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Isn't the console itself region locked?

>>5036519
No. Games can be region-locked or not at the publisher's discretion. Most JP games are, most US aren't.

>>5036461
Jp owner here, works fine for me

PS3 has no region locks, enjoy your inferior system with not only region locks but also only the power of a PS2. "Next-gen" my ass.

I'll buy a Jap 360 for imas someday though.

>>5036588
You almost had a legitimate argument until the "power of a PS2" thing.

>>5036588
Tripfag.

>>5036608
You're right, the PS2 rarely crashes and sometimes looks better even. My mistake.

>>5036461

You know, I hear gamestop employees were giving the people that pre-ordered a really hard time. Fucking normals. I'd firebomb their damn houses.

>>5037203
Care to give some examples?

>>5037203
Yet another reason not to support Gamestop in any way right there. Good to know.

I have a PS3 but I kind of regret it. There really isn't much to play on it, and everyone I know is on Xbox Live.

>>5036588
ps3 does have region blocks, i have dvds it wont play

I e-mailed Aksys about it just before it came out, and this is what they had to say:

Hi Anonymous,

Unfortunately the game will only be compatible on US 360's. It's up to the
developer on what regions the game can be accessed in.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

So it looks like it is region locked.

>>5037227
PS3 is region-locked for DVDs, Blu-Rays and PS2 games. There is no region locking at all for PS3 games, with the apparent exception of Guitar Hero/Rock Band games, which they had to add due to some bullshit music licensing thing.

>>5037221

>>5037261
Nope, every single PS3 game is region free.

>>5037206

Google is your friend. After a quick search I found multiple forum threads about Gamestop employees giving people a hard time, and also official Gamestop policy to keep the box hidden and only mention that the game is in stock if questioned about it. Seems strange for a game rated T doesn't it.

You know......Fuck gamestop and everyone who supports that fucking cesspool of faggotry. I wish brick and mortar game stores would just hurry up and fucking die.

>>5037264
Metal Gear 4 was reason enough to get a PS3. Best movie I ever watched.

>>5037274
Three hundred something dollars worth?

>>5037271
Gamestop is pretty much the reason why I only buy games online these days. It's like potential employees have to pass a douchebag test before they get hired or something.

I'm waiting for Ar Tonelico 3.... Then I'll have a reason to PS3.

>>5037203
Thats what people get for leaving their homes.

Should've mail ordered it.

It's region locked to America and Japan, because China is full of filthy pirates and the PS3 version was published by a different company in Europe, who apparently also have rights to the 360 version, but don't ever intend to release it. Even if they do we won't get the naughty edition, just another shitty artbook like the PS3 version came with ;_;

I have a PS3 and used to own a 360.

Honestly, there's not a big difference.

Amazon gets the games right to my door. No shit hooks or assholes involved.

>>5037326

I own both, and you're right.

>>5037326
>>5037368
It's because you own both that you don't see the difference.

I don't see what the problem is.

The game is incredibly shitty, only reason anyone has bought it is for the pillowcase and mouse pad. These things aren't region locked.

>>5036457
H t t p : / / àT . K I m m Ó á . s € /

>>5037326
>>5037368
From what I've seen there is only a difference for the niche games (2D shooters, RPGs, VNs). All the mainstream stuff seems to be multi-platform.

>>5037318
There is a Gamestop literally five minutes away from me, but I still buy my stuff online from other places anyways.

>>5037253
Read the thread.

I said Record of Agarest War works on my Japanese 360 just fine. Some people at Aksys just don't know shit.

>>5037530
Doesn't work on PAL 360s though, which is the important point.

>>5037418
Is it because you're too shy to go in person? That's pretty cute.

>>5037572
Actually yes, but don't say things like that. It really does make me blush/feel embarassed/shy etc.

It also took me 10 minutes just to type this out because I wasn't sure how to reply.

>>5037561
Like anybody cares about the PAL 360

>>5037687
Oh god you're so moe!!!

>>5037687
are you my clone? am i shou hazama?

>PAL
wwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

Man the xbox is such a pile of shit. Region locking games and all...

>>5037843
>He's too poor to buy a jp console!

Man, this thread is full of idiots or something.
If you know anything about tech at all and if your XBOX is running the right kernel. You "jtag" it so that you can have two different kernel's running.

You can just switch the region around in a matter of seconds. Just google "jtag xbox360"

>>5037908
Pretty sure jtag only works with older models, which are all probably dead by now.

>>5037859
It doesn't change the fact that the big M is a stupid fuck for making region locks in the first place.

>>5037925
Nothing Ebay cant fix

>>5037908
Enjoy getting banned for life from XBox Live.

>>5038156
>implying you can't just get another console and recover your account

>>5038166
Enjoy paying another couple of hundred dollars.

If you're going to have multiple 360s anyway, you might as well have legit ones from multiple regions.

>>5038276
It's not like you can't play games on a banned console, you just can't download updates or DLC (nobody here plays games online).

>>5038303
Hell, if you have a flashed or jtagged 360, chances are you don't connect to Live with it anyway.