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[techmo]

There are a number of legitimate games wholesalers in the UK, Hong Kong and other countries, as well as on these forums, that are selling region free Xbox 360 and PS3 games.

Many of the games are previous releases like GTA IV, older EA Sports titles, etc.

But some of the games advertised as region free are the new GTA: Episodes from Liberty City, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, the new EA Sports 10 titles (FIFA 10, NBA 10, etc.), Dragon Age: Origins and Assassin's Creed 2.

These sellers usually advertise the region free games as being compatible with NTSC-J consoles, PAL consoles and NTSC US consoles, but actually list the official region they come from.

For example, Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 advertised as region NTSC-J, but region free.

Firstly, is it true that these games will in fact work on any Xbox 360 or PS3 console?

If the above is true, I have one more question. A number of people I know both in and affiliated with the games industry have told me that Xbox Live and the Playstation Network lock out users attempting to play a region free game imported from another region (No confusion intended)

I do not want to import these games only to find customers complaining they can't play online, or can't unlock their limited edition items, or can't play the game at all

Any assistance regarding this matter would be immensely appreciated.

[Saajan]

Region free games can be played on any region console.

As for online, the PS3 network uses worldwide servers so you won't need to worry about being locked out / not being able to play with your friends who have PAL etc.

[techmo]

Thanks for the swift reply Saajan.

What about Xbox Live? Does that service lock out players using region free games from another region?

Cheers

[markjacques6]

Every thing will work as normal. These are legit games and not dodgy.
They will just work on any console. I have had some before with no problems at all.
Just make sure that the covers and language are in English before you buy any.
Hope this helps

Mark