What is the difference between versions of Xbox 360 games bought in Hong Kong, Japan, and the US?

Published by admin on Aug 05, 2008

Guio O asked:

Are there any language differences between Xbox games sold in different countries?

Need a little help on this; I might ask one of my relatives to buy games when they go abroad coz they’re cheaper out of the country and I need to know if I’ll be able to understand them.

Filed under: Xbox 360, Hong Kong, Language Differences, Language Games, Relatives, Xbox 360 Games

3 Responses

jylath Says:

I had two games from Mexico, both in English.
Many of the games are made in Japan to be sold in US, so i think they gotta be in English to.

Posted on August 7th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
JOHN KAISER PHDâ„¢ Says:

it depends

NTSC USA is 100% englsih

NTSC JP is also in english unless the cover is japanes…..

theres no ntsc hongkong to…… just buy games compatible with ur console……

Posted on August 10th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Kip Says:

There may be language differences in games purchased from other territories.

However, the bigger concerns are differences in video system and territorial regions.

Although the U.S.A. and Japan both use the same video system (NTSC, though different broadcast specifications are used, but that’s another topic) the software will be coded for different territories so an American game will not run on a Japanese console and vice versa, though the video would be compatible.

A game from Hong Kong may face the same hurdle plus an incompatible video system: PAL instead of NTSC.

Posted on August 13th, 2008 at 11:59 am