Region 4 UMD Movies Work on Jap PSPs ?

[wraggster]

Take this as a rumour until i get more confirmation but heres an email i just recieved:

<blockquote>Hi all

i picked up a UMD of The One today in Brisbane - Region 4 - and it works on the Jap PSP Region 2 - i was shocked and happy at the same time.

The Jap PSP also plays Jap and US UMD movies as well, so this is a bargain. If a US/Jap UMD is not released in Australia, i can play it on the Region 2 PSP.

Great news.

Rodney</blockquote>

Can anyone test and confirm this, and please post your firmware number just so we can keep an eye if it changes.

Report back please

[Xsane]

I got a Jap PSP 1000k

I tried
Steamboy
Ghostbusters
BadBoys
BeCool

Plus I had a copy of Charlies Angels (US) work aswell

All zone 4 and all working

PSP Model : 1000k
Firmware : 1.5

[*o*]

thats interesting

why would anyone be selling psp stuff BEFORE the release date!

[wraggster]

the big question is will Jap PSPs play region 1 UMDs

( i wish i could find out)

[Odie]

I thought US UMDs were confirmed as not working on Japanese PSPs a few months back?

[Xsane]

OK here is the story

My mate manages a EB Games here

Now about 2 months ago the got a demo PSP instore 1001k with a copy of Charlies Angles Zone 1. Now I chucked it in to my PSP (1000k) and it started. Now I dont know how? Maybe it was a Jap version repackaged? Maybe it was unregioned for the shops...I dont know but it works.

I didnt buy the UMD I mentions, I just gave em all a go as I was checkin for myself if they worked. I didnt beleive it after the 1st so I tried again and again and after the 4th I was happy with the results

So thats how it is

[wraggster]

anyone else, anyone got photographic proof ?

[urherenow]

The US movies working on a JAP PSP is amystery to me. shouldn't work except by a blatant error on Sony's part. You shouldn't have any second thoughts about the region 4 disks though because I believe they are the same with real DVD's, aren't they? Maybe I got the region numbers mixed up in my head by I know that the big movie companies were too damn lazy to make another regeon key and never felt they needed to because regeon 2 people have NTSC equipment while region 4 is PAL.

I am in Japan, however, so maybe I can get the proof within a few days if no one beats me to it.

[wraggster]

yeah id like to know

i may buy some US UMDs

[hunz]

I can prove it if I pick up a movie tommorrow. I have a 1000K jap running 1.5 and live in brisbane Australia, so yeah ..I'll take a photo and everything.

..::hunz..