Reader BenDoverx reports that the "region-free" copy of Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter he bought for a paltry $41 (including shipping) from Play-Asia.com works like a charm on his American Xbox 360. He even posted a pic of the "thanks for shopping" note as proof of purchase. Asian GRAW must be selling like a charm too, because the price has been jacked up $7 since I first mentioned this cheap ass way to save a few bucks ten days ago (although it's still a great deal at $19 off American retail). If you're one of the atheistic types who didn't rush to buy on faith alone, you may commence slapping yourself.
[Thanks to BenDoverx for being a test case]
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3-27-2006 @ 8:58PM
varun said...
for that matter, look at this: http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-00-3-xbox360_compatibility_guide-49-en.html
pretty useful, especially that blazing angels bit.
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3-27-2006 @ 9:14PM
BenDoverx said...
Here is the xbox forum thread I started a week about this, check out how many burns I got for my "silly" purchase:
http://www.xbox360fanboy.com/2006/03/27/confirmed-asian-region-graw-works-on-us-360/
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3-28-2006 @ 8:53AM
SlyEcho said...
Still waiting for my copy to arrive. Then I can confirm the PAL support aswell.
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3-28-2006 @ 9:49AM
Sense said...
Alright, now somebody just confirm Oblivion please.
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3-28-2006 @ 10:55AM
varun said...
Play-Asia's Tony just confirmed ditto on Blazing Angels, saying that "For this two games, we have tested the Asian version with US console and
both works." Chalk up another purchase for me!
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3-28-2006 @ 11:25AM
BraveQuail said...
The American (NTSC) Version of GR:AW works on my European (PAL) X360 also...
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3-28-2006 @ 7:14PM
mike said...
hmm. It appears Play Asias prices are just about the exact same as a game off ebay after 1 week of release. I would rather just buy the proper English version off Ebay and wait a week or 2.
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6-24-2006 @ 1:20PM
kyle said...
funny thing is that more and more games are being supported by all three major regions. is that the end of region encoded games?
would be cool but doubt major publishers will go for that
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