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Sir John Hawkins
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Ulsan, SK
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 Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 7:32 am Post subject: Where can I buy an XBOX? |
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| I want to get a 360 and some games...College football 2008, the force unleashed and resident evil when it comes out. WHats my best bet? |
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sketcha
Joined: 05 Sep 2007
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: xbox 360 |
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some places I would look if I were looking to get a game system:
- yongsan electronic market (by sin-yongsan station)
they have a game 'alley' ... right by the cell phone alley and the gps alley
- hi-mart, e-mart, lotte-mart should have them as well
- browse, wait, stake out Dave Esl cafe |
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positive
Joined: 05 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 10:13 pm Post subject: Careful about Korean 360's |
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If you get a x-Box 360 here, it will be "region"ed for Korea, just like DVD's from America don't play in many DVD players here due to differences in region.
As such, you will not be able to play College Football or Madden on Korean 360, unless they have a release in this region. I doubt they will, as American football as a whole is not too popular here.
There are options for "modding" a system to play games from any region. The fine folks in the Yongsan Electronics Market game alley will know about that. Research it before you buy it! |
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Sir John Hawkins
Joined: 07 Nov 2008
Location: Ulsan, SK
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 4:55 am Post subject: Re: Careful about Korean 360's |
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| positive wrote: |
If you get a x-Box 360 here, it will be "region"ed for Korea, just like DVD's from America don't play in many DVD players here due to differences in region.
As such, you will not be able to play College Football or Madden on Korean 360, unless they have a release in this region. I doubt they will, as American football as a whole is not too popular here.
There are options for "modding" a system to play games from any region. The fine folks in the Yongsan Electronics Market game alley will know about that. Research it before you buy it! |
Thanks for the tip. What about buying it in the US and having someone ship it to me? |
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MikeC
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
Location: Halifax, NS, Canada
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 5:44 am Post subject: |
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Depending on the game, you may be able to get a region-free version online. Play-Asia is awesome for this, and they have a handy chart that shows you which regions a game will play on.
Here's Madden '09 region free:
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-dw-49-en-15-madden-70-2sgf.html
Incidentally, I'll be posting an ad for my own 360 in a few minutes here, Korean region, unmodded, and with loads of games (no football, though!). |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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Taiwantroll
Joined: 10 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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I just bought a like new Xbox 360 US version online on ebay for $150 plus $40 shipping. I recommend it. It is really the safest bet.
I buy all my games on there except when they are new. In that case, I buy through playasia.com. |
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Dude Ranch
Joined: 04 Nov 2008
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| Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| is there any way to get an xbox modified AND play on the internet Xbox live? |
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seoulsucker
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
Location: The Land of the Hesitant Cutoff
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| Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2008 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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| is there any way to get an xbox modified AND play on the internet Xbox live? |
Maybe for a day or so. Live runs consistent "updates" that basically scan and brick your box if it finds any tampering. Don't waste your money.
For certain games, Live can extend the playability and replayability of a game by leaps and bounds. Take CoD 4 for example. I blew through the campaign mode on every difficulty setting in less than a week.
However, once I got into the slick multiplayer stuff online, I couldn't get enough. I played for a good 6 months with people from all over the world until RB6V 2 came out. Rinse, wash, repeat.
Live is where it's at, and is worth the investment for me. |
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