Xbox To Use Region-Locked Peripherals

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Xbox To Use Region-Locked Peripherals

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday February 20, 2002 @08:51AM from the could-things-get-any-more-annoying dept.

Cutriss writes "This newspost over at National Console Supply Exchange seems to leave all the potential Xbox controller-importers in the dust. Apparently the US Xbox will only allow peripherals with a specific USB ID to connect to the console, thus locking out the use of Japanese controllers, which will have different USB IDs." Update this doesn't mean all peripherals will be region encoded. Apparently Joypads will work on both sides of the pond.

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first post? by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 08:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ever happened.
Anyway. Maybe, Microsoft attempts to sels the xbox as a "made in usa" machine.
and... by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 08:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

and the problem is?!?!?!

It's their product, they can do whatever they want with it.

MOM
first post! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 08:55 · Score: -1, Offtopic

sorry, but I had to do it once.
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by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 09:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic
Re:MS by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 09:21 · Score: -1, Offtopic

What a piece of crap!
Re:Hmm learn to count by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 09:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Nice troll.
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- misspelling AMD
- referring to "AMB" as non-legit
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Re: by Anonymous Coward · 2002-02-20 09:26 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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