Japanese Xbox 360

The Recliner

Well the Japanese launch of the 360 is on the 10th so I got to thinking

It is cheaper over there as far as I know and the are only selling the premium edition

Can probably be got from Lik-Sang and shouldn't cost too much extra even after import duty (I could be wrong here as I haven't got the price for it)

The Japanese Xbox is NTSC which I think my TV will cope with, Spec included

Anyone reckon this will work/is a good idea. I was thinking of hooking it up using a VGA cable for Hi Def if that makes any difference

Am a bit clueless about this sort of thing and clutching at straws at this stage

CivilServant

Well yes if you plan to play japanese 360 games and connect to japanese servers. Don't think it's a good idea tbh.

The Recliner

Fair point about the games

Japan is region 2 for DVD's so I didn't really think about the games

Someone will probably come up with a hack for this at somestage but until then you are right that it probably isn't worth the effort

Dont be at yourself

Not all games are locked. It's entirely up to the publisher. For example, Activision's line-up (including Gun and Quake 4) are region-free and will play on any 360. Sega and Namco are also releasing region-free games. I suspect most publishers will eventually come around to the idea.

I'm unsure whether the Live! service is locked to a particular region, are European gamers capable of connecting to the states?

I'm living in Japan right now, so I'll have a look around at prices over the weekend and let you know what I find.

GrumPy

NekkidBibleMan wrote:

I'm unsure whether the Live! service is locked to a particular region, are European gamers capable of connecting to the states?

europe can connect to america, try plying some halo2, you'll get plenty of abuse from little american 9 years olds

iregk

as far as i know only microsoft game studio's and EA (suprise suprise) have region locked their games.