When they mean dvd-rom and NTSC- Japan does that mean we in the USA can play it?

[Alberto Tomba]

I mean will it be region friendly now?

 

[Mumpleaser]

I'm afraid not Alberto. The fact that it's on DVD just means it is too large for a CD (maybe an English language version on the disc). I'm also sure that the NTSC system you guys have in the US is different from the NTSC system they have in Japan.

 

[roach]

I'm afraid not Alberto. The fact that it's on DVD just means it is too large for a CD (maybe an English language version on the disc). I'm also sure that the NTSC system you guys have in the US is different from the NTSC system they have in Japan.

Sorry Mumpleaser but you don't really know what you're talking about. Just because the game will be on DVD doesn't necessarily mean it needs to be on DVD (although that probably is the case). Also, NTSC is NTSC. Now I don't really know if PS2 games are region-coded (I think they are but my PS2 is chipped anyway so I don't care), but there is absolutely no difference between NTSC in Japan and the US.

 

[jag87]

There are different NTSC Regions. For example, Japan is NTSC-J and however it can play region 2 DVD's. US is NTSC again but plays Region 1 DVD's. Therefore, the console it self must be preset to accept certain type of gaming/DVD's. Japan is Region 2 DVD and can play NTSC games whilst America Plays NTSC games and Region 1 DVD's. Its longwinded but the console in the US must reject JAP Games surely because of my long winded explanation!??

 

[roach]

There are different NTSC Regions. For example, Japan is NTSC-J and however it can play region 2 DVD's. US is NTSC again but plays Region 1 DVD's. Therefore, the console it self must be preset to accept certain type of gaming/DVD's. Japan is Region 2 DVD and can play NTSC games whilst America Plays NTSC games and Region 1 DVD's. Its longwinded but the console in the US must reject JAP Games surely because of my long winded explanation!??

Yes that is true but has nothing to do with NTSC itself, it is simply region coding for DVD's. For example, if you record a show onto VHS in America, you can watch that same tape in Japan (or even here in Australia if you have an NTSC-capable VCR and TV).

 

[Alberto Tomba]

Yes that is true but has nothing to do with NTSC itself, it is simply region coding for DVD's. For example, if you record a show onto VHS in America, you can watch that same tape in Japan (or even here in Australia if you have an NTSC-capable VCR and TV).

So NTSC can MAYBE work then on my North American PS2?

 

[roach]

So NTSC can MAYBE work then on my North American PS2?

I think you are confused about what you really want to know. If you want to know whether a Japanese game will work on an American PS2 it probably depends on whether the DVD is region-coded, nothing to do with NTSC/PAL/SECAM.

The answer is most likely no unless you have a chipped PS2.

 

[Milosh]

So NTSC can MAYBE work then on my North American PS2?

To make your confusion very clear, the answer is NO, Japanese NTSC games won't work on your NTSC US Playstation.
American NTSC is NTSC U/C (U for United States and C for Canada), while NTSC/J is Japanese.
Similar systems, not quite identical.

PS2 games are, as Jag already posted, region coded. Unless you have modified PS2 to accept and play all region games, you are stuck.

Also, if you have a slide card and Swap disks, than it is possible to play games without modifying your PS2 (and is cheaper as well).

Cheers.

 

[jag87]

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