The Playstation 3 and Playstation 4 are region free for the DVDs.  The languages available on the DVD vary on where you buy them, so you may have to have a friend forward it along.  The “store” where you download stuff is local, so stick to the DVDs.



Xbox does have a region on the DVDs, so you’ll need to get the consode from Europe or Asia depending on what languages you want if you want an Xbox.



You may also consider PC games.  For one, you could get an Oculus Rift which would be unique for most of the students.  The students interested in gaming likely already have access to the major consoles.  Second, for game content Steam allows you to search for games by language, buy, and download from one location.  If you go this route, be sure to check the tech specs.  The Oculus Rift requires a very high end machine.  Dell has machines specially labeled for the Oculus.



Good luck,

Todd



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From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arthur Orme

Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 9:01 AM

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Subject: Re: Video games set up



Audrey: This is a tricky area- Most video games consoles have regional encoding. The main regions are: Japan and Asia- NTSC-J, North and South America- NTSC-U, Europe, New Zealans and Australia-Pal, and China- NTSC-C.

Some Regional lockouts have also been achieved with software authentication, slot/pin changes, Cartridge/case differences, and IP blocking.  According to wikipedia, All playstation 3 games are region free- but some individual publishers have chosen to region lock certain games.  Microsoft Xbox and Xbox360 are region locked BUT the Xbox one is not region blocked- but again individual games may be encoded. Your best bet would probably be Xbox one or playstation-3. That being said- my son regularly plays japanese games before they are made available here using computer proxy sites- that takes up a lot of computer space and he regularly deletes to make more room. Many of the international games do have different characters, content and locations so it would no doubt be a good learning experience



On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Sartiaux, Audrey <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:

Hello,



I'm looking into purchasing a big screen LCD TV and an Xbox or playstation for students to play video games in foreign langages. I'm looking for examples of set ups and especially name and language availability of games. Also, let me know how you play international games on a US box or if you had to buy a game box from other countries.



Thank you for your help!



Audrey



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Union College, Schenectady, NY

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