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sonicmatt · Joined: 04 Oct 2007

I was wondering where I could buy a PS3 or XBox 360 that will work with American games. I hear Yongsan is the place for electronics, but I thought they might only have ones made for Korea. Thanks for any help.

polonius · Joined: 05 Jun 2004

PS3s are region free. And from what a friend tells me who owns an XBox, some of the titles you get here will be in English. If you mod the Xbox, you won't be able to go online, (from what I am told.) as it will brick your box. But then, you can get all the American titles for 15,000 won, or burn them yourself.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

I am also debating whether to get a PS3 or Xbox360. I hear Xbox has the better games but its online capabilities leave something to be desired.

I also want Blu Ray but the new PS3 do not have the SACD compatibility that it used to have (I hear SACD with the HDMI connection is LEAGUES better than optical or coaxial connection). Plus PS3 is not backwards compatible.

Now Netflix and Xbox have joined forces to offer online movie rentals, and if this service is available in Korea, then I might have to shift my preference.

yawarakaijin · Joined: 08 Aug 2006

Almost any new game worth it's weight in salt is offering some kind of unique online gaming angle. All the new sports titles are infinitly more enjoyable online playing against real people. That goes for first person shooters as well. This is where the PS3 rules. Doesn't cost a penny to play online and the online lobbies I have been in so far have been quite fast.

bassexpander · Joined: 13 Sep 2007 Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

Xbox. And I've never owned one.

PS3 has been a big disappointment on the gaming side of things. Xbox has a much larger following. Blu-ray movies are nice, but very pricey in Korea (except for certain crappy titles). Sony Pictures is leaving Korea due to its inability to compete with pirates on the DVD side, so I assume we'll have to import blu-rays from now on -- they're so expensive to import, with the high won rate.

I'm disappointed in the PS3 for games. Movies, its been great. But that was while I was getting a better price by shipping them here from Amazon in the USA.

Yaya · Joined: 25 Feb 2003 Location: Seoul

Ukon · Joined: 29 Jan 2008

yawarakaijin · Joined: 08 Aug 2006

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:59 pm Post subject:

If you're interested in gaming, get the 360. If you're interested in a home multimedia supermachine, get the PS3.

Ukon · Joined: 29 Jan 2008

Really? Makes that much of a difference?

I never got to use the online gaming portion on the ps3 when I had it...all the games I wanted I had or played on the 360(*I set the system up during the summer for my parents).

I assumed it was a semi-joking comment.....well add one plus to the ps3 online system...other than that I found everything else less polished and not as great as xbox live(more demos, contests, extra content, meet up features, etc.)...maybe when ps3 finally finishes setting up HOME it will be king.

Your right on the money about the annoying kids...they sucked ass and sounded like little girls.

SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003

True seoulsucker.

Interestingly, the review of Fallout 2 I read state the ps3 looks version is noticeably worse than the 360 one. The ps3 is still new to programmers.

I always was a Sony user, but I love the 360. The graphics are very good and immersive on a large plasma or LCD . The sound is awesome via HDMI I think the interface is excellent, as is online play.
The games are costing me about 1200 won which is important to me as well. As long as games are region free or Asia coded I'm fine. I'm impressed, and wonder why I didn't go Xbox earlier. Actually the graphics are getting better on the 360 with time.

sonicmatt · Joined: 04 Oct 2007

so i am guessing the 360, now where can I get one that will play American games here in Korea.

Kevtron · Joined: 17 Jul 2007

I'm hoping to pick up a PSP soon, and think yongsan will be a good spot for that. How hard is it to find English games there? I want to get some good ones, but need English instructions for the games.

SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003

I have a psp. They can be easily hacked. They will do it a Youngsan or do it yourself if your confident with tech. Get a memory card,put games downloaded on, and play.

The 360...
What do you mean by American games? If you mean English games, then yes, most of the games will be in English I'd say. They will be region coded to Korea/japan, or be region free. The Korean 360 will not play US DVDs (movies), or US region games.

SHANE02 · Joined: 04 Jun 2003