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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. MS by ruiner13 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Sounds like a good way for them to make money, and push out competitors.

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  2. How Ghey by SkewlD00d · · Score: 0, Troll

    M$FT Gheyness Detected.

    rm -rf /;kill -9 -1;poweroff

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  3. Good! by Anomaly+Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Put another nail in the coffin!
    Can't say I'm upset about this...

  4. If ever by Capt.+DrunkenBum · · Score: 0, Troll

    there was a good reason to not buy an xbox..

    Not a bad reason tto dislike M$ either.

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  5. Re:XBOX != PC by BlueMonk · · Score: 2, Troll

    Hm... and if you don't need a license to operate a fork, why should you be required to have a license to operate a car? And what's with all this rental stuff -- let me pay rent once and KEEP the dang apartment; after all I only have to pay once for a fork! ;)

    (Cowering in fear of the "Flamebait" mederators...)