Nebulon Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Has anyone successfully managed to get a U.S. XBOX 360 to play Japanese games? A related question is: Anyone know which file it is that informs the console what region the game is? One of my 360s is never intended to be hooked up to the web, so a console hack is an acceptable solution. However, something a little less intense is preferred (like maybe moving files to a USB stick, modifying a file, and then running the game from USB -- if possible). I seem to recall a PC utility that reads 360 discs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Has anyone successfully managed to get a U.S. XBOX 360 to play Japanese games? A related question is: Anyone know which file it is that informs the console what region the game is? One of my 360s is never intended to be hooked up to the web, so a console hack is an acceptable solution. However, something a little less intense is preferred (like maybe moving files to a USB stick, modifying a file, and then running the game from USB -- if possible). I seem to recall a PC utility that reads 360 discs... The 360 needs a GameShark like device. I haven't seen any thing that lets you play Japanese games on a US system you'll have to get a Japanese 360. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I thought you could just create a Japanese Xbox Live account and the games would work? I remember getting the Tetris Game and that Japanese RPG that way but maybe it was only digital. It's been so long... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walter_J64bit Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 (edited) I thought you could just create a Japanese Xbox Live account and the games would work? I remember getting the Tetris Game and that Japanese RPG that way but maybe it was only digital. It's been so long... I've just checked it looks like your right! Edited November 9, 2016 by walter_J64bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nebulon Posted November 20, 2016 Author Share Posted November 20, 2016 I've just checked it looks like your right! Looks like they've got this one locked down. Right after agreeing to the terms of service (the 3-minute mark in the video is the same part of the process), it issues an error number and states that "This action can't be performed at this time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RawSteelUT Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Whether a game on the Xbox 360 is region-locked or not is down to publisher choice, as was the case with the PS3 (though in the PS3's case, it was only ever used for Persona 3 Arena, since Sony tended to discourage the practice). The Xbox 360 had more region locked games, probably due to MS not giving a crap either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Joysound Dive from the Japanese Playstation Store is region locked, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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