Hello all.

Well it seems that I am moving to Germany, being the American with lots of crap, I've been doing some research on how I can make my electronics work in Germany. I am going to need some step-up/down converters along with some simple plug adapters.

Specifically wondered about taking my game consoles, should I be able to play online and connect my US 360, Wii, and PS3 online? I've been doing a little research on this, I would probably start shopping at Playasia and import American games.

Has anyone made the international move and had to deal with the electricity difference?

 

You should be able to play online, however remember you'll need to import American games.

To be honest, depending on how long you're going for, would it be worth selling all your consoles etc. and buying European ones?

 

Man, I can tell you with moving from the US, to Japan, and now to the UK, you're going to need electricity transformers and plug adapters. If you're going to hook up your systems and a TV up on a transformer, you might want to go with a 3000 watt transformer. Here is a decent link answering some qestions:

Voltage Converter - Frequently Asked Questions

For the internet connectivity, you should be good, you'll still connect to the US servers, since that's what your systems are set to, but you can change that. I know all PS3 and Wii games are region free, so EU games will work with US systems, but the 360 is region locked and won't work with EU games. If you have any other questions let me know.

 

region locking is a per game thing. its nothing to do with the console itself, most 360 games will work on any console.

also sorry, but i lol'ed at "Taking electronics abroad internationally"

 

PS3 games are region free. 360 games depend on the title. And I am positive that the Wii has region locking, but I am not sure if it also depends on the title.



But since you're in Germany you might have an even more difficult time with the 360 and its games since apparently most games in Germany are specifically are region coded for use in Germany.

 

The biggest thing I worry about is the Hz. I know foreign AC is 50 Hz, while here in America I am used to 60 Hz. I just got a really sweet new TV here that I would like to take there and basically just use as a glorified monitor. I don't want to take it over there though and find out it won't work.

 

Not sure about the Hz rate in Germany. My TV's and PC monitors work just fine on transformers. Also, one thing you might need is a signal converter for your TV, If you want to watch tv shows. I needed one when I moved to the UK and they can be a bit pricey.