View Full Version : Can Australian PC games work in the UK?
troypetrie
Jul 31, 2009, 10:36 PM
Hi,
I was wondering if someone can please answer the above question for me. I am moving to the UK at the end of the year and I was wondering if my Australian PC games will work on computers in the UK. To be more specific, my computer is a Dell Dimension 3100 and the computer that I will be using in the UK is also a Dell Dimension 3100, however, the latter was made in the UK. So will my Aussie games work in the UK?
Thanks for your time
Troy
Gekko
Aug 1, 2009, 07:28 AM
Yep, sure can. A PC is a PC and the software on it doesn't care where it is.
The only things you'll need to worry about are;
1) getting a UK power cable to plug your PC into the wall. Or get an Aust to UK Adapter.
2) new modem / broadband plug connection. If you are currently on a dial up or ADSL connection, the phone connections in the wall are different in the UK too.
troypetrie
Aug 1, 2009, 07:36 AM
Gekko,
Sorry but I'm not sure if you interpreted my question correctly. I won't be taking my Australian computer over to the UK. Once I arrive in the UK I am using my friends UK computer therefore there is no need for Aus/Uk Adapter. So will my PC game work on a UK made computer?
Thanks for the response
Troy
Gekko
Aug 1, 2009, 07:48 AM
So you're asking about DVD-Regions...
I've used games in different regions of the world.
PC Games / Software are region free, so you'll have no problems.
shazamataz
Aug 2, 2009, 06:06 AM
Yes they do have regions and some games are restricted to what country they can be played in.
My example: My mum bought me the game Dungeon Keeper from America and because it was a different region I could not play it.
gob
Dec 16, 2009, 11:20 PM
Yea it should work, I live in the united states and I am able to play ashes cricket 09 and Australian rules football 2005, very few games are region coded for PC unless the game fails to achieve a rating for violence sexual content etcetera on the rare occasion a game is coded there are progammes online that should by pass the region setting because computers don't use the PAL / NTSC codec