Games FAQ - Does Xbox or Xbox 360 play games from other regions?
No and this includes demo discs from the Official Xbox Magazine. Additional info (thanks to Byron Hinson): Here is the official quote I got on it the other day from Microsoft. “The North American box will only play North American games. The regional encoding is set when it passes through certification and in to the authorized replicators. North American Xbox systems will only play NTSC games, Japanese boxes will play NTSC-J games and Europe and the rest of the PAL territories will only play games marked with the PAL symbol.”
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Codswallop. Go to http://www.xbox.com/forums and there are many threads confirming that there are some region free gsmes. I have an American DOA4 and I had PDZ from USA too. There are British gamers who had finished Oblivion before it was released because of region free.
[...] Buying new games in the shop: You can NOT buy North American games and play them in your European XBox360. XBox360s do not play games that were purchased in other regions, as per this. You will need to have your new games shipped to you. Solution: make some friends before you leave. And maybe give them a few Euros for future postage. [...]
my 360 will play movies but when you put a game in it says to play this disc put it in a 360 console inwhich i think it means that my 360 is not being viewed as a 360 console how do i fix that
can i play xbox 360 games from central america on an english console
Very good article. Thanks for the good information.
I have an Australian PAL game that i want to play on a US console. Can i rerecord the disc or something???
@ Hyppi No you can’t burn or create a copy that will play in your Xbox 360. Pal and NTSC have their own coding and besides making copies is never allowed. Why would you have a PAL copy of a game anyhow if you own a NTSC Xbox 360?
I’ve bought an Xbox 360 here in the UK and I’m planning to take it to my son in the Philippines, they have the same voltage supply but does anyone know if the unit will work there and with the games, not being a gamer myself I do’nt know these things?