
So what are the downsides to owning a jp PS3 in Europe?
It will play all PS3 games regardless of region.
Upside: I can play Japanese PS2 games!
slightly downside It can only play US and Japanese Blu rays, but I can get US blu rays from ebay!
What about firmware upgrades? Are they accesible from Europe?
Is it possible that Sony of Japan will someday deny access from outside of Japan, meaning I would not be able to upgrade firmware?
What about online gaming? Will I have problems playing with Europeans with my jp PS3? Will I be bale to play with Japanese PS3 owners?
I figure that PAL firmware upgrades might not work well on jp PS3's since they are different right? That's what I read about the PAL PS3 not having an Emotion engine for PS2 emulation, but instead relies on software or something like that.
An obvious downside could be that I will not get support in case of failure offcourse, but oh well!
In the past owning a foreign console didn't have these issues!

Any help is appreciated!