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>I was gifted an Xbox ... with NTSC J configuration. I have been
>desparately
> trying to get original titles to start using my Xbox. While I was
> asking
> around, I was told that NTSC J means that the games would be in
> Japanese. Is
> that true? I don't know Japanese ... If it is is there a solution
> to my issue?

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>I was gifted an Xbox ... with NTSC J configuration. I have been desparately
>trying to get original titles to start using my Xbox. While I was asking
>around, I was told that NTSC J means that the games would be in Japanese. Is
>that true? I don't know Japanese ... If it is is there a solution to my issue?

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>I was gifted an Xbox ... with NTSC J configuration. I have been desparately
> trying to get original titles to start using my Xbox. While I was asking
> around, I was told that NTSC J means that the games would be in Japanese.
> Is
> that true? I don't know Japanese ... If it is is there a solution to my
> issue?

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> "Cliffard1973" <Cliffard1973@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:96DF1151-F357-48EF-A1AF-50F895F32087@microsoft.com...
>
> Learn Japanese?
>
>

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> In article <96DF1151-F357-48EF-A1AF-50F895F32087@microsoft.com>,
> Cliffard1973 <Cliffard1973@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> For licensing reasons, game consoles sold in different countries will
> generally only play games that are also sold in that country. The Xbox you
> happen to have been given as a gift will only play games that are
> available at retail in Japan. This doesn't necessarily mean that the
> displayed language of the game will always be Japanese; as a matter of
> fact, most of the games which were originally developed by American
> developers will tend to give you the option to choose what language you
> want displayed. Unfortunately, this also means that games sold on American
> shelves won't run on your console.
>
> You can explore the option of modification, which a chip or a BIOS ROM
> flash, or you can check out the option of trading your hardware for a
> local version. Not speaking for myself here, but I'm sure there's somebody
> out there with a soldering iron and a dream who would like to see the
> internals of a JPN-region Xbox to see if there are any differences worth
> noting. But the short answer is, your Xbox won't play US-region games
> right out of the box. You might want to use your favorite search engine to
> look over previous discussion about why different video game and motion
> picture regions exist, and why the companies that make them have an
> interest in restricting sales this way.
>
> -KKC, who finally got his Xbox Media Center installation working the way
> he likes it.
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>

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> "Cliffard1973" <Cliffard1973@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:96DF1151-F357-48EF-A1AF-50F895F32087@microsoft.com...
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> The Japanese Xbox can be configured very easily to display menus in English
> (I have one) so that should not be a concern.
> Keep in mind though, that without modding it, you will not be able to play
> games from other regions. Most games are perfectly playable with minimal
> issues if you cannot read Japanese. There are some RPG's, etc that you would
> have trouble with.
>
> The other issue is, if you don't live in Asia you will have a tough time
> finding games that will work on your NTSC J Xbox.
> Good luck!
>
>
>

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>Thanks KKC ... This was great info ... by the way ... why shouldn't one use
>ebay?