xbox 360 games from asia

RedBern

hi, my daughter has brought back a xbox 360 live "Don King presents Prizefighter" game for her brother. However when he's tried it this morning, the caption on the screen says "load this into an xbox console"......Do the games from abroad not 'transfer' to uk xbox? any advice appreciated

Conor_3

Not all of them. Some are region locked, others aren't.

C_Ronaldo

RedBurn

for future reference heres a site which sells xbox 360 games which some are region free, it says next to each 1 which is region free

http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-14-71-bn-49-en.html

Coveredinbees!!!!

Thanks for that info I though all 360 games were region locked

pottsy_79

Most are region locked, but some are region free and Play-Asia sell a few European versions too, which I have had and used in the past - just make sure it says PAL and English and you'll be fine if you have a UK console.

You will not be able to trade these games in at GAME though - they don't accept imported games

C_Ronaldo

So if you were to sell them at some point then ebay is your best bet

RedBern

how do you tell if it is region locked though?

mitchg

I use Play Asia to for Xbox 360 games normally cheaper and available before the UK official release but i always use the Region Free search on their website first, and i would suggest the brown paperbag delivery option to avoid any extra customs taxes etc.
Never ever had a problem just takes a few days for delivery, you can sometimes also find a discount code to save another few $

RedBern

from the Play-asia site it says

Take2 Interactive
Compatible with Xbox360™
Asia, No Region Protection / Sports

so it should play?

(apologies for being a numpty here)

mitchg

Im not sure if it should play maybe there is a couple of different asain versions i dont know maybe someone will know the answer but all i know is anything that i have ever ordered as region free play without an issue.

pottsy_79

It should be fine, assuming that it is the correct one as listed - definitely listed as PAL on the site and has English as the language.
Maybe the Xbox laser is playing up?
The listings on Play-Asia are usually bang on - and I've always received a money off voucher for my next purchase.