Xbox 360 (asian version)

[Shozuki]

what exactly is an asian version?

NTSC/J or a mixture of NTSC/U and NTSC/J?

and help on the subject much appreciated

Thanks

[tom-nook]

It's NTSC/J only so essentially the same as a Japanese 360.

The only difference is that the Asian model comes with a 220v (rather than 110v) power supply, so can be used in the UK without a step-down.

[Paulos G]

I?ve started looking into getting an Asian 360. Has anyone got any recommendations of places to buy from?

TIA

P

[Bleeders]

https://www.yesasia.com

[Shozuki]

ah ok, in that case do people reccommend getting a NTSC/U 360 or a NTSC/J 360?

[Shozuki]

scrap that decided on a US one, thanks peeps

[tom-nook]

That's a difficult one & I think it comes down to personal preference really.

I've got a US 360 but the main reason is that I'm a big American sport fan and many titles don't get released over here. Getting stuff like Dead Rising a wee bit earlier than elsewhere is a bonus.

If you are particularly interested in stuff that's developed in Japan then you might want to get an ntsc/j machine. Language may not be too big a problem as most Asian games are in English too. However, it could turn out be a bit like the original Xbox if sales don't pick up.....very little in the way of Japan developed games & many Western titles not getting a release. The other thing is that many so called 'region free' PAL/ US games don't work on ntsc/j 360's....

I'd never have said this in the past but a PAL machine is a pretty good option too. Most new PAL titles are either released about the same time as everywhere else or just a couple of months later. Also if you have any problems it's easier to replace/ return a UK machine.

You pays your money you takes your chances!

[Kubrick]

It seems some region-free games can work on the Japanese 360, but not the Asian one so I guess something else must be different about them besides the PSU.

[tom-nook]

I hadn't heard of that before.

I know many Asian games are region free so would've thought if anything it would've been the other way round. Weird...

[Arashikage]

Does anyone know if an Asian 360 will work ok with a UK based Xbox Live account? If so would JPN online games work on Live at all? Was praying that Senko no Ronde would be playable online somehow.

[EJG1980]

Yup, it doesn't matter what region of Xbox 360 you have, or where you are in the world, you can sign up and use Xbox Live with no probs. I have a Japanese Xbox 360, with a UK Xbox Live account, and play NTSC-J and region free PAL games online with no problems at all.