Nintento Wii / Sony PS3 from Singapore - Region Lock issues

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metalheart

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A couple of my friends are going to go on a shopping rampage in Singapore in a couple of days :clap: ..

Since I've saved up a good amount of money, I really and I mean REALLY want to get a Wii . What I'm concerned about is the "Region Lock" :S . Now, I don't mean to sound ignorant and frankly googling did not provide me with the answers that first-hand users would :ohyeah: . So, basically, I want to know :

1) Is the region lock -the supernatural omnipresent phenomenon threatening to rock the very foundation of free society, applicable to the Wii ?
2) If yes, then how do we, mere mortals, overcome this obstacle ?
3) Is overcoming the obstacle going to be a pain in the arse ?
4) Frankly, is it advisable to be non-patriotic (and evade customs duty) and acquire this magnanimous object of sin from Singapore instead of just buying it from here ? (Well it DOES save your hard-earned 3-4 grand !)
5) The Games ! - Is it easy to d*wn**** and burn :ashamed: the games ? (I'm not going to do it !! just curious ;) )
Also , a friend, a GTA-junkie wants to buy a PS3 to,in his words, "fulfill his perverse GTA fantasies" :rofl: ... and was in a dilemma as well. He wants a PS3 desperately because he thinks that he can still play his old PS2 games on it as well (Well, he IS cheap :bleh: ). So another set of questions if-you-please ..:hap2: :

1) Is the region lock -the supernatural omnipresent phenomenon threatening to rock the very foundation of free society, applicable to the PS3?
2) If yes, then how do we, mere mortals, overcome this obstacle ?
3) Is overcoming the obstacle going to be a pain in the arse ?
4) Frankly, is it advisable to be non-patriotic (and evade customs duty) and acquire this magnanimous object of sin from Singapore instead of just buying it from here ? (Well it DOES save your hard-earned 3-4 grand !)
5) The Games ! - Is it easy to d*wn**** and burn :ashamed: the games ? (I'm not going to do it !! just curious ;) )

6) Is it possible to play the old games (some are original discs but the others...hmm I'll just say the legality of those is in shades of grey :ohyeah: ) on the new PS3 ?

Thanks a ton !!
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Apart from the Wii and the PS3, please feel free to suggest anything and everything that I can get from Singapore and sell it here at a tremendous profit and thus become a millionaire in the process which will, in turn fund my master plan to dominate the Indian subcontinent with my rigged equipment and subsequently, DOMINATE the WORLD !! :tongue: :clap:
 
No PS3 can play PS2 games,the ones with BC(backward compatibility) are out of production..so tell him to play old gta games on the PS2

1.PS3 games are all region free,so no worries with that..there are some issues with PAL region sames with SDTV's,but as long as u play on a HDTV/Monitor with an HDMI..no issues

2.answer above

3.no,the region locking is not applicable for games only blu ray movies!!..but the list of RF(region free) movies is HUGE..so dont worry!!

4.well,the PS3 and other things maybe a bit cheap in singapore,but when u put in 20-30k,its advisable to get it from here with WARRANTY(very important)

5.No,burned games cannot be played on the PS3..no mod chips are available(websites will tell u otherwise),even if something does happen in the future and u play *ahem* games,u will get shutdown by PSN via a Mac ID ban!!

6.sorry,but BC is dead..so PS1/2 games are a no go!!

anymore question...SHOOT!!!......not me..the questions i mean!!!
 
metalheart said:
5) The Games ! - Is it easy to d*wn**** and burn :ashamed: the games ? (I'm not going to do it !! just curious ;) )

yes you can download and burn! but those games will not work :P
 
Solid_Snake said:
No PS3 can play PS2 games,the ones with BC(backward compatibility) are out of production..so tell him to play old gta games on the PS2

Are you serious ? Well that's a bummer :(

Solid_Snake said:
4.well,the PS3 and other things maybe a bit cheap in singapore,but when u put in 20-30k,its advisable to get it from here with WARRANTY(very important)

When we're talking about it being cheaper, how cheap are we talking about ? Any clues on the price difference ?

Solid_Snake said:
6.sorry,but BC is dead..so PS1/2 games are a no go!!

NEVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. EVER. SAY. THAT. :no: :no: lol :D

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Any ideas about Wii ? ? ?

I would also like to add a few more questions (I know you want 'em :P) -

7) What is the difference in the ACTUAL prices of :
a) Wii in Singapore as compared to India.
b) PS3 in Singapore as compared to India.
 
Dude its allways better to get those monsters with local warrenty(better play safe )..u get hardly 2-3k difference....
i read that shopping malls in airports sell at a competetive prices(eg:bangalore airport).read in TOI
 
1. Wii in S'pore uses NTSC-US region locking so all NTSC-US disks will play.

2. keywords for rest of your queries can be softmod, twilight hack
 
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