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[viewsonic]

I bought a PS3 in canada last year and now live in the UK. Since being here I have bought 2 games (Shaun White Snowboarding and Tomb Raider Legend) from a store in the UK both the games have PAL written on the cover which works fine. I recently bought another UK game(Farcry 2) and it wont play. This message appears on the screen.

"cannot play this game at the current video output settings (80028F10)"
I dont think its a region problem because i've played both games from Canada and the UK on this console
Please help me!!! Cheers

[wke83]

Don't mind Sara B's comments! Apparently this is a bit of a common problem, i looked it up around the internet on gaming forums (if ever you have another problem search in gaming forums, you won't be the only person affected by this problem). It seems that while US PS3 is region free the games you have may be encoded in a different way, which might explain why some and not all are working.

try these websites and any links that they mention as there doesn't seem to be one definite solution to the problem

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/archive/i…

http://www.gtagaming.com/forums/showthre…

it can get confsing and technical ( especially for me) some of them say you may have to purchase a hdtv (because your games don't work in standard definition), others say that if you have a hdtv and it still doesn't work a hdmi cable maybe needed OR: you might just need to buy a canadian version and see if that works but i'd advise you to explore all options buying any puchase is made because it could end up a bit costly, good luck

[fationer]

Does your TV support PAL if not then that's your problem right there. Some TVs have an option to what it displays you can choose either NTSC, PAL or Auto if it's set to NTSC change it to Auto then that should fix your problems if you have that option, it's usually located under "Picture" in your TVs menu.

[ngo]

while the ps3 is technically region free, not all games are. the resolution of a ntsc tv (and therefore, its games) is 480p, and the resolution of a PAL tv is 576p, and games made for one video output cant display on the other one.

so the problem is not with your playstation not being able to play those games, its just an incompatible resolution, and thus, it wont display.

the solution, however, is very simple, albeit expensive. while there exists a difference between the resolution standards of pal and ntsc video, that only exists in the realm of standard definition tvs. the resolution of hdtvs (720 or 1080) are a global standard.

SO, as long as your ps3 knows that it's being displayed through an hdtv, itll play any game without any trouble.

that said, it may be possible to try and change the A/V settings of the ps3 and try to fool it into thinking its hdtv, but it may be a whole different thing, and not work. worth a try though

[ct168]

everyone else... thanks for your advice,,,,, hopefully i can sort this mess out. I value everyones input especially the people trying to help me solve this problem and not the idiots preaching bullshit Report Abuse

[Hanson]

Turn the power off, get dressed, open the curtains,, go outside and get a life.! Don't waste your time on games which do nothing for your mental and physical development. seriously.