Are any of our Japanese members getting the 360?

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  1. ASSEMbler

    ASSEMbler Administrator Staff Member

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    Don't bother , it'll be discount bin the way they are running it in Japan.
     
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  2. Yakumo

    Yakumo Pillar of the Community *****

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    I hope so. Then I hope someone will bring out a mod chip so that I can run all my emulators on it (not copies). It's a right pain in the back side having to get out the real hardware all the time. I wish I had a big house :shrug:

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  3. babu

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    that's why you should get the revolution instead :dance:
     
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  4. Paulo

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    Yeah so you can pay to play all those games you paid for once before.
     
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  5. GaijinPunch

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    Just about all the other asians hate Japan as well. :)
     
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    Johnny Gran Turismo Freak and Site Supporter 2013,2015

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    Once? :rolleyes:
     
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    Yay, I got my jpn 360 in today. It's sooo sexy.

    My only problem so far is my rr6 disc would not boot. It ran fine on a friends usa sys once but mine wont accept it. So i exchanged it at EB for a new one incase my disc is bad (rr6 is supost to work 100%, confirmed many times, even by my friend with a jpn 360).

    Yet my quake 4 booted just fine. Wish DHL came sooner and I could have played at lunch. :(
     
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  8. ASSEMbler

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    1. It's not innovative. The Japanese want cutting edge features.
    2. It's seen as stale and old technology
    3. The games released are insulting to Japanese game tastes, and show a lack of understanding for Japan.
    4. It has absolutely no backing of any kind, besides that paid for in Japan. The Japanese support is financed and not voluntary for the most part.

    What they should have done:

    Made it 1/2 the size. It's still too damn big, and crude looking.
    Should have had a HD-DVD player or similar new technology in it.
    Should have had a Japan specific controller. The one they have is too big, too american.
    They should have sold only Japanese made games on it. No one gives a damn about american style gaming there.
     
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  9. Mr. Casual

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    The Japanese hate American style gaming, while loving their own style of gaming. I like some American style games and Japanese style games, too. They need to be more open minded like some American indie gamers. Are there any Indie Japanese gamers that like American games a lot, too?
     
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  10. PhreQuencYViii

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    I thought the system is the same size as PS2 and the controllers were the same size as Dual Shocks though?
     
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  11. NeoAux

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    Why does country have to be brought up in gaming?I dont say I play American games or Japanese games.I play games period.

    But Microsoft didnt show respect to American,European or Japanese gamers,And it seems the Japanese were the smart ones.
     
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  12. madhatter256

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    What Microsoft has yet to realize, as well as all other game companies, is that videogames are cultural. What is popular in America won't be as popular in other countries because of their differences in culture and how each culture likes to be entertained.

    There are companies who try to translate a game from another country to their culture, like Working Designs, but its still a hit or miss if that penetrates the mainstream market.

    Games are games, but we only play the games we enjoy playing.
     
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