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XBox 360 from US?

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jerry146 Original post #1
Sep 30, 2005 at 7:08 PM
Hi,

I plan to get a XBox 360 from US by the end of year, since the price there would be comparable to price of XBox in India. I wished to know whether that would work in India? Mean, what would be the changes reqd. ? Would it play DVDs available in India? Also, do they officially make the change at any service centre?

Thanks.
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Nemesis #2
Oct 1, 2005 at 1:54 AM
It will work with a voltage converter so no worries about that. DVDs I am not sure as it might be restricted to just Region 1 DVDs. But before you buy the console, remember that you will still need to get the games from somewhere. And initially, there won't be too many games.
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wolfff #3
Oct 1, 2005 at 8:10 PM
In US, they use 110V adapters, whereas here we use 220V. So as Nemesis said, you will need a voltage converter. Also a lot of details bout the 360 are sketchy, however it is expected to be region locked, so if you do get it from US, get atlest 5-7 dvds from there to go with it. And its expected to cost US$300, so that will be about 14500, and about 2000-2500 per game, coz in the US u aint gonna find 100 rupees dvd's lol.
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Nemesis #4
Oct 1, 2005 at 9:21 PM
Just to add, the Core package is $299 while the Premium one is $399. Each additional controller will cost $39 (wired) or $49 (wireless) and each game will cost $59.
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jerry146 #5
Oct 3, 2005 at 7:38 PM
Hmmm... region locking would be really big issue :( ... though it would be compatible with the previous generation XBox games.
maybe better buy an XBox in India.. at least would be sure that things would work properly!
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thunderbird.117 #6
Oct 3, 2005 at 10:39 PM
xbox 360 will take some time to come to india.i love the ps3 but the games are so expensive.
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Nemesis #7
Oct 4, 2005 at 12:23 AM
1. Not all Xbox games will be compatible with the Xbox 360. Microsoft has said that the top selling Xbox games will definitely be compatible but other games may or may not work. The reason behind this is that the games were coded for a different architecture so you cannot expect them to run on the 360. They might have to use emulation to get older games to work.

2. @thunderbird: PS3 is still like 9 months away so how do you know that games are expensive?
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icecoolz #8
Oct 4, 2005 at 11:05 AM
And another thing. There is no gurantee that any of the games will actually work in India. Why ? Simply because all the games will be authenticated online. And since all XBOX 360 comes with a Live! feature, you will need an broadband connection. And as of now Live! is not supported in India.
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jerry146 #9
Oct 6, 2005 at 2:45 PM
Thnx for the info .. i think would stick to buying XBox itself.... at least would be on the safer side..
Does anyone know any dealer in Hyderabad who sells XBox (and does the modding too)? I tried to search but without success. Or is it advisable to get one from Bangalore only...
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icecoolz #10
Oct 6, 2005 at 8:59 PM
Well if you can get your hands on a modded XBOX from the US then theres nothing like it. I got a modded one from Singapore loaded with all goodies. try this site:

www.xbox-scene.com

they have a heck of a lot of info on the xbox. Do some research and have fun ;)