I've got a region A(region locked)blu ray film to work on my UK PS3

[AlanBryant]

Hello

Thought i'd register, to tell you lot about this

I got a region A (American) copy of Shoot 'Em Up which is region locked(which i didn't know about at the time).

After i put it into my UK PS3 and clicked onto the filmes icon (BDMV), the machine thought about it and a message came up in big letters saying REGION INCOMBATIBILITY.Then it goes back to the PS3 menues

Tried it a few times and it done the same over and over again.

So on the last try when the "region incombatibility" message came up i pressed the triangle on the controller, which brings up the pop-up menu and clicked on "TOP MENU" then BINGO the films menu came on .

Everything on the disc works OK and the film plays all the way through .

I dont know if this would work on other titles ?.But it works on this one

EDIT

Other reported region A(region locked) titles that also work are(Which are all from New Line)...............

(these also worked on a UK Sharp blu ray player)

Hairspray
Mr woodcock
Rush Hour 3 (hmmm it's been reported that this one might not play on the UK PS3 ?.)
The Golden Compass
The Orphanage
Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Here's some pics

Cover

The back showing the region A

The dreaded screen

And after pressing the square button (or pressing the triangle then choosing Top Menu)

[dts197]

Good news! Let's hope this might work with other films (Fox titles in particular).

[7hil]

Originally Posted by AlanBryant

Hello

Thought i'd register, to tell you lot about this

I got a region A (American) copy of Shoot 'Em Up which is region locked(which i did'nt know about at the time).

After i put it into my UK PS3 and clicked onto the filmes icon (BDMV), the machine thought about it and a message came up in big letters saying REGION INCOMBATIBILITY.Then it goes back to the PS3 menues

Tried it a few times and it done the same over and over again.

So on the last try when the "region incombatibility" message came up i pressed the triangle on the controller, which brings up the pop-up menu and clicked on "TOP MENU" then BINGO the films menu came on .

Everything on the film works OK and the film plays all the way through .

I dont know if this would work on other tittles ?.But it works on this one

If this is a crack then I'd keep quiet on it or else the next PS3 update might wipe it out.

[paulst10]

Originally Posted by AlanBryant

I dont know if this would work on other tittles ?.But it works on this one

Has anyone got another disk they could try ??

[bertha]

If this works then Ratatouille here I come

[davidjohnson]

I have tried this with Rocky Balboa, Casino Royale and The Prestige and it didn't work with any.

What firmware is your PS3?

[AlanBryant]

Originally Posted by davidjohnson

What firmware is your PS3?

The newest one out.

I'm using a newly bought(4 weeks ago) 40GB PS3

[KeanosMagicHat]

Originally Posted by AlanBryant

Hello

Thought i'd register, to tell you lot about this

I got a region A (American) copy of Shoot 'Em Up which is region locked(which i did'nt know about at the time).

After i put it into my UK PS3 and clicked onto the filmes icon (BDMV), the machine thought about it and a message came up in big letters saying REGION INCOMBATIBILITY.Then it goes back to the PS3 menues

Tried it a few times and it done the same over and over again.

So on the last try when the "region incombatibility" message came up i pressed the triangle on the controller, which brings up the pop-up menu and clicked on "TOP MENU" then BINGO the films menu came on .

Everything on the film works OK and the film plays all the way through .

I dont know if this would work on other tittles ?.But it works on this one

This definitely needs testing out ..... could be great news.

Trouble is, if it worked, we may then get into a PSP situation where many people ignore firmware upgrades from 2.10 (1.5 in the case of the PSP).

I'd love to be able to make the PS3 region free for both Blu-Rays and especially DVD's as I currently have to also maintain a region free upscaling DVD player.


PS - I'd test it myself but I have no region locked Blu-Rays.

[MrSynner]

Just tried this with Rataouille, FF4 Silver Surfer (a Fox disc) and King Arthur - all Region A locked.

And......

Didn't work with any of 'em.

[AlanBryant]

Originally Posted by davidjohnson

I have tried this with Rocky Balboa, Casino Royale and The Prestige and it didn't work with any.

