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| Richard Adams 2005-02-14, 4:10 am |
| Our X-box, bought in the US, won't run games sold here in New Zealand. Can
we change the region setting?
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| Mike Brannigan [MSFT] 2005-02-14, 7:11 am |
| "Richard Adams" <richardhadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cupdl7$suv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
quote:
> Our X-box, bought in the US, won't run games sold here in New Zealand. Can
> we change the region setting?
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No.
The region setting is hardcoded to the system.
It cannot be changed without unauthorised hardware modifications that void
your warrantee and would prevent you playing (those games) on Live etc.
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"Richard Adams" <richardhadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:cupdl7$suv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
quote:
> Our X-box, bought in the US, won't run games sold here in New Zealand. Can
> we change the region setting?
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| Kendrick Kerwin Chua 2005-02-14, 6:15 pm |
| In article <O81zEYnEFHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl>,
Mike Brannigan [MSFT] <mikebran@online.microsoft.com> wrote:
quote:
>"Richard Adams" <richardhadams@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:cupdl7$suv$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
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>No.
>The region setting is hardcoded to the system.
>It cannot be changed without unauthorised hardware modifications that void
>your warrantee and would prevent you playing (those games) on Live etc.
While we're on that topic, Mike, can you provide a list of region-free
games? The Street Fighter Anniversary Collection released in Japan is one
example of an Xbox game that will run on any Xbox, regardless of its
region code. Knowing what games aren't subject to the region lock
restriction would help users like Richard.
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monitor to go with my nicely portable Dreamcast. Now I need a carrying
case big enough for the both of them...
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| Tuomas Salo 2005-02-14, 6:15 pm |
| Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
quote:
> The region setting is hardcoded to the system.
> It cannot be changed without unauthorised hardware modifications that void
> your warrantee and would prevent you playing (those games) on Live etc.
That is completely false information.
In reality what you need is to "mod" your Xbox to bypass the region
lock, and modding can be done in software ("soft mod"), so that you do
not have to make any hardware modifications at all.
Modding your Xbox does not prevent you playing on Xbox Live either.
For more truths instead of Microsoft propaganda, please see for example
http://www.xbox-scene.com/ and several other similar sites (Google is
your friend). Here's a direct link to a "Softmodding for Absolute
Beginners" discussion on Xbox-scene.com:
http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=215055
Tuomas
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| Any mod is considered unauthorized, and therefore Mike is entirely correct.
As for it being Microsoft propoganda, woudl you rather the company NOT
follow on their policy?
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"Tuomas Salo" <Tuomas@spam.fööbär.fi.INVALID> wrote in message
news:37bu2sF5b7bqqU1@individual.net...
quote:
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
> That is completely false information.
>
> In reality what you need is to "mod" your Xbox to bypass the region lock,
> and modding can be done in software ("soft mod"), so that you do not have
> to make any hardware modifications at all.
>
> Modding your Xbox does not prevent you playing on Xbox Live either.
>
> For more truths instead of Microsoft propaganda, please see for example
> http://www.xbox-scene.com/ and several other similar sites (Google is your
> friend). Here's a direct link to a "Softmodding for Absolute Beginners"
> discussion on Xbox-scene.com:
>
> http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=215055
>
> Tuomas
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| Mike Brannigan [MSFT] 2005-02-14, 6:15 pm |
| "Tuomas Salo" <Tuomas@spam.fööbär.fi.INVALID> wrote in message
news:37bu2sF5b7bqqU1@individual.net...
quote:
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
> That is completely false information.
>
> In reality what you need is to "mod" your Xbox to bypass the region lock,
> and modding can be done in software ("soft mod"), so that you do not have
> to make any hardware modifications at all.
>
> Modding your Xbox does not prevent you playing on Xbox Live either.
>
Replacement of any of our system code on an Xbox be that via software or
hardware is an unauthorised modification.
And if detected your Xbox will be barred and this will be prevent you from
playing on Live.
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Regards,
Mike
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Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
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"Tuomas Salo" <Tuomas@spam.fööbär.fi.INVALID> wrote in message
news:37bu2sF5b7bqqU1@individual.net...
quote:
> Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
>
> That is completely false information.
>
> In reality what you need is to "mod" your Xbox to bypass the region lock,
> and modding can be done in software ("soft mod"), so that you do not have
> to make any hardware modifications at all.
>
> Modding your Xbox does not prevent you playing on Xbox Live either.
>
> For more truths instead of Microsoft propaganda, please see for example
> http://www.xbox-scene.com/ and several other similar sites (Google is your
> friend). Here's a direct link to a "Softmodding for Absolute Beginners"
> discussion on Xbox-scene.com:
>
> http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=215055
>
> Tuomas
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| Tuomas Salo 2005-02-15, 7:14 am |
| Mike Brannigan [MSFT] wrote:
quote:
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> Replacement of any of our system code on an Xbox be that via software or
> hardware is an unauthorised modification.
Now you are twisting your own words - you conveniently 'forgot' that you
claimed that hardware modifications were required. And when it comes
to the modification being "unauthorised" it may be unauthorised in a
similar manner than using for example Firefox instead of Internet
Explorer is "unauthorised by Microsoft", but still perfectly OK - and in
fact a very sensible thing to do.
quote:
> And if detected your Xbox will be barred and this will be prevent you from
> playing on Live.
Using a modded Xbox without Xbox Live detecting it is a trivial task - I
have a modded box and use it on Live without any problems.
Tuomas
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| SINNER 2005-02-15, 6:28 pm |
| * Tuomas Salo Wrote in microsoft.public.xbox:
quote:
> Using a modded Xbox without Xbox Live detecting it is a trivial
> task - I have a modded box and use it on Live without any
> problems.
Play Halo 2 online yet? Have you modded the actual Hardware, ie added a
bigger drive or just chipped it?
http://tinyurl.com/6un5q
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David
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| Tuomas Salo 2005-02-16, 7:12 am |
| SINNER wrote:
quote:
> Play Halo 2 online yet? Have you modded the actual Hardware, ie added a
> bigger drive or just chipped it?
I am still using the original hard drive - although it would be possible
to add another, larger drive to complement the original drive and still
be using the original for Live.
Tuomas
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