Xbox 360
Dec 1st 2005, 6:32 pm
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Xbox 360
I'm considering purchasing an Xbox 360 but as I will hopefully be migrating to Perth next year I need to know if a UK xbox 360 will work in Oz and be compatible with their games etc?
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
Dec 1st 2005, 7:11 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by wafc
I'm considering purchasing an Xbox 360 but as I will hopefully be migrating to Perth next year I need to know if a UK xbox 360 will work in Oz and be compatible with their games etc?
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
R.
Dec 1st 2005, 7:18 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by wafc
I'm considering purchasing an Xbox 360 but as I will hopefully be migrating to Perth next year I need to know if a UK xbox 360 will work in Oz and be compatible with their games etc?
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
Does anyone have the answer?
Thanks.
Dec 1st 2005, 10:00 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by Centurion
We wont be able to buy xbox 360s here until March 06. Quite why the delay I will never know.
Report points to X Box 360 shortage
and
Amazon restricts orders of XBox 360 to 1 per person
I'm guessing Microsoft are a bit short on them! So they'll supply their important markets first. Which isn't Australia apparently
Seems we are right up there with Colombia in Microsofts importance list.
The new Xbox will ship in Australia, Colombia, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore and Taiwan sometime in "2006",
Dec 1st 2005, 10:06 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Thanks for the advice/replies guys but does anyone know whether the UK Xbox 360 will work in Oz and will Oz games work on it etc?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Dec 1st 2005, 10:09 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by wafc
Thanks for the advice/replies guys but does anyone know whether the UK Xbox 360 will work in Oz and will Oz games work on it etc?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Dec 1st 2005, 10:11 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Oh, and it may also be a slap on the collective Australian wrist for this court decision:
Ballmer baulks at Oz Xbox chippers charter
Ballmer baulks at Oz Xbox chippers charter
The trigger for Ballmer's (Microsoft CEO) bulletin was an Australian court decision in July where a man who had been selling Playstation 2 mod chips was acquitted. The chips were intended to allow imported games to be played on locally-sold machines. In reaction to this Ballmer said that Microsoft might have to reconsider selling Xbox in Australia, or seek changes in the law.
Dec 1st 2005, 10:18 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by wafc
Thanks for the advice/replies guys but does anyone know whether the UK Xbox 360 will work in Oz and will Oz games work on it etc?
Cheers.
Cheers.
Well the Xbox 360 is region locked, just the same as the old Xbox.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News...x?NewsId=15048
But if the old Xbox plays UK and Oz games, (see Biggys post) then maybe the Xbox360 will as well. I don't know, I don't have an old xbox.
Dec 1st 2005, 10:27 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by A dogs life
Well the Xbox 360 is region locked, just the same as the old Xbox.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News...x?NewsId=15048
But if the old Xbox plays UK and Oz games, (see Biggys post) then maybe the Xbox360 will as well. I don't know, I don't have an old xbox.
http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News...x?NewsId=15048
But if the old Xbox plays UK and Oz games, (see Biggys post) then maybe the Xbox360 will as well. I don't know, I don't have an old xbox.
Dec 2nd 2005, 9:18 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Got mine today 
Got 2 actually. So much for 1 per person 
Got 2 actually. So much for 1 per person
Dec 3rd 2005, 1:09 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
I'd hold on for a short while, new Playstation 3 about to the launched in New Year too!
Dec 3rd 2005, 2:46 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by Tiawamutu
Got mine today Got 2 actually. So much for 1 per person
Got 2 actually. So much for 1 per person
Dec 3rd 2005, 10:02 pm
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Re: Xbox 360
Originally Posted by possoms
and does it live up to all the hype??
Tony Hawks & a snowboarding one.
Great graphics though.....could be a really good console
