Comments on: Is American PS3 the same as a PS3 from Dubai?

By: RapMastah

RapMastah — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:20:21 +0000

Voltage is not the same but http://psbrawl.com say that the PS3 is region free

By: Eli S

Eli S — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:43:47 +0000

I just came across a site that sends you a Playstation 3 for free! I’m ordering mine right now.

By: James B

James B — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:17:34 +0000

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

By: Bull Goose Loony

Bull Goose Loony — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:51:57 +0000

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.

By: E RAMOS

E RAMOS — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:48:40 +0000

no….idiot, they dont have any saftey standards.

By: eric_cartman

eric_cartman — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:33:16 +0000

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.

By: -CHOPPER-

-CHOPPER- — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:16:31 +0000

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.