Change region codes xbox 360 games

Xbox games are unusual in that they do not necessarily have region coding. It is up to the publisher to decide whether or not to include the region coding in their games. This means that for some games, it is possible to buy the cheaper Asian versions and still use them on your Xbox no matter what region it is US, Japan, etc. A list of these region-free games follows. More after the jump. Remember that not all Asian region games are region free; a list like the one below is needed to see which ones will work on a US or European Xbox You might also try looking on the web for more information, such as this thread on Lik-Sang.

I also discovered this page on the Play-Asia site that has a handy reference to which games are region free and which are not. However, in every case that I have been able to test them out, the US versions of these games were region-free and worked fine on my Japanese Xbox Note: I saw some mention on the web that Viva Pinata was region free, but I can say from experience that the US version does not work on a Japanese Xbox Anyone talked to MS re: fixing or exchanging such a machine?

Comment by Gilbert D. Comment by icruise — September 2, pm. Comment by Alexander5 — October 24, am. Are you from England by any chance? Just a guess. Comment by icruise — October 24, am. I have a korean xbox and i live in america…. Comment by Sean Huber — October 29, pm. Japan has much stricter rules regarding gore in games and Dead Rising had to be changed before it was able to be released in Japan.

The Xbox is region locked. Comment by Gobsmakker — November 7, pm. The games that I am referring to here are the Asian versions. While Japan may be in Asia, it is in a region all by itself when it comes to region coding. I know of many people who bought the Asian version to play on their US Xbox s. Comment by icruise — November 7, pm. Comment by Terence — November 22, am. Comment by Dana — November 27, pm. Comment by icruise — December 1, pm. Comment by Todd — December 15, am. Comment by icruise — December 15, am.

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Comment by Sounak — March 14, pm. Comment by kabster — March 22, pm. I bought my in australia and went to malaysia and pciked up ultimate alliance and it wont work with my aussie ? Comment by jaz — April 15, am.

Comment by Istiaq — May 3, am. What region is the game from? Remember that these games are not universally region free. Comment by icruise — May 3, am. I guess my one was japanese version. The market here in bangladesh brings consoles most probably brings them from there and da games too.

If I buy some American games before I leave, do you think they will work on a Japanese xbox console? Any thoughts? Comment by Special K — May 5, am. My first advice to you is to check the Play Asia site above to see which games are listed as region free.

Of the ones you mentioned, I have personally tested Halo 2 and Viva Pinata. I had to get the Asian version and of course the Japanese version will also work. But I do know that Asian games display the proper language for you depending on what you have your system language set to, so my guess is that if there is English available for a particular Japanese game, it will automatically display in English.

Comment by icruise — May 5, pm. Select Save. Step 2: Migrate your Xbox account region. Sign in to your Xbox profile. Select Next. Select the region from the drop-down box. Select I Accept. Note You may not get a confirmation notification, but your account will now be migrated. When you make your first purchase in the new locale, you'll be prompted to update your billing information. Sign in to your Xbox console. Select your new location from the list, and then select Restart now.

Instead, you need to migrate your Xbox profile, which could impact other subscriptions and services. Enter the email address and password for your Microsoft account, and then select Sign In.

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All I did towards this was to reverse the plaintext KV signature to figure out how to modify and resign the KV contents. And even this work was built on the efforts of other hackers. For example, I didn't locate the region code in the KV and a lot of the SHA1 and RC4 encryption code was reversed and documented by others way before I started looking at it. Takires, TheSpecialist, Robinsod, tmbinc.

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