C , ▁N T SC - J , ▁and ▁P AL . ▁However , ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁to ▁disable ▁region ▁lock ing ▁on ▁the ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁via ▁using ▁a ▁mod ▁chip ▁or ▁Sw ap ▁Magic ▁disc . ▁ ▁All ▁Play Station ▁ 3 ▁games , ▁except ▁for ▁Person a ▁ 4 ▁Arena ▁and ▁Way ▁of ▁the ▁Sam ur ai ▁ 3 , ▁are ▁region ▁free . ▁Although ▁publish ers ▁could ▁choose ▁to ▁region - lock ▁specific ▁games ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁mechanism ▁that ▁allows ▁for ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁query ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁PS 3 , ▁none ▁did ▁so ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁PS 3 ' s ▁launch . ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁Person a ▁ 4 ▁Arena ; ▁publish er ▁Atl us ▁decl ined ▁to ▁reverse ▁its ▁decision ▁despite ▁substantial ▁out c ry ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁fan base . ▁The ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁avoid ▁excess ive ▁importing , ▁because ▁all ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁share ▁the ▁same ▁features ▁and ▁language ▁support , ▁but ▁have ▁differ ing ▁price ▁points ▁and ▁release ▁dates ▁in ▁each ▁region . ▁They ▁did , ▁however , ▁decide ▁not ▁to ▁apply ▁region - lock ing ▁to ▁its ▁sequ el ▁( Person a ▁ 4 ▁Arena ▁Ult im ax ). ▁There ▁is ▁region ▁lock ing ▁for ▁backwards - compatible ▁Play Station ▁and ▁Play Station ▁ 2 ▁games , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁DVD ▁and ▁Bl u - ray ▁Disc ▁mov ies . ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁games ▁separate ▁online ▁players ▁per ▁region , ▁such ▁as ▁Metal