
- #PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B UPGRADE#
- #PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B CODE#
- #PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PS3#
- #PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PSP#
- #PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PS2#
#PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PS3#
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#PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B UPGRADE#
Note that although the harddrive capacity and memory card readers are missing in some models, you can upgrade or add the capability later. Unimportant cosmetic variations (like color, chrome trim and exact location of ports) are not included. Note that for OtherOS, it was disabled in firmware 3.21 and higher. In the chart below, combining the yellow parts produces an actual PS3 model number. Note that the PS3 model number (prefix) from above needs a two digit region number (suffix) appended at the end to designate a region. For the PS3 Slim, an additional letter (appendix) is added to the end of the model number to designate harddrive size. From the chart above you can see that CECHJ, CECHM, and CECHQ were only released to a few regions. They are extremely rare, so for console collectors they may be considered to be more valuable.

#PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PSP#
The PS3 Slim models uses PSP model naming nomenclature, 10xx, 20xx, 30xx, so a second generation PS3 (Slim) is CECH-20xx. A first generation Japanese 60GB PS3 would thus beĭesignated CECHA00, while the one in North America would be designated CECHA01. A second generation 120GB Japanese PS3 Slim would be designated CECH-2000A, while the 120GB North American Slim PS3 would be designated CECH-2001A.
#PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B CODE#
Note that although globally some PS3 share the same model prefixes, they are actually different because of their special support for their country and SDTV region (NTSC or PAL), which the suffix code below delineates.īlu-ray, DVD, PS3, PS2, and PlayStation (PSone) compatibility Both are 120GB models because starting with the PS3 Slim, the harddrive size is designated by an appended letter after the region code (in this case A=120GB, and B=250GB). The above PS3 Model chart also displays the compatibility of PS3 with the various video and games formats. PS3 games (on Blu-ray discs) are not region locked, but they are released and labelled with numerical regions codes (which seems to match DVD region codes).Īny PS3 game from any region will play in any PS3. If the PS3 game only has Standard Definition and Enhanced Definition for either PAL (576i and 576p) or NTSC (480i and 480p), your PS3 must have the However, there is the special situation when you try to play back the game in Standard Definition. This is notĪ problem if you play the game in High Definition (720p, 1080i, 1080p), but there exists Same Standard Definition and Enhanced Definition format support, or you won't be able to play it. The possibility to region lock (based on Blu-ray game region) games if the publisher decides to do so. The following are the common prefix for PS3 games: #SONY PS3 SERIAL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER#Īll PS3 games have a serial number containing a four character prefix,įollowed by a five digit suffix.

The first letter indicates the storage format. Normally, it is B for Blu-ray disc format. The second letter indicates if the game is first party (C = Sony), or licensed from third party (L = others). The third letter indicates: A=Asia, J=Japan, U=United States, or E=Europe. The last letter indicates the type: D = Demo, S = Game, M = ?.
#PS3 SERIAL NUMBER CECH2001B PS2#
Note that for some third party games, Sony may take it and repackage with appropriate material for other territories, thus the game become first party as well.įor PS2 mode compatibility, PS3 models having the Graphics Synthesizer (GS) chip is required, and models having an extra Emotion Engine (EE) chip have even better compatibility with PS2 games.