2 things...........

What happens when you clicked on the TOP MENU tab ?.

And what is the company name on those you tried ?.

The one that worked this way was from New Line.

[AlanBryant]

Originally Posted by MrSynner

Just tried this with Rataouille, FF4 Silver Surfer (a Fox disc) and King Arthur - all Region A locked.

And......

Didn't work with any of 'em.

I dont get it.Why did the Shoot 'Em Up Blu Ray play ?

[KeanosMagicHat]

For those testing it that can't get it to work, as a suggestion try pressing "square" when the region lock message comes up as that's the direct button for the menu I believe.

Worth a go .....

[me-uk]

could it be a issue with the region coding on the disc, rather than a general ps3 issue?

[AlanBryant]

Originally Posted by KeanosMagicHat

For those testing it that can't get it to work, as a suggestion try pressing "square" when the region lock message comes up as that's the direct button for the menu I believe.

Worth a go .....

Just tried that on my shoot em up disc and that worked.

Has anyone els got this film in region A ?.Just to confirm it.

[KeanosMagicHat]

Originally Posted by me-uk

could it be a issue with the region coding on the disc, rather than a general ps3 issue?

That would be the conclusion - a loophole on this particular disc - unless someone gets a different movie to work.

[davidjohnson]

Originally Posted by AlanBryant

2 things...........

What happens when you clicked on the TOP MENU tab ?.

And what is the company name on those you tried ?.

The one that worked this way was from New Line.

It said "not available"

2 Sony's and a Disney.

[tvmonkey]

Does Shoot-Em Up actually state on the back that it's Region A only as it's Region specificity isn't mentioned on any sites i've checked?

[Bribrian]

States as region locked here... http://bluray.liesinc.net/
Pity about the other discs not working with this.....

[me-uk]

movietyme has also said that Shoot-em-Up is region locked.

[me-uk]

Originally Posted by Bribrian

States as region locked here... http://bluray.liesinc.net/
Pity about the other discs not working with this.....

still it makes me wonder if this flax has been repeated on any other region A titles.

[AlanBryant]

Here you go

Front cover

Back cover, with the A

[AlanBryant]

Some more.............

That dreaded screen

Then after pressing the square button

Just to prove i'm not making it up

[davidjohnson]

AlanBryant

Thank you for the tip, we didn't doubt you mate

Welcome to AVF

[7hil]

Pan's Labyrinth is a New Line title that is supposed to be region locked but is actually region free. I'm not saying that Shoot Em Up is also region free but it suggests that New Line don't seem to be region locking their titles very well.

[MarekM]

we need few more people to check this, and I am ordering right away from amazon.com

Marek

[inzaman]

I'd be interested to know if this works with any other RA only titles, my only concern would be if this is rectified by a firmware upgrade.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by 7hil

Pan's Labyrinth is a New Line title that is supposed to be region locked but is actually region free. I'm not saying that Shoot Em Up is also region free but it suggests that New Line don't seem to be region locking their titles very well.

it's region free probably because it was released already in UK, and rest of europe..., they coded releases which are yet to be released (later then US release)

Marek

[KeanosMagicHat]

Originally Posted by MarekM

we need few more people to check this, and I am ordering right away from amazon.com

Good luck.

Early signs are that it's not a "hack" that works on all titles unfortunately but even if it allows a few more to be played and Sony don't decide to be pedantic and block it with a future firmware upgrade then that is no bad thing.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by KeanosMagicHat

Good luck.

Early signs are that it's not a "hack" that works on all titles unfortunately but even if it allows a few more to be played and Sony don't decide to be pedantic and block it with a future firmware upgrade then that is no bad thing.

yup I know that, I am happy even for this one title, because as far as I know UK release don't have DTS HD MA 7.1 !! hmm

so I am glad ! that it is working on this title...(or other NEW LIN TITLES ), I am sure it's error during authoring stage

Marek

[Pincho Paxton]

Rather lucky in the end that you had one of the few titles that actually can be bypassed.