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Excellent news. From the unlikely source of Team XBox, the news that PS3 games will be region-free:

Following its keynote, Harrison revealed in a Q&A session with our PS3 channel that the PlayStation 3 will be region free for gaming. Due to the restrictions imposed by the AACS LA, movie playback will still be region locked like current DVDs but that won't apply to PS3 titles.

This announcement came as a total surprise and definitely something you won't expect from Sony.

No kidding. This is great news for anyone planning on doing importing. We wish the 360 and Revolution would follow suit.

Playstation 3 Will Be Region-Free For Gaming [Team XBox]