Differences in jap.,us,europ. PSP ?!?! - PSP-Forum.com

Ph03n1X · 09-03-2005, 06:06 PM

Hi everybody,

(i`m german, so , sorry for my bad english)

i`ve got a question to the differences of the PSP

are there differences between the psp wich is selled (or exported) in japan or the one wich is selled in the usa or in europe?

and if there are, can i upgrade the jap. psp (with an softwareupdate) to the "normal" us/european psp?

or are there hardware differences between the psp`s ???

(i found nothing in the forumsearch for that)

please help me,

greets

phoenix

Constantine · 09-03-2005, 06:10 PM

Jap. PSP is different from everyother because of the stuff it can play. Movies and some games are region coded, so if you aren't from that region, you're porked in that aspect of things. And no, I'm sorry to say, but you cannot upgrade your USA or English PSP to a Jap. one with a firmware.

Constantine

Skeeter · 09-03-2005, 10:38 PM

JAPAN PSP and GAMES:

O is the primary button for the home screen and menus,
X is the cancel button
they are Region 2 encoded for UMD movies

USA PSP and GAMES:

X is the primary button
O is the cancel button
they are Region 1 encoded for UMD movies

EUROPEAN PSP and GAMES:

X is the primary button
Triangle is the cancel button
they are Region 2 encoded for UMD movies

at present all games are not region coded (although they say so on the box), so all games run in all consoles untill sony decide they want to region code them.

all firmwares are the same, just different versions for each console with appropriate language packs

so basicaly the only real difference is the button config (that gets confusing when using usa and eu games on a jap console!?!?) and the UMD movie region coding, other than that there identical!

*o* · 09-03-2005, 11:00 PM

aystralian psp
x is select and triangle and o are cancel

PJM70 · 09-04-2005, 08:45 PM

Well my PSP that i got in Dubai has a region code 3.

I was told it´s the european version, but they just came out and have the region code 2 on them!

my prime Button is the O

Pagnell · 09-04-2005, 10:02 PM

Also, the original Japanese batch of PSP's had Sharp LCDs on them which were generally viewed as being better than the Samsung ones on all the subsequent models.

09-03-2005, 06:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ph03n1X Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1	Differences in jap.,us,europ. PSP ?!?! Hi everybody, (i`m german, so , sorry for my bad english) i`ve got a question to the differences of the PSP are there differences between the psp wich is selled (or exported) in japan or the one wich is selled in the usa or in europe? and if there are, can i upgrade the jap. psp (with an softwareupdate) to the "normal" us/european psp? or are there hardware differences between the psp`s ??? (i found nothing in the forumsearch for that) please help me, greets phoenix

09-03-2005, 06:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
Constantine PSP-Forum Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: A PSPirate on the high-seas of treason Posts: 2,723	Jap. PSP is different from everyother because of the stuff it can play. Movies and some games are region coded, so if you aren't from that region, you're porked in that aspect of things. And no, I'm sorry to say, but you cannot upgrade your USA or English PSP to a Jap. one with a firmware. Constantine __________________

09-03-2005, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Skeeter PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 110	JAPAN PSP and GAMES: O is the primary button for the home screen and menus, X is the cancel button they are Region 2 encoded for UMD movies USA PSP and GAMES: X is the primary button O is the cancel button they are Region 1 encoded for UMD movies EUROPEAN PSP and GAMES: X is the primary button Triangle is the cancel button they are Region 2 encoded for UMD movies at present all games are not region coded (although they say so on the box), so all games run in all consoles untill sony decide they want to region code them. all firmwares are the same, just different versions for each console with appropriate language packs so basicaly the only real difference is the button config (that gets confusing when using usa and eu games on a jap console!?!?) and the UMD movie region coding, other than that there identical! __________________

09-03-2005, 11:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
o PSP-Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 196	aystralian psp x is select and triangle and o are cancel __________________ I LOVE MY PSP!!

09-04-2005, 10:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Pagnell Administrator / Grim Reaper Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bedfordshire, England. Posts: 2,920	Also, the original Japanese batch of PSP's had Sharp LCDs on them which were generally viewed as being better than the Samsung ones on all the subsequent models. __________________ "Children are smarter than any of us. How do I know that? I don't know one child with a full time job and children." - Bill Hicks.

09-04-2005, 08:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
PJM70 Hi! I'm new around here... Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 6	Well my PSP that i got in Dubai has a region code 3. I was told it´s the european version, but they just came out and have the region code 2 on them! my prime Button is the O

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