony Playstation Games work in European Console

Does U.S. Sony Playstation Games work in European Console