• Country diffs - Country specific differences

Change Log
06/11/2007	Updated.

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All of the hardware is identical between all regions. The main difference is the region code which is only enforced for movies. Sony have stated that they won't enforce region code lockouts for any of the games.

A PSP model number is made up of 3 parts:

<Model Number><Pack Code><Colour Code>

PSP-M00RPC

M = Model - 1=Original, 2=Slim & Lite
R = Region - 0=Japan, 1=North America, 2=Australia/New Zealand, 3=UK, 4=Europe, 5=Korea, 6=Hong Kong/Singapore, 7=Taiwan, 8=Russia, 9=China
P = Pack - (Nothing)=Core, G1=Giga, K=Value
C = Colour - (Nothing)=Black, CG=Champagne Gold, CW=Ceramic White, FB=Felicia Blue, IS=Ice Silver, LP=Lavender Purple, MB=Metallica Blue, PB=Piano Black, PK=Pink, RP=Rose Pink, SV=Silver

e.g. PSP-1001KCW = Original model UK Ceramic White PSP Value Pack

Model Number	Country/Region	Region Code	Revision
PSP-1000	Japan	2	Original
PSP-1001	North America	1	Original
PSP-1002	Australia/New Zealand	4	Original
PSP-1003	UK	2	Original
PSP-1004	Europe	2	Original
PSP-1005	Korea	5	Original
PSP-1006	Hong Kong/Singapore	3	Original
PSP-1007	Taiwan	3	Original
PSP-1008	Russia	5	Original
PSP-1009	China	6	Original
PSP-2000	Japan	2	Slim & Lite
PSP-2001	North America	1	Slim & Lite
PSP-2002	Australia/New Zealand	4	Slim & Lite
PSP-2003	UK	2	Slim & Lite
PSP-2004	Europe	2	Slim & Lite
PSP-2005	Korea	5	Slim & Lite
PSP-2006	Hong Kong/Singapore	3	Slim & Lite
PSP-2007	Taiwan	3	Slim & Lite
PSP-2008	Russia	5	Slim & Lite
PSP-2009	China	6	Slim & Lite

Pack Code	Name	Contents
(Nothing)	Core Pack	PSP, battery and charger.
G1	Giga Pack	PSP, battery, charger, cleaning cloth, headphones, plastic stand, soft slip case, USB cable and a 1GB MemoryStick Pro Duo card
K	Value Pack	PSP, battery, charger, cleaning cloth, hand strap, headphones, soft slip case and a 32MB MemoryStick Pro Duo card

Colour Code	Comments
(Nothing)	Black
CG	Champagne Gold
CW	Ceramic White
FB	Felicia Blue
IS	Ice Silver
LP	Lavender Purple
MB	Metallic Blue
PB	Piano black
PK	Pink
RP	Rose Pink
SV	Silver

As Sony used the same regions as the DVD region system, Japanese and UK PSPs both have the same region code (2) which means Japanese PSPs are compatible with UK UMD movie discs. A US PSP unit however won't be.

Apart from the region code and network update location differences, the UK and US PSP units should be identical in every way.

Differences between the various regions are as follows:

• The UK Value Pack contains a demo UMD disc which isn't present in the Japanese Value Pack.
• The Japanese Value Pack don't include a screen cleaning cloth that the other territories have.
• The meaning of the X and O buttons are reversed on the Japanese PSP. O is accept and X is cancel which is the opposite of what is the norm for Sony games/hardware everywhere else.
• The Network Update option will check the the specific country support site the PSP was sold in. The latest firmware is usually released for Japanese PSPs first and then slowly rolled out to other regions. So far all the firmware updates have been identical between all regions and will allow you to apply any region firmware to your PSP. Sony have said that using another regions firmware will void the warranty on your PSP however.

Flashing a different region firmware onto a PSP does NOT alter the region code. Neither does it alter the meaning of the X and O buttons. Basically any country specific differences stay the same. Third party utilities have been released to modify the button assignments but you must be able to run homebrew to use them and also risk the possibility of breaking your PSP.