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Xbox To Use Region-Locked Peripherals

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. Simple Answer... by Myriad · · Score: 3, Redundant
    Just don't buy products (in this case an X-Box) that have this sort of "feature".

    I know you may want one, but the only way to get companies to stop doing this kind of thing is to vote with your wallet. Otherwise, where is their insentive?

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    "They do not preach that their god will rouse them, a little before the Nuts work loose." Kipling, 'The Sons of Martha'