Decided to copy and paste this from the other topic...
Just in case people are searching for answers regarding buying games with different regions.
Region differences may affect the following:
1. Price - Region 3 games can be up to 50 bucks cheaper than Region 1 games (e.g. Little Big Planet R1 launched at RM 230, while R3 launched at RM 180).
2. Language - Some games have English voices and text for only Region 1 games while Region 3 voices and text may be entirely in Japanese (e.g. Eternal Sonata). However, this is a minority. Most games support all round English support (e.g. Devil May Cry 4).
3. Online compatibility - Some games allow you to play with only those who are using the same region (e.g. Motorstorm), while other games are totally region free online, i.e. Region 1 owners can play with Region 3 owners, etc. (e.g. Warhawk).
4. DLC - Downloadable Content is sometimes region-coded. This means that when you purchase and download a DLC from a PSN, it may only work with a game from that region (e.g. Guitar Hero World Tour). Other games support region-wide DLC (e.g. Soul Calibur IV).
5. Box/CD art - Some games have different box/CD art according to their regions (e.g. Little Big Planet)
6. Manual/text on the box/CD - R3 games usually come with Chinese manuals and Chinese text on the box/CD though I can't for the life of my imagine why. What, they expect everyone in Asia to be able to read Chinese? They think that Chinese gamers can't read English? And if that's the case, they expect Chinese gamers who can read Chinese manuals and box text to be able to play the game which doesn't have a single word of Chinese and is probably entirely in English? Pfft.
7. Censorship - Some games have content that is sometimes censored in a particular region (e.g. Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe R1 censors some fatalities with small changes to the camera)
Technical PlayStation 3 FAQ For Beginners | V2, General PS3 Q&A and Technical Disucssion
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