PAL region

The PAL region is a video game publication territory which covers Australia, New Zealand, and varying European countries. The majority of games designated as part of the region will not play on NTSC-U/C or NTSC-J region consoles because of regional lockout. While this is the most common occurrence, some Xbox and Xbox 360 games are region-free encoded, since Microsoft's policy is for publishers to decide. Nintendo handhelds are region-free, but their consoles are not.
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