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The PS2 is region locked with four different regions for games, and more for other features such as DVD and movie playback.
==Regional Model Differences==
==Regional Model Differences==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="max-width:100%;"
! # !! Region !! Game Region !! Movie Region !! DVD Player !! Save Prefix !! rom0:ROMVER region ID !! MagicGate Region !! OK Button
! # !! Region !! Game Region !! Movie Region !! DVD Player !! Save Prefix !! rom0:ROMVER region ID !! MagicGate Region !! OK Button
|-
|-
| 00 || Japan || NTSC-J || 2 || J || BI || I || JP || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]
| 00 || Japan || NTSC-J || 2 || J (ROM);<br/>[none] (OSD) || BI || I || JP || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]
|-
|-
| 01 || North America || NTSC-U/C || 1 || U || BA || A || NA || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png|x16px]]
| 01 || North America || NTSC-U/C || 1 || U || BA || A || NA || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png|x16px]]
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| 07 || Taiwan || NTSC-J || 3 || A || BA || H || ASIA || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]
| 07 || Taiwan || NTSC-J || 3 || A || BA || H || ASIA || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]
|-
|-
| 08 || Russia || PAL || 5 || R || BE || E || RU || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png|x16px]]
| 08 || Russia || PAL || 5 || D (OSD);<br/>R (ROM) || BE || E || RU || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png|x16px]]
|-
|-
| 09 || China || NTSC-C || 6 || C || BC || C || CH || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]
| 09 || China || NTSC-C || 6 || C || BC || C || CH || [[File:ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png|x16px]]

Latest revision as of 16:00, 14 September 2024

The PS2 is region locked with four different regions for games, and more for other features such as DVD and movie playback.

Regional Model Differences

# Region Game Region Movie Region DVD Player Save Prefix rom0:ROMVER region ID MagicGate Region OK Button
00 Japan NTSC-J 2 J (ROM);
[none] (OSD)
BI I JP ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png
01 North America NTSC-U/C 1 U BA A NA ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
02 Oceania PAL 4 O BE E AU ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
03 UK/Ireland PAL 2 E BE E EU ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
04 Europe PAL 2 E BE E EU ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
05 Korea NTSC-J 3 A? BA H ASIA ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png
06 Hong Kong NTSC-J 3 A BA H ASIA ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png
07 Taiwan NTSC-J 3 A BA H ASIA ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png
08 Russia PAL 5 D (OSD);
R (ROM)
BE E RU ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
09 China NTSC-C 6 C BC C CH ButtonIcon-PS3-Circle.png
10 Latin America NTSC-U/C 4 U BA A NA ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
11 (only SCPH-50011) Mexico NTSC-U/C 4 M BA A MX ButtonIcon-PS3-Cross.png
  • SCPH-70011 and SCPH-70012 are not separate regions, but rather North American slim consoles with integrated analog modem.
  • SCPH-50011 is the only known Mexican exclusive model and they're the only PS2 which can exhibit a DVDPlayer version which is not numeric, instead, it has a weird alphanumeric sequence.
  • Although the Latin America region exists, it has been confirmed that Argentina saw officially imported PS2 with North American model numbers (such as SCPH-75001/SCPH-90001).
  • The combination of update folder prefix and MagicGate region determines Memory Card update compatibility, while the latter alone influences other signed content i.e. utility discs; of course, unofficial updates can enable multiple/all regions in their KELF/KIRXs...

Region Jumper

Japan, USA, Europe, Asia, or Debug?

Some models of PS2 motherboards (pictured: a SCPH-39003) contain a jumper indicating the region. This is merely to provide a reference for assembly line and service workers - it's not wired to anything else and therefore doesn't influence operation at all.