Thank you everyone for your recommendations regarding purchasing a gaming
console or platform.
Your help is as always invaluable. I will look into the playstation 4 and
the Steam platform options and see what is feasible here.

Kevin, hope all is well at Marist.
Best,

Audrey Sartiaux

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 9:52 AM, Kevin Gaugler <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Rather than buy a console, I would recommend using the Steam platform.
> They make it easy to search for content by language and the catalogue
> includes indie games that sometimes have interesting content. You could buy
> a steam box if you wanted a dedicated console. We have done this at Marist
> and has proven way more useful than our PlayStation 4.
>
> On Apr 14, 2017, at 9:00 AM, Arthur Orme <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> 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]>
> 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
>>
>> --
>> Audrey Sartiaux, Ph.D.
>> Director of the Language Center
>> Union College, Schenectady, NY
>> Ph: 518-388-6216 <(518)%20388-6216>
>>
>>
>


-- 
Audrey Sartiaux, Ph.D.
Director of the Language Center
Union College, Schenectady, NY
Ph: 518-388-6216