PS3 is region-free, but there's a hi-def catch

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jman8 said:
yet another thread with people crying foul over something that is actually overall a good thing. The PS3 is the only system that is region free. It is a pretty handy and innovative feature. Yes there is a caveat, but at least there is some region-free functionality rather than none at all. Overall, this is a benefit. Way to make much adieu about nothing. It goes to show that people will take any little thing wrong with the PS3 and blow it up into some grand conspiracy about Sony ripping the world off and stealing from 3rd world countries. At worst this news of lack of SDTV compatibility for out of region games should elicit a "bummer" reaction. At least people with HDTVs will get to take advantage of the feature.

I don't see anyone crying foul over it. There was a bit of a bummer, a couple of people saying "It's not Sony's fault" and a couple of people saying "It is Sony's fault"

I do, however, agree with you on the other points. It's a bit of a bummer in general but in reality Sony has done a good job in making their console region free. If they had have put a little bit more effort in and made it truly region free instead of only region free for HDTV's, then it would have been better. But it's a step in the right direction.

Hopefully next generation we'll see more of this.