Over the generations of consoles from various companies they have moved in and out of Region-Free and Region-Locked systems. This is a quick break down of each company and their systems to give you a quick idea of their status.
Nintendo:
Region-Free:
- Game Boy (Original)
- Game Boy Color
- Game Boy Advance
- Virtual Boy
- Nintendo DS, DSi, DSi XL
- Nintendo Switch (excluding Chinese Region Models)
- Nintendo Switch 2 (excluding Chinese Region Models)
Region-Locked:
Sony:
Region-Free:
- PSP
- PS Vita
- PlayStation 3 (For Games)
- PlayStation 4 (For Games)
- PlayStation 5 (For Games)
Region-Locked:
- PlayStation (Original)
- PlayStation 2
Sega:
Region-Free:
- Sega Master System (non-Japanese Models)
- Sega Saturn (Japanese Models)
Region-Locked:
- Sega Master System (Japanese Models)
- Sega Genesis
- Sega 32X
- Sega Saturn (non-Japanese Models)
- Dreamcast
Microsoft:
Region-Free:
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X|S (For Games)
Region-Locked:
Atari:
Region-Free:
- Atari 2600
- Atari 5200
- Atari 7800 (PAL can run NTSC but not vice versa)
- Atari Lynx
- Atari Jaguar
Other Companies:
Region-Free:
- ColecoVision
- Philips CD-i
- Panasonic 3DO
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