PS2:Region Information

The PS2 is region locked with three 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	BI	I	JP
01	North America	NTSC-U/C	1	U	BA	A	NA
02	Oceania	PAL	4	O	BE	E	AU
03	UK/Ireland	PAL	2	E	BE	E	EU
04	Europe	PAL	2	E	BE	E	EU
05	Korea	NTSC-J	3	A?	BA	H	ASIA
06	Hong Kong	NTSC-J	3	A	BA	H	ASIA
07	Taiwan	NTSC-J	3	A	BA	H	ASIA
08	Russia	PAL	5	R	BE	E	RU
09	China	NTSC-C	6	C	BC	C	CH
10	Latin America	NTSC-U/C	4	U	BA	A	NA
11 (only SCPH-50011)	Mexico	NTSC-U/C	4	M	BA	A	MX

• 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.