In various interviews with both Phil Harisson and Ken Kutaragi it seems to have been confirmed the PlayStation 3 will be region free when it comes to games. This is good news to those who look to import titles that may not be released in their region.

However, it looks like things won't quite be hi-def ready out of the box. According to interviews with Kaz Hirai and Ken Kutaragi we won't be seeing component cables included with the PS3. Kaz said he wasn't sure but thought the answer would be "no". Meantime Kutaragi would not commit to an answer but was leaning towards no as well. He was being hounded by PR staff that kept him from answering certain questions- probably a good idea considering what we've heard in past interviews.