Is American PS3 the same as a PS3 from Dubai?

Posted by admin On July - 31 - 2010

is getting a PS3 from Dubai the same as getting one from
USA? I mean the voltage and everything, is it the same.

Cause my friend got a PS3 from Dubai and it works fine and i am planning to get one from USA as i am going there, but i don’t wanna buy it and then find out it don’t work. So i just need to make sure.

So in Dubai is it the same voltage as America?

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7 Responses so far

-CHOPPER- Said,
i doubt the voltage is the same, so i’ll leave that part for someone else to answer. as for the system itself, if it was built for the middle east, and the power conversion works, theoretically it will turn on and you will be able to access the internet, but games, dvds, and blue ray discs from this country should not work on it unless it has been modified with some sort of mod chip. if you have a mod chip, and you try to play a game online, you probably won’t pass the dnas test and therefore be unable to connect to the online gaming world.

this is, of course, assuming this thing is not a north american ps3 they happen to have and be selling in dubai. all region 1 discs (which is north america) will not play on it if the system was built for another region.

update:

ohh yeah, the guy below me is right. i completely forgot about pal vs ntsc format issue. yeah, so that is yet another issue you’d have to contend with……then again, you did say your friend bought one and it works. that makes no sense to me.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:16 pm
eric_cartman Said,
No.

It’s not just the voltage difference. The tv color system will be different. If you are using standard def, the american version will use NTSC, and the dubai version would use PAL.

Voltage also is 220v there. So you could fry the 110v american version one.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:33 pm
E RAMOS Said,
no….idiot, they dont have any saftey standards.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Bull Goose Loony Said,
1). Dubai is 220V, US – 110V
2). Dubai is PAL region, US – NTSC U/C region. PS3 games are region free, but PS1/2 games aren’t.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 12:51 pm
James B Said,
no the dubai one is the same as a uk one, it has the three pronged plug and so works on a uk voltage. but all that means as the us voltage is lower that it will run slower but it should be fine. mine is from dubai too, but i live in the uk. it cheap there hope this help

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Eli S Said,
I just came across a site that sends you a Playstation 3 for free! I’m ordering mine right now.

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 1:43 pm
RapMastah Said,
Voltage is not the same but http://psbrawl.com say that the PS3 is region free

Posted on July 31st, 2010 at 2:20 pm

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