Changing the PS3's general region?

[Decho]

So I was hoping to find out how to run PS2 imports on my PS3 without dropping money on the Swap Magic and was exploring the xRegistry.sys file when I noticed something.

"/setting/system/region"

Now, I'm not very tech-savy, to be honest, which is why I'm asking this: would changing this change your PS3 region? Like, make it think that it's a Japanese PS3 as opposed to a US one, therefore allowing the play of Japanese games, DVDs, online in PS3 imports, etcetera?

If not, is there a way to do this? Or a way to run PS2 imports on a PS3? I'm on a 60GB PS3 CECHA01, by the way.

[lilshortwun]

The Playstation 3 system is regions free. That means you could play games from all regions regardless of where your system was intended to be sold in.

[slifer1231]

it is region free but only for ps3 games. ps1 and ps2 games are still region locked so jap ps2/ps1 games won't play on a us ps3.

[oVERSoLDiER]

Use PS3 Registry xRegistry.sys File Editor and edit it with that tool.